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

South Sudan, at 17.97 years against 17.81 years in Zimbabwe as of 2023.

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

0.16 years, with South Sudan ahead.

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

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.

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

South Sudan

17.97 years

in 2023

Zimbabwe

17.81 years

in 2023

South Sudan rank

215th

Zimbabwe rank

216th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

South Sudan
Zimbabwe

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 17.97 years against 17.81 years in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.16 years.

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

South Sudan ranks 215th and Zimbabwe ranks 216th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Sudan	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.55 years	16.36 years	1.19 years	South Sudan
1960s	17.24 years	14.76 years	2.48 years	South Sudan
1970s	16.3 years	14.73 years	1.57 years	South Sudan
1980s	15.72 years	14.78 years	0.9366 years	South Sudan
1990s	15.88 years	15.63 years	0.2562 years	South Sudan
2000s	16.57 years	17.25 years	0.6776 years	Zimbabwe
2010s	17.34 years	16.97 years	0.3642 years	South Sudan
2020s	17.47 years	17.6 years	0.1245 years	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, South Sudan or Zimbabwe?: South Sudan, at 17.97 years against 17.81 years in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between South Sudan and Zimbabwe?: 0.16 years, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Zimbabwe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do South Sudan and Zimbabwe rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: South Sudan ranks 215th and Zimbabwe ranks 216th 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.