Marshall Islands vs East Timor: Median age

Marshall Islands

20.7 years

in 2023

East Timor

20.97 years

in 2023

Marshall Islands rank

188th

East Timor rank

185th

Median age over time

East Timor currently reports 20.97 years against 20.7 years in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.27 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Globally, Marshall Islands ranks 188th 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.