Which has higher median age, Paraguay or Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan, at 26.91 years against 26.34 years in Paraguay as of 2023.

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

0.57 years, with Uzbekistan ahead.

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

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 Uzbekistan: Median age

Paraguay

26.34 years

in 2023

Uzbekistan

26.91 years

in 2023

Paraguay rank

155th

Uzbekistan rank

152nd

Median age over time

Paraguay
Uzbekistan

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 26.91 years against 26.34 years in Paraguay, a difference of 0.57 years.

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

Paraguay ranks 155th and Uzbekistan ranks 152nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Uzbekistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15.63 years	22.48 years	6.85 years	Uzbekistan
1960s	15.8 years	18.5 years	2.7 years	Uzbekistan
1970s	16.67 years	17.03 years	0.3579 years	Uzbekistan
1980s	17.95 years	18.51 years	0.5575 years	Uzbekistan
1990s	18.43 years	19.35 years	0.9186 years	Uzbekistan
2000s	20.3 years	21.79 years	1.49 years	Uzbekistan
2010s	23.73 years	25.07 years	1.35 years	Uzbekistan
2020s	25.93 years	26.76 years	0.8357 years	Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Paraguay or Uzbekistan?: Uzbekistan, at 26.91 years against 26.34 years in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Paraguay and Uzbekistan?: 0.57 years, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Uzbekistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Paraguay and Uzbekistan rank globally for median age?: Paraguay ranks 155th and Uzbekistan ranks 152nd 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.