Age dependency ratio, young in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Age dependency ratio, young was 71.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Côte d'Ivoire, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 71.1% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 97.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 2025.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 24th of 218 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, young in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 79.2% | — |
| 1961 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 80.8% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 81.8% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 82.6% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 83.3% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 84.1% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 84.8% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 85.9% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 88.1% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 89.7% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 91.2% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 92.3% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 93.4% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 94.3% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 95.0% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 95.6% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 96.6% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 96.0% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 95.2% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 94.4% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 93.5% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 92.6% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 91.7% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 90.9% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 90.1% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 89.5% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 89.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 84.8% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 77.8% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 76.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 74.7% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 73.5% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 71.1% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.2% | 79.2% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.0% | 85.9% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.9% | 93.4% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.3% | 89.2% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 84.8% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 75.8% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 71.1% | 76.2% | 6 |
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- 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0171 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0108 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Côte d'Ivoire was 71.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 2025.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 24th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.