🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoirevs🇨🇬 Congo

Total Population
33,494,339
6,637,786
Côte d'Ivoire is 5.0× Congo
Median age
19.5 years
19.7 years
0.2 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
2.70%
3.14%
0.4 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
2.39%
2.36%
0.03 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire 🇨🇬 Congo
Côte d'Ivoire Congo
Young Population 40.05%13,413,091 39.40%2,615,518
Working Age Population 57.25%19,176,936 57.45%3,813,654
Elderly Population 2.70%904,312 3.14%208,614

In 2026, the median age is 19.5 years in Côte d'Ivoire and 19.7 years in Congo.Congo already reached Côte d'Ivoire’s current median age in 1950, about 76 years ahead in population aging.

The total population of Côte d'Ivoire is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 104,042,818.The total population of Congo is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 20,025,639.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Côte d'Ivoire will be 62.5%, and 4.72% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Congo will be 62.7%, and 5.45% of the population will be elderly.

Côte d'Ivoire Congo
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) None between 1950 and 2100 None between 1950 and 2100
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2078 8 years later 2070
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) Not reached by 2100 Not reached by 2100
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) Not reached by 2100 Not reached by 2100