Which has higher median age, Micronesia (country) or Papua New Guinea?

Micronesia (country), at 22.85 years against 22.34 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Micronesia (country) and Papua New Guinea?

0.51 years, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Papua New Guinea?

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.

Micronesia (country) vs Papua New Guinea: Median age

Micronesia (country)

22.85 years

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

22.34 years

in 2023

Micronesia (country) rank

175th

Papua New Guinea rank

178th

Median age over time

Micronesia (country)
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 22.85 years against 22.34 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.51 years.

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

Micronesia (country) ranks 175th and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Micronesia (country)	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.47 years	17.66 years	0.1873 years	Papua New Guinea
1960s	15.7 years	16.88 years	1.18 years	Papua New Guinea
1970s	15 years	16.23 years	1.22 years	Papua New Guinea
1980s	15.17 years	17.27 years	2.11 years	Papua New Guinea
1990s	16.58 years	18.14 years	1.56 years	Papua New Guinea
2000s	19.19 years	19.24 years	0.0479 years	Papua New Guinea
2010s	21 years	20.74 years	0.2625 years	Micronesia (country)
2020s	22.48 years	22.03 years	0.4512 years	Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Micronesia (country) or Papua New Guinea?: Micronesia (country), at 22.85 years against 22.34 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Micronesia (country) and Papua New Guinea?: 0.51 years, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Papua New Guinea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Micronesia (country) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for median age?: Micronesia (country) ranks 175th and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th 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

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: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.