Which has higher median age, Hong Kong or Portugal?

Portugal, at 46.2 against 46.16 in Hong Kong as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Portugal?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong

46.16

in 2023

Portugal

46.2

in 2023

Hong Kong rank

11th

Portugal rank

10th

Portugal currently reports 46.2 against 46.16 in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.04.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 10th of 236 countries.

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

Decade	Hong Kong	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	22.78	25.98	3.2	Portugal
1960s	18.09	27.7	9.6	Portugal
1970s	21.95	28.77	6.81	Portugal
1980s	26.83	30.99	4.16	Portugal
1990s	32.27	34.85	2.58	Portugal
2000s	37.38	38.28	0.8987	Portugal
2010s	41.69	42.55	0.8681	Portugal
2020s	45.3	45.61	0.3103	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher median age, Hong Kong or Portugal?: Portugal, at 46.2 against 46.16 in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Hong Kong and Portugal?: 0.04, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Portugal?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Portugal rank globally for median age?: Hong Kong ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.