Which has higher median age, Syria or Tajikistan?

Syria, at 22.25 years against 21.93 years in Tajikistan as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Tajikistan?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Syria vs Tajikistan: Median age

Syria

22.25 years

in 2023

Tajikistan

21.93 years

in 2023

Syria rank

179th

Tajikistan rank

181st

Median age over time

Syria
Tajikistan

How they compare

Syria currently reports 22.25 years against 21.93 years in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.32 years.

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

Syria ranks 179th and Tajikistan ranks 181st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 1 and Tajikistan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syria	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.06 years	20.98 years	2.92 years	Tajikistan
1960s	15.57 years	18.4 years	2.83 years	Tajikistan
1970s	14.64 years	16.74 years	2.1 years	Tajikistan
1980s	14.84 years	17.14 years	2.3 years	Tajikistan
1990s	16.3 years	16.82 years	0.513 years	Tajikistan
2000s	18.83 years	18.46 years	0.3787 years	Syria
2010s	19.58 years	20.58 years	1 years	Tajikistan
2020s	21.31 years	21.66 years	0.3483 years	Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Syria or Tajikistan?: Syria, at 22.25 years against 21.93 years in Tajikistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Syria and Tajikistan?: 0.32 years, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Tajikistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Syria and Tajikistan rank globally for median age?: Syria ranks 179th and Tajikistan ranks 181st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.