Nigeria vs Zambia: Median age

Nigeria

17.75 years

in 2023

Zambia

17.49 years

in 2023

Nigeria rank

218th

Zambia rank

221st

Median age over time

Nigeria currently reports 17.75 years against 17.49 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.264 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 218th and Zambia ranks 221st of 236 countries.

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.