Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Malaysia or Maldives?

Maldives, at 31.12 years against 30.06 years in Malaysia as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Malaysia and Maldives?

1.06 years, with Maldives ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Maldives?

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.

Malaysia vs Maldives: Median age vs. births per woman

Malaysia

30.06 years

in 2023

Maldives

31.12 years

in 2023

Malaysia rank

127th

Maldives rank

125th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Malaysia
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 31.12 years against 30.06 years in Malaysia, a difference of 1.06 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 127th and Maldives ranks 125th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.64 years	18.57 years	0.9238 years	Maldives
1960s	15.92 years	18.49 years	2.57 years	Maldives
1970s	17.37 years	15.95 years	1.41 years	Malaysia
1980s	19.55 years	15.75 years	3.81 years	Malaysia
1990s	21.37 years	15.95 years	5.42 years	Malaysia
2000s	23.26 years	20.14 years	3.11 years	Malaysia
2010s	26.6 years	26.14 years	0.4594 years	Malaysia
2020s	29.34 years	30.05 years	0.7112 years	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Malaysia or Maldives?: Maldives, at 31.12 years against 30.06 years in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Malaysia and Maldives?: 1.06 years, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Maldives?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Maldives rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Malaysia ranks 127th and Maldives ranks 125th 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.