Which has higher median age, Eritrea or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 18.88 years against 18.65 years in Eritrea as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Eritrea and Madagascar?

0.23 years, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Madagascar?

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.

Eritrea vs Madagascar: Median age

Eritrea

18.65 years

in 2023

Madagascar

18.88 years

in 2023

Eritrea rank

206th

Madagascar rank

204th

Median age over time

Eritrea
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 18.88 years against 18.65 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.23 years.

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

Eritrea ranks 206th and Madagascar ranks 204th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.14 years	18.47 years	1.32 years	Madagascar
1960s	17.89 years	15.82 years	2.06 years	Eritrea
1970s	17.03 years	15.51 years	1.52 years	Eritrea
1980s	16.68 years	15.44 years	1.25 years	Eritrea
1990s	16.69 years	15.97 years	0.7146 years	Eritrea
2000s	16.88 years	16.25 years	0.6298 years	Eritrea
2010s	17.44 years	17.4 years	0.0326 years	Eritrea
2020s	18.3 years	18.64 years	0.343 years	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Eritrea or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 18.88 years against 18.65 years in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Eritrea and Madagascar?: 0.23 years, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Madagascar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Madagascar rank globally for median age?: Eritrea ranks 206th and Madagascar ranks 204th 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.