Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income: Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates)
Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2 against 1.35 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income, a difference of 0.65.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 36th 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 | Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 | 1.52 | 0.0681 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 1.67 | 1.48 | 0.1876 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 1.95 | 1.5 | 0.4505 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 2.03 | 1.42 | 0.6055 | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2 against 1.35 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
- 0.65, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 36th 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.