Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Kenya or Sierra Leone?

Kenya, at 19.53 years against 19.27 years in Sierra Leone as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?

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.

Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Median age vs. births per woman

Kenya

19.53 years

in 2023

Sierra Leone

19.27 years

in 2023

Kenya rank

198th

Sierra Leone rank

200th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Kenya
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 19.53 years against 19.27 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.26 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Kenya ranks 198th and Sierra Leone ranks 200th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15.63 years	19.81 years	4.19 years	Sierra Leone
1960s	13.96 years	19.88 years	5.92 years	Sierra Leone
1970s	13.24 years	18.71 years	5.47 years	Sierra Leone
1980s	13.82 years	17.76 years	3.95 years	Sierra Leone
1990s	14.85 years	17.18 years	2.33 years	Sierra Leone
2000s	16.23 years	16.9 years	0.672 years	Sierra Leone
2010s	17.62 years	17.66 years	0.0435 years	Sierra Leone
2020s	19.15 years	18.93 years	0.2165 years	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Kenya or Sierra Leone?: Kenya, at 19.53 years against 19.27 years in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Kenya and Sierra Leone?: 0.26 years, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Kenya ranks 198th and Sierra Leone ranks 200th 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.