Median age vs. births per woman

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

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects (2022)

Note: The total fertility rate is the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years and give birth to children at the current age-specific fertility rates.