Which has higher median age, Bangladesh or French Guiana?

Bangladesh, at 25.32 years against 25.22 years in French Guiana as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Bangladesh and French Guiana?

0.1 years, with Bangladesh ahead.

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

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 French Guiana: Median age

Bangladesh

25.32 years

in 2023

French Guiana

25.22 years

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

160th

French Guiana rank

163rd

Median age over time

Bangladesh
French Guiana

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 25.32 years against 25.22 years in French Guiana, a difference of 0.1 years.

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

Bangladesh ranks 160th and French Guiana ranks 163rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	French Guiana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.23 years	24.41 years	6.18 years	French Guiana
1960s	17.45 years	21.6 years	4.15 years	French Guiana
1970s	16.48 years	20.99 years	4.51 years	French Guiana
1980s	16.73 years	22.95 years	6.22 years	French Guiana
1990s	18.37 years	23.45 years	5.08 years	French Guiana
2000s	20.62 years	22.41 years	1.8 years	French Guiana
2010s	23.23 years	23.36 years	0.1279 years	French Guiana
2020s	24.9 years	25.22 years	0.3138 years	French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Bangladesh or French Guiana?: Bangladesh, at 25.32 years against 25.22 years in French Guiana as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Bangladesh and French Guiana?: 0.1 years, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and French Guiana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and French Guiana rank globally for median age?: Bangladesh ranks 160th and French Guiana ranks 163rd 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.