Cook Islands vs Kuwait: Median age
Cook Islands
35.08 years
in 2023
Kuwait
34.5 years
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
99th
Kuwait rank
102nd
Median age over time
- Cook Islands
- Kuwait
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 35.08 years against 34.5 years in Kuwait, a difference of 0.58 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 99th and Kuwait ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.69 years | 20.84 years | 5.16 years | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 13.94 years | 19.51 years | 5.57 years | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 14.07 years | 17.76 years | 3.69 years | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 17.59 years | 21.12 years | 3.53 years | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 21.3 years | 23.77 years | 2.47 years | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 25.58 years | 26.79 years | 1.21 years | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 30.8 years | 32.5 years | 1.7 years | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 33.8 years | 34.9 years | 1.1 years | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median age, Cook Islands or Kuwait?
- Cook Islands, at 35.08 years against 34.5 years in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median age between Cook Islands and Kuwait?
- 0.58 years, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Kuwait?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Kuwait rank globally for median age?
- Cook Islands ranks 99th and Kuwait ranks 102nd 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
Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.