Burundi vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Burundi
30.16 years
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
30.07 years
in 2023
Burundi rank
75th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
77th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Burundi
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 30.16 years against 30.07 years in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.09 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 75th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 77th of 236 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.69 years | 29.06 years | 1.63 years | Burundi |
| 1960s | 30.76 years | 29.24 years | 1.52 years | Burundi |
| 1970s | 30.79 years | 29.47 years | 1.32 years | Burundi |
| 1980s | 30.88 years | 29.81 years | 1.07 years | Burundi |
| 1990s | 31.08 years | 30.14 years | 0.9485 years | Burundi |
| 2000s | 30.82 years | 29.98 years | 0.8416 years | Burundi |
| 2010s | 30.44 years | 30.02 years | 0.4187 years | Burundi |
| 2020s | 30.22 years | 30.07 years | 0.1435 years | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Burundi or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Burundi, at 30.16 years against 30.07 years in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.09 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 average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Burundi ranks 75th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 77th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.