What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Guatemala and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.38 years, with Guatemala ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Syrian Arab Republic?

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.

Guatemala vs Syrian Arab Republic: Median age vs. births per woman

Guatemala

22.63 years

in 2023

Syrian Arab Republic

22.25 years

in 2023

Guatemala rank

177th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

179th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Guatemala
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 22.63 years against 22.25 years in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.38 years.

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

Guatemala ranks 177th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 179th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Syrian Arab Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16.36 years	18.06 years	1.7 years	Syrian Arab Republic
1960s	15.56 years	15.57 years	0.0042 years	Syrian Arab Republic
1970s	15.81 years	14.64 years	1.17 years	Guatemala
1980s	15.97 years	14.84 years	1.13 years	Guatemala
1990s	16.25 years	16.3 years	0.0509 years	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	17.36 years	18.83 years	1.48 years	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	19.87 years	19.58 years	0.2923 years	Guatemala
2020s	22.08 years	21.31 years	0.7655 years	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Guatemala or Syrian Arab Republic?: Guatemala, at 22.63 years against 22.25 years in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Guatemala and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.38 years, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Syrian Arab Republic?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Guatemala ranks 177th and Syrian Arab Republic 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.