Malaysia vs United Arab Emirates: Median age

Malaysia

30.06 years

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

31.23 years

in 2023

Malaysia rank

127th

United Arab Emirates rank

124th

Median age over time

United Arab Emirates currently reports 31.23 years against 30.06 years in Malaysia, a difference of 1.17 years.

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

Globally, Malaysia ranks 127th and United Arab Emirates ranks 124th 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.