Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Finland or Latvia?

Latvia, at 43.08 years against 42.79 years in Finland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?

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.

Finland vs Latvia: Median age vs. births per woman

Finland

42.79 years

in 2023

Latvia

43.08 years

in 2023

Finland rank

33rd

Latvia rank

32nd

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Finland
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 43.08 years against 42.79 years in Finland, a difference of 0.29 years.

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

Finland ranks 33rd and Latvia ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	26.94 years	29.66 years	2.72 years	Latvia
1960s	27.66 years	32.17 years	4.51 years	Latvia
1970s	29.73 years	33.76 years	4.03 years	Latvia
1980s	33.52 years	33.66 years	0.1416 years	Latvia
1990s	36.73 years	35.07 years	1.66 years	Finland
2000s	39.7 years	38.27 years	1.42 years	Finland
2010s	41.46 years	41.56 years	0.0978 years	Latvia
2020s	42.46 years	42.94 years	0.4798 years	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Finland or Latvia?: Latvia, at 43.08 years against 42.79 years in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Finland and Latvia?: 0.29 years, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Finland ranks 33rd and Latvia ranks 32nd 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.