Which has higher median age, Palau or United States?

United States, at 38.02 years against 37.84 years in Palau as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Palau and United States?

0.18 years, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and United States?

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.

Palau vs United States: Median age

Palau

37.84 years

in 2023

United States

38.02 years

in 2023

Palau rank

75th

United States rank

72nd

Median age over time

Palau
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 38.02 years against 37.84 years in Palau, a difference of 0.18 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Palau ranks 75th and United States ranks 72nd of 236 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Palau	United States	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16.51 years	28.88 years	12.37 years	United States
1960s	14.47 years	27.28 years	12.82 years	United States
1970s	16.22 years	27.61 years	11.38 years	United States
1980s	20.49 years	30.34 years	9.84 years	United States
1990s	26.71 years	33 years	6.29 years	United States
2000s	31.33 years	35.09 years	3.76 years	United States
2010s	34.84 years	36.38 years	1.54 years	United States
2020s	37.31 years	37.61 years	0.2968 years	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Palau or United States?: United States, at 38.02 years against 37.84 years in Palau as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Palau and United States?: 0.18 years, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and United States?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Palau and United States rank globally for median age?: Palau ranks 75th and United States ranks 72nd 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.