Algeria vs India: Median age
Algeria
28.19 years
in 2023
India
28.06 years
in 2023
Algeria rank
144th
India rank
146th
Median age over time
- Algeria
- India
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 28.19 years against 28.06 years in India, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.
Algeria ranks 144th and India ranks 146th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.64 years | 19.73 years | 2.09 years | India |
| 1960s | 15.63 years | 18.58 years | 2.95 years | India |
| 1970s | 15.32 years | 18.38 years | 3.06 years | India |
| 1980s | 16.27 years | 19.23 years | 2.95 years | India |
| 1990s | 18.73 years | 20.3 years | 1.57 years | India |
| 2000s | 22.87 years | 22.18 years | 0.6864 years | Algeria |
| 2010s | 26.39 years | 25.12 years | 1.27 years | Algeria |
| 2020s | 27.89 years | 27.53 years | 0.3618 years | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median age, Algeria or India?
- Algeria, at 28.19 years against 28.06 years in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median age between Algeria and India?
- 0.13 years, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and India rank globally for median age?
- Algeria ranks 144th and India ranks 146th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.