Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Greece or Portugal?

Portugal, at 46.2 years against 45.75 years in Greece as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Greece and Portugal?

0.45 years, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?

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.

Greece vs Portugal: Median age vs. births per woman

Greece

45.75 years

in 2023

Portugal

46.2 years

in 2023

Greece rank

12th

Portugal rank

10th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Greece
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 46.2 years against 45.75 years in Greece, a difference of 0.45 years.

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

Greece ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 10th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	25.85 years	25.98 years	0.1236 years	Portugal
1960s	29.15 years	27.7 years	1.45 years	Greece
1970s	32.56 years	28.77 years	3.79 years	Greece
1980s	33.54 years	30.99 years	2.56 years	Greece
1990s	35.9 years	34.85 years	1.05 years	Greece
2000s	38.28 years	38.28 years	0.0041 years	Greece
2010s	42.31 years	42.55 years	0.2444 years	Portugal
2020s	45.08 years	45.61 years	0.5353 years	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Greece or Portugal?: Portugal, at 46.2 years against 45.75 years in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Greece and Portugal?: 0.45 years, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Greece ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 10th 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.