Which has higher median age, Bangladesh or Cambodia?

Cambodia, at 25.84 years against 25.32 years in Bangladesh as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Bangladesh and Cambodia?

0.52 years, with Cambodia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cambodia?

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.

Bangladesh vs Cambodia: Median age

Bangladesh

25.32 years

in 2023

Cambodia

25.84 years

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

160th

Cambodia rank

158th

Median age over time

Bangladesh
Cambodia

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 25.84 years against 25.32 years in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.52 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 160th and Cambodia ranks 158th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Cambodia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Cambodia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.23 years	17.35 years	0.8836 years	Bangladesh
1960s	17.45 years	16.84 years	0.6041 years	Bangladesh
1970s	16.48 years	16.2 years	0.281 years	Bangladesh
1980s	16.73 years	16.85 years	0.1258 years	Cambodia
1990s	18.37 years	16.71 years	1.65 years	Bangladesh
2000s	20.62 years	18.92 years	1.7 years	Bangladesh
2010s	23.23 years	23.03 years	0.1983 years	Bangladesh
2020s	24.9 years	25.48 years	0.5765 years	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Bangladesh or Cambodia?: Cambodia, at 25.84 years against 25.32 years in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Bangladesh and Cambodia?: 0.52 years, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cambodia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Cambodia rank globally for median age?: Bangladesh ranks 160th and Cambodia ranks 158th 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.