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List of African countries by median age of the total population and male and female median ages.

Which African country has the youngest population. Niger with an average age of 14.8 years old is the youngest country in Africa and the youngest country in the world.

Which African country has the oldest population. Seychelles with an average age of 36.8 years old is the oldest country in Africa.

What is the average age of the world population; 31 years old.

The age demographics for Africa is very young, in fact Niger is the youngest country in the world; 19 out of 20 youngest countries in the world are in Africa.

Top 20 youngest countries in the world.

Niger 14.8 years old.

Uganda 15.7 years old.

Angola 15.9 years old.

Mali 16 years old.

Chad 16.1 years old.

Democratic Republic of the Congo 16.7 years old.

Malawi 16.8 years old.

Zambia 16.9 years old.

Mozambique 17 years old.

Benin 17 years old.

Burundi 17.7 years old.

Burkina Faso 17.9 years old.

Liberia 18 years old.

Guinea-Bissau 18 years old.

Gaza Strip 18 years old.

Tanzania 18.2 years old.

Sudan 18.3 years old.

Somalia 18.5 years old.

Cameroon 18.5 years old.

South Sudan 18.6 years old.

Nigeria 18.6 years old.

List of African countries by median age of the total population and male and female median ages.

African Country.	Median Age Male and Female.
Algeria	average age - 28.9 years
	male - 28.6 years
	female - 29.3 years
Angola	average age - 15.9 years
	male - 15.4 years
	female - 16.4 years
Benin	average age - 17 years
	male - 16.4 years
	female - 17.6 years
Botswana	average age - 25.7 years
	male - 24.5 years
	female - 26.7 years
Burkina Faso	average age - 17.9 years
	male - 17 years
	female - 18.7 years
Burundi	average age - 17.7 years
	male - 17.4 years
	female - 18 years
Cabo Verde	average age - 26.8 years
	male - 25.9 years
	female - 27.6 years
Cameroon	average age - 18.5 years
	male - 18.2 years
	female - 18.8 years
Central African Republic	average age - 20 years
	male - 19.7 years
	female - 20.3 years
Chad	average age - 16.1 years
	male - 15.6 years
	female - 16.5 years
Democratic Republic of the Congo	average age - 16.7 years
	male - 16.5 years
	female - 16.8 years
Republic of the Congo	average age - 19.5 years
	male - 19.3 years
	female - 19.7 years
Cote d'Ivoire	average age - 20.3 years
	male - 20.3 years
	female - 20.3 years
Djibouti	average age - 24.9 years
	male - 23 years
	female - 26.4 years
Egypt	average age - 24.1 years
	male - 23.8 years
	female - 24.5 years
Equatorial Guinea	average age - 20.3 years
	male - 19.9 years
	female - 20.7 years
Eritrea	average age - 20.3 years
	male - 19.7 years
	female - 20.8 years
Eswatini	average age - 23.7 years
	male - 22.5 years
	female - 24.7 years
Ethiopia	average age - 19.8 years
	male - 19.6 years
	female - 20.1 years
Gabon	average age - 21 years
	male - 21.4 years
	female - 20.6 years
The Gambia	average age - 21.8 years
	male - 21.5 years
	female - 22.2 years
Ghana	average age - 21.4 years
	male - 21 years
	female - 21.9 years
Guinea	average age - 19.1 years
	male - 18.9 years
	female - 19.4 years
Guinea-Bissau	average age - 18 years
	male - 17.4 years
	female - 18.6 years
Kenya	average age - 20 years
	male - 19.9 years
	female - 20.1 years
Lesotho	average age - 24.7 years
	male - 24.7 years
	female - 24.7 years
Liberia	average age - 18 years
	male - 17.7 years
	female - 18.2 years
Libya	average age - 25.8 years
	male - 25.9 years
	female - 25.7 years
Madagascar	average age - 20.3 years
	male - 20.1 years
	female - 20.5 years
Malawi	average age - 16.8 years
	male - 16.7 years
	female - 16.9 years
Mali	average age - 16 years
	male - 15.3 years
	female - 16.7 years
Mauritania	average age - 21 years
	male - 20.1 years
	female - 22 years
Mauritius	average age - 36.3 years
	male - 35 years
	female - 37.6 years
Morocco	average age - 29.1 years
	male - 28.7 years
	female - 29.6 years
Mozambique	average age - 17 years
	male - 16.3 years
	female - 17.6 years
Namibia	average age - 21.8 years
	male - 21.1 years
	female - 22.6 years
Niger	average age - 14.8 years
	male - 14.5 years
	female - 15.1 years
Nigeria	average age - 18.6 years
	male - 18.4 years
	female - 18.9 years
Rwanda	average age - 19.7 years
	male - 18.9 years
	female - 20.4 years
Sao Tome and Principe	average age - 19.3 years
	male - 18.9 years
	female - 19.7 years
Senegal	average age - 19.4 years
	male - 18.5 years
	female - 20.3 years
Seychelles	average age - 36.8 years
	male - 36.3 years
	female - 37.4 years
Sierra Leone	average age - 19.1 years
	male - 18.5 years
	female - 19.7 years
Somalia	average age - 18.5 years
	male - 18.7 years
	female - 18.3 years
South Africa	average age - 28 years
	male - 27.9 years
	female - 28.1 years
South Sudan	average age - 18.6 years
	male - 18.9 years
	female - 18.3 years
Sudan	average age - 18.3 years
	male - 18.1 years
	female - 18.5 years
Tanzania	average age - 18.2 years
	male - 17.9 years
	female - 18.4 years
Togo	average age - 20 years
	male - 19.7 years
	female - 20.3 years
Tunisia	average age - 32.7 years
	male - 32 years
	female - 33.3 years
Uganda	average age - 15.7 years
	male - 14.9 years
	female - 16.5 years
Zambia	average age - 16.9 years
	male - 16.7 years
	female - 17 years
Zimbabwe	average age - 20.5 years
	male - 20.3 years
	female - 20.6 years