Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Burundi or Somalia?

Burundi, at 15.9 years against 15.45 years in Somalia as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Burundi and Somalia?

0.45 years, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Somalia?

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.

Burundi vs Somalia: Median age vs. births per woman

Burundi

15.9 years

in 2023

Somalia

15.45 years

in 2023

Burundi rank

230th

Somalia rank

233rd

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Burundi
Somalia

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 15.9 years against 15.45 years in Somalia, a difference of 0.45 years.

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

Burundi ranks 230th and Somalia ranks 233rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.34 years	17.78 years	0.4349 years	Somalia
1960s	16.22 years	16.52 years	0.2921 years	Somalia
1970s	15.94 years	16.55 years	0.6113 years	Somalia
1980s	15.52 years	16.1 years	0.5848 years	Somalia
1990s	14.19 years	15.43 years	1.24 years	Somalia
2000s	15.48 years	14.85 years	0.6214 years	Burundi
2010s	15.63 years	14.95 years	0.6801 years	Burundi
2020s	15.6 years	15.35 years	0.2485 years	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Burundi or Somalia?: Burundi, at 15.9 years against 15.45 years in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Burundi and Somalia?: 0.45 years, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Somalia rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Burundi ranks 230th and Somalia ranks 233rd 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.