Which has higher median age, French Polynesia or Greenland?

French Polynesia, at 34.79 years against 34.23 years in Greenland as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between French Polynesia and Greenland?

0.56 years, with French Polynesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Greenland?

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 Polynesia vs Greenland: Median age

French Polynesia

34.79 years

in 2023

Greenland

34.23 years

in 2023

French Polynesia rank

100th

Greenland rank

103rd

Median age over time

French Polynesia
Greenland

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 34.79 years against 34.23 years in Greenland, a difference of 0.56 years.

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

French Polynesia ranks 100th and Greenland ranks 103rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 1 and Greenland in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Polynesia	Greenland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.04 years	17.69 years	0.6485 years	Greenland
1960s	16.38 years	17.07 years	0.6857 years	Greenland
1970s	16.81 years	20.17 years	3.36 years	Greenland
1980s	19.09 years	24.6 years	5.51 years	Greenland
1990s	22 years	28.67 years	6.67 years	Greenland
2000s	25.66 years	32.17 years	6.51 years	Greenland
2010s	29.76 years	32.97 years	3.21 years	Greenland
2020s	33.89 years	33.88 years	0.012 years	French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, French Polynesia or Greenland?: French Polynesia, at 34.79 years against 34.23 years in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between French Polynesia and Greenland?: 0.56 years, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Greenland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Greenland rank globally for median age?: French Polynesia ranks 100th and Greenland ranks 103rd 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.