Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Madagascar or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 19.05 years against 18.88 years in Madagascar as of 2023.

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

0.17 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Madagascar vs Sao Tome and Principe: Median age vs. births per woman

Madagascar

18.88 years

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

19.05 years

in 2023

Madagascar rank

204th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

202nd

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Madagascar
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 19.05 years against 18.88 years in Madagascar, a difference of 0.17 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 204th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 202nd of 236 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.47 years	23.21 years	4.74 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	15.82 years	20.3 years	4.47 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	15.51 years	15.95 years	0.441 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	15.44 years	16.31 years	0.8746 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	15.97 years	16.21 years	0.2424 years	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	16.25 years	17.35 years	1.1 years	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	17.4 years	17.94 years	0.5375 years	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	18.64 years	18.77 years	0.131 years	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Madagascar or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 19.05 years against 18.88 years in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.17 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Madagascar ranks 204th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 202nd 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.