Which has higher median age, Paraguay or Turkmenistan?

Paraguay, at 26.34 years against 26.23 years in Turkmenistan as of 2023.

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

0.11 years, with Paraguay ahead.

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

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.

Paraguay vs Turkmenistan: Median age

Paraguay

26.34 years

in 2023

Turkmenistan

26.23 years

in 2023

Paraguay rank

155th

Turkmenistan rank

156th

Median age over time

Paraguay
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 26.34 years against 26.23 years in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.11 years.

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

Paraguay ranks 155th and Turkmenistan ranks 156th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15.63 years	21.06 years	5.42 years	Turkmenistan
1960s	15.8 years	17.9 years	2.1 years	Turkmenistan
1970s	16.67 years	16.7 years	0.0361 years	Turkmenistan
1980s	17.95 years	18.12 years	0.1686 years	Turkmenistan
1990s	18.43 years	18.79 years	0.3528 years	Turkmenistan
2000s	20.3 years	21.17 years	0.8672 years	Turkmenistan
2010s	23.73 years	24.1 years	0.3699 years	Turkmenistan
2020s	25.93 years	25.8 years	0.1295 years	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Paraguay or Turkmenistan?: Paraguay, at 26.34 years against 26.23 years in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Paraguay and Turkmenistan?: 0.11 years, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Turkmenistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Paraguay and Turkmenistan rank globally for median age?: Paraguay ranks 155th and Turkmenistan ranks 156th 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.