Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Papua New Guinea or Tajikistan?

Papua New Guinea, at 22.34 years against 21.93 years in Tajikistan as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?

0.41 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?

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.

Papua New Guinea vs Tajikistan: Median age vs. births per woman

Papua New Guinea

22.34 years

in 2023

Tajikistan

21.93 years

in 2023

Papua New Guinea rank

178th

Tajikistan rank

181st

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Papua New Guinea
Tajikistan

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 22.34 years against 21.93 years in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.41 years.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 178th and Tajikistan ranks 181st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Tajikistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.66 years	20.98 years	3.32 years	Tajikistan
1960s	16.88 years	18.4 years	1.52 years	Tajikistan
1970s	16.23 years	16.74 years	0.5182 years	Tajikistan
1980s	17.27 years	17.14 years	0.1275 years	Papua New Guinea
1990s	18.14 years	16.82 years	1.33 years	Papua New Guinea
2000s	19.24 years	18.46 years	0.7849 years	Papua New Guinea
2010s	20.74 years	20.58 years	0.1577 years	Papua New Guinea
2020s	22.03 years	21.66 years	0.372 years	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Papua New Guinea or Tajikistan?: Papua New Guinea, at 22.34 years against 21.93 years in Tajikistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?: 0.41 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Papua New Guinea ranks 178th and Tajikistan ranks 181st 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.