Average age, male in Palestine

Palestine: Average age, male was 23.75 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
23.75
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
98th
of 109 countries
All-time high
33.09
in 2007
All-time low
21.53
in 2009
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Average age, male in Palestine, 1998–2017

01020301998200720171998: 32.91999: 332000: 33.12001: 332002: 332003: 332004: 332005: 332006: 332007: 33.12008: 28.92009: 21.52010: 222011: 22.22016: 23.82017: 23.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age, male in Palestine is 23.75, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, male in Palestine peaked at 33.09 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21.53, in 2009.

That places Palestine 98th out of 109 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Average age, male in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Average age, male in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 32.88 —
1999 33 +0.4%
2000 33.06 +0.2%
2001 33.02 -0.1%
2002 32.99 -0.1%
2003 33.02 +0.1%
2004 33.01 -0.0%
2005 33.02 +0.0%
2006 33.04 +0.1%
2007 33.09 +0.2%
2008 28.94 -12.6%
2009 21.53 -25.6%
2010 22.04 +2.4%
2011 22.21 +0.8%
2016 23.75 +7.0%
2017 23.75 +0.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 23.75 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.55, 89% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 23.75 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.95, 92% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Average age, male in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2009 -25.6% 28.94 21.53

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32.94 32.88 33 2
2000s 31.47 21.53 33.09 10
2010s 22.94 22.04 23.75 4

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 95 Ghana 23.97 compare
  2. 96 Namibia 23.78 compare
  3. 97 Pakistan 23.76 compare
  4. 99 Rwanda 23.67 compare
  5. 100 Nigeria 23.51 compare
  6. 101 Ethiopia 23.17 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, male in Palestine?
Average age, male in Palestine was 23.75 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, male recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 33.09 in 2007.
What is the lowest average age, male recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 21.53 in 2009.
How does Palestine rank for average age, male?
Palestine ranks 98th out of 109 countries with data for 2017.
Is average age, male rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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