How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and United Arab Emirates?

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.

Brunei vs United Arab Emirates: Median age

Brunei

31.76 years

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

31.23 years

in 2023

Brunei rank

121st

United Arab Emirates rank

124th

Median age over time

Brunei
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 31.76 years against 31.23 years in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.53 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 121st and United Arab Emirates ranks 124th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19.82 years	17.21 years	2.61 years	Brunei
1960s	16.38 years	20.73 years	4.36 years	United Arab Emirates
1970s	17.53 years	23.65 years	6.12 years	United Arab Emirates
1980s	20.49 years	25.37 years	4.88 years	United Arab Emirates
1990s	23.29 years	26.27 years	2.98 years	United Arab Emirates
2000s	26.15 years	29.32 years	3.18 years	United Arab Emirates
2010s	28.34 years	30.77 years	2.43 years	United Arab Emirates
2020s	31.04 years	30.97 years	0.0755 years	Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Brunei or United Arab Emirates?: Brunei, at 31.76 years against 31.23 years in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Brunei and United Arab Emirates?: 0.53 years, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and United Arab Emirates?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brunei and United Arab Emirates rank globally for median age?: Brunei ranks 121st and United Arab Emirates ranks 124th 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.