Which has higher median age, Cote d'Ivoire or Zimbabwe?

Cote d'Ivoire, at 18.1 years against 17.81 years in Zimbabwe as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Cote d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?

0.29 years, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?

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.

Cote d'Ivoire vs Zimbabwe: Median age

Cote d'Ivoire

18.1 years

in 2023

Zimbabwe

17.81 years

in 2023

Cote d'Ivoire rank

213th

Zimbabwe rank

216th

Median age over time

Cote d'Ivoire
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 18.1 years against 17.81 years in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.29 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 213th and Zimbabwe ranks 216th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cote d'Ivoire	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.24 years	16.36 years	0.8802 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1960s	17.23 years	14.76 years	2.47 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1970s	16.28 years	14.73 years	1.55 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1980s	15.05 years	14.78 years	0.2659 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1990s	15.36 years	15.63 years	0.2609 years	Zimbabwe
2000s	15.69 years	17.25 years	1.57 years	Zimbabwe
2010s	17.65 years	16.97 years	0.6818 years	Cote d'Ivoire
2020s	17.96 years	17.6 years	0.364 years	Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Cote d'Ivoire or Zimbabwe?: Cote d'Ivoire, at 18.1 years against 17.81 years in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Cote d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?: 0.29 years, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe rank globally for median age?: Cote d'Ivoire ranks 213th 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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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: 17 September 2026

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