El Salvador vs Paraguay: Median age vs. births per woman

El Salvador
26.96 years
in 2023
Paraguay
26.34 years
in 2023
El Salvador rank
151st
Paraguay rank
155th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

  • El Salvador
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 26.96 years against 26.34 years in Paraguay, a difference of 0.62 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 151st and Paraguay ranks 155th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Paraguay Difference Ahead
1950s 16.66 years 15.63 years 1.03 years El Salvador
1960s 15.78 years 15.8 years 0.0157 years Paraguay
1970s 15.76 years 16.67 years 0.9093 years Paraguay
1980s 17.03 years 17.95 years 0.9167 years Paraguay
1990s 18.56 years 18.43 years 0.1307 years El Salvador
2000s 21.44 years 20.3 years 1.14 years El Salvador
2010s 23.78 years 23.73 years 0.0575 years El Salvador
2020s 26.31 years 25.93 years 0.3852 years El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, El Salvador or Paraguay?
El Salvador, at 26.96 years against 26.34 years in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between El Salvador and Paraguay?
0.62 years, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?
El Salvador ranks 151st and Paraguay ranks 155th 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

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