Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Estonia or France?

Estonia, at 41.89 years against 41.82 years in France as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Estonia and France?

0.07 years, with Estonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and France?

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.

Estonia vs France: Median age vs. births per woman

Estonia

41.89 years

in 2023

France

41.82 years

in 2023

Estonia rank

39th

France rank

40th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Estonia
France

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 41.89 years against 41.82 years in France, a difference of 0.07 years.

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

Estonia ranks 39th and France ranks 40th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 7 and France in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	France	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.23 years	31.96 years	2.73 years	France
1960s	31.94 years	31.76 years	0.1774 years	Estonia
1970s	33.07 years	30.87 years	2.21 years	Estonia
1980s	32.9 years	32.4 years	0.5016 years	Estonia
1990s	35.05 years	35.05 years	0.0022 years	Estonia
2000s	38.13 years	37.76 years	0.3766 years	Estonia
2010s	40.36 years	40.11 years	0.2524 years	Estonia
2020s	41.6 years	41.51 years	0.089 years	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Estonia or France?: Estonia, at 41.89 years against 41.82 years in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Estonia and France?: 0.07 years, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and France?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Estonia and France rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Estonia ranks 39th and France ranks 40th 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.