Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?

Burkina Faso, at 17.25 years against 16.94 years in Afghanistan as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?

0.31 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?

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 vs. births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Median age vs. births per woman

Afghanistan

16.94 years

in 2023

Burkina Faso

17.25 years

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

225th

Burkina Faso rank

222nd

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Afghanistan
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 17.25 years against 16.94 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.31 years.

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

Afghanistan ranks 225th and Burkina Faso ranks 222nd of 236 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.2 years	18.73 years	0.5327 years	Burkina Faso
1960s	17.53 years	18.53 years	1 years	Burkina Faso
1970s	16.43 years	17.18 years	0.7434 years	Burkina Faso
1980s	15.4 years	16 years	0.599 years	Burkina Faso
1990s	14.58 years	15.23 years	0.6492 years	Burkina Faso
2000s	14.06 years	15.83 years	1.77 years	Burkina Faso
2010s	15.41 years	16.09 years	0.6838 years	Burkina Faso
2020s	16.67 years	16.94 years	0.2705 years	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?: Burkina Faso, at 17.25 years against 16.94 years in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?: 0.31 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Afghanistan ranks 225th and Burkina Faso ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age vs. births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Median age vs. births per woman
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: 28 August 2026

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