Which has higher median age, Portugal or San Marino?

San Marino, at 47.39 years against 46.2 years in Portugal as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Portugal and San Marino?

1.19 years, with San Marino ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and San Marino?

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.

Portugal vs San Marino: Median age

Portugal

46.2 years

in 2023

San Marino

47.39 years

in 2023

Portugal rank

10th

San Marino rank

7th

Median age over time

Portugal
San Marino

How they compare

San Marino currently reports 47.39 years against 46.2 years in Portugal, a difference of 1.19 years.

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

Portugal ranks 10th and San Marino ranks 7th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	San Marino	Difference	Ahead
1950s	25.98 years	30.41 years	4.43 years	San Marino
1960s	27.7 years	29.88 years	2.19 years	San Marino
1970s	28.77 years	30.46 years	1.7 years	San Marino
1980s	30.99 years	33.07 years	2.08 years	San Marino
1990s	34.85 years	36.09 years	1.24 years	San Marino
2000s	38.28 years	39.25 years	0.9785 years	San Marino
2010s	42.55 years	43.31 years	0.7597 years	San Marino
2020s	45.61 years	46.58 years	0.9645 years	San Marino

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Portugal or San Marino?: San Marino, at 47.39 years against 46.2 years in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Portugal and San Marino?: 1.19 years, with San Marino ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and San Marino?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Portugal and San Marino rank globally for median age?: Portugal ranks 10th and San Marino ranks 7th 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.