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

Philippines, at 25.29 years against 25.27 years in Nicaragua as of 2023.

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

0.02 years, with Philippines ahead.

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

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.

Nicaragua vs Philippines: Median age vs. births per woman

Nicaragua

25.27 years

in 2023

Philippines

25.29 years

in 2023

Nicaragua rank

162nd

Philippines rank

161st

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Nicaragua
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 25.29 years against 25.27 years in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.02 years.

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

Nicaragua ranks 162nd and Philippines ranks 161st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Philippines in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15.86 years	15.22 years	0.6365 years	Nicaragua
1960s	14.93 years	14.45 years	0.476 years	Nicaragua
1970s	15.12 years	15.2 years	0.078 years	Philippines
1980s	15.22 years	17.02 years	1.8 years	Philippines
1990s	16.49 years	18.18 years	1.69 years	Philippines
2000s	19.52 years	19.81 years	0.2905 years	Philippines
2010s	22.54 years	22.16 years	0.3728 years	Nicaragua
2020s	24.76 years	24.67 years	0.0905 years	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Nicaragua or Philippines?: Philippines, at 25.29 years against 25.27 years in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Nicaragua and Philippines?: 0.02 years, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Philippines?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Philippines rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Nicaragua ranks 162nd and Philippines ranks 161st 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.