Which has higher median age, Eswatini or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 22.34 years against 22 years in Eswatini as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Eswatini and Papua New Guinea?

0.34 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Papua New Guinea?

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.

Eswatini vs Papua New Guinea: Median age

Eswatini

22 years

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

22.34 years

in 2023

Eswatini rank

180th

Papua New Guinea rank

178th

Median age over time

Eswatini
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 22.34 years against 22 years in Eswatini, a difference of 0.34 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 236 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16.46 years	17.66 years	1.2 years	Papua New Guinea
1960s	15.1 years	16.88 years	1.78 years	Papua New Guinea
1970s	15.01 years	16.23 years	1.21 years	Papua New Guinea
1980s	14.41 years	17.27 years	2.86 years	Papua New Guinea
1990s	15.41 years	18.14 years	2.73 years	Papua New Guinea
2000s	17.4 years	19.24 years	1.84 years	Papua New Guinea
2010s	19.82 years	20.74 years	0.9138 years	Papua New Guinea
2020s	21.65 years	22.03 years	0.3883 years	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Eswatini or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 22.34 years against 22 years in Eswatini as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Eswatini and Papua New Guinea?: 0.34 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Papua New Guinea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Papua New Guinea rank globally for median age?: Eswatini ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th 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.