What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?

0.32 years, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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 vs. births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Somalia: Median age vs. births per woman

Democratic Republic of Congo

15.77 years

in 2023

Somalia

15.45 years

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

231st

Somalia rank

233rd

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Somalia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 15.77 years against 15.45 years in Somalia, a difference of 0.32 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 231st and Somalia ranks 233rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.18 years	17.78 years	0.5937 years	Somalia
1960s	17.41 years	16.52 years	0.896 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s	16.91 years	16.55 years	0.3612 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	16.77 years	16.1 years	0.6623 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	16.59 years	15.43 years	1.16 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	15.91 years	14.85 years	1.05 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	15.82 years	14.95 years	0.866 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	15.78 years	15.35 years	0.4365 years	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Democratic Republic of Congo or Somalia?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 15.77 years against 15.45 years in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?: 0.32 years, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 231st and Somalia ranks 233rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age vs. births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Median age vs. births per woman
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: 28 August 2026

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