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Median age in Congo

Congo: Median age was 18.31 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
18.31 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
208th
of 236 countries
All-time high
18.89 years
in 1950
All-time low
15.88 years
in 1979
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Congo, 1950–2023

05101520195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Congo recorded 18.31 years for median age in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Congo peaked at 18.89 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 15.88 years, in 1979.

Congo ranks 208th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Median age in Congo, year by year

Year years Change
1950 18.89 years —
1951 18.81 years -0.4%
1952 18.72 years -0.5%
1953 18.63 years -0.5%
1954 18.53 years -0.5%
1955 18.42 years -0.6%
1956 18.31 years -0.6%
1957 18.19 years -0.6%
1958 18.06 years -0.7%
1959 17.92 years -0.8%
1960 17.77 years -0.8%
1961 17.63 years -0.8%
1962 17.49 years -0.8%
1963 17.34 years -0.8%
1964 17.2 years -0.9%
1965 17.03 years -0.9%
1966 16.89 years -0.8%
1967 16.78 years -0.7%
1968 16.68 years -0.6%
1969 16.6 years -0.5%
1970 16.51 years -0.5%
1971 16.42 years -0.5%
1972 16.33 years -0.6%
1973 16.25 years -0.5%
1974 16.16 years -0.5%
1975 16.08 years -0.5%
1976 16 years -0.5%
1977 15.94 years -0.4%
1978 15.9 years -0.3%
1979 15.88 years -0.1%
1980 15.88 years +0.0%
1981 15.91 years +0.2%
1982 15.97 years +0.4%
1983 16.06 years +0.6%
1984 16.15 years +0.5%
1985 16.21 years +0.4%
1986 16.29 years +0.5%
1987 16.37 years +0.5%
1988 16.43 years +0.4%
1989 16.49 years +0.4%
1990 16.55 years +0.4%
1991 16.61 years +0.4%
1992 16.68 years +0.4%
1993 16.79 years +0.6%
1994 16.9 years +0.7%
1995 16.99 years +0.5%
1996 17.08 years +0.5%
1997 17.05 years -0.1%
1998 17.05 years -0.0%
1999 17.15 years +0.6%
2000 17.44 years +1.7%
2001 17.7 years +1.5%
2002 17.71 years +0.1%
2003 17.79 years +0.5%
2004 17.96 years +0.9%
2005 18.14 years +1.0%
2006 18.31 years +1.0%
2007 18.46 years +0.8%
2008 18.51 years +0.3%
2009 18.64 years +0.7%
2010 18.75 years +0.6%
2011 18.7 years -0.2%
2012 18.6 years -0.6%
2013 18.45 years -0.8%
2014 18.32 years -0.7%
2015 18.22 years -0.6%
2016 18.14 years -0.4%
2017 18.09 years -0.3%
2018 18.06 years -0.2%
2019 18.05 years -0.1%
2020 18.07 years +0.1%
2021 18.12 years +0.3%
2022 18.2 years +0.4%
2023 18.31 years +0.6%

Congo compared with similar countries

  • Congo's 18.31 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.43 years, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Congo's 18.31 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.22 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 18.45 years 17.92 years 18.89 years 10
1960s 17.14 years 16.6 years 17.77 years 10
1970s 16.15 years 15.88 years 16.51 years 10
1980s 16.18 years 15.88 years 16.49 years 10
1990s 16.89 years 16.55 years 17.15 years 10
2000s 18.07 years 17.44 years 18.64 years 10
2010s 18.34 years 18.05 years 18.75 years 10
2020s 18.18 years 18.07 years 18.31 years 4

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 205 Ethiopia 18.73 years compare
  2. 206 Eritrea 18.65 years compare
  3. 207 Liberia 18.36 years compare
  4. 209 Sudan 18.28 years compare
  5. 210 Yemen 18.18 years compare
  6. 211 Gambia 18.17 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Congo?
Median age in Congo was 18.31 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 18.89 years in 1950.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 15.88 years in 1979.
How does Congo rank for median age?
Congo ranks 208th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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