Which has higher median age, Faroe Islands or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 37.28 years against 37.26 years in Faroe Islands as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Faroe Islands and New Zealand?

0.02 years, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and New Zealand?

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.

Faroe Islands vs New Zealand: Median age

Faroe Islands

37.26 years

in 2023

New Zealand

37.28 years

in 2023

Faroe Islands rank

82nd

New Zealand rank

81st

Median age over time

Faroe Islands
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 37.28 years against 37.26 years in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.02 years.

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

Faroe Islands ranks 82nd and New Zealand ranks 81st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Faroe Islands	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	25.22 years	27.75 years	2.53 years	New Zealand
1960s	24.97 years	25.26 years	0.2882 years	New Zealand
1970s	26.07 years	25.34 years	0.7361 years	Faroe Islands
1980s	28.48 years	28.29 years	0.1964 years	Faroe Islands
1990s	32.33 years	31.47 years	0.8591 years	Faroe Islands
2000s	34.96 years	34.47 years	0.4934 years	Faroe Islands
2010s	37.78 years	36.27 years	1.51 years	Faroe Islands
2020s	37.61 years	36.9 years	0.7192 years	Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Faroe Islands or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 37.28 years against 37.26 years in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Faroe Islands and New Zealand?: 0.02 years, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and New Zealand?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and New Zealand rank globally for median age?: Faroe Islands ranks 82nd and New Zealand ranks 81st 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.