Congo - Kinshasa vs Israel: Median age

Median age in 2023: 15.8 years in Congo - Kinshasa and 29.2 years in Israel, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Israel, by 13.4 years, or 1.85 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.

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What the numbers say

Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 224 and Israel ranked 133 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Congo - Kinshasa at 31.8 years and Israel at 40.6 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	Congo - Kinshasa	Israel	World
2023	15.8	29.2	30.4
2022	15.8	29.1	30.1
2021	15.8	29.1	29.8
2020	15.8	29	29.6
2019	15.8	28.9	29.3
2018	15.9	28.9	29
2017	15.9	28.9	28.8
2016	15.8	28.8	28.5
2015	15.8	28.8	28.3
2014	15.8	28.7	28.1
2013	15.8	28.6	27.8
2012	15.8	28.5	27.6
2011	15.8	28.5	27.4
2010	15.8	28.4	27.2
2009	15.8	28.3	27
2008	15.8	28.2	26.7
2007	15.9	28	26.5
2006	15.9	27.9	26.3
2005	15.9	27.7	26.1
2004	15.9	27.5	25.9
2003	15.9	27.4	25.7
2002	16	27.2	25.5
2001	16	27	25.3
2000	16.1	26.8	25.1
1999	16.1	26.5	24.9
1998	16.1	26.3	24.7
1997	16.3	26.2	24.4
1996	16.6	26	24.2
1995	17	25.7	24
1994	16.9	25.6	23.8
1993	16.7	25.5	23.5
1992	16.7	25.3	23.3
1991	16.7	25.1	23.1
1990	16.7	24.8	22.9
1989	16.7	24.6	22.8
1988	16.8	24.5	22.6
1987	16.8	24.5	22.4
1986	16.8	24.5	22.2
1985	16.8	24.4	22
1984	16.8	24.4	21.9
1983	16.8	24.3	21.8
1982	16.7	24.2	21.7
1981	16.8	24.1	21.6
1980	16.8	24	21.5
1979	16.8	23.8	21.3
1978	16.7	23.7	21.1
1977	16.6	23.5	21
1976	16.7	23.3	20.8
1975	16.8	23.2	20.7
1974	16.9	23	20.5
1973	17	22.8	20.4
1972	17.1	22.6	20.4
1971	17.2	22.4	20.3
1970	17.3	22.2	20.3
1969	17.4	22.1	20.3
1968	17.5	22.1	20.4
1967	17.5	22.1	20.5
1966	17.5	22.3	20.6
1965	17.5	22.6	20.8
1964	17.4	23.1	21
1963	17.4	23.5	21.2
1962	17.4	24	21.4
1961	17.3	24.3	21.4
1960	17.3	24.3	21.5
1959	17.2	24.1	21.5
1958	17.2	23.9	21.5
1957	17.2	23.9	21.6
1956	17.2	23.9	21.7
1955	17.2	23.9	21.8
1954	17.2	24	21.9
1953	17.2	24.1	22
1952	17.2	24.2	22.1
1951	17.1	24.4	22.1
1950	17.1	24.5	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Congo - Kinshasa	Israel	World
2024	15.815.8–15.8	29.229–29.3	30.6
2025	15.815.9–15.9	29.228.5–29.6	30.9
2026	15.916–16.1	29.328.1–29.9	31.1
2027	15.916–16.3	29.327.6–30.2	31.3
2028	1616–16.5	29.327.1–30.5	31.6
2029	16.116.1–16.7	29.426.7–30.8	31.8
2030	16.216.1–17	29.526.4–31.2	32
2031	16.316.1–17.3	29.526.3–31.6	32.2
2032	16.416.1–17.7	29.626.2–32	32.4
2033	16.616.1–18	29.726.1–32.4	32.6
2034	16.716.1–18.4	29.826.1–32.9	32.8
2035	16.916.1–18.8	29.926.1–33.4	33
2036	1716.1–19.2	3026.1–33.9	33.2
2037	17.216.1–19.6	30.126.2–34.4	33.4
2038	17.416.2–20	30.326.3–34.9	33.6
2039	17.616.2–20.4	30.426.3–35.4	33.8
2040	17.816.2–20.9	30.526.4–36	34
2041	1816.2–21.3	30.726.5–36.6	34.2
2042	18.216.2–21.8	30.826.6–37.3	34.4
2043	18.516.3–22.3	3126.6–37.9	34.6
2044	18.716.4–22.7	31.126.7–38.4	34.8
2045	18.916.4–23.1	31.326.7–38.9	35
2046	19.116.5–23.5	31.526.7–39.4	35.2
2047	19.316.5–23.9	31.626.7–39.9	35.4
2048	19.616.6–24.3	31.826.7–40.4	35.6
2049	19.816.6–24.7	3226.7–40.9	35.9
2050	2016.7–25.1	32.226.7–41.6	36.1
2051	20.216.7–25.4	32.426.8–42.2	36.3
2052	20.516.7–25.7	32.526.9–42.8	36.5
2053	20.716.8–26	32.726.9–43.3	36.7
2054	20.916.8–26.3	32.927–43.8	36.9
2055	21.116.8–26.5	3327.1–44.2	37.1
2056	21.416.8–26.8	33.227.2–44.7	37.3
2057	21.616.8–27	33.427.4–45.2	37.5
2058	21.816.9–27.2	33.527.5–45.7	37.6
2059	2216.9–27.4	33.727.6–46	37.8
2060	22.317–27.7	33.827.7–46.3	37.9
2061	22.517–27.9	33.927.8–46.7	38
2062	22.717–28.1	34.127.9–47.2	38.1
2063	2317.1–28.3	34.228–47.8	38.3
2064	23.217.1–28.5	34.428–48.3	38.4
2065	23.417.2–28.7	34.528–48.8	38.5
2066	23.717.2–28.8	34.628–49.3	38.6
2067	23.917.3–29	34.828.1–49.8	38.7
2068	24.117.3–29.1	34.928.1–50.2	38.8
2069	24.417.4–29.2	35.128.2–50.7	38.9
2070	24.617.4–29.4	35.228.2–51.2	39
2071	24.917.5–29.5	35.428.2–51.8	39.1
2072	25.117.5–29.6	35.528.2–52.4	39.2
2073	25.417.6–29.7	35.728.3–53	39.3
2074	25.617.7–29.8	35.928.3–53.7	39.4
2075	25.917.8–29.9	36.128.4–54.3	39.5
2076	26.117.9–30	36.228.5–54.9	39.6
2077	26.418–30.1	36.428.7–55.4	39.7
2078	26.618–30.2	36.628.8–56	39.8
2079	26.918.1–30.3	36.828.9–56.6	40
2080	27.118.2–30.5	36.929–57.1	40.1
2081	27.418.3–30.6	37.129.2–57.7	40.2
2082	27.618.4–30.7	37.329.4–58.2	40.3
2083	27.918.5–30.8	37.529.7–58.7	40.4
2084	28.118.5–30.9	37.729.8–59.4	40.5
2085	28.418.6–31	37.930–60	40.6
2086	28.618.7–31.1	38.130.1–60.6	40.7
2087	28.818.8–31.2	38.330.3–61.3	40.9
2088	29.118.9–31.3	38.530.3–62	41
2089	29.318.9–31.4	38.730.4–62.6	41.1
2090	29.619.1–31.5	38.930.5–63.1	41.2
2091	29.819.1–31.6	39.130.6–63.6	41.3
2092	3019.3–31.7	39.230.6–64.4	41.4
2093	30.319.4–31.7	39.430.6–65.2	41.5
2094	30.519.4–31.8	39.630.7–65.9	41.6
2095	30.719.5–31.8	39.830.7–66.6	41.7
2096	30.919.6–31.8	4030.7–67.3	41.8
2097	31.119.6–31.8	40.130.7–67.9	41.9
2098	31.419.7–31.9	40.330.7–68.5	42
2099	31.619.8–31.9	40.530.7–69	42
2100	31.819.9–31.9	40.630.8–69.3	42.1

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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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