Statizoid

Afghanistan vs Uganda: Median age

Afghanistan
16.94 years
in 2023
Uganda
16.51 years
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
225th
Uganda rank
227th

Median age over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 16.94 years against 16.51 years in Uganda, a difference of 0.426 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Globally, Afghanistan ranks 225th and Uganda ranks 227th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Median age
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

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.