Which has higher median age, Lithuania or Romania?

Romania, at 42.62 years against 42.12 years in Lithuania as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Romania?

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.

Lithuania vs Romania: Median age

Lithuania

42.12 years

in 2023

Romania

42.62 years

in 2023

Lithuania rank

37th

Romania rank

35th

Median age over time

Lithuania
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 42.62 years against 42.12 years in Lithuania, a difference of 0.5 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 37th and Romania ranks 35th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	25.87 years	26.09 years	0.2285 years	Romania
1960s	28.55 years	29.21 years	0.658 years	Romania
1970s	30.38 years	30.62 years	0.2413 years	Romania
1980s	31.09 years	31.35 years	0.2536 years	Romania
1990s	32.93 years	32.91 years	0.0211 years	Lithuania
2000s	37.16 years	35.58 years	1.58 years	Lithuania
2010s	41.68 years	40.05 years	1.63 years	Lithuania
2020s	42.74 years	42.3 years	0.4425 years	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Lithuania or Romania?: Romania, at 42.62 years against 42.12 years in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Lithuania and Romania?: 0.5 years, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Romania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lithuania and Romania rank globally for median age?: Lithuania ranks 37th and Romania ranks 35th 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.