Australia vs Palau: Median age
Australia
37.75 years
in 2023
Palau
37.84 years
in 2023
Australia rank
78th
Palau rank
75th
Median age over time
- Australia
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 37.84 years against 37.75 years in Australia, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 78th and Palau ranks 75th of 236 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.13 years | 16.51 years | 12.62 years | Australia |
| 1960s | 27.5 years | 14.47 years | 13.04 years | Australia |
| 1970s | 27.13 years | 16.22 years | 10.9 years | Australia |
| 1980s | 29.6 years | 20.49 years | 9.1 years | Australia |
| 1990s | 32.53 years | 26.71 years | 5.82 years | Australia |
| 2000s | 35.29 years | 31.33 years | 3.97 years | Australia |
| 2010s | 36.26 years | 34.84 years | 1.42 years | Australia |
| 2020s | 37.35 years | 37.31 years | 0.0423 years | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median age, Australia or Palau?
- Palau, at 37.84 years against 37.75 years in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median age between Australia and Palau?
- 0.09 years, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Palau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Palau rank globally for median age?
- Australia ranks 78th and Palau ranks 75th 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.