Which has higher median age, Burkina Faso or Zambia?

Zambia, at 17.49 years against 17.25 years in Burkina Faso as of 2023.

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

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 Zambia: Median age

Burkina Faso

17.25 years

in 2023

Zambia

17.49 years

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

222nd

Zambia rank

221st

Median age over time

Burkina Faso
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 17.49 years against 17.25 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.24 years.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 222nd and Zambia ranks 221st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.73 years	16.23 years	2.51 years	Burkina Faso
1960s	18.53 years	15.54 years	3 years	Burkina Faso
1970s	17.18 years	14.61 years	2.57 years	Burkina Faso
1980s	16 years	14.41 years	1.58 years	Burkina Faso
1990s	15.23 years	14.71 years	0.5229 years	Burkina Faso
2000s	15.83 years	15.17 years	0.6636 years	Burkina Faso
2010s	16.09 years	16.11 years	0.0179 years	Zambia
2020s	16.94 years	17.21 years	0.2655 years	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Burkina Faso or Zambia?: Zambia, at 17.49 years against 17.25 years in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Burkina Faso and Zambia?: 0.24 years, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for median age?: Burkina Faso ranks 222nd and Zambia ranks 221st 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.