Macao vs United States: Median age

Macao

38.31 years

in 2023

United States

38.02 years

in 2023

Macao rank

69th

United States rank

72nd

Median age over time

Macao currently reports 38.31 years against 38.02 years in United States, a difference of 0.287 years.

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

Globally, Macao ranks 69th and United States ranks 72nd 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.