Congo vs Zimbabwe: Age dependency ratio, young
Congo
70.1%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
71.7%
in 2025
Congo rank
25th
Zimbabwe rank
22nd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Congo
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 71.7% against 70.1% in Congo, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Congo ranks 25th and Zimbabwe ranks 22nd of 217 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.9% | 99.9% | 17.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 88.7% | 99.7% | 11.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 87.2% | 98.8% | 11.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 88.9% | 7.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 76.4% | 2.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 81.4% | 7.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 75.2% | 2.1% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Congo or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 71.7% against 70.1% in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Congo and Zimbabwe?
- 1.6%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Zimbabwe rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Congo ranks 25th and Zimbabwe ranks 22nd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.