Which has higher median age, French Guiana or Nicaragua?

Nicaragua, at 25.27 years against 25.22 years in French Guiana as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between French Guiana and Nicaragua?

0.05 years, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Nicaragua?

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.

French Guiana vs Nicaragua: Median age

French Guiana

25.22 years

in 2023

Nicaragua

25.27 years

in 2023

French Guiana rank

163rd

Nicaragua rank

162nd

Median age over time

French Guiana
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 25.27 years against 25.22 years in French Guiana, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Guiana ahead.

French Guiana ranks 163rd and Nicaragua ranks 162nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Guiana	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1950s	24.41 years	15.86 years	8.56 years	French Guiana
1960s	21.6 years	14.93 years	6.67 years	French Guiana
1970s	20.99 years	15.12 years	5.87 years	French Guiana
1980s	22.95 years	15.22 years	7.73 years	French Guiana
1990s	23.45 years	16.49 years	6.96 years	French Guiana
2000s	22.41 years	19.52 years	2.89 years	French Guiana
2010s	23.36 years	22.54 years	0.8235 years	French Guiana
2020s	25.22 years	24.76 years	0.4508 years	French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, French Guiana or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 25.27 years against 25.22 years in French Guiana as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between French Guiana and Nicaragua?: 0.05 years, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Nicaragua?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do French Guiana and Nicaragua rank globally for median age?: French Guiana ranks 163rd and Nicaragua ranks 162nd 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.