Statizoid

China vs Russia: Median age

China
39.07 years
in 2023
Russia
39.45 years
in 2023
China rank
63rd
Russia rank
60th

Median age over time

  • China
  • Russia
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 39.45 years against 39.07 years in China, a difference of 0.388 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Globally, China ranks 63rd and Russia ranks 60th 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.