Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Sri Lanka or Viet Nam?

Sri Lanka, at 32.81 years against 32.43 years in Viet Nam as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?

0.38 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?

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.

Sri Lanka vs Viet Nam: Median age vs. births per woman

Sri Lanka

32.81 years

in 2023

Viet Nam

32.43 years

in 2023

Sri Lanka rank

114th

Viet Nam rank

117th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Sri Lanka
Viet Nam

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 32.81 years against 32.43 years in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.38 years.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 114th and Viet Nam ranks 117th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 7 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19.19 years	22.09 years	2.91 years	Viet Nam
1960s	18.56 years	18.27 years	0.2988 years	Sri Lanka
1970s	19.6 years	17.64 years	1.96 years	Sri Lanka
1980s	21.19 years	18.85 years	2.34 years	Sri Lanka
1990s	24.18 years	20.62 years	3.56 years	Sri Lanka
2000s	27.54 years	24.67 years	2.87 years	Sri Lanka
2010s	30.55 years	28.93 years	1.62 years	Sri Lanka
2020s	32.44 years	31.72 years	0.7237 years	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Sri Lanka or Viet Nam?: Sri Lanka, at 32.81 years against 32.43 years in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?: 0.38 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Viet Nam rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Sri Lanka ranks 114th and Viet Nam ranks 117th 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.