Central African Republic vs DR Congo Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
the Central African Republic vs the DR Congo

Table

Year	Median age
	CAR	DR Congo
1960	20.3	18.4
1961	20.1	18.4
1962	19.9	18.4
1963	19.7	18.5
1964	19.6	18.5
1965	19.4	18.5
1966	19.3	18.5
1967	19.2	18.5
1968	19	18.5
1969	18.9	18.5
1970	18.9	18.4
1971	18.8	18.3
1972	18.7	18.2
1973	18.6	18.1
1974	18.6	18
1975	18.5	17.9
1976	18.5	17.8
1977	18.5	17.8
1978	18.5	17.8
1979	18.5	17.9
1980	18.5	17.9
1981	18.4	17.9
1982	18.4	17.8
1983	18.3	17.9
1984	18.3	17.9
1985	18.3	17.9
1986	18.2	17.9
1987	18.1	17.9
1988	18	17.8
1989	17.9	17.8
1990	17.8	17.8
1991	17.6	17.8
1992	17.5	17.8
1993	17.5	17.8
1994	17.4	18
1995	17.3	18.1
1996	17.2	17.7
1997	17.1	17.4
1998	17.1	17.2
1999	17.1	17.2
2000	17.1	17.2
2001	17.1	17.1
2002	17.1	17.1
2003	17.2	17.1
2004	17.2	17
2005	17.2	17
2006	17.1	17
2007	17.1	17
2008	17	16.9
2009	16.9	16.9
2010	16.7	16.9
2011	16.6	16.9
2012	16.3	16.9
2013	16	16.9
2014	15.6	16.9
2015	15.4	16.9
2016	15.4	16.9
2017	15.4	17
2018	15.4	17
2019	15.4	16.9
2020	15.4	16.9
2021	15.4	16.9
2022	15.3	16.9
2023	15.3	16.9
2024	15.4	16.9
2025	15.5	16.8
2026	15.6	16.9
2027	15.8	16.9
2028	16	17
2029	16.1	17.1
2030	16.2	17.2
2031	16.3	17.3
2032	16.4	17.4
2033	16.5	17.6
2034	16.5	17.7
2035	16.6	17.9
2036	16.7	18
2037	16.9	18.2
2038	17	18.4
2039	17.2	18.6
2040	17.4	18.8
2041	17.6	19
2042	17.9	19.2
2043	18.2	19.5
2044	18.4	19.7
2045	18.7	19.9
2046	19	20.1
2047	19.3	20.3
2048	19.6	20.6
2049	19.9	20.8
2050	20.2	21

In 1960, the median age in the Central African Republic was 20.3 years compared to 18.4 years in the DR Congo. As of 2024, the median age had changed to 15.4 years in the Central African Republic and to 16.9 years in the DR Congo.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in the Central African Republic is expected to increased to around 20.2 years by 2050 compared to 21 years in the DR Congo. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	CAR		DR Congo
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	9.35%	9.21%	9.1%	9.01%
5-9	7.84%	7.68%	7.62%	7.6%
10-14	7.52%	7.4%	6.34%	6.35%
15-19	6.1%	6.15%	5.2%	5.22%
20-24	4.88%	5.3%	4.31%	4.35%
25-29	3.44%	4.03%	3.65%	3.7%
30-34	2.27%	2.86%	2.97%	3.03%
35-39	1.53%	2.13%	2.42%	2.48%
40-44	1.13%	1.57%	1.91%	1.96%
45-49	0.88%	1.2%	1.52%	1.58%
50-54	0.82%	1.2%	1.29%	1.37%
55-59	0.72%	1.12%	1.06%	1.15%
60-64	0.59%	0.91%	0.82%	0.91%
65-69	0.45%	0.63%	0.6%	0.68%
70-74	0.28%	0.37%	0.4%	0.47%
75-79	0.12%	0.16%	0.24%	0.31%
80+	0.06%	0.09%	0.16%	0.23%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. The Central African Republic has high demographic potential with 84% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 78.5% and similar potential in the DR Congo.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	CAR			DR Congo
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	81.3%	73.4%	7.93%	84.8%	79.3%	5.58%
1961	82.2%	74.3%	7.9%	84.4%	78.9%	5.52%
1962	83.1%	75.2%	7.89%	84%	78.5%	5.46%
1963	84.1%	76.2%	7.9%	83.8%	78.4%	5.41%
1964	84.8%	76.9%	7.89%	83.9%	78.5%	5.37%
1965	85%	77.2%	7.85%	84.2%	78.8%	5.35%
1966	85%	77.2%	7.8%	84.5%	79.2%	5.33%
1967	85.1%	77.3%	7.74%	84.9%	79.6%	5.32%
1968	85.2%	77.5%	7.68%	85.3%	80%	5.31%
1969	85.4%	77.8%	7.63%	85.7%	80.4%	5.31%
1970	85.7%	78.1%	7.59%	86.2%	80.9%	5.31%
1971	86.2%	78.6%	7.57%	86.9%	81.6%	5.33%
1972	86.8%	79.2%	7.57%	87.6%	82.3%	5.34%
1973	87.4%	79.8%	7.57%	88.2%	82.9%	5.36%
1974	87.9%	80.3%	7.57%	88.8%	83.4%	5.38%
1975	88.3%	80.7%	7.57%	89.3%	83.9%	5.4%
1976	88.4%	80.8%	7.57%	89.8%	84.4%	5.42%
1977	88.1%	80.6%	7.57%	90.3%	84.9%	5.44%
1978	87.9%	80.4%	7.54%	90%	84.6%	5.44%
1979	87.8%	80.3%	7.48%	89.2%	83.8%	5.41%
1980	87.7%	80.3%	7.4%	89.1%	83.6%	5.41%
1981	87.7%	80.4%	7.28%	89.1%	83.7%	5.41%
1982	87.6%	80.5%	7.14%	89.1%	83.7%	5.41%
1983	87.5%	80.6%	6.98%	88.9%	83.5%	5.41%
1984	87.5%	80.7%	6.8%	88.6%	83.2%	5.39%
1985	87.6%	80.9%	6.62%	88.5%	83.1%	5.39%
1986	87.7%	81.3%	6.43%	88.6%	83.2%	5.39%
1987	88%	81.8%	6.24%	88.9%	83.5%	5.39%
1988	88.6%	82.5%	6.04%	89.1%	83.7%	5.4%
1989	89.4%	83.6%	5.84%	89.4%	84%	5.42%
1990	90.5%	84.8%	5.66%	89.5%	84.1%	5.43%
1991	91.5%	86%	5.49%	89.7%	84.3%	5.45%
1992	92.2%	86.9%	5.34%	89.9%	84.5%	5.47%
1993	92.6%	87.4%	5.2%	90%	84.5%	5.49%
1994	92.7%	87.6%	5.06%	88.7%	83.3%	5.45%
1995	92.9%	88%	4.94%	88.4%	82.9%	5.44%
1996	93.1%	88.2%	4.83%	90.8%	85.3%	5.53%
1997	92.9%	88.2%	4.72%	93.5%	87.9%	5.64%
1998	92.6%	87.9%	4.62%	94.4%	88.7%	5.7%
1999	92.1%	87.5%	4.53%	94.4%	88.7%	5.72%
2000	91.5%	87%	4.44%	94.6%	88.9%	5.76%
2001	91.2%	86.8%	4.35%	94.8%	89%	5.79%
2002	90.7%	86.4%	4.27%	95.1%	89.2%	5.82%
2003	90.1%	85.9%	4.21%	95.4%	89.5%	5.87%
2004	89.8%	85.6%	4.16%	95.7%	89.7%	5.91%
2005	89.5%	85.4%	4.11%	95.7%	89.8%	5.94%
2006	89.6%	85.6%	4.08%	95.9%	89.9%	5.98%
2007	90.1%	86%	4.07%	96.2%	90.2%	6.02%
2008	90.4%	86.4%	4.06%	96.5%	90.5%	6.06%
2009	90.9%	87.1%	3.81%	96.8%	90.7%	6.1%
2010	91.6%	88%	3.56%	96.8%	90.6%	6.13%
2011	93%	89.4%	3.6%	96.5%	90.4%	6.15%
2012	95.3%	91.6%	3.67%	96.4%	90.3%	6.16%
2013	98%	94.2%	3.75%	96.5%	90.3%	6.17%
2014	101.5%	97.6%	3.84%	96.5%	90.3%	6.16%
2015	103.9%	99.9%	3.98%	96.5%	90.4%	6.15%
2016	104.2%	100.1%	4.15%	96.2%	90.1%	6.11%
2017	104.6%	100.3%	4.29%	95.8%	89.7%	6.08%
2018	105%	100.5%	4.43%	95.9%	89.9%	6.07%
2019	105%	100.5%	4.49%	96.4%	90.3%	6.07%
2020	104.5%	100%	4.5%	96.6%	90.5%	6.07%
2021	105%	100.5%	4.56%	96.7%	90.7%	6.05%
2022	105.6%	101.2%	4.41%	96.8%	90.7%	6.03%
2023	105.2%	100.9%	4.3%	96.7%	90.6%	6.03%
2024	104.7%	100.3%	4.4%	96.5%	90.5%	6.04%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in the Central African Republic increased from 89.8% to 104.7% between 2004 and 2024.

In the DR Congo, the ratio of dependent people increased from 95.7% to 96.5% between 2004 and 2024 with an increased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	CAR	DR Congo
1960	55.2%	54.1%
1961	54.9%	54.2%
1962	54.6%	54.4%
1963	54.3%	54.4%
1964	54.1%	54.4%
1965	54%	54.3%
1966	54%	54.2%
1967	54%	54.1%
1968	54%	54%
1969	53.9%	53.8%
1970	53.9%	53.7%
1971	53.7%	53.5%
1972	53.5%	53.3%
1973	53.4%	53.1%
1974	53.2%	53%
1975	53.1%	52.8%
1976	53.1%	52.7%
1977	53.2%	52.5%
1978	53.2%	52.6%
1979	53.2%	52.8%
1980	53.3%	52.9%
1981	53.3%	52.9%
1982	53.3%	52.9%
1983	53.3%	52.9%
1984	53.3%	53%
1985	53.3%	53.1%
1986	53.3%	53%
1987	53.2%	52.9%
1988	53%	52.9%
1989	52.8%	52.8%
1990	52.5%	52.8%
1991	52.2%	52.7%
1992	52%	52.6%
1993	51.9%	52.6%
1994	51.9%	53%
1995	51.8%	53.1%
1996	51.8%	52.4%
1997	51.8%	51.7%
1998	51.9%	51.4%
1999	52.1%	51.4%
2000	52.2%	51.4%
2001	52.3%	51.3%
2002	52.4%	51.3%
2003	52.6%	51.2%
2004	52.7%	51.1%
2005	52.8%	51.1%
2006	52.7%	51%
2007	52.6%	51%
2008	52.5%	50.9%
2009	52.4%	50.8%
2010	52.2%	50.8%
2011	51.8%	50.9%
2012	51.2%	50.9%
2013	50.5%	50.9%
2014	49.6%	50.9%
2015	49%	50.9%
2016	49%	51%
2017	48.9%	51.1%
2018	48.8%	51%
2019	48.8%	50.9%
2020	48.9%	50.9%
2021	48.8%	50.8%
2022	48.6%	50.8%
2023	48.7%	50.8%
2024	48.8%	50.9%
2025	49.1%	51%
2026	49.5%	51.1%
2027	49.9%	51.2%
2028	50.2%	51.4%
2029	50.5%	51.6%
2030	50.6%	51.8%
2031	50.7%	52.1%
2032	50.9%	52.3%
2033	51%	52.7%
2034	51.2%	53%
2035	51.4%	53.4%
2036	51.6%	53.7%
2037	51.9%	54.1%
2038	52.4%	54.6%
2039	53%	55%
2040	53.7%	55.4%
2041	54.4%	55.8%
2042	55.1%	56.3%
2043	55.7%	56.7%
2044	56.4%	57.1%
2045	57.1%	57.5%
2046	57.7%	57.8%
2047	58.4%	58.2%
2048	59%	58.5%
2049	59.6%	58.9%
2050	60.1%	59.2%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 52.7% to 48.8% in the Central African Republic and from 51.1% to 50.9% in the DR Congo.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	CAR	DR Congo
1960	40.5%	42.9%
1961	40.8%	42.8%
1962	41.1%	42.7%
1963	41.4%	42.7%
1964	41.6%	42.7%
1965	41.7%	42.8%
1966	41.7%	42.9%
1967	41.8%	43%
1968	41.9%	43.2%
1969	41.9%	43.3%
1970	42.1%	43.4%
1971	42.2%	43.6%
1972	42.4%	43.8%
1973	42.6%	44%
1974	42.7%	44.2%
1975	42.9%	44.3%
1976	42.9%	44.5%
1977	42.8%	44.6%
1978	42.8%	44.5%
1979	42.8%	44.3%
1980	42.8%	44.2%
1981	42.8%	44.3%
1982	42.9%	44.3%
1983	43%	44.2%
1984	43%	44.1%
1985	43.2%	44.1%
1986	43.3%	44.1%
1987	43.5%	44.2%
1988	43.8%	44.3%
1989	44.1%	44.3%
1990	44.5%	44.4%
1991	44.9%	44.4%
1992	45.2%	44.5%
1993	45.4%	44.5%
1994	45.5%	44.1%
1995	45.6%	44%
1996	45.7%	44.7%
1997	45.7%	45.4%
1998	45.7%	45.6%
1999	45.6%	45.6%
2000	45.5%	45.7%
2001	45.4%	45.7%
2002	45.3%	45.7%
2003	45.2%	45.8%
2004	45.1%	45.9%
2005	45.1%	45.9%
2006	45.1%	45.9%
2007	45.3%	46%
2008	45.4%	46%
2009	45.6%	46.1%
2010	45.9%	46.1%
2011	46.3%	46%
2012	46.9%	46%
2013	47.6%	46%
2014	48.5%	46%
2015	49%	46%
2016	49%	45.9%
2017	49%	45.8%
2018	49%	45.9%
2019	49%	46%
2020	48.9%	46.1%
2021	49%	46.1%
2022	49.2%	46.1%
2023	49.2%	46.1%
2024	49%	46%
2025	48.7%	45.9%
2026	48.2%	45.8%
2027	47.8%	45.7%
2028	47.5%	45.5%
2029	47.2%	45.3%
2030	47.1%	45%
2031	46.9%	44.8%
2032	46.8%	44.5%
2033	46.7%	44.2%
2034	46.5%	43.8%
2035	46.3%	43.4%
2036	46.1%	43%
2037	45.8%	42.6%
2038	45.3%	42.2%
2039	44.7%	41.7%
2040	44.1%	41.3%
2041	43.5%	40.9%
2042	42.8%	40.4%
2043	42.2%	40%
2044	41.5%	39.6%
2045	40.9%	39.2%
2046	40.2%	38.8%
2047	39.6%	38.4%
2048	39%	38%
2049	38.4%	37.7%
2050	37.9%	37.3%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 49% in The Central African Republic and 46% in The DR Congo. Birth rates in The Central African Republic compared to The DR Congo .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	CAR	DR Congo
1960	4.37%	3.02%
1961	4.34%	2.99%
1962	4.31%	2.97%
1963	4.29%	2.94%
1964	4.27%	2.92%
1965	4.24%	2.9%
1966	4.22%	2.89%
1967	4.18%	2.88%
1968	4.15%	2.87%
1969	4.12%	2.86%
1970	4.09%	2.85%
1971	4.07%	2.85%
1972	4.05%	2.85%
1973	4.04%	2.85%
1974	4.03%	2.85%
1975	4.02%	2.85%
1976	4.02%	2.85%
1977	4.02%	2.86%
1978	4.01%	2.86%
1979	3.98%	2.86%
1980	3.94%	2.86%
1981	3.88%	2.86%
1982	3.81%	2.86%
1983	3.72%	2.86%
1984	3.63%	2.86%
1985	3.53%	2.86%
1986	3.43%	2.86%
1987	3.32%	2.85%
1988	3.21%	2.86%
1989	3.09%	2.86%
1990	2.97%	2.86%
1991	2.87%	2.87%
1992	2.78%	2.88%
1993	2.7%	2.89%
1994	2.63%	2.89%
1995	2.56%	2.89%
1996	2.5%	2.9%
1997	2.45%	2.91%
1998	2.4%	2.93%
1999	2.36%	2.94%
2000	2.32%	2.96%
2001	2.28%	2.97%
2002	2.24%	2.99%
2003	2.22%	3%
2004	2.19%	3.02%
2005	2.17%	3.04%
2006	2.15%	3.05%
2007	2.14%	3.07%
2008	2.13%	3.08%
2009	2%	3.1%
2010	1.86%	3.11%
2011	1.87%	3.13%
2012	1.88%	3.14%
2013	1.9%	3.14%
2014	1.91%	3.14%
2015	1.95%	3.13%
2016	2.03%	3.12%
2017	2.1%	3.1%
2018	2.16%	3.1%
2019	2.19%	3.09%
2020	2.2%	3.09%
2021	2.22%	3.07%
2022	2.14%	3.07%
2023	2.1%	3.07%
2024	2.15%	3.08%
2025	2.2%	3.08%
2026	2.24%	3.09%
2027	2.27%	3.1%
2028	2.29%	3.12%
2029	2.31%	3.13%
2030	2.33%	3.14%
2031	2.33%	3.16%
2032	2.34%	3.18%
2033	2.34%	3.19%
2034	2.34%	3.21%
2035	2.33%	3.22%
2036	2.32%	3.24%
2037	2.3%	3.25%
2038	2.27%	3.27%
2039	2.24%	3.28%
2040	2.2%	3.29%
2041	2.15%	3.3%
2042	2.11%	3.31%
2043	2.08%	3.32%
2044	2.06%	3.33%
2045	2.04%	3.35%
2046	2.03%	3.38%
2047	2.02%	3.41%
2048	2.02%	3.45%
2049	2.03%	3.49%
2050	2.04%	3.54%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 2.15% in the Central African Republic and 3.08% in the DR Congo. Life expectancy in the Central African Republic compared to the DR Congo .