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Median age in Tanzania

Tanzania: Median age was 17.24 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
17.24 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
223rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
17.24 years
in 2023
All-time low
15.13 years
in 1983
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Tanzania, 1950–2023

051015195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Tanzania stood at 17.24 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Tanzania peaked at 17.24 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.13 years, in 1983.

That places Tanzania 223rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Median age in Tanzania, year by year

Year years Change
1950 15.99 years —
1951 16.06 years +0.4%
1952 16.12 years +0.4%
1953 16.17 years +0.3%
1954 16.21 years +0.3%
1955 16.25 years +0.2%
1956 16.28 years +0.1%
1957 16.28 years +0.0%
1958 16.28 years -0.0%
1959 16.27 years -0.0%
1960 16.27 years -0.0%
1961 16.27 years +0.0%
1962 16.28 years +0.1%
1963 16.29 years +0.0%
1964 16.3 years +0.1%
1965 16.3 years -0.0%
1966 16.24 years -0.3%
1967 16.14 years -0.7%
1968 16.05 years -0.5%
1969 16.02 years -0.2%
1970 15.97 years -0.3%
1971 15.93 years -0.3%
1972 15.9 years -0.2%
1973 15.87 years -0.2%
1974 15.83 years -0.3%
1975 15.79 years -0.3%
1976 15.75 years -0.3%
1977 15.7 years -0.3%
1978 15.63 years -0.5%
1979 15.51 years -0.7%
1980 15.38 years -0.9%
1981 15.25 years -0.8%
1982 15.16 years -0.6%
1983 15.13 years -0.2%
1984 15.13 years +0.0%
1985 15.16 years +0.2%
1986 15.24 years +0.5%
1987 15.34 years +0.7%
1988 15.43 years +0.5%
1989 15.47 years +0.3%
1990 15.54 years +0.4%
1991 15.61 years +0.4%
1992 15.68 years +0.5%
1993 15.87 years +1.2%
1994 16.17 years +1.9%
1995 16.34 years +1.1%
1996 16.27 years -0.4%
1997 16.22 years -0.3%
1998 16.26 years +0.2%
1999 16.3 years +0.2%
2000 16.36 years +0.4%
2001 16.38 years +0.2%
2002 16.38 years -0.0%
2003 16.36 years -0.1%
2004 16.33 years -0.2%
2005 16.3 years -0.2%
2006 16.26 years -0.2%
2007 16.24 years -0.2%
2008 16.2 years -0.2%
2009 16.14 years -0.4%
2010 16.09 years -0.3%
2011 16.11 years +0.1%
2012 16.15 years +0.3%
2013 16.22 years +0.4%
2014 16.29 years +0.4%
2015 16.4 years +0.7%
2016 16.55 years +0.9%
2017 16.67 years +0.8%
2018 16.76 years +0.5%
2019 16.83 years +0.4%
2020 16.92 years +0.5%
2021 17.02 years +0.6%
2022 17.12 years +0.6%
2023 17.24 years +0.7%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 17.24 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.43 years, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 17.24 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.22 years, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 16.19 years 15.99 years 16.28 years 10
1960s 16.21 years 16.02 years 16.3 years 10
1970s 15.79 years 15.51 years 15.97 years 10
1980s 15.27 years 15.13 years 15.47 years 10
1990s 16.02 years 15.54 years 16.34 years 10
2000s 16.29 years 16.14 years 16.38 years 10
2010s 16.41 years 16.09 years 16.83 years 10
2020s 17.07 years 16.92 years 17.24 years 4

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 220 Malawi 17.58 years compare
  2. 221 Zambia 17.49 years compare
  3. 222 Burkina Faso 17.25 years compare
  4. 224 Mauritania 17.12 years compare
  5. 225 Afghanistan 16.94 years compare
  6. 226 Mayotte 16.79 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Tanzania?
Median age in Tanzania was 17.24 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 17.24 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 15.13 years in 1983.
How does Tanzania rank for median age?
Tanzania ranks 223rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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