Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Lebanon or South Africa?

Lebanon, at 28.32 years against 28.21 years in South Africa as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Lebanon and South Africa?

0.11 years, with Lebanon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and South Africa?

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.

Lebanon vs South Africa: Median age vs. births per woman

Lebanon

28.32 years

in 2023

South Africa

28.21 years

in 2023

Lebanon rank

142nd

South Africa rank

143rd

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Lebanon
South Africa

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 28.32 years against 28.21 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.11 years.

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

Lebanon ranks 142nd and South Africa ranks 143rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	20.76 years	18.63 years	2.13 years	Lebanon
1960s	17.42 years	17.8 years	0.3747 years	South Africa
1970s	17.83 years	17.88 years	0.0544 years	South Africa
1980s	19.56 years	19.22 years	0.334 years	Lebanon
1990s	21.68 years	20.47 years	1.21 years	Lebanon
2000s	24.78 years	22.03 years	2.75 years	Lebanon
2010s	27.91 years	25.21 years	2.69 years	Lebanon
2020s	28.05 years	27.75 years	0.2965 years	Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Lebanon or South Africa?: Lebanon, at 28.32 years against 28.21 years in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Lebanon and South Africa?: 0.11 years, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and South Africa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and South Africa rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Lebanon ranks 142nd and South Africa ranks 143rd 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.