Côte d’Ivoire vs Rwanda
Côte d’Ivoire vs Rwanda: Median age
Median age in 2023: 18.1 years in Côte d’Ivoire and 19.4 years in Rwanda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 1.3 years, or 1.07 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
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What the numbers say
- Rwanda has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Côte d’Ivoire.
- In 2023, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 207 and Rwanda ranked 193 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Côte d’Ivoire at 30.5 years and Rwanda at 38.1 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.
Every year
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| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Rwanda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18.1 | 19.4 | 30.4 |
| 2022 | 18 | 19.2 | 30.1 |
| 2021 | 17.9 | 19 | 29.8 |
| 2020 | 17.9 | 18.9 | 29.6 |
| 2019 | 17.8 | 18.7 | 29.3 |
| 2018 | 17.8 | 18.6 | 29 |
| 2017 | 17.8 | 18.5 | 28.8 |
| 2016 | 17.8 | 18.4 | 28.5 |
| 2015 | 18 | 18.3 | 28.3 |
| 2014 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 28.1 |
| 2013 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 27.8 |
| 2012 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 27.6 |
| 2011 | 17.1 | 17.6 | 27.4 |
| 2010 | 16.7 | 17.5 | 27.2 |
| 2009 | 16.2 | 17.4 | 27 |
| 2008 | 15.8 | 17.3 | 26.7 |
| 2007 | 15.5 | 17.1 | 26.5 |
| 2006 | 15.5 | 17 | 26.3 |
| 2005 | 15.6 | 16.8 | 26.1 |
| 2004 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 25.9 |
| 2003 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 25.7 |
| 2002 | 15.6 | 16.1 | 25.5 |
| 2001 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 25.3 |
| 2000 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 25.1 |
| 1999 | 15.7 | 14.7 | 24.9 |
| 1998 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 24.7 |
| 1997 | 15.6 | 13.8 | 24.4 |
| 1996 | 15.5 | 13.5 | 24.2 |
| 1995 | 15.4 | 13.2 | 24 |
| 1994 | 15.3 | 14 | 23.8 |
| 1993 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 23.5 |
| 1992 | 15.1 | 14.5 | 23.3 |
| 1991 | 15 | 14.5 | 23.1 |
| 1990 | 15 | 14.5 | 22.9 |
| 1989 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 22.8 |
| 1988 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 22.6 |
| 1987 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 22.4 |
| 1986 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 22.2 |
| 1985 | 15 | 14.8 | 22 |
| 1984 | 15 | 14.9 | 21.9 |
| 1983 | 15.1 | 15 | 21.8 |
| 1982 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 21.7 |
| 1981 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 21.6 |
| 1980 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 21.5 |
| 1979 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 21.3 |
| 1978 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 21.1 |
| 1977 | 16 | 15.5 | 21 |
| 1976 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 20.8 |
| 1975 | 16.4 | 15.4 | 20.7 |
| 1974 | 16.5 | 15.2 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 16.5 | 15.1 | 20.4 |
| 1972 | 16.6 | 15 | 20.4 |
| 1971 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 20.3 |
| 1970 | 16.6 | 14.7 | 20.3 |
| 1969 | 16.7 | 14.5 | 20.3 |
| 1968 | 16.8 | 14.3 | 20.4 |
| 1967 | 17 | 14.1 | 20.5 |
| 1966 | 17.2 | 13.9 | 20.6 |
| 1965 | 17.3 | 13.8 | 20.8 |
| 1964 | 17.4 | 13.7 | 21 |
| 1963 | 17.5 | 13.7 | 21.2 |
| 1962 | 17.5 | 13.9 | 21.4 |
| 1961 | 17.5 | 14.1 | 21.4 |
| 1960 | 17.5 | 14.4 | 21.5 |
| 1959 | 17.5 | 14.7 | 21.5 |
| 1958 | 17.5 | 15.1 | 21.5 |
| 1957 | 17.4 | 15.4 | 21.6 |
| 1956 | 17.4 | 15.8 | 21.7 |
| 1955 | 17.3 | 16.2 | 21.8 |
| 1954 | 17.3 | 16.5 | 21.9 |
| 1953 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 22 |
| 1952 | 17.1 | 16.9 | 22.1 |
| 1951 | 17 | 17.1 | 22.1 |
| 1950 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 22.2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Rwanda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.218.2–18.2 | 19.719.5–19.8 | 30.6 |
| 2025 | 18.318.3–18.4 | 2019.4–20.2 | 30.9 |
| 2026 | 18.518.4–18.6 | 20.219.4–20.5 | 31.1 |
| 2027 | 18.718.5–18.8 | 20.519.5–20.8 | 31.3 |
| 2028 | 18.918.7–19.1 | 20.819.6–21 | 31.6 |
| 2029 | 19.118.9–19.3 | 2119.7–21.3 | 31.8 |
| 2030 | 19.319–19.6 | 21.219.8–21.5 | 32 |
| 2031 | 19.519.2–19.8 | 21.519.9–21.7 | 32.2 |
| 2032 | 19.719.4–20 | 21.720–21.9 | 32.4 |
| 2033 | 19.919.5–20.2 | 21.920.3–22 | 32.6 |
| 2034 | 2019.7–20.4 | 22.120.6–22.1 | 32.8 |
| 2035 | 20.319.9–20.7 | 22.320.9–22.3 | 33 |
| 2036 | 20.520.1–20.9 | 22.521.2–22.4 | 33.2 |
| 2037 | 20.720.2–21.2 | 22.721.6–22.5 | 33.4 |
| 2038 | 20.920.4–21.5 | 22.922.1–22.6 | 33.6 |
| 2039 | 21.120.5–21.8 | 23.222.7–22.8 | 33.8 |
| 2040 | 21.320.7–22 | 23.422.9–23.1 | 34 |
| 2041 | 21.420.7–22.3 | 23.722.9–23.6 | 34.2 |
| 2042 | 21.620.8–22.5 | 23.923.1–24.4 | 34.4 |
| 2043 | 21.720.9–22.7 | 24.123.3–25.1 | 34.6 |
| 2044 | 21.821–22.9 | 24.423.4–25.5 | 34.8 |
| 2045 | 2221–23.1 | 24.623.5–25.8 | 35 |
| 2046 | 22.121.1–23.3 | 24.823.6–26 | 35.2 |
| 2047 | 22.221.2–23.5 | 25.123.7–26.1 | 35.4 |
| 2048 | 22.421.3–23.6 | 25.323.8–26.5 | 35.6 |
| 2049 | 22.521.4–23.8 | 25.624–26.9 | 35.9 |
| 2050 | 22.621.6–23.9 | 25.824.1–27 | 36.1 |
| 2051 | 22.721.7–24.1 | 2624.2–27 | 36.3 |
| 2052 | 22.921.8–24.2 | 26.324.4–27.3 | 36.5 |
| 2053 | 2321.9–24.3 | 26.524.6–27.6 | 36.7 |
| 2054 | 23.122.1–24.4 | 26.824.8–27.9 | 36.9 |
| 2055 | 23.322.2–24.5 | 2725–28.1 | 37.1 |
| 2056 | 23.422.3–24.6 | 27.325.2–28.3 | 37.3 |
| 2057 | 23.622.4–24.7 | 27.625.3–28.6 | 37.5 |
| 2058 | 23.722.6–24.8 | 27.825.5–28.7 | 37.6 |
| 2059 | 23.922.7–25 | 28.125.7–28.5 | 37.8 |
| 2060 | 24.122.8–25.1 | 28.326–28.3 | 37.9 |
| 2061 | 24.222.9–25.2 | 28.626.2–28.6 | 38 |
| 2062 | 24.423–25.4 | 28.826.4–28.8 | 38.1 |
| 2063 | 24.623.1–25.5 | 29.126.6–28.8 | 38.3 |
| 2064 | 24.723.3–25.7 | 29.326.7–28.7 | 38.4 |
| 2065 | 24.923.4–25.8 | 29.626.9–28.3 | 38.5 |
| 2066 | 25.123.5–25.9 | 29.927–28 | 38.6 |
| 2067 | 25.323.6–26.1 | 30.127.2–28.2 | 38.7 |
| 2068 | 25.423.8–26.2 | 30.427.4–28.3 | 38.8 |
| 2069 | 25.623.9–26.4 | 30.627.6–28.5 | 38.9 |
| 2070 | 25.824.1–26.6 | 30.927.9–28.8 | 39 |
| 2071 | 2624.2–26.7 | 31.228–29.1 | 39.1 |
| 2072 | 26.124.3–26.9 | 31.428.2–29.3 | 39.2 |
| 2073 | 26.324.4–27 | 31.728.5–29.4 | 39.3 |
| 2074 | 26.524.6–27.2 | 3228.7–29.5 | 39.4 |
| 2075 | 26.724.7–27.4 | 32.229–29.7 | 39.5 |
| 2076 | 26.824.8–27.5 | 32.529.2–29.9 | 39.6 |
| 2077 | 2724.9–27.7 | 32.829.4–29.7 | 39.7 |
| 2078 | 27.225.1–27.8 | 3329.5–29.5 | 39.8 |
| 2079 | 27.325.2–27.9 | 33.329.8–29.8 | 40 |
| 2080 | 27.525.4–28.1 | 33.530–30.1 | 40.1 |
| 2081 | 27.725.5–28.2 | 33.830–30.3 | 40.2 |
| 2082 | 27.825.7–28.4 | 3430.1–30.4 | 40.3 |
| 2083 | 2825.8–28.5 | 34.330.3–30.4 | 40.4 |
| 2084 | 28.126–28.6 | 34.530.4–30.5 | 40.5 |
| 2085 | 28.326.1–28.7 | 34.830.4–30.6 | 40.6 |
| 2086 | 28.426.3–28.7 | 3530.2–30.9 | 40.7 |
| 2087 | 28.626.5–28.8 | 35.230.1–31.2 | 40.9 |
| 2088 | 28.726.6–28.8 | 35.430.1–31.4 | 41 |
| 2089 | 28.926.7–28.9 | 35.730–31.6 | 41.1 |
| 2090 | 2926.8–28.9 | 35.930–31.8 | 41.2 |
| 2091 | 29.226.9–29 | 36.130.2–32 | 41.3 |
| 2092 | 29.327.1–29 | 36.330.3–32.1 | 41.4 |
| 2093 | 29.527.2–29 | 36.530.4–32.3 | 41.5 |
| 2094 | 29.627.3–29 | 36.830.5–32.7 | 41.6 |
| 2095 | 29.827.4–29.1 | 3730.8–32.9 | 41.7 |
| 2096 | 29.927.6–29.2 | 37.231–33.1 | 41.8 |
| 2097 | 30.127.7–29.3 | 37.431.2–33.3 | 41.9 |
| 2098 | 30.227.8–29.3 | 37.731.4–33.5 | 42 |
| 2099 | 30.427.9–29.3 | 37.931.6–33.6 | 42 |
| 2100 | 30.528–29.2 | 38.131.6–33.7 | 42.1 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Côte d’Ivoire vs Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Rwanda: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Rwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Rwanda: 30.9% in 2025
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Rwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025Rwanda: $194M in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Rwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Rwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023