Which has higher median age, Monaco or Vatican?

Vatican, at 59.62 years against 54.36 years in Monaco as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Monaco and Vatican?

5.26 years, with Vatican ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Monaco and Vatican?

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.

Monaco vs Vatican: Median age

Monaco

54.36 years

in 2023

Vatican

59.62 years

in 2023

Monaco rank

2nd

Vatican rank

1st

Median age over time

Monaco
Vatican

How they compare

Vatican currently reports 59.62 years against 54.36 years in Monaco, a difference of 5.26 years.

That makes Vatican's figure about 1.1 times Monaco's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Monaco ahead.

Monaco ranks 2nd and Vatican ranks 1st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Monaco averaged higher in 3 and Vatican in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Monaco	Vatican	Difference	Ahead
1950s	43.85 years	23.22 years	20.62 years	Monaco
1960s	44.12 years	29.54 years	14.58 years	Monaco
1970s	43.62 years	36.24 years	7.38 years	Monaco
1980s	42.71 years	42.86 years	0.1484 years	Vatican
1990s	43.64 years	49.66 years	6.02 years	Vatican
2000s	45.57 years	56.89 years	11.32 years	Vatican
2010s	51.97 years	61.07 years	9.1 years	Vatican
2020s	54.85 years	60.01 years	5.16 years	Vatican

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Monaco or Vatican?: Vatican, at 59.62 years against 54.36 years in Monaco as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Monaco and Vatican?: 5.26 years, with Vatican ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Monaco and Vatican?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Monaco and Vatican rank globally for median age?: Monaco ranks 2nd and Vatican ranks 1st 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.