Which has higher median age, North Korea or Niue?

Niue, at 36.55 against 36.05 in North Korea as of 2023.

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

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.

North Korea

36.05

in 2023

Niue

36.55

in 2023

North Korea rank

90th

Niue rank

87th

Niue currently reports 36.55 against 36.05 in North Korea, a difference of 0.5.

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

North Korea ranks 90th and Niue ranks 87th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Niue in 4.

Decade	North Korea	Niue	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.2	17.8	0.6001	Niue
1960s	19.94	14.84	5.11	North Korea
1970s	20.17	15.21	4.96	North Korea
1980s	22.95	19.59	3.36	North Korea
1990s	26.7	25.56	1.14	North Korea
2000s	31.03	31.15	0.1158	Niue
2010s	34.08	34.99	0.9165	Niue
2020s	35.69	36.44	0.7495	Niue

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher median age, North Korea or Niue?: Niue, at 36.55 against 36.05 in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between North Korea and Niue?: 0.5, with Niue ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Niue?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Niue rank globally for median age?: North Korea ranks 90th and Niue ranks 87th 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.