Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Gabon or Syria?

Syria, at 22.25 years against 21.5 years in Gabon as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Syria?

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.

Gabon vs Syria: Median age vs. births per woman

Gabon

21.5 years

in 2023

Syria

22.25 years

in 2023

Gabon rank

182nd

Syria rank

179th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Gabon
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 22.25 years against 21.5 years in Gabon, a difference of 0.75 years.

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

Gabon ranks 182nd and Syria ranks 179th of 236 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	26.82 years	18.06 years	8.76 years	Gabon
1960s	24.95 years	15.57 years	9.39 years	Gabon
1970s	21.64 years	14.64 years	7 years	Gabon
1980s	18.83 years	14.84 years	3.99 years	Gabon
1990s	17.81 years	16.3 years	1.5 years	Gabon
2000s	19.03 years	18.83 years	0.1991 years	Gabon
2010s	21 years	19.58 years	1.42 years	Gabon
2020s	21.48 years	21.31 years	0.1632 years	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Gabon or Syria?: Syria, at 22.25 years against 21.5 years in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Gabon and Syria?: 0.75 years, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Syria?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Syria rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Gabon ranks 182nd and Syria ranks 179th 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.