Benin vs Zimbabwe: Median age
Benin
17.77 years
in 2023
Zimbabwe
17.81 years
in 2023
Benin rank
217th
Zimbabwe rank
216th
Median age over time
- Benin
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 17.81 years against 17.77 years in Benin, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 217th and Zimbabwe ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.38 years | 16.36 years | 5.02 years | Benin |
| 1960s | 18.76 years | 14.76 years | 4 years | Benin |
| 1970s | 16.81 years | 14.73 years | 2.08 years | Benin |
| 1980s | 15.96 years | 14.78 years | 1.18 years | Benin |
| 1990s | 15.87 years | 15.63 years | 0.2429 years | Benin |
| 2000s | 16.36 years | 17.25 years | 0.8908 years | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 17.03 years | 16.97 years | 0.054 years | Benin |
| 2020s | 17.59 years | 17.6 years | 0.0032 years | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median age, Benin or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 17.81 years against 17.77 years in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median age between Benin and Zimbabwe?
- 0.04 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Zimbabwe rank globally for median age?
- Benin ranks 217th and Zimbabwe ranks 216th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.