Average age, total in Palestine

Palestine: Average age, total was 24.09 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
24.09
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
99th
of 113 countries
All-time high
33.61
in 1999
All-time low
21.71
in 2009
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Average age, total in Palestine, 1998–2017

01020301998200720171998: 33.51999: 33.62000: 33.62001: 33.62002: 33.52003: 33.52004: 33.52005: 33.52006: 33.52007: 33.52008: 29.32009: 21.72010: 22.32011: 22.52016: 24.12017: 24.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Palestine recorded 24.09 for average age, total in 2017.

That represents a change of down 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, total in Palestine peaked at 33.61 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 21.71, in 2009.

Palestine ranks 99th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Average age, total in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Average age, total in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 33.48 —
1999 33.61 +0.4%
2000 33.59 -0.1%
2001 33.57 -0.1%
2002 33.52 -0.1%
2003 33.55 +0.1%
2004 33.52 -0.1%
2005 33.52 +0.0%
2006 33.48 -0.1%
2007 33.46 -0.1%
2008 29.26 -12.5%
2009 21.71 -25.8%
2010 22.32 +2.8%
2011 22.47 +0.7%
2016 24.09 +7.2%
2017 24.09 +0.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 24.09 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.31, 92% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 24.09 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.06, 92% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Average age, total 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 -25.8% 29.26 21.71

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.55 33.48 33.61 2
2000s 31.92 21.71 33.59 10
2010s 23.24 22.32 24.09 4

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 96 Rwanda 24.69 compare
  2. 97 Zambia 24.24 compare
  3. 98 Belize 24.22
  4. 100 Djibouti 24.05 compare
  5. 101 Nigeria 23.8 compare
  6. 102 Pakistan 23.78 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, total in Palestine?
Average age, total in Palestine was 24.09 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, total recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 33.61 in 1999.
What is the lowest average age, total recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 21.71 in 2009.
How does Palestine rank for average age, total?
Palestine ranks 99th out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
Is average age, total rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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, 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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