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

Afghanistan, at 16.94 years against 16.51 years in Uganda as of 2023.

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

0.43 years, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan 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 vs. births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Uganda: Median age vs. births per woman

Afghanistan

16.94 years

in 2023

Uganda

16.51 years

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

225th

Uganda rank

227th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Afghanistan
Uganda

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 16.94 years against 16.51 years in Uganda, a difference of 0.43 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 225th and Uganda ranks 227th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.2 years	17.32 years	0.8783 years	Afghanistan
1960s	17.53 years	15.57 years	1.96 years	Afghanistan
1970s	16.43 years	15.22 years	1.21 years	Afghanistan
1980s	15.4 years	14.82 years	0.5731 years	Afghanistan
1990s	14.58 years	14.42 years	0.158 years	Afghanistan
2000s	14.06 years	14 years	0.0624 years	Afghanistan
2010s	15.41 years	14.8 years	0.6113 years	Afghanistan
2020s	16.67 years	16.23 years	0.4408 years	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Afghanistan or Uganda?: Afghanistan, at 16.94 years against 16.51 years in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Afghanistan and Uganda?: 0.43 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Afghanistan ranks 225th 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 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.