Average age, aged 15-24 in Egypt

Egypt: Average age, aged 15-24 was 19.29 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
19.29
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
72nd
of 109 countries
All-time high
19.54
in 2005
All-time low
19.02
in 1998
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Average age, aged 15-24 in Egypt, 1988–2019

051015201988200320191988: 19.21998: 192005: 19.52007: 19.22008: 19.32009: 19.32010: 19.42011: 19.42012: 19.32013: 19.12014: 19.12015: 19.32016: 19.22017: 19.22018: 19.22019: 19.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average age, aged 15-24 in Egypt stood at 19.29.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, aged 15-24 in Egypt peaked at 19.54 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.02, in 1998.

That places Egypt 72nd out of 109 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Average age, aged 15-24 in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Average age, aged 15-24 in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1988 19.21
1998 19.02 -1.0%
2005 19.54 +2.7%
2007 19.23 -1.6%
2008 19.29 +0.3%
2009 19.28 -0.0%
2010 19.44 +0.8%
2011 19.35 -0.4%
2012 19.27 -0.4%
2013 19.14 -0.7%
2014 19.07 -0.4%
2015 19.27 +1.0%
2016 19.23 -0.2%
2017 19.23 -0.0%
2018 19.21 -0.1%
2019 19.29 +0.4%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 19.29 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.23, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 19.29 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.36, 100% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 19.21 19.21 19.21 1
1990s 19.02 19.02 19.02 1
2000s 19.34 19.23 19.54 4
2010s 19.25 19.07 19.44 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 69 Nepal 19.3 compare
  2. 70 Guatemala 19.29 compare
  3. 71 Honduras 19.29 compare
  4. 73 Ecuador 19.28 compare
  5. 74 Puerto Rico 19.27 compare
  6. 75 Dominican Republic 19.27 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More reference data data for Egypt

All data for Egypt →

Frequently asked questions

What is average age, aged 15-24 in Egypt?
Average age, aged 15-24 in Egypt was 19.29 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, aged 15-24 recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 19.54 in 2005.
What is the lowest average age, aged 15-24 recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 19.02 in 1998.
How does Egypt rank for average age, aged 15-24?
Egypt ranks 72nd out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, aged 15-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Average age, aged 15-24 in Egypt. Statizoid. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-age-aged-15-24/egypt-arab-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-age-aged-15-24/egypt-arab-rep/">Average age, aged 15-24 in Egypt</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average age, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed