Which has higher median age, New Zealand or Reunion?

Reunion, at 37.43 years against 37.28 years in New Zealand as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between New Zealand and Reunion?

0.15 years, with Reunion ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Reunion?

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.

New Zealand vs Reunion: Median age

New Zealand

37.28 years

in 2023

Reunion

37.43 years

in 2023

New Zealand rank

81st

Reunion rank

80th

Median age over time

New Zealand
Reunion

How they compare

Reunion currently reports 37.43 years against 37.28 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.15 years.

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

New Zealand ranks 81st and Reunion ranks 80th of 236 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Reunion	Difference	Ahead
1950s	27.75 years	17.69 years	10.07 years	New Zealand
1960s	25.26 years	16.15 years	9.12 years	New Zealand
1970s	25.34 years	18.22 years	7.12 years	New Zealand
1980s	28.29 years	21.73 years	6.55 years	New Zealand
1990s	31.47 years	26.02 years	5.45 years	New Zealand
2000s	34.47 years	28.28 years	6.18 years	New Zealand
2010s	36.27 years	32.93 years	3.34 years	New Zealand
2020s	36.9 years	36.85 years	0.0435 years	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, New Zealand or Reunion?: Reunion, at 37.43 years against 37.28 years in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between New Zealand and Reunion?: 0.15 years, with Reunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Reunion?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Reunion rank globally for median age?: New Zealand ranks 81st and Reunion ranks 80th 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.