Which has higher median age, Antigua and Barbuda or Cook Islands?

Antigua and Barbuda, at 35.49 years against 35.08 years in Cook Islands as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Antigua and Barbuda and Cook Islands?

0.41 years, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Cook Islands?

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.

Antigua and Barbuda vs Cook Islands: Median age

Antigua and Barbuda

35.49 years

in 2023

Cook Islands

35.08 years

in 2023

Antigua and Barbuda rank

96th

Cook Islands rank

99th

Median age over time

Antigua and Barbuda
Cook Islands

How they compare

Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 35.49 years against 35.08 years in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.41 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Antigua and Barbuda has been ahead every year.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 96th and Cook Islands ranks 99th of 236 countries.

Antigua and Barbuda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Antigua and Barbuda	Cook Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.08 years	15.69 years	2.4 years	Antigua and Barbuda
1960s	18.07 years	13.94 years	4.13 years	Antigua and Barbuda
1970s	18.37 years	14.07 years	4.31 years	Antigua and Barbuda
1980s	22.94 years	17.59 years	5.36 years	Antigua and Barbuda
1990s	25.8 years	21.3 years	4.5 years	Antigua and Barbuda
2000s	28.7 years	25.58 years	3.12 years	Antigua and Barbuda
2010s	31.94 years	30.8 years	1.15 years	Antigua and Barbuda
2020s	34.87 years	33.8 years	1.07 years	Antigua and Barbuda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Antigua and Barbuda or Cook Islands?: Antigua and Barbuda, at 35.49 years against 35.08 years in Cook Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Antigua and Barbuda and Cook Islands?: 0.41 years, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Cook Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Cook Islands rank globally for median age?: Antigua and Barbuda ranks 96th and Cook Islands ranks 99th 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

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: 06 August 2026

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