Which has higher median age, Vietnam or Western Sahara?

Vietnam, at 32.43 years against 32.04 years in Western Sahara as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Vietnam and Western Sahara?

0.39 years, with Vietnam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Vietnam and Western Sahara?

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.

Vietnam vs Western Sahara: Median age

Vietnam

32.43 years

in 2023

Western Sahara

32.04 years

in 2023

Vietnam rank

117th

Western Sahara rank

120th

Median age over time

Vietnam
Western Sahara

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 32.43 years against 32.04 years in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.39 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vietnam ahead.

Vietnam ranks 117th and Western Sahara ranks 120th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Vietnam averaged higher in 5 and Western Sahara in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Vietnam	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1950s	22.09 years	21.01 years	1.08 years	Vietnam
1960s	18.27 years	22.51 years	4.24 years	Western Sahara
1970s	17.64 years	18.02 years	0.384 years	Western Sahara
1980s	18.85 years	20.5 years	1.65 years	Western Sahara
1990s	20.62 years	19.33 years	1.29 years	Vietnam
2000s	24.67 years	24.15 years	0.5241 years	Vietnam
2010s	28.93 years	28.79 years	0.148 years	Vietnam
2020s	31.72 years	31.5 years	0.2155 years	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Vietnam or Western Sahara?: Vietnam, at 32.43 years against 32.04 years in Western Sahara as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Vietnam and Western Sahara?: 0.39 years, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vietnam and Western Sahara?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Vietnam and Western Sahara rank globally for median age?: Vietnam ranks 117th and Western Sahara ranks 120th 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.