Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Latvia or Romania?

Latvia, at 43.08 years against 42.62 years in Romania as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Romania?

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.

Latvia vs Romania: Median age vs. births per woman

Latvia

43.08 years

in 2023

Romania

42.62 years

in 2023

Latvia rank

32nd

Romania rank

35th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Latvia
Romania

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 43.08 years against 42.62 years in Romania, a difference of 0.46 years.

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

Latvia ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 35th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.66 years	26.09 years	3.56 years	Latvia
1960s	32.17 years	29.21 years	2.96 years	Latvia
1970s	33.76 years	30.62 years	3.14 years	Latvia
1980s	33.66 years	31.35 years	2.32 years	Latvia
1990s	35.07 years	32.91 years	2.15 years	Latvia
2000s	38.27 years	35.58 years	2.69 years	Latvia
2010s	41.56 years	40.05 years	1.51 years	Latvia
2020s	42.94 years	42.3 years	0.6408 years	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Latvia or Romania?: Latvia, at 43.08 years against 42.62 years in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Latvia and Romania?: 0.46 years, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Romania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Romania rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Latvia ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 35th 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.