Chile vs Northern Mariana Islands: Median age

Chile
35.97 years
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands
36.14 years
in 2023
Chile rank
91st
Northern Mariana Islands rank
89th

Median age over time

  • Chile
  • Northern Mariana Islands
010203040195019862023

How they compare

Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 36.14 years against 35.97 years in Chile, a difference of 0.17 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 91st and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 89th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Northern Mariana Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Northern Mariana Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 19.45 years 15.92 years 3.53 years Chile
1960s 19.35 years 13.76 years 5.58 years Chile
1970s 20.61 years 16.3 years 4.32 years Chile
1980s 23.27 years 22.13 years 1.14 years Chile
1990s 26.2 years 26.53 years 0.3358 years Northern Mariana Islands
2000s 29.73 years 30.41 years 0.6844 years Northern Mariana Islands
2010s 33.11 years 32.85 years 0.2593 years Chile
2020s 35.32 years 34.81 years 0.5162 years Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Chile or Northern Mariana Islands?
Northern Mariana Islands, at 36.14 years against 35.97 years in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Chile and Northern Mariana Islands?
0.17 years, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Northern Mariana Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Chile and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for median age?
Chile ranks 91st and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 89th 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.

Individual pages

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

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.