Which has higher median age, Algeria or Suriname?

Algeria, at 28.19 years against 28.1 years in Suriname as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Algeria and Suriname?

0.09 years, with Algeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Suriname?

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Suriname: Median age

Algeria

28.19 years

in 2023

Suriname

28.1 years

in 2023

Algeria rank

144th

Suriname rank

145th

Median age over time

Algeria
Suriname

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 28.19 years against 28.1 years in Suriname, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 144th and Suriname ranks 145th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.64 years	17.45 years	0.19 years	Algeria
1960s	15.63 years	15.65 years	0.0218 years	Suriname
1970s	15.32 years	15.68 years	0.3617 years	Suriname
1980s	16.27 years	18.55 years	2.27 years	Suriname
1990s	18.73 years	21.03 years	2.3 years	Suriname
2000s	22.87 years	24.23 years	1.36 years	Suriname
2010s	26.39 years	26.4 years	0.0106 years	Suriname
2020s	27.89 years	27.79 years	0.1047 years	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Algeria or Suriname?: Algeria, at 28.19 years against 28.1 years in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Algeria and Suriname?: 0.09 years, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Suriname?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Suriname rank globally for median age?: Algeria ranks 144th and Suriname ranks 145th 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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Indicator: Median age
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: 17 September 2026

Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.