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

Ethiopia, at 18.73 years against 18.36 years in Liberia as of 2023.

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

0.37 years, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia 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.

Ethiopia vs Liberia: Median age vs. births per woman

Ethiopia

18.73 years

in 2023

Liberia

18.36 years

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

205th

Liberia rank

207th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Ethiopia
Liberia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 18.73 years against 18.36 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.37 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 205th and Liberia ranks 207th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.28 years	18.07 years	0.789 years	Liberia
1960s	17.49 years	18.13 years	0.6397 years	Liberia
1970s	16.31 years	17.27 years	0.9617 years	Liberia
1980s	15.75 years	16.8 years	1.05 years	Liberia
1990s	15.55 years	16.9 years	1.35 years	Liberia
2000s	15.17 years	17.29 years	2.12 years	Liberia
2010s	16.87 years	17.6 years	0.73 years	Liberia
2020s	18.43 years	18.11 years	0.318 years	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Ethiopia or Liberia?: Ethiopia, at 18.73 years against 18.36 years in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Ethiopia and Liberia?: 0.37 years, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Liberia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Liberia rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Ethiopia ranks 205th 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.