Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Ethiopia or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 19.05 years against 18.73 years in Ethiopia as of 2023.

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

0.32 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sao Tome and Principe?

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 Sao Tome and Principe: Median age vs. births per woman

Ethiopia

18.73 years

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

19.05 years

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

205th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

202nd

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Ethiopia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 19.05 years against 18.73 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.32 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 205th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 202nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.28 years	23.21 years	5.93 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	17.49 years	20.3 years	2.81 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	16.31 years	15.95 years	0.3617 years	Ethiopia
1980s	15.75 years	16.31 years	0.566 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	15.55 years	16.21 years	0.6682 years	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	15.17 years	17.35 years	2.18 years	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	16.87 years	17.94 years	1.07 years	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	18.43 years	18.77 years	0.3425 years	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Ethiopia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 19.05 years against 18.73 years in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Ethiopia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.32 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Ethiopia ranks 205th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 202nd 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.