Which has higher median age, Mongolia or Paraguay?

Mongolia, at 26.75 years against 26.34 years in Paraguay as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Mongolia and Paraguay?

0.41 years, with Mongolia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Paraguay?

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.

Mongolia vs Paraguay: Median age

Mongolia

26.75 years

in 2023

Paraguay

26.34 years

in 2023

Mongolia rank

153rd

Paraguay rank

155th

Median age over time

Mongolia
Paraguay

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 26.75 years against 26.34 years in Paraguay, a difference of 0.41 years.

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

Mongolia ranks 153rd and Paraguay ranks 155th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	22.92 years	15.63 years	7.29 years	Mongolia
1960s	19.47 years	15.8 years	3.68 years	Mongolia
1970s	16.14 years	16.67 years	0.528 years	Paraguay
1980s	17.29 years	17.95 years	0.6569 years	Paraguay
1990s	18.99 years	18.43 years	0.5532 years	Mongolia
2000s	22.49 years	20.3 years	2.19 years	Mongolia
2010s	25.51 years	23.73 years	1.78 years	Mongolia
2020s	26.57 years	25.93 years	0.648 years	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Mongolia or Paraguay?: Mongolia, at 26.75 years against 26.34 years in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Mongolia and Paraguay?: 0.41 years, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Paraguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and Paraguay rank globally for median age?: Mongolia ranks 153rd and Paraguay ranks 155th 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.