Which has higher median age, Sri Lanka or Vietnam?

Sri Lanka, at 32.81 years against 32.43 years in Vietnam as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Sri Lanka and Vietnam?

0.38 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vietnam?

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.

Sri Lanka vs Vietnam: Median age

Sri Lanka

32.81 years

in 2023

Vietnam

32.43 years

in 2023

Sri Lanka rank

114th

Vietnam rank

117th

Median age over time

Sri Lanka
Vietnam

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 32.81 years against 32.43 years in Vietnam, a difference of 0.38 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vietnam ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 114th and Vietnam ranks 117th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 7 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19.19 years	22.09 years	2.91 years	Vietnam
1960s	18.56 years	18.27 years	0.2988 years	Sri Lanka
1970s	19.6 years	17.64 years	1.96 years	Sri Lanka
1980s	21.19 years	18.85 years	2.34 years	Sri Lanka
1990s	24.18 years	20.62 years	3.56 years	Sri Lanka
2000s	27.54 years	24.67 years	2.87 years	Sri Lanka
2010s	30.55 years	28.93 years	1.62 years	Sri Lanka
2020s	32.44 years	31.72 years	0.7237 years	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Sri Lanka or Vietnam?: Sri Lanka, at 32.81 years against 32.43 years in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Sri Lanka and Vietnam?: 0.38 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vietnam?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Vietnam rank globally for median age?: Sri Lanka ranks 114th and Vietnam ranks 117th 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.