Statizoid

Iceland vs North Korea: Median age

Iceland
35.81 years
in 2023
North Korea
36.05 years
in 2023
Iceland rank
93rd
North Korea rank
90th

Median age over time

  • Iceland
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 36.05 years against 35.81 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.24 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Globally, Iceland ranks 93rd and North Korea ranks 90th 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.