Mauritania vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Median age vs. births per woman

Mauritania
17.12 years
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
17.24 years
in 2023
Mauritania rank
224th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
223rd

Median age vs. births per woman over time

  • Mauritania
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 17.24 years against 17.12 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.12 years.

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

Mauritania ranks 224th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 223rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 7 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 17.28 years 16.19 years 1.09 years Mauritania
1960s 17.61 years 16.21 years 1.39 years Mauritania
1970s 16.3 years 15.79 years 0.5139 years Mauritania
1980s 15.91 years 15.27 years 0.6431 years Mauritania
1990s 16.34 years 16.02 years 0.3181 years Mauritania
2000s 16.57 years 16.29 years 0.271 years Mauritania
2010s 16.73 years 16.41 years 0.3195 years Mauritania
2020s 16.96 years 17.07 years 0.117 years Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Mauritania or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 17.24 years against 17.12 years in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.12 years, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?
Mauritania ranks 224th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 223rd 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
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size β€” half are younger and half are older.