Which has higher median age, Cote d'Ivoire or Gambia, The?

Gambia, The, at 18.17 years against 18.1 years in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Cote d'Ivoire and Gambia, The?

0.07 years, with Gambia, The ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Gambia, The?

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.

Cote d'Ivoire vs Gambia, The: Median age

Cote d'Ivoire

18.1 years

in 2023

Gambia, The

18.17 years

in 2023

Cote d'Ivoire rank

213th

Gambia, The rank

211th

Median age over time

Cote d'Ivoire
Gambia, The

How they compare

Gambia, The currently reports 18.17 years against 18.1 years in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia, The ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 213th and Gambia, The ranks 211th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Gambia, The in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cote d'Ivoire	Gambia, The	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.24 years	17.74 years	0.5005 years	Gambia, The
1960s	17.23 years	18.58 years	1.35 years	Gambia, The
1970s	16.28 years	17.91 years	1.62 years	Gambia, The
1980s	15.05 years	16.59 years	1.54 years	Gambia, The
1990s	15.36 years	15.75 years	0.39 years	Gambia, The
2000s	15.69 years	15.72 years	0.0378 years	Gambia, The
2010s	17.65 years	16.84 years	0.8123 years	Cote d'Ivoire
2020s	17.96 years	17.9 years	0.0612 years	Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Cote d'Ivoire or Gambia, The?: Gambia, The, at 18.17 years against 18.1 years in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Cote d'Ivoire and Gambia, The?: 0.07 years, with Gambia, The ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Gambia, The?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Gambia, The rank globally for median age?: Cote d'Ivoire ranks 213th and Gambia, The ranks 211th 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.