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

Uganda, at 16.51 years against 15.9 years in Burundi as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi 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.

Burundi vs Uganda: Median age vs. births per woman

Burundi

15.9 years

in 2023

Uganda

16.51 years

in 2023

Burundi rank

230th

Uganda rank

227th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Burundi
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 16.51 years against 15.9 years in Burundi, a difference of 0.61 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 230th and Uganda ranks 227th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.34 years	17.32 years	0.0201 years	Burundi
1960s	16.22 years	15.57 years	0.6487 years	Burundi
1970s	15.94 years	15.22 years	0.7193 years	Burundi
1980s	15.52 years	14.82 years	0.6939 years	Burundi
1990s	14.19 years	14.42 years	0.2337 years	Uganda
2000s	15.48 years	14 years	1.48 years	Burundi
2010s	15.63 years	14.8 years	0.8357 years	Burundi
2020s	15.6 years	16.23 years	0.6325 years	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Burundi or Uganda?: Uganda, at 16.51 years against 15.9 years in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Burundi and Uganda?: 0.61 years, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Uganda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Uganda rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Burundi ranks 230th 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.