Which has higher median age, Madagascar or Senegal?

Senegal, at 19.13 years against 18.88 years in Madagascar as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Madagascar and Senegal?

0.25 years, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Senegal?

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.

Madagascar vs Senegal: Median age

Madagascar

18.88 years

in 2023

Senegal

19.13 years

in 2023

Madagascar rank

204th

Senegal rank

201st

Median age over time

Madagascar
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 19.13 years against 18.88 years in Madagascar, a difference of 0.25 years.

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

Madagascar ranks 204th and Senegal ranks 201st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.47 years	17.38 years	1.09 years	Madagascar
1960s	15.82 years	16.8 years	0.9805 years	Senegal
1970s	15.51 years	16.53 years	1.02 years	Senegal
1980s	15.44 years	15.35 years	0.0858 years	Madagascar
1990s	15.97 years	15.94 years	0.0305 years	Madagascar
2000s	16.25 years	17 years	0.7431 years	Senegal
2010s	17.4 years	17.62 years	0.2217 years	Senegal
2020s	18.64 years	18.76 years	0.1163 years	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Madagascar or Senegal?: Senegal, at 19.13 years against 18.88 years in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Madagascar and Senegal?: 0.25 years, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Senegal?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Senegal rank globally for median age?: Madagascar ranks 204th and Senegal ranks 201st 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.