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

Vatican, at 59.62 years against 48.96 years in Japan as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Japan and Vatican?

10.66 years, with Vatican ahead.

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

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.

Japan vs Vatican: Median age vs. births per woman

Japan

48.96 years

in 2023

Vatican

59.62 years

in 2023

Japan rank

4th

Vatican rank

1st

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Japan
Vatican

How they compare

Vatican currently reports 59.62 years against 48.96 years in Japan, a difference of 10.66 years.

That makes Vatican's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 4th and Vatican ranks 1st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Vatican	Difference	Ahead
1950s	22.65 years	23.22 years	0.5689 years	Vatican
1960s	26.36 years	29.54 years	3.18 years	Vatican
1970s	29.59 years	36.24 years	6.64 years	Vatican
1980s	34.14 years	42.86 years	8.72 years	Vatican
1990s	38.73 years	49.66 years	10.92 years	Vatican
2000s	42.34 years	56.89 years	14.55 years	Vatican
2010s	45.69 years	61.07 years	15.38 years	Vatican
2020s	48.33 years	60.01 years	11.68 years	Vatican

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Japan or Vatican?: Vatican, at 59.62 years against 48.96 years in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Japan and Vatican?: 10.66 years, with Vatican ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Vatican?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Japan and Vatican rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Japan ranks 4th and Vatican ranks 1st 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.