Which has higher median age, Germany or Isle of Man?

Isle of Man, at 45.68 years against 45.15 years in Germany as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Germany and Isle of Man?

0.53 years, with Isle of Man ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Isle of Man?

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.

Germany vs Isle of Man: Median age

Germany

45.15 years

in 2023

Isle of Man

45.68 years

in 2023

Germany rank

15th

Isle of Man rank

13th

Median age over time

Germany
Isle of Man

How they compare

Isle of Man currently reports 45.68 years against 45.15 years in Germany, a difference of 0.53 years.

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

Germany ranks 15th and Isle of Man ranks 13th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Isle of Man in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Isle of Man	Difference	Ahead
1950s	33.19 years	39.65 years	6.46 years	Isle of Man
1960s	33.44 years	42.23 years	8.79 years	Isle of Man
1970s	34.34 years	39.37 years	5.04 years	Isle of Man
1980s	36 years	37.92 years	1.92 years	Isle of Man
1990s	37.33 years	38.26 years	0.9224 years	Isle of Man
2000s	40.88 years	39.66 years	1.21 years	Germany
2010s	44.45 years	43.12 years	1.33 years	Germany
2020s	44.99 years	45.4 years	0.4068 years	Isle of Man

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Germany or Isle of Man?: Isle of Man, at 45.68 years against 45.15 years in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Germany and Isle of Man?: 0.53 years, with Isle of Man ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Isle of Man?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Germany and Isle of Man rank globally for median age?: Germany ranks 15th and Isle of Man ranks 13th 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.