🇨🇬 Congovs🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire

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

Age composition in 2026:

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

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

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

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

Congo Côte d'Ivoire
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) None between 1950 and 2100 None between 1950 and 2100
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2070 2078 8 years later
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