Which has higher median age, Curacao or United States?

Curacao, at 38.23 years against 38.02 years in United States as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Curacao and United States?

0.21 years, with Curacao ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and United States?

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.

Curacao vs United States: Median age

Curacao

38.23 years

in 2023

United States

38.02 years

in 2023

Curacao rank

71st

United States rank

72nd

Median age over time

Curacao
United States

How they compare

Curacao currently reports 38.23 years against 38.02 years in United States, a difference of 0.21 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.

Curacao ranks 71st and United States ranks 72nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Curacao averaged higher in 3 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Curacao	United States	Difference	Ahead
1950s	20.02 years	28.88 years	8.87 years	United States
1960s	18.53 years	27.28 years	8.76 years	United States
1970s	19.99 years	27.61 years	7.62 years	United States
1980s	24.34 years	30.34 years	6 years	United States
1990s	29.58 years	33 years	3.42 years	United States
2000s	35.1 years	35.09 years	0.0171 years	Curacao
2010s	38.46 years	36.38 years	2.07 years	Curacao
2020s	37.84 years	37.61 years	0.2278 years	Curacao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Curacao or United States?: Curacao, at 38.23 years against 38.02 years in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Curacao and United States?: 0.21 years, with Curacao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and United States?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Curacao and United States rank globally for median age?: Curacao ranks 71st and United States ranks 72nd 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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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: 17 September 2026

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