Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Benin or South Sudan?

South Sudan, at 17.97 years against 17.77 years in Benin as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Benin and South Sudan?

0.2 years, with South Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and South Sudan?

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.

Benin vs South Sudan: Median age vs. births per woman

Benin

17.77 years

in 2023

South Sudan

17.97 years

in 2023

Benin rank

217th

South Sudan rank

215th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Benin
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 17.97 years against 17.77 years in Benin, a difference of 0.2 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 217th and South Sudan ranks 215th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and South Sudan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	21.38 years	17.55 years	3.83 years	Benin
1960s	18.76 years	17.24 years	1.51 years	Benin
1970s	16.81 years	16.3 years	0.5167 years	Benin
1980s	15.96 years	15.72 years	0.2465 years	Benin
1990s	15.87 years	15.88 years	0.0133 years	South Sudan
2000s	16.36 years	16.57 years	0.2132 years	South Sudan
2010s	17.03 years	17.34 years	0.3102 years	South Sudan
2020s	17.59 years	17.47 years	0.1212 years	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Benin or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 17.97 years against 17.77 years in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Benin and South Sudan?: 0.2 years, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and South Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and South Sudan rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Benin ranks 217th and South Sudan ranks 215th 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.