Which has higher median age, Iceland or North Korea?

North Korea, at 36.05 against 35.81 in Iceland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and North Korea?

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.

Iceland

35.81

in 2023

North Korea

36.05

in 2023

Iceland rank

93rd

North Korea rank

90th

North Korea currently reports 36.05 against 35.81 in Iceland, a difference of 0.24.

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

Iceland ranks 93rd and North Korea ranks 90th of 236 countries.

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

Decade	Iceland	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	25.16	17.2	7.96	Iceland
1960s	23.49	19.94	3.55	Iceland
1970s	24.38	20.17	4.21	Iceland
1980s	27.21	22.95	4.26	Iceland
1990s	30.29	26.7	3.59	Iceland
2000s	32.93	31.03	1.89	Iceland
2010s	34.79	34.08	0.7089	Iceland
2020s	35.72	35.69	0.0245	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher median age, Iceland or North Korea?: North Korea, at 36.05 against 35.81 in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Iceland and North Korea?: 0.24, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and North Korea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iceland and North Korea rank globally for median age?: Iceland ranks 93rd and North Korea ranks 90th 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.