Which has higher median age, Lesotho or East Timor?

Lesotho, at 21.43 years against 20.97 years in East Timor as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Lesotho and East Timor?

0.46 years, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and East Timor?

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.

Lesotho vs East Timor: Median age

Lesotho

21.43 years

in 2023

East Timor

20.97 years

in 2023

Lesotho rank

183rd

East Timor rank

185th

Median age over time

Lesotho
East Timor

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 21.43 years against 20.97 years in East Timor, a difference of 0.46 years.

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

Lesotho ranks 183rd and East Timor ranks 185th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16.81 years	17.57 years	0.7621 years	East Timor
1960s	16.39 years	18.83 years	2.44 years	East Timor
1970s	17.59 years	19.55 years	1.96 years	East Timor
1980s	17.51 years	19 years	1.49 years	East Timor
1990s	17.51 years	17.82 years	0.3105 years	East Timor
2000s	18.84 years	17.58 years	1.26 years	Lesotho
2010s	20.28 years	18.7 years	1.58 years	Lesotho
2020s	21.2 years	20.51 years	0.6975 years	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Lesotho or East Timor?: Lesotho, at 21.43 years against 20.97 years in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Lesotho and East Timor?: 0.46 years, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and East Timor?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and East Timor rank globally for median age?: Lesotho ranks 183rd and East Timor ranks 185th 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.