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Congo vs Zimbabwe: Age dependency ratio, young

Congo
70.1%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
71.7%
in 2025
Congo rank
25th
Zimbabwe rank
22nd

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • Congo
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 71.7% against 70.1% in Congo, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Globally, Congo ranks 25th and Zimbabwe ranks 22nd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.