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

Malaysia, at 30.06 years against 29.6 years in Panama as of 2023.

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

0.46 years, with Malaysia ahead.

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

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 Panama: Median age vs. births per woman

Malaysia

30.06 years

in 2023

Panama

29.6 years

in 2023

Malaysia rank

127th

Panama rank

129th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Malaysia
Panama

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 30.06 years against 29.6 years in Panama, a difference of 0.46 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 127th and Panama ranks 129th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.64 years	17.2 years	0.4477 years	Malaysia
1960s	15.92 years	16.5 years	0.5768 years	Panama
1970s	17.37 years	17 years	0.3655 years	Malaysia
1980s	19.55 years	19.06 years	0.4937 years	Malaysia
1990s	21.37 years	21.75 years	0.379 years	Panama
2000s	23.26 years	24.45 years	1.19 years	Panama
2010s	26.6 years	27.14 years	0.5363 years	Panama
2020s	29.34 years	29.12 years	0.2125 years	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Malaysia or Panama?: Malaysia, at 30.06 years against 29.6 years in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Malaysia and Panama?: 0.46 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Panama?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Panama rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Malaysia ranks 127th and Panama ranks 129th 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.