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

Mauritania, at 17.12 years against 16.94 years in Afghanistan as of 2023.

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

0.18 years, with Mauritania ahead.

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

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 Mauritania: Median age vs. births per woman

Afghanistan

16.94 years

in 2023

Mauritania

17.12 years

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

225th

Mauritania rank

224th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Afghanistan
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 17.12 years against 16.94 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.18 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 225th and Mauritania ranks 224th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.2 years	17.28 years	0.9168 years	Afghanistan
1960s	17.53 years	17.61 years	0.0781 years	Mauritania
1970s	16.43 years	16.3 years	0.1309 years	Afghanistan
1980s	15.4 years	15.91 years	0.5139 years	Mauritania
1990s	14.58 years	16.34 years	1.76 years	Mauritania
2000s	14.06 years	16.57 years	2.51 years	Mauritania
2010s	15.41 years	16.73 years	1.32 years	Mauritania
2020s	16.67 years	16.96 years	0.2878 years	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Afghanistan or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 17.12 years against 16.94 years in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Afghanistan and Mauritania?: 0.18 years, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Afghanistan ranks 225th and Mauritania ranks 224th 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.