Average age, total in Philippines

Philippines: Average age, total was 28.45 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
28.45
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
83rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
28.45
in 2019
All-time low
25.14
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Average age, total in Philippines, 1997–2019

01020301997200820191997: 25.11998: 25.41999: 25.72000: 26.12001: 26.32002: 26.72003: 26.52004: 25.72005: 25.92006: 26.52007: 26.12008: 26.32009: 26.52010: 26.72011: 26.72012: 26.72013: 26.72014: 26.82015: 26.72016: 27.42017: 282018: 28.22019: 28.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 28.45 for average age, total in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, total in Philippines peaked at 28.45 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.14, in 1997.

Philippines ranks 83rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Average age, total in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Average age, total in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1997 25.14
1998 25.39 +1.0%
1999 25.67 +1.1%
2000 26.07 +1.5%
2001 26.34 +1.0%
2002 26.74 +1.5%
2003 26.47 -1.0%
2004 25.69 -2.9%
2005 25.87 +0.7%
2006 26.52 +2.5%
2007 26.1 -1.6%
2008 26.3 +0.7%
2009 26.5 +0.8%
2010 26.7 +0.8%
2011 26.73 +0.1%
2012 26.74 +0.0%
2013 26.75 +0.0%
2014 26.78 +0.1%
2015 26.74 -0.2%
2016 27.43 +2.6%
2017 27.96 +1.9%
2018 28.21 +0.9%
2019 28.45 +0.8%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 28.45 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.47, 83% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 28.45 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.97, 75% of the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.4 25.14 25.67 3
2000s 26.26 25.69 26.74 10
2010s 27.25 26.7 28.45 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 80 Jamaica 28.91 compare
  2. 81 Guatemala 28.71 compare
  3. 82 Laos 28.59 compare
  4. 84 Cambodia 28.01 compare
  5. 85 Venezuela 27.99 compare
  6. 86 Bangladesh 27.67 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, total in Philippines?
Average age, total in Philippines was 28.45 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, total recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 28.45 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age, total recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 25.14 in 1997.
How does Philippines rank for average age, total?
Philippines ranks 83rd out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age, total rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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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