What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Burkina Faso and Tanzania, United Republic of?

0.01 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania, United Republic of?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Median age vs. births per woman

Burkina Faso

17.25 years

in 2023

Tanzania, United Republic of

17.24 years

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

222nd

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

223rd

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Burkina Faso
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 17.25 years against 17.24 years in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.01 years.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 222nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 223rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.73 years	16.19 years	2.54 years	Burkina Faso
1960s	18.53 years	16.21 years	2.32 years	Burkina Faso
1970s	17.18 years	15.79 years	1.39 years	Burkina Faso
1980s	16 years	15.27 years	0.7282 years	Burkina Faso
1990s	15.23 years	16.02 years	0.792 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	15.83 years	16.29 years	0.4654 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	16.09 years	16.41 years	0.3163 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	16.94 years	17.07 years	0.1342 years	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Burkina Faso or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Burkina Faso, at 17.25 years against 17.24 years in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Burkina Faso and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.01 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Burkina Faso ranks 222nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 223rd 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.