Cote d'Ivoire vs Malawi: Youth dependency ratio
Cote d'Ivoire
73.5%
in 2023
Malawi
73.7%
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
24th
Malawi rank
23rd
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 73.7% against 73.5% in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 24th and Malawi ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 79.4% | 83.8% | 4.4% | Malawi |
| 1960s | 82.2% | 80.6% | 1.6% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 88.0% | 86.3% | 1.7% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 95.9% | 88.9% | 6.9% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 92.3% | 90.8% | 1.5% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 91.9% | 2.7% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 88.0% | 10.5% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 76.6% | 1.6% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Cote d'Ivoire or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 73.7% against 73.5% in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi?
- 0.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 24th and Malawi ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children under 15 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).