What is the difference in median age between Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.13 years, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Median age

Burundi

15.9 years

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

15.77 years

in 2023

Burundi rank

230th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

231st

Median age over time

Burundi
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 15.9 years against 15.77 years in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 230th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.34 years	17.18 years	0.1588 years	Burundi
1960s	16.22 years	17.41 years	1.19 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s	15.94 years	16.91 years	0.9725 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	15.52 years	16.77 years	1.25 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	14.19 years	16.59 years	2.4 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	15.48 years	15.91 years	0.4293 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	15.63 years	15.82 years	0.1859 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	15.6 years	15.78 years	0.188 years	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Burundi or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Burundi, at 15.9 years against 15.77 years in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.13 years, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for median age?: Burundi ranks 230th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.