Côte d'Ivoire vs World: Age dependency ratio, young
Côte d'Ivoire
71.1%
in 2025
World
37.4%
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire rank
24th
World rank
22nd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- World
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 71.1% against 37.4% in World, a difference of 33.7%.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.9 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 24th and World ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.2% | 66.2% | 16.0% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 88.0% | 64.4% | 23.6% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 95.9% | 57.2% | 38.7% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 92.3% | 52.1% | 40.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 44.9% | 44.3% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 41.0% | 36.5% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 38.7% | 35.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Côte d'Ivoire or World?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 71.1% against 37.4% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Côte d'Ivoire and World?
- 33.7%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and World rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 24th and World ranks 22nd of 218 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.