Which has higher median age, Costa Rica or Greenland?

Greenland, at 34.23 years against 34.07 years in Costa Rica as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Costa Rica and Greenland?

0.16 years, with Greenland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greenland?

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.

Costa Rica vs Greenland: Median age

Costa Rica

34.07 years

in 2023

Greenland

34.23 years

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

104th

Greenland rank

103rd

Median age over time

Costa Rica
Greenland

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 34.23 years against 34.07 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.16 years.

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

Costa Rica ranks 104th and Greenland ranks 103rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Greenland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16.35 years	17.69 years	1.34 years	Greenland
1960s	15.73 years	17.07 years	1.33 years	Greenland
1970s	17.7 years	20.17 years	2.47 years	Greenland
1980s	20.45 years	24.6 years	4.15 years	Greenland
1990s	22.78 years	28.67 years	5.89 years	Greenland
2000s	25.81 years	32.17 years	6.36 years	Greenland
2010s	29.95 years	32.97 years	3.01 years	Greenland
2020s	33.29 years	33.88 years	0.5898 years	Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Costa Rica or Greenland?: Greenland, at 34.23 years against 34.07 years in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Costa Rica and Greenland?: 0.16 years, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greenland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Greenland rank globally for median age?: Costa Rica ranks 104th and Greenland ranks 103rd 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.