Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Eritrea or Liberia?

Eritrea, at 18.65 years against 18.36 years in Liberia as of 2023.

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

0.29 years, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Liberia?

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 Liberia: Median age vs. births per woman

Eritrea

18.65 years

in 2023

Liberia

18.36 years

in 2023

Eritrea rank

206th

Liberia rank

207th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Eritrea
Liberia

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 18.65 years against 18.36 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.29 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.

Eritrea ranks 206th and Liberia ranks 207th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.14 years	18.07 years	0.9211 years	Liberia
1960s	17.89 years	18.13 years	0.2394 years	Liberia
1970s	17.03 years	17.27 years	0.2453 years	Liberia
1980s	16.68 years	16.8 years	0.1109 years	Liberia
1990s	16.69 years	16.9 years	0.2095 years	Liberia
2000s	16.88 years	17.29 years	0.4075 years	Liberia
2010s	17.44 years	17.6 years	0.1643 years	Liberia
2020s	18.3 years	18.11 years	0.1865 years	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Eritrea or Liberia?: Eritrea, at 18.65 years against 18.36 years in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Eritrea and Liberia?: 0.29 years, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Liberia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Liberia rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Eritrea ranks 206th and Liberia ranks 207th 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.