What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?

0.73 years, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?

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.

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

Tanzania, United Republic of

17.24 years

in 2023

Uganda

16.51 years

in 2023

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

223rd

Uganda rank

227th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Tanzania, United Republic of
Uganda

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 17.24 years against 16.51 years in Uganda, a difference of 0.73 years.

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

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 223rd and Uganda ranks 227th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania, United Republic of	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16.19 years	17.32 years	1.13 years	Uganda
1960s	16.21 years	15.57 years	0.6407 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s	15.79 years	15.22 years	0.5687 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s	15.27 years	14.82 years	0.4439 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	16.02 years	14.42 years	1.6 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	16.29 years	14 years	2.3 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	16.41 years	14.8 years	1.61 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	17.07 years	16.23 years	0.8455 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, Tanzania, United Republic of or Uganda?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 17.24 years against 16.51 years in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?: 0.73 years, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 223rd and Uganda ranks 227th 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.