Algeria vs Cape Verde: Median age

Algeria

28.19 years

in 2023

Cape Verde

27.87 years

in 2023

Algeria rank

144th

Cape Verde rank

147th

Median age over time

Algeria currently reports 28.19 years against 27.87 years in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.319 years.

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

Globally, Algeria ranks 144th and Cape Verde ranks 147th of 236 countries.

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.