Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Indonesia or Malaysia?

Malaysia, at 30.06 years against 29.83 years in Indonesia as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Indonesia and Malaysia?

0.23 years, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?

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.

Indonesia vs Malaysia: Median age vs. births per woman

Indonesia

29.83 years

in 2023

Malaysia

30.06 years

in 2023

Indonesia rank

128th

Malaysia rank

127th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Indonesia
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 30.06 years against 29.83 years in Indonesia, a difference of 0.23 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 128th and Malaysia ranks 127th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.62 years	17.64 years	0.9777 years	Indonesia
1960s	18.72 years	15.92 years	2.8 years	Indonesia
1970s	17.88 years	17.37 years	0.5156 years	Indonesia
1980s	19.26 years	19.55 years	0.2948 years	Malaysia
1990s	21.98 years	21.37 years	0.6045 years	Indonesia
2000s	24.98 years	23.26 years	1.72 years	Indonesia
2010s	27.74 years	26.6 years	1.14 years	Indonesia
2020s	29.46 years	29.34 years	0.1293 years	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Indonesia or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 30.06 years against 29.83 years in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Indonesia and Malaysia?: 0.23 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Malaysia rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Indonesia ranks 128th and Malaysia ranks 127th 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.