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

Zambia, at 17.49 years against 17.12 years in Mauritania as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania 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.

Mauritania vs Zambia: Median age vs. births per woman

Mauritania

17.12 years

in 2023

Zambia

17.49 years

in 2023

Mauritania rank

224th

Zambia rank

221st

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Mauritania
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 17.49 years against 17.12 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.37 years.

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

Mauritania ranks 224th and Zambia ranks 221st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.28 years	16.23 years	1.06 years	Mauritania
1960s	17.61 years	15.54 years	2.07 years	Mauritania
1970s	16.3 years	14.61 years	1.7 years	Mauritania
1980s	15.91 years	14.41 years	1.5 years	Mauritania
1990s	16.34 years	14.71 years	1.63 years	Mauritania
2000s	16.57 years	15.17 years	1.4 years	Mauritania
2010s	16.73 years	16.11 years	0.6179 years	Mauritania
2020s	16.96 years	17.21 years	0.2482 years	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Mauritania or Zambia?: Zambia, at 17.49 years against 17.12 years in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Mauritania and Zambia?: 0.37 years, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Zambia rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Mauritania ranks 224th 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.