Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Liberia or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 18.88 years against 18.36 years in Liberia as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Liberia and Madagascar?

0.52 years, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Madagascar?

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.

Liberia vs Madagascar: Median age vs. births per woman

Liberia

18.36 years

in 2023

Madagascar

18.88 years

in 2023

Liberia rank

207th

Madagascar rank

204th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Liberia
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 18.88 years against 18.36 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.52 years.

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

Liberia ranks 207th and Madagascar ranks 204th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.07 years	18.47 years	0.4003 years	Madagascar
1960s	18.13 years	15.82 years	2.3 years	Liberia
1970s	17.27 years	15.51 years	1.76 years	Liberia
1980s	16.8 years	15.44 years	1.36 years	Liberia
1990s	16.9 years	15.97 years	0.9241 years	Liberia
2000s	17.29 years	16.25 years	1.04 years	Liberia
2010s	17.6 years	17.4 years	0.1969 years	Liberia
2020s	18.11 years	18.64 years	0.5295 years	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Liberia or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 18.88 years against 18.36 years in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Liberia and Madagascar?: 0.52 years, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Madagascar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Liberia and Madagascar rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Liberia ranks 207th and Madagascar ranks 204th 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.