Democratic Republic of Congo vs Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income: Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates)
Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2 against 1.38 in Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income, a difference of 0.62.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.5 times Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th and Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 34th of 188 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 | 1.53 | 0.0561 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 1.67 | 1.61 | 0.0556 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 1.95 | 1.5 | 0.4502 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 2.03 | 1.44 | 0.5871 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Democratic Republic of Congo or Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2 against 1.38 in Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Democratic Republic of Congo and Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income?
- 0.62, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th and Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 34th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator provides the ratio of dependents (persons aged 0 to 14 + persons aged 15 and above that are either outside the labour force or unemployed) to total employment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.