Côte d'Ivoire vs Zimbabwe: Age dependency ratio, young
Côte d'Ivoire
71.1%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
71.7%
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire rank
24th
Zimbabwe rank
22nd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 71.7% against 71.1% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 24th and Zimbabwe ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.2% | 99.9% | 17.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 88.0% | 99.7% | 11.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 95.9% | 98.8% | 2.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 92.3% | 88.9% | 3.4% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 76.4% | 12.8% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 81.4% | 3.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 75.2% | 1.2% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Côte d'Ivoire or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 71.7% against 71.1% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?
- 0.6%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 24th and Zimbabwe 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.