Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Germany or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 45.31 years against 45.15 years in Germany as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Germany and Puerto Rico?

0.16 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Puerto Rico?

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.

Germany vs Puerto Rico: Median age vs. births per woman

Germany

45.15 years

in 2023

Puerto Rico

45.31 years

in 2023

Germany rank

15th

Puerto Rico rank

14th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Germany
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 45.31 years against 45.15 years in Germany, a difference of 0.16 years.

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

Germany ranks 15th and Puerto Rico ranks 14th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	33.19 years	17.23 years	15.96 years	Germany
1960s	33.44 years	18.77 years	14.67 years	Germany
1970s	34.34 years	21.87 years	12.46 years	Germany
1980s	36 years	25.24 years	10.76 years	Germany
1990s	37.33 years	29.16 years	8.17 years	Germany
2000s	40.88 years	33.38 years	7.5 years	Germany
2010s	44.45 years	39.74 years	4.71 years	Germany
2020s	44.99 years	44.92 years	0.0748 years	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Germany or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 45.31 years against 45.15 years in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Germany and Puerto Rico?: 0.16 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Germany and Puerto Rico rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Germany ranks 15th and Puerto Rico ranks 14th 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.