Mali vs Somalia: Median age

Mali

15.47 years

in 2023

Somalia

15.45 years

in 2023

Mali rank

232nd

Somalia rank

233rd

Median age over time

Mali currently reports 15.47 years against 15.45 years in Somalia, a difference of 0.019 years.

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

Globally, Mali ranks 232nd and Somalia ranks 233rd of 236 countries.

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: 06 August 2026

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