Which has higher median age, Namibia or East Timor?

East Timor, at 20.97 years against 20.96 years in Namibia as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Namibia and East Timor?

0.01 years, with East Timor ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and East Timor?

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.

Namibia vs East Timor: Median age

Namibia

20.96 years

in 2023

East Timor

20.97 years

in 2023

Namibia rank

186th

East Timor rank

185th

Median age over time

Namibia
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 20.97 years against 20.96 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 186th and East Timor ranks 185th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and East Timor in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.93 years	17.57 years	1.36 years	Namibia
1960s	17.35 years	18.83 years	1.48 years	East Timor
1970s	16.46 years	19.55 years	3.09 years	East Timor
1980s	15.68 years	19 years	3.32 years	East Timor
1990s	17.57 years	17.82 years	0.2551 years	East Timor
2000s	18.51 years	17.58 years	0.9243 years	Namibia
2010s	20.22 years	18.7 years	1.52 years	Namibia
2020s	20.84 years	20.51 years	0.3308 years	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Namibia or East Timor?: East Timor, at 20.97 years against 20.96 years in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Namibia and East Timor?: 0.01 years, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and East Timor?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Namibia and East Timor rank globally for median age?: Namibia ranks 186th and East Timor ranks 185th 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.