Lesotho vs East Timor: Median age

Lesotho

21.43 years

in 2023

East Timor

20.97 years

in 2023

Lesotho rank

183rd

East Timor rank

185th

Median age over time

Lesotho currently reports 21.43 years against 20.97 years in East Timor, a difference of 0.458 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.

Globally, Lesotho ranks 183rd and East Timor ranks 185th 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.