Which has higher median age, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?

Burkina Faso, at 17.25 years against 17.12 years in Mauritania as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?

0.13 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Median age

Burkina Faso

17.25 years

in 2023

Mauritania

17.12 years

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

222nd

Mauritania rank

224th

Median age over time

Burkina Faso
Mauritania

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 17.25 years against 17.12 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 222nd and Mauritania ranks 224th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.73 years	17.28 years	1.45 years	Burkina Faso
1960s	18.53 years	17.61 years	0.9255 years	Burkina Faso
1970s	17.18 years	16.3 years	0.8743 years	Burkina Faso
1980s	16 years	15.91 years	0.0851 years	Burkina Faso
1990s	15.23 years	16.34 years	1.11 years	Mauritania
2000s	15.83 years	16.57 years	0.7364 years	Mauritania
2010s	16.09 years	16.73 years	0.6358 years	Mauritania
2020s	16.94 years	16.96 years	0.0173 years	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?: Burkina Faso, at 17.25 years against 17.12 years in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?: 0.13 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for median age?: Burkina Faso ranks 222nd and Mauritania ranks 224th 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

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: 06 August 2026

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