Iceland vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Median age vs. births per woman

Iceland
35.81 years
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
36.05 years
in 2023
Iceland rank
93rd
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
90th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

  • Iceland
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 36.05 years against 35.81 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.24 years.

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

Iceland ranks 93rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 90th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 25.16 years 17.2 years 7.96 years Iceland
1960s 23.49 years 19.94 years 3.55 years Iceland
1970s 24.38 years 20.17 years 4.21 years Iceland
1980s 27.21 years 22.95 years 4.26 years Iceland
1990s 30.29 years 26.7 years 3.59 years Iceland
2000s 32.93 years 31.03 years 1.89 years Iceland
2010s 34.79 years 34.08 years 0.7089 years Iceland
2020s 35.72 years 35.69 years 0.0245 years Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Iceland or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 36.05 years against 35.81 years in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Iceland and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.24 years, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?
Iceland ranks 93rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 90th 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
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.