Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Viet Nam or Western Sahara?

Viet Nam, at 32.43 years against 32.04 years in Western Sahara as of 2023.

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

0.39 years, with Viet Nam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Viet Nam and Western Sahara?

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.

Viet Nam vs Western Sahara: Median age vs. births per woman

Viet Nam

32.43 years

in 2023

Western Sahara

32.04 years

in 2023

Viet Nam rank

117th

Western Sahara rank

120th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Viet Nam
Western Sahara

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 32.43 years against 32.04 years in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.39 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Viet Nam ranks 117th and Western Sahara ranks 120th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Viet Nam averaged higher in 5 and Western Sahara in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Viet Nam	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1950s	22.09 years	21.01 years	1.08 years	Viet Nam
1960s	18.27 years	22.51 years	4.24 years	Western Sahara
1970s	17.64 years	18.02 years	0.384 years	Western Sahara
1980s	18.85 years	20.5 years	1.65 years	Western Sahara
1990s	20.62 years	19.33 years	1.29 years	Viet Nam
2000s	24.67 years	24.15 years	0.5241 years	Viet Nam
2010s	28.93 years	28.79 years	0.148 years	Viet Nam
2020s	31.72 years	31.5 years	0.2155 years	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Viet Nam or Western Sahara?: Viet Nam, at 32.43 years against 32.04 years in Western Sahara as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Viet Nam and Western Sahara?: 0.39 years, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Viet Nam and Western Sahara?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Viet Nam and Western Sahara rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Viet Nam ranks 117th and Western Sahara ranks 120th 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.