Maldives vs United Arab Emirates: Median age
Maldives
31.12 years
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
31.23 years
in 2023
Maldives rank
125th
United Arab Emirates rank
124th
Median age over time
- Maldives
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 31.23 years against 31.12 years in Maldives, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Maldives ranks 125th and United Arab Emirates ranks 124th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.57 years | 17.21 years | 1.35 years | Maldives |
| 1960s | 18.49 years | 20.73 years | 2.24 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 15.95 years | 23.65 years | 7.69 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 15.75 years | 25.37 years | 9.62 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 15.95 years | 26.27 years | 10.32 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 20.14 years | 29.32 years | 9.18 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 26.14 years | 30.77 years | 4.63 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 30.05 years | 30.97 years | 0.9225 years | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median age, Maldives or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 31.23 years against 31.12 years in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median age between Maldives and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.11 years, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Arab Emirates?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and United Arab Emirates rank globally for median age?
- Maldives ranks 125th and United Arab Emirates ranks 124th 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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About this data
The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.