Central African Republic vs Congo - Kinshasa

Central African Republic vs Congo - Kinshasa: Median age

Median age in 2023: 14.3 years in Central African Republic and 15.8 years in Congo - Kinshasa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 1.4 years, or 1.1 times that in Central African Republic.

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years · UN

Central African Republic vs Congo - Kinshasa: Median ageMedian age in 2023: 14.3 years in Central African Republic and 15.8 years in Congo - Kinshasa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 1.4 years, or 1.1 times that in Central African Republic.
Central African RepublicCongo - KinshasaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Central African Republic.
  • In 2023, Central African Republic ranked 229 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 224 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Central African Republic at 33 years and Congo - Kinshasa at 31.8 years in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

YearCentral African RepublicCongo - KinshasaWorld
202314.315.830.4
202214.315.830.1
202114.415.829.8
202014.415.829.6
201914.415.829.3
201814.415.929
201714.415.928.8
201614.415.828.5
201514.415.828.3
201414.615.828.1
20131515.827.8
201215.215.827.6
201115.515.827.4
201015.615.827.2
200915.815.827
20081615.826.7
20071615.926.5
20061615.926.3
200516.115.926.1
20041615.925.9
20031615.925.7
2002161625.5
2001161625.3
20001616.125.1
19991616.124.9
19981616.124.7
19971616.324.4
19961616.624.2
199516.11724
199416.216.923.8
199316.416.723.5
199216.516.723.3
199116.616.723.1
199016.816.722.9
198916.916.722.8
19881716.822.6
198717.116.822.4
198617.116.822.2
198517.216.822
198417.216.821.9
198317.316.821.8
198217.316.721.7
198117.416.821.6
198017.416.821.5
197917.416.821.3
197817.416.721.1
197717.416.621
197617.416.720.8
197517.416.820.7
197417.516.920.5
197317.61720.4
197217.617.120.4
197117.717.220.3
197017.817.320.3
196917.817.420.3
196817.917.520.4
19671817.520.5
196618.217.520.6
196518.417.520.8
196418.617.421
196318.717.421.2
196218.917.421.4
196119.117.321.4
196019.317.321.5
195919.517.221.5
195819.717.221.5
195719.817.221.6
19562017.221.7
195520.217.221.8
195420.417.221.9
195320.617.222
195220.817.222.1
19512117.122.1
195021.217.122.2
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCentral African RepublicCongo - KinshasaWorld
202414.414.4–14.415.815.8–15.830.6
202514.514.6–14.615.815.9–15.930.9
202614.614.8–14.815.916–16.131.1
202714.815–15.115.916–16.331.3
20281515.3–15.31616–16.531.6
202915.115.5–15.516.116.1–16.731.8
203015.215.6–15.716.216.1–1732
203115.315.7–15.916.316.1–17.332.2
203215.415.8–16.116.416.1–17.732.4
203315.515.9–16.316.616.1–1832.6
203415.516–16.516.716.1–18.432.8
203515.616.1–16.616.916.1–18.833
203615.716.1–16.91716.1–19.233.2
203715.916.2–17.117.216.1–19.633.4
20381616.3–17.317.416.2–2033.6
203916.216.3–17.617.616.2–20.433.8
204016.416.4–17.817.816.2–20.934
204116.616.6–18.11816.2–21.334.2
204216.916.8–18.518.216.2–21.834.4
204317.217–18.918.516.3–22.334.6
204417.417.1–19.218.716.4–22.734.8
204517.717.3–19.518.916.4–23.135
20461817.5–19.819.116.5–23.535.2
204718.317.7–20.119.316.5–23.935.4
204818.617.9–20.419.616.6–24.335.6
204918.918–20.719.816.6–24.735.9
205019.218.2–21.12016.7–25.136.1
205119.518.4–21.420.216.7–25.436.3
205219.818.6–21.720.516.7–25.736.5
205320.118.8–22.120.716.8–2636.7
205420.419–22.420.916.8–26.336.9
205520.719.2–22.821.116.8–26.537.1
20562119.3–23.221.416.8–26.837.3
205721.319.4–23.521.616.8–2737.5
205821.619.6–23.921.816.9–27.237.6
205921.919.7–24.22216.9–27.437.8
206022.219.9–24.522.317–27.737.9
206122.520–24.822.517–27.938
206222.820.1–25.222.717–28.138.1
20632320.3–25.52317.1–28.338.3
206423.320.4–25.823.217.1–28.538.4
206523.620.5–26.123.417.2–28.738.5
206623.920.6–26.523.717.2–28.838.6
206724.120.7–26.923.917.3–2938.7
206824.420.8–27.324.117.3–29.138.8
206924.720.9–27.624.417.4–29.238.9
20702521–27.924.617.4–29.439
207125.321.2–28.224.917.5–29.539.1
207225.521.3–28.525.117.5–29.639.2
207325.821.5–28.925.417.6–29.739.3
207426.121.6–29.225.617.7–29.839.4
207526.421.7–29.525.917.8–29.939.5
207626.721.7–29.826.117.9–3039.6
207726.921.8–30.126.418–30.139.7
207827.222–30.426.618–30.239.8
207927.522.1–30.626.918.1–30.340
208027.822.2–30.827.118.2–30.540.1
208128.122.3–31.127.418.3–30.640.2
208228.322.4–31.327.618.4–30.740.3
208328.622.5–31.527.918.5–30.840.4
208428.922.6–31.828.118.5–30.940.5
208529.222.7–3228.418.6–3140.6
208629.422.8–32.328.618.7–31.140.7
208729.723–32.728.818.8–31.240.9
20883023.1–3329.118.9–31.341
208930.223.2–33.329.318.9–31.441.1
209030.523.4–33.529.619.1–31.541.2
209130.823.6–33.729.819.1–31.641.3
20923123.7–33.93019.3–31.741.4
209331.323.9–34.230.319.4–31.741.5
209431.524.1–34.430.519.4–31.841.6
209531.824.2–34.630.719.5–31.841.7
20963224.4–34.830.919.6–31.841.8
209732.324.6–3531.119.6–31.841.9
209832.524.7–35.231.419.7–31.942
209932.724.9–35.331.619.8–31.942
21003325.1–35.531.819.9–31.942.1

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Good to know

  • Half the people are older than this age and half are younger.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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