Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by People > Median age > Total

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	MauritiusMauritius	33.5 years	2013
2	SeychellesSeychelles	33.4 years	2013
3	South AfricaSouth Africa	25.5 years	2013
4	Cape VerdeCape Verde	23.5 years	2013
5	LesothoLesotho	23.4 years	2013
6	BotswanaBotswana	22.7 years	2013
=7	NamibiaNamibia	22.4 years	2013
=7	DjiboutiDjibouti	22.4 years	2013
=9	GhanaGhana	20.7 years	2013
=9	SwazilandSwaziland	20.7 years	2013
11	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	20 years	2013
12	The GambiaThe Gambia	19.9 years	2013
13	MauritaniaMauritania	19.8 years	2013
=14	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	19.7 years	2013
=14	CameroonCameroon	19.7 years	2013
=16	TogoTogo	19.5 years	2013
=16	ZimbabweZimbabwe	19.5 years	2013
18	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	19.3 years	2013
19	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	19.2 years	2013
=20	ComorosComoros	19 years	2013
=20	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	19 years	2013
=20	MadagascarMadagascar	19 years	2013
=23	EritreaEritrea	18.9 years	2013
=23	KenyaKenya	18.9 years	2013
=23	SudanSudan	18.9 years	2013
26	RwandaRwanda	18.7 years	2013
=27	GabonGabon	18.6 years	2013
=27	GuineaGuinea	18.6 years	2013
29	SenegalSenegal	18.2 years	2013
=30	NigeriaNigeria	17.9 years	2013
=30	LiberiaLiberia	17.9 years	2013
=32	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	17.7 years	2013
=32	AngolaAngola	17.7 years	2013
=32	SomaliaSomalia	17.7 years	2013
=35	BeninBenin	17.6 years	2013
=35	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	17.6 years	2013
37	EthiopiaEthiopia	17.5 years	2013
=38	MalawiMalawi	17.3 years	2013
=38	TanzaniaTanzania	17.3 years	2013
=40	ChadChad	17 years	2013
=40	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	17 years	2013
42	BurundiBurundi	16.9 years	2013
43	MozambiqueMozambique	16.8 years	2013
44	ZambiaZambia	16.7 years	2013
45	South SudanSouth Sudan	16.6 years	2013
46	MaliMali	16 years	2013
47	UgandaUganda	15.5 years	2013
48	NigerNiger	15 years	2013

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