Iceland vs Uruguay: Median age

Iceland

35.81 years

in 2023

Uruguay

35.78 years

in 2023

Iceland rank

93rd

Uruguay rank

94th

Median age over time

Iceland currently reports 35.81 years against 35.78 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0.029 years.

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

Globally, Iceland ranks 93rd and Uruguay ranks 94th 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.