Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Malawi or Zambia?

Malawi, at 17.58 years against 17.49 years in Zambia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?

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.

Malawi vs Zambia: Median age vs. births per woman

Malawi

17.58 years

in 2023

Zambia

17.49 years

in 2023

Malawi rank

220th

Zambia rank

221st

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Malawi
Zambia

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 17.58 years against 17.49 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.09 years.

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

Malawi ranks 220th and Zambia ranks 221st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16.67 years	16.23 years	0.4444 years	Malawi
1960s	17.24 years	15.54 years	1.71 years	Malawi
1970s	16.49 years	14.61 years	1.88 years	Malawi
1980s	16.25 years	14.41 years	1.84 years	Malawi
1990s	15.84 years	14.71 years	1.13 years	Malawi
2000s	15.71 years	15.17 years	0.5405 years	Malawi
2010s	16.03 years	16.11 years	0.0812 years	Zambia
2020s	17.23 years	17.21 years	0.0247 years	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Malawi or Zambia?: Malawi, at 17.58 years against 17.49 years in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Malawi and Zambia?: 0.09 years, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Malawi ranks 220th and Zambia ranks 221st 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.