Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Iraq or Marshall Islands?

Marshall Islands, at 20.7 years against 20.34 years in Iraq as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Iraq and Marshall Islands?

0.36 years, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Marshall Islands?

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.

Iraq vs Marshall Islands: Median age vs. births per woman

Iraq

20.34 years

in 2023

Marshall Islands

20.7 years

in 2023

Iraq rank

191st

Marshall Islands rank

188th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Iraq
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 20.7 years against 20.34 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.36 years.

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

Iraq ranks 191st and Marshall Islands ranks 188th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Marshall Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19.75 years	17.07 years	2.68 years	Iraq
1960s	18.33 years	15.54 years	2.78 years	Iraq
1970s	16.09 years	15 years	1.09 years	Iraq
1980s	15.59 years	13.78 years	1.81 years	Iraq
1990s	16.39 years	15.25 years	1.14 years	Iraq
2000s	17.31 years	18.42 years	1.11 years	Marshall Islands
2010s	18.53 years	20.42 years	1.9 years	Marshall Islands
2020s	19.97 years	21.08 years	1.11 years	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Iraq or Marshall Islands?: Marshall Islands, at 20.7 years against 20.34 years in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Iraq and Marshall Islands?: 0.36 years, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Marshall Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Marshall Islands rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Iraq ranks 191st and Marshall Islands ranks 188th 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.