Which has higher median age, Cook Islands or St. Kitts and Nevis?

St. Kitts and Nevis, at 35.35 years against 35.08 years in Cook Islands as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Cook Islands and St. Kitts and Nevis?

0.27 years, with St. Kitts and Nevis ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and St. Kitts and Nevis?

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 St. Kitts and Nevis: Median age

Cook Islands

35.08 years

in 2023

St. Kitts and Nevis

35.35 years

in 2023

Cook Islands rank

99th

St. Kitts and Nevis rank

97th

Median age over time

Cook Islands
St. Kitts and Nevis

How they compare

St. Kitts and Nevis currently reports 35.35 years against 35.08 years in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.27 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, St. Kitts and Nevis has been ahead every year.

Cook Islands ranks 99th and St. Kitts and Nevis ranks 97th of 236 countries.

St. Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cook Islands	St. Kitts and Nevis	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15.69 years	18.03 years	2.34 years	St. Kitts and Nevis
1960s	13.94 years	15.8 years	1.86 years	St. Kitts and Nevis
1970s	14.07 years	17.06 years	2.99 years	St. Kitts and Nevis
1980s	17.59 years	20.82 years	3.23 years	St. Kitts and Nevis
1990s	21.3 years	23.65 years	2.35 years	St. Kitts and Nevis
2000s	25.58 years	27.31 years	1.73 years	St. Kitts and Nevis
2010s	30.8 years	31.58 years	0.7797 years	St. Kitts and Nevis
2020s	33.8 years	34.77 years	0.9768 years	St. Kitts and Nevis

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Cook Islands or St. Kitts and Nevis?: St. Kitts and Nevis, at 35.35 years against 35.08 years in Cook Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Cook Islands and St. Kitts and Nevis?: 0.27 years, with St. Kitts and Nevis ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and St. Kitts and Nevis?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and St. Kitts and Nevis rank globally for median age?: Cook Islands ranks 99th and St. Kitts and Nevis ranks 97th 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.