Which has higher median age, Bangladesh or Nicaragua?

Bangladesh, at 25.32 years against 25.27 years in Nicaragua as of 2023.

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

0.05 years, with Bangladesh ahead.

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

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 Nicaragua: Median age

Bangladesh

25.32 years

in 2023

Nicaragua

25.27 years

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

160th

Nicaragua rank

162nd

Median age over time

Bangladesh
Nicaragua

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 25.32 years against 25.27 years in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.05 years.

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

Bangladesh ranks 160th and Nicaragua ranks 162nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.23 years	15.86 years	2.38 years	Bangladesh
1960s	17.45 years	14.93 years	2.52 years	Bangladesh
1970s	16.48 years	15.12 years	1.36 years	Bangladesh
1980s	16.73 years	15.22 years	1.51 years	Bangladesh
1990s	18.37 years	16.49 years	1.88 years	Bangladesh
2000s	20.62 years	19.52 years	1.1 years	Bangladesh
2010s	23.23 years	22.54 years	0.6956 years	Bangladesh
2020s	24.9 years	24.76 years	0.137 years	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Bangladesh or Nicaragua?: Bangladesh, at 25.32 years against 25.27 years in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Bangladesh and Nicaragua?: 0.05 years, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nicaragua?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Nicaragua rank globally for median age?: Bangladesh ranks 160th and Nicaragua ranks 162nd 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.