Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Iran or Sri Lanka?

Iran, at 32.87 years against 32.81 years in Sri Lanka as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sri Lanka?

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.

Iran vs Sri Lanka: Median age vs. births per woman

Iran

32.87 years

in 2023

Sri Lanka

32.81 years

in 2023

Iran rank

113th

Sri Lanka rank

114th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Iran
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Iran currently reports 32.87 years against 32.81 years in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 113th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19.7 years	19.19 years	0.5179 years	Iran
1960s	16.9 years	18.56 years	1.67 years	Sri Lanka
1970s	16.91 years	19.6 years	2.69 years	Sri Lanka
1980s	17.26 years	21.19 years	3.93 years	Sri Lanka
1990s	17.82 years	24.18 years	6.35 years	Sri Lanka
2000s	22.88 years	27.54 years	4.66 years	Sri Lanka
2010s	28.45 years	30.55 years	2.11 years	Sri Lanka
2020s	32.09 years	32.44 years	0.3485 years	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Iran or Sri Lanka?: Iran, at 32.87 years against 32.81 years in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Iran and Sri Lanka?: 0.06 years, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sri Lanka?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iran and Sri Lanka rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Iran ranks 113th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th 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.