Statizoid

Congo vs Eritrea: Median age

Congo
18.31 years
in 2023
Eritrea
18.65 years
in 2023
Congo rank
208th
Eritrea rank
206th

Median age over time

  • Congo
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 18.65 years against 18.31 years in Congo, a difference of 0.343 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.

Globally, Congo ranks 208th and Eritrea ranks 206th of 236 countries.

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About this data

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

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