Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, South Africa or Suriname?

South Africa, at 28.21 years against 28.1 years in Suriname as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between South Africa and Suriname?

0.11 years, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Suriname?

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.

South Africa vs Suriname: Median age vs. births per woman

South Africa

28.21 years

in 2023

Suriname

28.1 years

in 2023

South Africa rank

143rd

Suriname rank

145th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

South Africa
Suriname

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 28.21 years against 28.1 years in Suriname, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 143rd and Suriname ranks 145th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.63 years	17.45 years	1.19 years	South Africa
1960s	17.8 years	15.65 years	2.15 years	South Africa
1970s	17.88 years	15.68 years	2.2 years	South Africa
1980s	19.22 years	18.55 years	0.6772 years	South Africa
1990s	20.47 years	21.03 years	0.5595 years	Suriname
2000s	22.03 years	24.23 years	2.2 years	Suriname
2010s	25.21 years	26.4 years	1.19 years	Suriname
2020s	27.75 years	27.79 years	0.0335 years	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, South Africa or Suriname?: South Africa, at 28.21 years against 28.1 years in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between South Africa and Suriname?: 0.11 years, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Suriname?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Suriname rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: South Africa ranks 143rd and Suriname ranks 145th 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.