Japan vs Vatican: Median age vs births per woman

Japan
48.96
in 2023
Vatican
59.62
in 2023
Japan rank
4th
Vatican rank
1st

Median age vs births per woman over time

  • Japan
  • Vatican
2030405060195019862023

How they compare

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

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 23.22 0.5689 Vatican
1960s 26.36 29.54 3.18 Vatican
1970s 29.59 36.24 6.64 Vatican
1980s 34.14 42.86 8.72 Vatican
1990s 38.73 49.66 10.92 Vatican
2000s 42.34 56.89 14.55 Vatican
2010s 45.69 61.07 15.38 Vatican
2020s 48.33 60.01 11.68 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 against 48.96 in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs births per woman between Japan and Vatican?
10.66, 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?
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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed