Which has higher median age, Cambodia or Turkmenistan?

Turkmenistan, at 26.23 years against 25.84 years in Cambodia as of 2023.

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

0.39 years, with Turkmenistan ahead.

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

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.

Cambodia vs Turkmenistan: Median age

Cambodia

25.84 years

in 2023

Turkmenistan

26.23 years

in 2023

Cambodia rank

158th

Turkmenistan rank

156th

Median age over time

Cambodia
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 26.23 years against 25.84 years in Cambodia, a difference of 0.39 years.

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

Cambodia ranks 158th and Turkmenistan ranks 156th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.35 years	21.06 years	3.71 years	Turkmenistan
1960s	16.84 years	17.9 years	1.05 years	Turkmenistan
1970s	16.2 years	16.7 years	0.5044 years	Turkmenistan
1980s	16.85 years	18.12 years	1.27 years	Turkmenistan
1990s	16.71 years	18.79 years	2.07 years	Turkmenistan
2000s	18.92 years	21.17 years	2.25 years	Turkmenistan
2010s	23.03 years	24.1 years	1.06 years	Turkmenistan
2020s	25.48 years	25.8 years	0.3185 years	Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Cambodia or Turkmenistan?: Turkmenistan, at 26.23 years against 25.84 years in Cambodia as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Cambodia and Turkmenistan?: 0.39 years, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Turkmenistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Turkmenistan rank globally for median age?: Cambodia ranks 158th and Turkmenistan ranks 156th 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.