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

0.32 years, with Iceland ahead.

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

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 Iceland: Median age

Antigua and Barbuda

35.49 years

in 2023

Iceland

35.81 years

in 2023

Antigua and Barbuda rank

96th

Iceland rank

93rd

Median age over time

Antigua and Barbuda
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 35.81 years against 35.49 years in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 0.32 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 96th and Iceland ranks 93rd of 236 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Antigua and Barbuda	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.08 years	25.16 years	7.08 years	Iceland
1960s	18.07 years	23.49 years	5.43 years	Iceland
1970s	18.37 years	24.38 years	6 years	Iceland
1980s	22.94 years	27.21 years	4.27 years	Iceland
1990s	25.8 years	30.29 years	4.49 years	Iceland
2000s	28.7 years	32.93 years	4.23 years	Iceland
2010s	31.94 years	34.79 years	2.84 years	Iceland
2020s	34.87 years	35.72 years	0.8473 years	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Antigua and Barbuda or Iceland?: Iceland, at 35.81 years against 35.49 years in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Antigua and Barbuda and Iceland?: 0.32 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Iceland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Iceland rank globally for median age?: Antigua and Barbuda ranks 96th and Iceland ranks 93rd 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.