Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Ghana or Nauru?

Ghana, at 20.93 years against 20.43 years in Nauru as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nauru?

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.

Ghana vs Nauru: Median age vs. births per woman

Ghana

20.93 years

in 2023

Nauru

20.43 years

in 2023

Ghana rank

187th

Nauru rank

190th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Ghana
Nauru

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 20.93 years against 20.43 years in Nauru, a difference of 0.5 years.

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

Ghana ranks 187th and Nauru ranks 190th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Nauru in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Nauru	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.62 years	20.48 years	2.86 years	Nauru
1960s	15.63 years	21.87 years	6.24 years	Nauru
1970s	14.91 years	19.66 years	4.74 years	Nauru
1980s	15.91 years	22.45 years	6.54 years	Nauru
1990s	16.52 years	18.51 years	1.98 years	Nauru
2000s	18.18 years	19.99 years	1.81 years	Nauru
2010s	19.72 years	20.68 years	0.9562 years	Nauru
2020s	20.66 years	20.65 years	0.003 years	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Ghana or Nauru?: Ghana, at 20.93 years against 20.43 years in Nauru as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Ghana and Nauru?: 0.5 years, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nauru?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Nauru rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Ghana ranks 187th and Nauru ranks 190th 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.