Malawi vs Tanzania: Median age vs births per woman

Malawi
17.58
in 2023
Tanzania
17.24
in 2023
Malawi rank
220th
Tanzania rank
223rd

Median age vs births per woman over time

  • Malawi
  • Tanzania
05101520195019862023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 17.58 against 17.24 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.34.

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

Malawi ranks 220th and Tanzania ranks 223rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 16.67 16.19 0.4762 Malawi
1960s 17.24 16.21 1.03 Malawi
1970s 16.49 15.79 0.7006 Malawi
1980s 16.25 15.27 0.9828 Malawi
1990s 15.84 16.02 0.1814 Tanzania
2000s 15.71 16.29 0.5885 Tanzania
2010s 16.03 16.41 0.3796 Tanzania
2020s 17.23 17.07 0.156 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs births per woman, Malawi or Tanzania?
Malawi, at 17.58 against 17.24 in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs births per woman between Malawi and Tanzania?
0.34, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for median age vs births per woman?
Malawi ranks 220th and Tanzania ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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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About this data

Indicator
Median age vs births per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed