Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Norway or Thailand?

Thailand, at 39.66 years against 39.54 years in Norway as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Norway and Thailand?

0.12 years, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Thailand?

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.

Norway vs Thailand: Median age vs. births per woman

Norway

39.54 years

in 2023

Thailand

39.66 years

in 2023

Norway rank

59th

Thailand rank

58th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Norway
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 39.66 years against 39.54 years in Norway, a difference of 0.12 years.

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

Norway ranks 59th and Thailand ranks 58th of 236 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	32.48 years	17.37 years	15.11 years	Norway
1960s	33.02 years	16.41 years	16.61 years	Norway
1970s	31.52 years	17.29 years	14.23 years	Norway
1980s	33.41 years	20.69 years	12.72 years	Norway
1990s	35.02 years	25.87 years	9.15 years	Norway
2000s	36.74 years	31.01 years	5.73 years	Norway
2010s	38.16 years	35.57 years	2.59 years	Norway
2020s	39.33 years	38.94 years	0.3825 years	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Norway or Thailand?: Thailand, at 39.66 years against 39.54 years in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Norway and Thailand?: 0.12 years, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Thailand?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Norway and Thailand rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Norway ranks 59th and Thailand ranks 58th 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.