Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Nepal or Nicaragua?

Nicaragua, at 25.27 years against 24.68 years in Nepal as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Nepal and Nicaragua?

0.59 years, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Nicaragua?

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.

Nepal vs Nicaragua: Median age vs. births per woman

Nepal

24.68 years

in 2023

Nicaragua

25.27 years

in 2023

Nepal rank

165th

Nicaragua rank

162nd

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Nepal
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 25.27 years against 24.68 years in Nepal, a difference of 0.59 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 165th and Nicaragua ranks 162nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.54 years	15.86 years	2.69 years	Nepal
1960s	18.59 years	14.93 years	3.66 years	Nepal
1970s	18.68 years	15.12 years	3.56 years	Nepal
1980s	18.37 years	15.22 years	3.15 years	Nepal
1990s	18.15 years	16.49 years	1.66 years	Nepal
2000s	18.99 years	19.52 years	0.5327 years	Nicaragua
2010s	21.23 years	22.54 years	1.3 years	Nicaragua
2020s	24.13 years	24.76 years	0.6372 years	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Nepal or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 25.27 years against 24.68 years in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Nepal and Nicaragua?: 0.59 years, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Nicaragua?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Nicaragua rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Nepal ranks 165th and Nicaragua ranks 162nd 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.