Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Nigeria or South Sudan?

South Sudan, at 17.97 years against 17.75 years in Nigeria as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Nigeria and South Sudan?

0.22 years, with South Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Sudan?

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.

Nigeria vs South Sudan: Median age vs. births per woman

Nigeria

17.75 years

in 2023

South Sudan

17.97 years

in 2023

Nigeria rank

218th

South Sudan rank

215th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Nigeria
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 17.97 years against 17.75 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.22 years.

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

Nigeria ranks 218th and South Sudan ranks 215th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 7 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.2 years	17.55 years	0.6433 years	Nigeria
1960s	18.23 years	17.24 years	0.9897 years	Nigeria
1970s	17.36 years	16.3 years	1.06 years	Nigeria
1980s	16.32 years	15.72 years	0.6059 years	Nigeria
1990s	16.43 years	15.88 years	0.5535 years	Nigeria
2000s	16.82 years	16.57 years	0.2412 years	Nigeria
2010s	16.73 years	17.34 years	0.6029 years	South Sudan
2020s	17.48 years	17.47 years	0.007 years	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Nigeria or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 17.97 years against 17.75 years in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Nigeria and South Sudan?: 0.22 years, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and South Sudan rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Nigeria ranks 218th and South Sudan ranks 215th 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.