Cuba vs France: Median age

Cuba
41.71 years
in 2023
France
41.82 years
in 2023
Cuba rank
41st
France rank
40th

Median age over time

  • Cuba
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 41.82 years against 41.71 years in Cuba, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.

Cuba ranks 41st and France ranks 40th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba France Difference Ahead
1950s 21.26 years 31.96 years 10.71 years France
1960s 21.12 years 31.76 years 10.64 years France
1970s 21.47 years 30.87 years 9.4 years France
1980s 24.63 years 32.4 years 7.77 years France
1990s 29.05 years 35.05 years 6 years France
2000s 34.44 years 37.76 years 3.32 years France
2010s 39.34 years 40.11 years 0.7702 years France
2020s 41.5 years 41.51 years 0.011 years France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Cuba or France?
France, at 41.82 years against 41.71 years in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Cuba and France?
0.11 years, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and France?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cuba and France rank globally for median age?
Cuba ranks 41st and France ranks 40th 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

Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.