Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Côte d'Ivoire or Zimbabwe?

Côte d'Ivoire, at 18.1 years against 17.81 years in Zimbabwe as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?

0.29 years, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?

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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Zimbabwe: Median age vs. births per woman

Côte d'Ivoire

18.1 years

in 2023

Zimbabwe

17.81 years

in 2023

Côte d'Ivoire rank

213th

Zimbabwe rank

216th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 18.1 years against 17.81 years in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.29 years.

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

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 213th and Zimbabwe ranks 216th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.24 years	16.36 years	0.8802 years	Côte d'Ivoire
1960s	17.23 years	14.76 years	2.47 years	Côte d'Ivoire
1970s	16.28 years	14.73 years	1.55 years	Côte d'Ivoire
1980s	15.05 years	14.78 years	0.2659 years	Côte d'Ivoire
1990s	15.36 years	15.63 years	0.2609 years	Zimbabwe
2000s	15.69 years	17.25 years	1.57 years	Zimbabwe
2010s	17.65 years	16.97 years	0.6818 years	Côte d'Ivoire
2020s	17.96 years	17.6 years	0.364 years	Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Côte d'Ivoire or Zimbabwe?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 18.1 years against 17.81 years in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?: 0.29 years, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 213th and Zimbabwe ranks 216th 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.