Age dependency ratio in Congo
Congo: Age dependency ratio was 75.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Congo, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Congo stood at 75.5%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Congo peaked at 97.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 2025.
Congo ranks 26th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.1% | — |
| 1961 | 87.0% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 88.1% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 89.0% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 89.8% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 90.5% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 91.0% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 92.1% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 92.7% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 93.2% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 93.8% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 96.1% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 96.3% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 95.7% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 95.0% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 94.3% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 93.6% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 93.2% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 92.8% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 92.4% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 91.9% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 91.3% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 90.6% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 89.8% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 89.1% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 88.4% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 87.7% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 87.2% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 86.7% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 86.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 86.0% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 83.8% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 81.8% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 81.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 81.1% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 80.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 76.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 76.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 79.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 80.3% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 76.8% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 75.5% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.8% | 86.1% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 95.5% | 93.2% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.7% | 91.3% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 86.0% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 76.5% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 76.0% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 75.5% | 80.3% | 6 |
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More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 759.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0306 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Congo?
- Age dependency ratio in Congo was 75.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 1978.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2025.
- How does Congo rank for age dependency ratio?
- Congo ranks 26th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.