Statizoid

Italy vs Japan: Median age

Italy
47.46 years
in 2023
Japan
48.96 years
in 2023
Italy rank
6th
Japan rank
4th

Median age over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 48.96 years against 47.46 years in Italy, a difference of 1.5 years.

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

Globally, Italy ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th 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.