Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Ireland or Luxembourg?

Luxembourg, at 38.89 years against 38.42 years in Ireland as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Ireland and Luxembourg?

0.47 years, with Luxembourg ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Luxembourg?

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.

Ireland vs Luxembourg: Median age vs. births per woman

Ireland

38.42 years

in 2023

Luxembourg

38.89 years

in 2023

Ireland rank

68th

Luxembourg rank

65th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Ireland
Luxembourg

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 38.89 years against 38.42 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.47 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 68th and Luxembourg ranks 65th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Luxembourg	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.12 years	34.02 years	4.9 years	Luxembourg
1960s	27.74 years	34.18 years	6.44 years	Luxembourg
1970s	25.6 years	34.01 years	8.41 years	Luxembourg
1980s	26.34 years	34.63 years	8.29 years	Luxembourg
1990s	29.77 years	35.7 years	5.93 years	Luxembourg
2000s	32.21 years	37.05 years	4.84 years	Luxembourg
2010s	35.15 years	38.24 years	3.1 years	Luxembourg
2020s	37.84 years	38.69 years	0.8583 years	Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Ireland or Luxembourg?: Luxembourg, at 38.89 years against 38.42 years in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Ireland and Luxembourg?: 0.47 years, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Luxembourg?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Luxembourg rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Ireland ranks 68th and Luxembourg ranks 65th 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.