Which has higher median age, Marshall Islands or Tonga?

Marshall Islands, at 20.7 years against 20.7 years in Tonga as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Marshall Islands and Tonga?

0 years, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Tonga?

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.

Marshall Islands vs Tonga: Median age

Marshall Islands

20.7 years

in 2023

Tonga

20.7 years

in 2023

Marshall Islands rank

188th

Tonga rank

189th

Median age over time

Marshall Islands
Tonga

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 20.7 years against 20.7 years in Tonga, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 188th and Tonga ranks 189th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Marshall Islands	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.07 years	16.27 years	0.799 years	Marshall Islands
1960s	15.54 years	15.88 years	0.3377 years	Tonga
1970s	15 years	15.68 years	0.6809 years	Tonga
1980s	13.78 years	16.97 years	3.19 years	Tonga
1990s	15.25 years	18.59 years	3.34 years	Tonga
2000s	18.42 years	19.73 years	1.31 years	Tonga
2010s	20.42 years	20.55 years	0.1302 years	Tonga
2020s	21.08 years	20.78 years	0.3023 years	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Marshall Islands or Tonga?: Marshall Islands, at 20.7 years against 20.7 years in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Marshall Islands and Tonga?: 0 years, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Tonga?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Marshall Islands and Tonga rank globally for median age?: Marshall Islands ranks 188th and Tonga ranks 189th 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.