Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Mali or Somalia?

Mali, at 15.47 years against 15.45 years in Somalia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?

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.

Mali vs Somalia: Median age vs. births per woman

Mali

15.47 years

in 2023

Somalia

15.45 years

in 2023

Mali rank

232nd

Somalia rank

233rd

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Mali
Somalia

How they compare

Mali currently reports 15.47 years against 15.45 years in Somalia, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 232nd and Somalia ranks 233rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19.21 years	17.78 years	1.43 years	Mali
1960s	18.71 years	16.52 years	2.19 years	Mali
1970s	17.82 years	16.55 years	1.27 years	Mali
1980s	16.26 years	16.1 years	0.1607 years	Mali
1990s	15.27 years	15.43 years	0.162 years	Somalia
2000s	15.48 years	14.85 years	0.6254 years	Mali
2010s	15.01 years	14.95 years	0.0588 years	Mali
2020s	15.29 years	15.35 years	0.0555 years	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Mali or Somalia?: Mali, at 15.47 years against 15.45 years in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Mali and Somalia?: 0.02 years, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Mali ranks 232nd and Somalia ranks 233rd 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.