Which has higher median age, Burkina Faso or Tanzania?

Burkina Faso, at 17.25 years against 17.24 years in Tanzania as of 2023.

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

0.01 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

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 Tanzania: Median age

Burkina Faso

17.25 years

in 2023

Tanzania

17.24 years

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

222nd

Tanzania rank

223rd

Median age over time

Burkina Faso
Tanzania

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 17.25 years against 17.24 years in Tanzania, a difference of 0.01 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 Tanzania ranks 223rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.73 years	16.19 years	2.54 years	Burkina Faso
1960s	18.53 years	16.21 years	2.32 years	Burkina Faso
1970s	17.18 years	15.79 years	1.39 years	Burkina Faso
1980s	16 years	15.27 years	0.7282 years	Burkina Faso
1990s	15.23 years	16.02 years	0.792 years	Tanzania
2000s	15.83 years	16.29 years	0.4654 years	Tanzania
2010s	16.09 years	16.41 years	0.3163 years	Tanzania
2020s	16.94 years	17.07 years	0.1342 years	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Burkina Faso or Tanzania?: Burkina Faso, at 17.25 years against 17.24 years in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Burkina Faso and Tanzania?: 0.01 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania rank globally for median age?: Burkina Faso ranks 222nd and Tanzania ranks 223rd 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.