Which has higher median age, Cook Islands or Singapore?

Singapore, at 35.1 years against 35.08 years in Cook Islands as of 2023.

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

0.02 years, with Singapore ahead.

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

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 Singapore: Median age

Cook Islands

35.08 years

in 2023

Singapore

35.1 years

in 2023

Cook Islands rank

99th

Singapore rank

98th

Median age over time

Cook Islands
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 35.1 years against 35.08 years in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.02 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Cook Islands ranks 99th and Singapore ranks 98th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cook Islands	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15.69 years	18.03 years	2.34 years	Singapore
1960s	13.94 years	17.22 years	3.28 years	Singapore
1970s	14.07 years	20.77 years	6.71 years	Singapore
1980s	17.59 years	26.03 years	8.44 years	Singapore
1990s	21.3 years	29.77 years	8.47 years	Singapore
2000s	25.58 years	32.12 years	6.54 years	Singapore
2010s	30.8 years	33.34 years	2.55 years	Singapore
2020s	33.8 years	34.82 years	1.02 years	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Cook Islands or Singapore?: Singapore, at 35.1 years against 35.08 years in Cook Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Cook Islands and Singapore?: 0.02 years, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Singapore?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Singapore rank globally for median age?: Cook Islands ranks 99th and Singapore ranks 98th 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.