Age dependency ratio, young in Congo
Congo: Age dependency ratio, young was 70.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Congo, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Congo recorded 70.1% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Congo peaked at 90.3% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 70.1%, in 2025.
Congo ranks 25th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.9% | 79.5% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.7% | 86.3% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.2% | 84.8% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 80.1% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 71.5% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 71.2% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 70.1% | 75.3% | 6 |
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More health data for Congo
- Population ages 65 and above, male 90,507 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 70,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 69,900 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 74,470 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 108,007 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 78,575 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 73,546 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 198,513 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Congo?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Congo was 70.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 1978.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.1% in 2025.
- How does Congo rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Congo ranks 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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, 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.