Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Eritrea or Guinea-Bissau?

Guinea-Bissau, at 18.94 years against 18.65 years in Eritrea as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?

0.29 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?

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.

Eritrea vs Guinea-Bissau: Median age vs. births per woman

Eritrea

18.65 years

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

18.94 years

in 2023

Eritrea rank

206th

Guinea-Bissau rank

203rd

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Eritrea
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 18.94 years against 18.65 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.29 years.

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

Eritrea ranks 206th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 203rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.14 years	21.11 years	3.96 years	Guinea-Bissau
1960s	17.89 years	20.1 years	2.22 years	Guinea-Bissau
1970s	17.03 years	17.45 years	0.4187 years	Guinea-Bissau
1980s	16.68 years	16.12 years	0.5684 years	Eritrea
1990s	16.69 years	16.07 years	0.6148 years	Eritrea
2000s	16.88 years	16.67 years	0.2073 years	Eritrea
2010s	17.44 years	17.56 years	0.1203 years	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	18.3 years	18.64 years	0.3468 years	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Eritrea or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 18.94 years against 18.65 years in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?: 0.29 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Eritrea ranks 206th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 203rd 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.