Democratic Republic of Congo vs Madagascar: Old-age dependency ratio

Democratic Republic of Congo

6.0%

in 2023

Madagascar

5.8%

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

194th

Madagascar rank

197th

Old-age dependency ratio over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 6.0% against 5.8% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 194th and Madagascar ranks 197th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Old-age dependency ratio
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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