Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Marshall Islands or Timor-Leste?

Timor-Leste, at 20.97 years against 20.7 years in Marshall Islands as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Marshall Islands and Timor-Leste?

0.27 years, with Timor-Leste ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Timor-Leste?

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.

Marshall Islands vs Timor-Leste: Median age vs. births per woman

Marshall Islands

20.7 years

in 2023

Timor-Leste

20.97 years

in 2023

Marshall Islands rank

188th

Timor-Leste rank

185th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Marshall Islands
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 20.97 years against 20.7 years in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.27 years.

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

Marshall Islands ranks 188th and Timor-Leste ranks 185th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 3 and Timor-Leste in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Marshall Islands	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.07 years	17.57 years	0.5026 years	Timor-Leste
1960s	15.54 years	18.83 years	3.28 years	Timor-Leste
1970s	15 years	19.55 years	4.55 years	Timor-Leste
1980s	13.78 years	19 years	5.22 years	Timor-Leste
1990s	15.25 years	17.82 years	2.58 years	Timor-Leste
2000s	18.42 years	17.58 years	0.8384 years	Marshall Islands
2010s	20.42 years	18.7 years	1.72 years	Marshall Islands
2020s	21.08 years	20.51 years	0.5758 years	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Marshall Islands or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 20.97 years against 20.7 years in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Marshall Islands and Timor-Leste?: 0.27 years, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Timor-Leste?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Marshall Islands and Timor-Leste rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Marshall Islands ranks 188th and Timor-Leste ranks 185th 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.