Statizoid

American Samoa vs South Africa: Median age

American Samoa
28.43 years
in 2023
South Africa
28.21 years
in 2023
American Samoa rank
140th
South Africa rank
143rd

Median age over time

  • American Samoa
  • South Africa
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How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 28.43 years against 28.21 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.222 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.

Globally, American Samoa ranks 140th and South Africa ranks 143rd of 236 countries.

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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

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.