Malaysia vs Panama: Median age

Malaysia

30.06 years

in 2023

Panama

29.6 years

in 2023

Malaysia rank

127th

Panama rank

129th

Median age over time

Malaysia currently reports 30.06 years against 29.6 years in Panama, a difference of 0.455 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Globally, Malaysia ranks 127th and Panama ranks 129th 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.