Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, India or Suriname?

Suriname, at 28.1 years against 28.06 years in India as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between India and Suriname?

0.04 years, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Suriname?

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.

India vs Suriname: Median age vs. births per woman

India

28.06 years

in 2023

Suriname

28.1 years

in 2023

India rank

146th

Suriname rank

145th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

India
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 28.1 years against 28.06 years in India, a difference of 0.04 years.

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

India ranks 146th and Suriname ranks 145th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19.73 years	17.45 years	2.28 years	India
1960s	18.58 years	15.65 years	2.93 years	India
1970s	18.38 years	15.68 years	2.7 years	India
1980s	19.23 years	18.55 years	0.6834 years	India
1990s	20.3 years	21.03 years	0.7359 years	Suriname
2000s	22.18 years	24.23 years	2.05 years	Suriname
2010s	25.12 years	26.4 years	1.28 years	Suriname
2020s	27.53 years	27.79 years	0.257 years	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, India or Suriname?: Suriname, at 28.1 years against 28.06 years in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between India and Suriname?: 0.04 years, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Suriname?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do India and Suriname rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: India ranks 146th and Suriname ranks 145th 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.