Average age, total in Egypt

Egypt: Average age, total was 26.31 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
26.31
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
89th
of 113 countries
All-time high
27.67
in 2014
All-time low
23.37
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Average age, total in Egypt, 1988–2019

01020301988200320191988: 23.41998: 26.12005: 26.52007: 27.22008: 27.32009: 27.62010: 26.62011: 26.92012: 27.32013: 27.52014: 27.72015: 26.32016: 26.32017: 26.42018: 272019: 26.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age, total in Egypt is 26.31, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, total in Egypt peaked at 27.67 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.37, in 1988.

Egypt ranks 89th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Average age, total in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Average age, total in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1988 23.37
1998 26.08 +11.6%
2005 26.55 +1.8%
2007 27.15 +2.3%
2008 27.35 +0.7%
2009 27.62 +1.0%
2010 26.61 -3.7%
2011 26.89 +1.1%
2012 27.33 +1.7%
2013 27.48 +0.5%
2014 27.67 +0.7%
2015 26.35 -4.8%
2016 26.35 -0.0%
2017 26.37 +0.1%
2018 27.02 +2.5%
2019 26.31 -2.6%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 26.31 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.31, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 26.31 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.06, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 23.37 23.37 23.37 1
1990s 26.08 26.08 26.08 1
2000s 27.17 26.55 27.62 4
2010s 26.84 26.31 27.67 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 86 Bangladesh 27.67 compare
  2. 87 Nicaragua 27.44 compare
  3. 88 Nepal 27.33 compare
  4. 90 Tajikistan 26.28 compare
  5. 91 Jordan 25.81 compare
  6. 92 Ghana 25.18 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, total in Egypt?
Average age, total in Egypt was 26.31 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, total recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 27.67 in 2014.
What is the lowest average age, total recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 23.37 in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for average age, total?
Egypt ranks 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age, total rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,668 data points, 1970–2021
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