Which has higher median age, Cook Islands or French Polynesia?

Cook Islands, at 35.08 years against 34.79 years in French Polynesia as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Cook Islands and French Polynesia?

0.29 years, with Cook Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and French Polynesia?

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.

Cook Islands vs French Polynesia: Median age

Cook Islands

35.08 years

in 2023

French Polynesia

34.79 years

in 2023

Cook Islands rank

99th

French Polynesia rank

100th

Median age over time

Cook Islands
French Polynesia

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 35.08 years against 34.79 years in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.29 years.

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

Cook Islands ranks 99th and French Polynesia ranks 100th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and French Polynesia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cook Islands	French Polynesia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15.69 years	17.04 years	1.35 years	French Polynesia
1960s	13.94 years	16.38 years	2.44 years	French Polynesia
1970s	14.07 years	16.81 years	2.74 years	French Polynesia
1980s	17.59 years	19.09 years	1.5 years	French Polynesia
1990s	21.3 years	22 years	0.699 years	French Polynesia
2000s	25.58 years	25.66 years	0.0832 years	French Polynesia
2010s	30.8 years	29.76 years	1.04 years	Cook Islands
2020s	33.8 years	33.89 years	0.09 years	French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Cook Islands or French Polynesia?: Cook Islands, at 35.08 years against 34.79 years in French Polynesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Cook Islands and French Polynesia?: 0.29 years, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and French Polynesia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and French Polynesia rank globally for median age?: Cook Islands ranks 99th and French Polynesia ranks 100th 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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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: 17 September 2026

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