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Median age vs. births per woman, 2023

The median age divides the population in two parts of equal size: that is, there are as many persons with agesabove the median as there are with ages below the median.

Births per woman (births per woman)123456Median age (years)20BrazilBrazilChinaChinaDemocratic Republic of CongoDemocratic Republic of CongoEgyptEgyptIndiaIndiaKenyaKenyaLaosLaosLatviaLatviaMacaoMacaoNigeriaNigeriaPakistanPakistanZambiaZambiaAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America1.4B1.4BCircles sized byPopulation

Data source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – Learn more about this data

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Note: The total fertility rate is the number of children born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and givebirth to children at the current age-specific fertility rates.

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