Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Belgium or Poland?

Belgium, at 41.44 years against 41.31 years in Poland as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Belgium and Poland?

0.13 years, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Poland?

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.

Belgium vs Poland: Median age vs. births per woman

Belgium

41.44 years

in 2023

Poland

41.31 years

in 2023

Belgium rank

45th

Poland rank

47th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Belgium
Poland

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 41.44 years against 41.31 years in Poland, a difference of 0.13 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 45th and Poland ranks 47th of 236 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	33.88 years	25.16 years	8.72 years	Belgium
1960s	33.8 years	26.43 years	7.37 years	Belgium
1970s	33.2 years	27.52 years	5.68 years	Belgium
1980s	34.08 years	29.73 years	4.35 years	Belgium
1990s	36.37 years	32.76 years	3.61 years	Belgium
2000s	38.99 years	35.47 years	3.53 years	Belgium
2010s	40.33 years	38.21 years	2.12 years	Belgium
2020s	41.08 years	40.68 years	0.3995 years	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Belgium or Poland?: Belgium, at 41.44 years against 41.31 years in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Belgium and Poland?: 0.13 years, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Poland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Poland rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Belgium ranks 45th and Poland ranks 47th 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.