Which has higher median age, Mozambique or Uganda?

Uganda, at 16.51 years against 16.32 years in Mozambique as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Uganda?

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.

Mozambique vs Uganda: Median age

Mozambique

16.32 years

in 2023

Uganda

16.51 years

in 2023

Mozambique rank

229th

Uganda rank

227th

Median age over time

Mozambique
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 16.51 years against 16.32 years in Mozambique, a difference of 0.19 years.

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

Mozambique ranks 229th and Uganda ranks 227th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 7 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19.05 years	17.32 years	1.73 years	Mozambique
1960s	18.42 years	15.57 years	2.85 years	Mozambique
1970s	17.15 years	15.22 years	1.93 years	Mozambique
1980s	16.03 years	14.82 years	1.2 years	Mozambique
1990s	16.12 years	14.42 years	1.7 years	Mozambique
2000s	16.02 years	14 years	2.03 years	Mozambique
2010s	15.87 years	14.8 years	1.07 years	Mozambique
2020s	16.22 years	16.23 years	0.0065 years	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Mozambique or Uganda?: Uganda, at 16.51 years against 16.32 years in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Mozambique and Uganda?: 0.19 years, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Uganda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Uganda rank globally for median age?: Mozambique ranks 229th and Uganda ranks 227th 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.