What is the difference in median age between Reunion and Wallis and Futuna?

0.26 years, with Reunion ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Wallis and Futuna?

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.

Reunion vs Wallis and Futuna: Median age

Reunion

37.43 years

in 2023

Wallis and Futuna

37.17 years

in 2023

Reunion rank

80th

Wallis and Futuna rank

83rd

Median age over time

Reunion
Wallis and Futuna

How they compare

Reunion currently reports 37.43 years against 37.17 years in Wallis and Futuna, a difference of 0.26 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Reunion ahead.

Reunion ranks 80th and Wallis and Futuna ranks 83rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Reunion	Wallis and Futuna	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.69 years	14.38 years	3.3 years	Reunion
1960s	16.15 years	15.14 years	1 years	Reunion
1970s	18.22 years	15.9 years	2.32 years	Reunion
1980s	21.73 years	16.73 years	5 years	Reunion
1990s	26.02 years	19.42 years	6.59 years	Reunion
2000s	28.28 years	24.35 years	3.93 years	Reunion
2010s	32.93 years	32.18 years	0.7521 years	Reunion
2020s	36.85 years	36.36 years	0.4917 years	Reunion

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Reunion or Wallis and Futuna?: Reunion, at 37.43 years against 37.17 years in Wallis and Futuna as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Reunion and Wallis and Futuna?: 0.26 years, with Reunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Wallis and Futuna?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Reunion and Wallis and Futuna rank globally for median age?: Reunion ranks 80th and Wallis and Futuna ranks 83rd 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.