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

Yemen, at 18.18 years against 18.1 years in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Yemen?

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 Yemen: Median age

Cote d'Ivoire

18.1 years

in 2023

Yemen

18.18 years

in 2023

Cote d'Ivoire rank

213th

Yemen rank

210th

Median age over time

Cote d'Ivoire
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 18.18 years against 18.1 years in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.08 years.

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

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 213th and Yemen ranks 210th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cote d'Ivoire	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.24 years	18.5 years	1.25 years	Yemen
1960s	17.23 years	18.29 years	1.07 years	Yemen
1970s	16.28 years	16.08 years	0.2011 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1980s	15.05 years	14.11 years	0.9423 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1990s	15.36 years	13.71 years	1.65 years	Cote d'Ivoire
2000s	15.69 years	15.28 years	0.4028 years	Cote d'Ivoire
2010s	17.65 years	17.47 years	0.1838 years	Cote d'Ivoire
2020s	17.96 years	18.11 years	0.1485 years	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Cote d'Ivoire or Yemen?: Yemen, at 18.18 years against 18.1 years in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Cote d'Ivoire and Yemen?: 0.08 years, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Yemen?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Yemen rank globally for median age?: Cote d'Ivoire ranks 213th and Yemen ranks 210th 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.