Chile vs North Korea: Median age

Chile

35.97 years

in 2023

North Korea

36.05 years

in 2023

Chile rank

91st

North Korea rank

90th

Median age over time

North Korea currently reports 36.05 years against 35.97 years in Chile, a difference of 0.079 years.

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

Globally, Chile ranks 91st and North Korea ranks 90th 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.