Statizoid

South Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Median age

South Sudan
17.97 years
in 2023
Zimbabwe
17.81 years
in 2023
South Sudan rank
215th
Zimbabwe rank
216th

Median age over time

  • South Sudan
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 17.97 years against 17.81 years in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.162 years.

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

Globally, South Sudan ranks 215th and Zimbabwe ranks 216th 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.