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

Gabon, at 21.5 years against 20.97 years in East Timor as of 2023.

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

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 East Timor: Median age vs. births per woman

Gabon

21.5 years

in 2023

East Timor

20.97 years

in 2023

Gabon rank

182nd

East Timor rank

185th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Gabon
East Timor

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 21.5 years against 20.97 years in East Timor, a difference of 0.53 years.

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

Gabon ranks 182nd and East Timor ranks 185th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 6 and East Timor in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1950s	26.82 years	17.57 years	9.25 years	Gabon
1960s	24.95 years	18.83 years	6.13 years	Gabon
1970s	21.64 years	19.55 years	2.09 years	Gabon
1980s	18.83 years	19 years	0.1664 years	East Timor
1990s	17.81 years	17.82 years	0.014 years	East Timor
2000s	19.03 years	17.58 years	1.45 years	Gabon
2010s	21 years	18.7 years	2.3 years	Gabon
2020s	21.48 years	20.51 years	0.971 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 East Timor?: Gabon, at 21.5 years against 20.97 years in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Gabon and East Timor?: 0.53 years, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and East Timor?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gabon and East Timor rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Gabon ranks 182nd and East Timor ranks 185th 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.