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Median age in Albania

Albania: Median age was 36.28 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
36.28 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
88th
of 236 countries
All-time high
36.28 years
in 2023
All-time low
17.87 years
in 1968
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Albania, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Albania stood at 36.28 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Albania peaked at 36.28 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.87 years, in 1968.

Albania ranks 88th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Albania, year by year

Year years Change
1950 19.65 years —
1951 19.62 years -0.2%
1952 19.55 years -0.3%
1953 19.47 years -0.4%
1954 19.41 years -0.3%
1955 19.38 years -0.2%
1956 19.32 years -0.3%
1957 19.22 years -0.5%
1958 19.11 years -0.6%
1959 18.98 years -0.7%
1960 18.81 years -0.9%
1961 18.67 years -0.8%
1962 18.55 years -0.6%
1963 18.41 years -0.7%
1964 18.24 years -0.9%
1965 18.07 years -0.9%
1966 17.96 years -0.6%
1967 17.89 years -0.4%
1968 17.87 years -0.2%
1969 17.89 years +0.1%
1970 17.96 years +0.4%
1971 18.06 years +0.6%
1972 18.18 years +0.7%
1973 18.34 years +0.8%
1974 18.52 years +1.0%
1975 18.72 years +1.1%
1976 18.96 years +1.3%
1977 19.23 years +1.4%
1978 19.51 years +1.4%
1979 19.79 years +1.4%
1980 20.08 years +1.5%
1981 20.38 years +1.5%
1982 20.68 years +1.5%
1983 20.98 years +1.5%
1984 21.27 years +1.4%
1985 21.55 years +1.3%
1986 21.82 years +1.3%
1987 22.11 years +1.3%
1988 22.35 years +1.1%
1989 22.6 years +1.1%
1990 22.91 years +1.4%
1991 23.27 years +1.6%
1992 23.66 years +1.7%
1993 24.06 years +1.7%
1994 24.45 years +1.7%
1995 24.83 years +1.5%
1996 25.17 years +1.4%
1997 25.49 years +1.3%
1998 25.78 years +1.1%
1999 26.03 years +1.0%
2000 26.22 years +0.7%
2001 26.5 years +1.1%
2002 26.97 years +1.8%
2003 27.52 years +2.0%
2004 28.07 years +2.0%
2005 28.64 years +2.0%
2006 29.22 years +2.0%
2007 29.81 years +2.0%
2008 30.41 years +2.0%
2009 31 years +2.0%
2010 31.57 years +1.8%
2011 32.02 years +1.4%
2012 32.36 years +1.0%
2013 32.67 years +1.0%
2014 32.97 years +0.9%
2015 33.29 years +1.0%
2016 33.59 years +0.9%
2017 33.91 years +0.9%
2018 34.28 years +1.1%
2019 34.71 years +1.2%
2020 35.13 years +1.2%
2021 35.55 years +1.2%
2022 35.94 years +1.1%
2023 36.28 years +0.9%

Albania compared with similar countries

  • Albania's 36.28 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Albania's 36.28 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.35 years, 88% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 19.37 years 18.98 years 19.65 years 10
1960s 18.24 years 17.87 years 18.81 years 10
1970s 18.73 years 17.96 years 19.79 years 10
1980s 21.38 years 20.08 years 22.6 years 10
1990s 24.56 years 22.91 years 26.03 years 10
2000s 28.43 years 26.22 years 31 years 10
2010s 33.14 years 31.57 years 34.71 years 10
2020s 35.72 years 35.13 years 36.28 years 4

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 85 Georgia 36.8 years compare
  2. 86 Trinidad and Tobago 36.72 years compare
  3. 87 Niue 36.55 years compare
  4. 89 Northern Mariana Islands 36.14 years compare
  5. 90 North Korea 36.05 years compare
  6. 91 Chile 35.97 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Albania?
Median age in Albania was 36.28 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 36.28 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 17.87 years in 1968.
How does Albania rank for median age?
Albania ranks 88th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.