Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Hong Kong, China or Puerto Rico?

Hong Kong, China, at 46.16 years against 45.31 years in Puerto Rico as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Hong Kong, China and Puerto Rico?

0.85 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China 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.

Hong Kong, China vs Puerto Rico: Median age vs. births per woman

Hong Kong, China

46.16 years

in 2023

Puerto Rico

45.31 years

in 2023

Hong Kong, China rank

11th

Puerto Rico rank

14th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Hong Kong, China
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 46.16 years against 45.31 years in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.85 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 11th and Puerto Rico ranks 14th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 7 and Puerto Rico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	22.78 years	17.23 years	5.55 years	Hong Kong, China
1960s	18.09 years	18.77 years	0.6799 years	Puerto Rico
1970s	21.95 years	21.87 years	0.0799 years	Hong Kong, China
1980s	26.83 years	25.24 years	1.59 years	Hong Kong, China
1990s	32.27 years	29.16 years	3.11 years	Hong Kong, China
2000s	37.38 years	33.38 years	4 years	Hong Kong, China
2010s	41.69 years	39.74 years	1.95 years	Hong Kong, China
2020s	45.3 years	44.92 years	0.386 years	Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Hong Kong, China or Puerto Rico?: Hong Kong, China, at 46.16 years against 45.31 years in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Hong Kong, China and Puerto Rico?: 0.85 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Puerto Rico rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Hong Kong, China ranks 11th 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.