Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Lesotho or Tajikistan?

Tajikistan, at 21.93 years against 21.43 years in Lesotho as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Lesotho and Tajikistan?

0.5 years, with Tajikistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tajikistan?

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.

Lesotho vs Tajikistan: Median age vs. births per woman

Lesotho

21.43 years

in 2023

Tajikistan

21.93 years

in 2023

Lesotho rank

183rd

Tajikistan rank

181st

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Lesotho
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 21.93 years against 21.43 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.5 years.

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

Lesotho ranks 183rd and Tajikistan ranks 181st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Tajikistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16.81 years	20.98 years	4.17 years	Tajikistan
1960s	16.39 years	18.4 years	2.01 years	Tajikistan
1970s	17.59 years	16.74 years	0.8432 years	Lesotho
1980s	17.51 years	17.14 years	0.3675 years	Lesotho
1990s	17.51 years	16.82 years	0.6943 years	Lesotho
2000s	18.84 years	18.46 years	0.3885 years	Lesotho
2010s	20.28 years	20.58 years	0.2994 years	Tajikistan
2020s	21.2 years	21.66 years	0.4585 years	Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Lesotho or Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 21.93 years against 21.43 years in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Lesotho and Tajikistan?: 0.5 years, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tajikistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Tajikistan rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Lesotho ranks 183rd and Tajikistan ranks 181st 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.