Côte d’Ivoire vs Tanzania
Côte d’Ivoire vs Tanzania: Median age
Median age in 2023: 18.1 years in Côte d’Ivoire and 17.2 years in Tanzania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 0.9 years, or 1.05 times that in Tanzania.
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What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Tanzania.
- In 2023, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 207 and Tanzania ranked 217 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Côte d’Ivoire at 30.5 years and Tanzania at 32.3 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18.1 | 17.2 | 30.4 |
| 2022 | 18 | 17.1 | 30.1 |
| 2021 | 17.9 | 17 | 29.8 |
| 2020 | 17.9 | 16.9 | 29.6 |
| 2019 | 17.8 | 16.8 | 29.3 |
| 2018 | 17.8 | 16.8 | 29 |
| 2017 | 17.8 | 16.7 | 28.8 |
| 2016 | 17.8 | 16.6 | 28.5 |
| 2015 | 18 | 16.4 | 28.3 |
| 2014 | 18.1 | 16.3 | 28.1 |
| 2013 | 17.9 | 16.2 | 27.8 |
| 2012 | 17.5 | 16.2 | 27.6 |
| 2011 | 17.1 | 16.1 | 27.4 |
| 2010 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 27.2 |
| 2009 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 27 |
| 2008 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 26.7 |
| 2007 | 15.5 | 16.2 | 26.5 |
| 2006 | 15.5 | 16.3 | 26.3 |
| 2005 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 26.1 |
| 2004 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 25.9 |
| 2003 | 15.6 | 16.4 | 25.7 |
| 2002 | 15.6 | 16.4 | 25.5 |
| 2001 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 25.3 |
| 2000 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 25.1 |
| 1999 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 24.9 |
| 1998 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 24.7 |
| 1997 | 15.6 | 16.2 | 24.4 |
| 1996 | 15.5 | 16.3 | 24.2 |
| 1995 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 24 |
| 1994 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 23.8 |
| 1993 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 23.5 |
| 1992 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 23.3 |
| 1991 | 15 | 15.6 | 23.1 |
| 1990 | 15 | 15.5 | 22.9 |
| 1989 | 14.9 | 15.5 | 22.8 |
| 1988 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 22.6 |
| 1987 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 22.4 |
| 1986 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 22.2 |
| 1985 | 15 | 15.2 | 22 |
| 1984 | 15 | 15.1 | 21.9 |
| 1983 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 21.8 |
| 1982 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 21.7 |
| 1981 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 21.6 |
| 1980 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 21.5 |
| 1979 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 21.3 |
| 1978 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 21.1 |
| 1977 | 16 | 15.7 | 21 |
| 1976 | 16.3 | 15.8 | 20.8 |
| 1975 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 20.7 |
| 1974 | 16.5 | 15.8 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 20.4 |
| 1972 | 16.6 | 15.9 | 20.4 |
| 1971 | 16.6 | 15.9 | 20.3 |
| 1970 | 16.6 | 16 | 20.3 |
| 1969 | 16.7 | 16 | 20.3 |
| 1968 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 20.4 |
| 1967 | 17 | 16.1 | 20.5 |
| 1966 | 17.2 | 16.2 | 20.6 |
| 1965 | 17.3 | 16.3 | 20.8 |
| 1964 | 17.4 | 16.3 | 21 |
| 1963 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 21.2 |
| 1962 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 21.4 |
| 1961 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 21.4 |
| 1960 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 21.5 |
| 1959 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 21.5 |
| 1958 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 21.5 |
| 1957 | 17.4 | 16.3 | 21.6 |
| 1956 | 17.4 | 16.3 | 21.7 |
| 1955 | 17.3 | 16.3 | 21.8 |
| 1954 | 17.3 | 16.2 | 21.9 |
| 1953 | 17.2 | 16.2 | 22 |
| 1952 | 17.1 | 16.1 | 22.1 |
| 1951 | 17 | 16.1 | 22.1 |
| 1950 | 16.8 | 16 | 22.2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.218.2–18.2 | 17.417.4–17.4 | 30.6 |
| 2025 | 18.318.3–18.4 | 17.517.5–17.5 | 30.9 |
| 2026 | 18.518.4–18.6 | 17.617.6–17.7 | 31.1 |
| 2027 | 18.718.5–18.8 | 17.717.7–17.9 | 31.3 |
| 2028 | 18.918.7–19.1 | 17.917.7–18.1 | 31.6 |
| 2029 | 19.118.9–19.3 | 1817.8–18.3 | 31.8 |
| 2030 | 19.319–19.6 | 18.117.8–18.5 | 32 |
| 2031 | 19.519.2–19.8 | 18.317.8–18.8 | 32.2 |
| 2032 | 19.719.4–20 | 18.417.9–19.1 | 32.4 |
| 2033 | 19.919.5–20.2 | 18.517.9–19.4 | 32.6 |
| 2034 | 2019.7–20.4 | 18.718–19.7 | 32.8 |
| 2035 | 20.319.9–20.7 | 18.918–20.1 | 33 |
| 2036 | 20.520.1–20.9 | 1918.1–20.4 | 33.2 |
| 2037 | 20.720.2–21.2 | 19.218.2–20.8 | 33.4 |
| 2038 | 20.920.4–21.5 | 19.418.3–21.1 | 33.6 |
| 2039 | 21.120.5–21.8 | 19.618.3–21.5 | 33.8 |
| 2040 | 21.320.7–22 | 19.818.3–21.9 | 34 |
| 2041 | 21.420.7–22.3 | 2018.4–22.3 | 34.2 |
| 2042 | 21.620.8–22.5 | 20.218.4–22.7 | 34.4 |
| 2043 | 21.720.9–22.7 | 20.418.5–23.1 | 34.6 |
| 2044 | 21.821–22.9 | 20.618.6–23.5 | 34.8 |
| 2045 | 2221–23.1 | 20.818.7–23.9 | 35 |
| 2046 | 22.121.1–23.3 | 2118.8–24.4 | 35.2 |
| 2047 | 22.221.2–23.5 | 21.218.9–24.8 | 35.4 |
| 2048 | 22.421.3–23.6 | 21.419–25.2 | 35.6 |
| 2049 | 22.521.4–23.8 | 21.619.2–25.6 | 35.9 |
| 2050 | 22.621.6–23.9 | 21.819.3–26.1 | 36.1 |
| 2051 | 22.721.7–24.1 | 2219.4–26.5 | 36.3 |
| 2052 | 22.921.8–24.2 | 22.219.5–26.9 | 36.5 |
| 2053 | 2321.9–24.3 | 22.419.7–27.3 | 36.7 |
| 2054 | 23.122.1–24.4 | 22.619.8–27.7 | 36.9 |
| 2055 | 23.322.2–24.5 | 22.819.9–28.1 | 37.1 |
| 2056 | 23.422.3–24.6 | 2320–28.4 | 37.3 |
| 2057 | 23.622.4–24.7 | 23.220.1–28.8 | 37.5 |
| 2058 | 23.722.6–24.8 | 23.420.2–29.2 | 37.6 |
| 2059 | 23.922.7–25 | 23.620.3–29.5 | 37.8 |
| 2060 | 24.122.8–25.1 | 23.820.4–29.9 | 37.9 |
| 2061 | 24.222.9–25.2 | 2420.5–30.2 | 38 |
| 2062 | 24.423–25.4 | 24.220.6–30.5 | 38.1 |
| 2063 | 24.623.1–25.5 | 24.420.7–30.9 | 38.3 |
| 2064 | 24.723.3–25.7 | 24.620.8–31.2 | 38.4 |
| 2065 | 24.923.4–25.8 | 24.820.8–31.6 | 38.5 |
| 2066 | 25.123.5–25.9 | 25.120.9–31.9 | 38.6 |
| 2067 | 25.323.6–26.1 | 25.321–32.3 | 38.7 |
| 2068 | 25.423.8–26.2 | 25.521.1–32.7 | 38.8 |
| 2069 | 25.623.9–26.4 | 25.721.1–33 | 38.9 |
| 2070 | 25.824.1–26.6 | 25.921.2–33.3 | 39 |
| 2071 | 2624.2–26.7 | 26.121.3–33.7 | 39.1 |
| 2072 | 26.124.3–26.9 | 26.321.4–34 | 39.2 |
| 2073 | 26.324.4–27 | 26.521.5–34.3 | 39.3 |
| 2074 | 26.524.6–27.2 | 26.721.6–34.7 | 39.4 |
| 2075 | 26.724.7–27.4 | 2721.7–35 | 39.5 |
| 2076 | 26.824.8–27.5 | 27.221.8–35.3 | 39.6 |
| 2077 | 2724.9–27.7 | 27.421.9–35.6 | 39.7 |
| 2078 | 27.225.1–27.8 | 27.622–35.9 | 39.8 |
| 2079 | 27.325.2–27.9 | 27.822.1–36.2 | 40 |
| 2080 | 27.525.4–28.1 | 2822.2–36.4 | 40.1 |
| 2081 | 27.725.5–28.2 | 28.322.3–36.7 | 40.2 |
| 2082 | 27.825.7–28.4 | 28.522.3–37 | 40.3 |
| 2083 | 2825.8–28.5 | 28.722.4–37.2 | 40.4 |
| 2084 | 28.126–28.6 | 28.922.5–37.5 | 40.5 |
| 2085 | 28.326.1–28.7 | 29.122.6–37.8 | 40.6 |
| 2086 | 28.426.3–28.7 | 29.322.7–38 | 40.7 |
| 2087 | 28.626.5–28.8 | 29.522.8–38.2 | 40.9 |
| 2088 | 28.726.6–28.8 | 29.722.9–38.5 | 41 |
| 2089 | 28.926.7–28.9 | 29.923–38.7 | 41.1 |
| 2090 | 2926.8–28.9 | 30.223.1–38.9 | 41.2 |
| 2091 | 29.226.9–29 | 30.423.2–39.1 | 41.3 |
| 2092 | 29.327.1–29 | 30.623.3–39.2 | 41.4 |
| 2093 | 29.527.2–29 | 30.823.5–39.4 | 41.5 |
| 2094 | 29.627.3–29 | 3123.6–39.6 | 41.6 |
| 2095 | 29.827.4–29.1 | 31.223.6–39.8 | 41.7 |
| 2096 | 29.927.6–29.2 | 31.423.7–39.9 | 41.8 |
| 2097 | 30.127.7–29.3 | 31.623.8–40 | 41.9 |
| 2098 | 30.227.8–29.3 | 31.923.9–40.2 | 42 |
| 2099 | 30.427.9–29.3 | 32.124–40.3 | 42 |
| 2100 | 30.528–29.2 | 32.324.1–40.4 | 42.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Half the people are older than this age and half are younger.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Côte d’Ivoire vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCôte d’Ivoire: 43.9% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025