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

Ireland, at 38.42 years against 38.31 years in Macao as of 2023.

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

0.11 years, with Ireland ahead.

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

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 Macao: Median age vs. births per woman

Ireland

38.42 years

in 2023

Macao

38.31 years

in 2023

Ireland rank

68th

Macao rank

69th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Ireland
Macao

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 38.42 years against 38.31 years in Macao, a difference of 0.11 years.

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

Ireland ranks 68th and Macao ranks 69th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Macao in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Macao	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.12 years	23.5 years	5.62 years	Ireland
1960s	27.74 years	16.91 years	10.83 years	Ireland
1970s	25.6 years	17.6 years	8 years	Ireland
1980s	26.34 years	25.5 years	0.8449 years	Ireland
1990s	29.77 years	29.32 years	0.4464 years	Ireland
2000s	32.21 years	32.96 years	0.7537 years	Macao
2010s	35.15 years	36.06 years	0.9168 years	Macao
2020s	37.84 years	37.63 years	0.2102 years	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Ireland or Macao?: Ireland, at 38.42 years against 38.31 years in Macao as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Ireland and Macao?: 0.11 years, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Macao?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Macao rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Ireland ranks 68th and Macao ranks 69th 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.