Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Costa Rica or New Caledonia?

Costa Rica, at 34.07 years against 33.89 years in New Caledonia as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Costa Rica and New Caledonia?

0.18 years, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Caledonia?

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.

Costa Rica vs New Caledonia: Median age vs. births per woman

Costa Rica

34.07 years

in 2023

New Caledonia

33.89 years

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

104th

New Caledonia rank

107th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Costa Rica
New Caledonia

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 34.07 years against 33.89 years in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.18 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 104th and New Caledonia ranks 107th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16.35 years	21.07 years	4.72 years	New Caledonia
1960s	15.73 years	19.9 years	4.17 years	New Caledonia
1970s	17.7 years	19.13 years	1.43 years	New Caledonia
1980s	20.45 years	20.62 years	0.1698 years	New Caledonia
1990s	22.78 years	23.61 years	0.8338 years	New Caledonia
2000s	25.81 years	27.04 years	1.23 years	New Caledonia
2010s	29.95 years	30.66 years	0.7101 years	New Caledonia
2020s	33.29 years	33.4 years	0.1178 years	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Costa Rica or New Caledonia?: Costa Rica, at 34.07 years against 33.89 years in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Costa Rica and New Caledonia?: 0.18 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Caledonia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and New Caledonia rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Costa Rica ranks 104th and New Caledonia ranks 107th 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.