Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Bangladesh or Philippines?

Bangladesh, at 25.32 years against 25.29 years in Philippines as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Bangladesh and Philippines?

0.03 years, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Philippines?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age vs. births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Philippines: Median age vs. births per woman

Bangladesh

25.32 years

in 2023

Philippines

25.29 years

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

160th

Philippines rank

161st

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Bangladesh
Philippines

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 25.32 years against 25.29 years in Philippines, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 160th and Philippines ranks 161st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.23 years	15.22 years	3.01 years	Bangladesh
1960s	17.45 years	14.45 years	3 years	Bangladesh
1970s	16.48 years	15.2 years	1.28 years	Bangladesh
1980s	16.73 years	17.02 years	0.2877 years	Philippines
1990s	18.37 years	18.18 years	0.1846 years	Bangladesh
2000s	20.62 years	19.81 years	0.8064 years	Bangladesh
2010s	23.23 years	22.16 years	1.07 years	Bangladesh
2020s	24.9 years	24.67 years	0.2275 years	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Bangladesh or Philippines?: Bangladesh, at 25.32 years against 25.29 years in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Bangladesh and Philippines?: 0.03 years, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Philippines?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Philippines rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Bangladesh ranks 160th and Philippines ranks 161st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age vs. births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Median age vs. births per woman
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: 28 August 2026

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