Age dependency ratio in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Age dependency ratio was 75.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Côte d'Ivoire, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Côte d'Ivoire is 75.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 102.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 2025.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 25th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 83.7% | — |
| 1961 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 85.3% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 86.3% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 87.2% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 88.0% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 88.8% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 92.8% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 94.6% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 96.0% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 97.2% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 98.2% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 99.1% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 99.9% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 100.5% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 101.1% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 101.5% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 101.8% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 102.0% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 101.9% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 101.5% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 100.9% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 100.1% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 99.3% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 98.4% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 97.5% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 96.6% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 95.8% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 94.3% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 78.1% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 76.9% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 75.8% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.7% | 83.7% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 92.8% | 90.7% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 100.8% | 98.2% | 102.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.2% | 94.0% | 100.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 89.1% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 80.4% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 75.8% | 80.8% | 6 |
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More health data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 864.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,592 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0059 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Age dependency ratio in Côte d'Ivoire was 75.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 102.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 2025.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for age dependency ratio?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 25th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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.