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Median age in Angola

Angola: Median age was 16.45 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
16.45 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
228th
of 236 countries
All-time high
19.25 years
in 1955
All-time low
15.82 years
in 1972
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Angola, 1950–2023

05101520195019862023

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

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Angola stood at 16.45 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Angola peaked at 19.25 years in 1955 and was at its lowest, 15.82 years, in 1972.

That places Angola 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Median age in Angola, year by year

Year years Change
1950 18.9 years —
1951 19.02 years +0.6%
1952 19.12 years +0.5%
1953 19.2 years +0.4%
1954 19.24 years +0.2%
1955 19.25 years +0.1%
1956 19.24 years -0.1%
1957 19.19 years -0.2%
1958 19.12 years -0.4%
1959 19 years -0.6%
1960 18.84 years -0.9%
1961 18.62 years -1.2%
1962 18.35 years -1.4%
1963 18.09 years -1.4%
1964 17.84 years -1.4%
1965 17.6 years -1.3%
1966 17.34 years -1.5%
1967 17.02 years -1.9%
1968 16.68 years -2.0%
1969 16.4 years -1.7%
1970 16.1 years -1.8%
1971 15.87 years -1.4%
1972 15.82 years -0.3%
1973 15.88 years +0.3%
1974 15.95 years +0.5%
1975 16.02 years +0.5%
1976 16.1 years +0.4%
1977 16.18 years +0.5%
1978 16.28 years +0.6%
1979 16.37 years +0.6%
1980 16.46 years +0.6%
1981 16.54 years +0.5%
1982 16.61 years +0.4%
1983 16.66 years +0.3%
1984 16.7 years +0.2%
1985 16.7 years +0.0%
1986 16.68 years -0.1%
1987 16.64 years -0.2%
1988 16.58 years -0.4%
1989 16.5 years -0.5%
1990 16.41 years -0.5%
1991 16.32 years -0.6%
1992 16.23 years -0.6%
1993 16.14 years -0.5%
1994 16.06 years -0.5%
1995 16.02 years -0.3%
1996 16 years -0.1%
1997 16 years +0.0%
1998 16.01 years +0.1%
1999 16.02 years +0.1%
2000 16.04 years +0.1%
2001 16.07 years +0.2%
2002 16.1 years +0.2%
2003 16.14 years +0.2%
2004 16.18 years +0.2%
2005 16.21 years +0.2%
2006 16.24 years +0.2%
2007 16.26 years +0.2%
2008 16.28 years +0.1%
2009 16.29 years +0.1%
2010 16.3 years +0.1%
2011 16.31 years +0.1%
2012 16.32 years +0.1%
2013 16.33 years +0.0%
2014 16.32 years -0.1%
2015 16.29 years -0.2%
2016 16.28 years -0.1%
2017 16.28 years +0.0%
2018 16.29 years +0.0%
2019 16.3 years +0.1%
2020 16.32 years +0.1%
2021 16.34 years +0.1%
2022 16.39 years +0.3%
2023 16.45 years +0.4%

Angola compared with similar countries

  • Angola's 16.45 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.43 years, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Angola's 16.45 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.22 years, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 19.13 years 18.9 years 19.25 years 10
1960s 17.68 years 16.4 years 18.84 years 10
1970s 16.06 years 15.82 years 16.37 years 10
1980s 16.61 years 16.46 years 16.7 years 10
1990s 16.12 years 16 years 16.41 years 10
2000s 16.18 years 16.04 years 16.29 years 10
2010s 16.3 years 16.28 years 16.33 years 10
2020s 16.38 years 16.32 years 16.45 years 4

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 225 Afghanistan 16.94 years compare
  2. 226 Mayotte 16.79 years compare
  3. 227 Uganda 16.51 years compare
  4. 229 Mozambique 16.32 years compare
  5. 230 Burundi 15.9 years compare
  6. 231 Democratic Republic of Congo 15.77 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Angola?
Median age in Angola was 16.45 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 19.25 years in 1955.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 15.82 years in 1972.
How does Angola rank for median age?
Angola ranks 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Angola 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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