Which has higher median age, South Korea or Liechtenstein?

South Korea, at 44.49 years against 44.2 years in Liechtenstein as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between South Korea and Liechtenstein?

0.29 years, with South Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Liechtenstein?

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.

South Korea vs Liechtenstein: Median age

South Korea

44.49 years

in 2023

Liechtenstein

44.2 years

in 2023

South Korea rank

21st

Liechtenstein rank

23rd

Median age over time

South Korea
Liechtenstein

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 44.49 years against 44.2 years in Liechtenstein, a difference of 0.29 years.

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

South Korea ranks 21st and Liechtenstein ranks 23rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Liechtenstein	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.85 years	27.7 years	9.85 years	Liechtenstein
1960s	17.8 years	26.17 years	8.37 years	Liechtenstein
1970s	18.84 years	27.28 years	8.44 years	Liechtenstein
1980s	23.05 years	30.36 years	7.31 years	Liechtenstein
1990s	28.05 years	33.45 years	5.4 years	Liechtenstein
2000s	33.28 years	37.47 years	4.19 years	Liechtenstein
2010s	39.46 years	41.87 years	2.41 years	Liechtenstein
2020s	43.64 years	43.89 years	0.2555 years	Liechtenstein

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, South Korea or Liechtenstein?: South Korea, at 44.49 years against 44.2 years in Liechtenstein as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between South Korea and Liechtenstein?: 0.29 years, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Liechtenstein?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Liechtenstein rank globally for median age?: South Korea ranks 21st and Liechtenstein ranks 23rd 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.