Statizoid

Benin vs South Sudan: Median age

Benin
17.77 years
in 2023
South Sudan
17.97 years
in 2023
Benin rank
217th
South Sudan rank
215th

Median age over time

  • Benin
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 17.97 years against 17.77 years in Benin, a difference of 0.198 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.

Globally, Benin ranks 217th and South Sudan ranks 215th 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.