Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Italy or Japan?

Japan, at 48.96 years against 47.46 years in Italy as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?

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.

Italy vs Japan: Median age vs. births per woman

Italy

47.46 years

in 2023

Japan

48.96 years

in 2023

Italy rank

6th

Japan rank

4th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Italy
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 48.96 years against 47.46 years in Italy, a difference of 1.5 years.

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

Italy ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.98 years	22.65 years	6.32 years	Italy
1960s	31.23 years	26.36 years	4.87 years	Italy
1970s	32.44 years	29.59 years	2.85 years	Italy
1980s	34.4 years	34.14 years	0.2618 years	Italy
1990s	37.6 years	38.73 years	1.14 years	Japan
2000s	40.71 years	42.34 years	1.63 years	Japan
2010s	44.22 years	45.69 years	1.47 years	Japan
2020s	46.94 years	48.33 years	1.39 years	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Italy or Japan?: Japan, at 48.96 years against 47.46 years in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Italy and Japan?: 1.5 years, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Italy ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th 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.