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Median age in Argentina

Argentina: Median age was 32.12 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
32.12 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
119th
of 236 countries
All-time high
32.12 years
in 2023
All-time low
24.37 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Argentina, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Argentina recorded 32.12 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Argentina peaked at 32.12 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.37 years, in 1950.

That places Argentina 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Median age in Argentina, year by year

Year years Change
1950 24.37 years —
1951 24.5 years +0.5%
1952 24.64 years +0.6%
1953 24.78 years +0.6%
1954 24.92 years +0.6%
1955 25.05 years +0.5%
1956 25.16 years +0.5%
1957 25.27 years +0.4%
1958 25.37 years +0.4%
1959 25.46 years +0.4%
1960 25.53 years +0.3%
1961 25.59 years +0.2%
1962 25.63 years +0.2%
1963 25.66 years +0.1%
1964 25.68 years +0.1%
1965 25.71 years +0.1%
1966 25.75 years +0.2%
1967 25.79 years +0.2%
1968 25.82 years +0.1%
1969 25.84 years +0.1%
1970 25.86 years +0.1%
1971 25.89 years +0.1%
1972 25.9 years +0.1%
1973 25.92 years +0.1%
1974 25.93 years +0.1%
1975 25.96 years +0.1%
1976 25.98 years +0.1%
1977 25.99 years +0.0%
1978 25.99 years +0.0%
1979 26 years +0.0%
1980 26 years +0.0%
1981 26 years +0.0%
1982 26.01 years +0.0%
1983 26.03 years +0.1%
1984 26.05 years +0.1%
1985 26.07 years +0.1%
1986 26.1 years +0.1%
1987 26.15 years +0.2%
1988 26.2 years +0.2%
1989 26.25 years +0.2%
1990 26.29 years +0.2%
1991 26.33 years +0.2%
1992 26.36 years +0.1%
1993 26.38 years +0.0%
1994 26.39 years +0.0%
1995 26.41 years +0.1%
1996 26.45 years +0.2%
1997 26.52 years +0.3%
1998 26.61 years +0.3%
1999 26.72 years +0.4%
2000 26.84 years +0.4%
2001 26.98 years +0.5%
2002 27.15 years +0.6%
2003 27.34 years +0.7%
2004 27.54 years +0.7%
2005 27.75 years +0.8%
2006 27.98 years +0.8%
2007 28.21 years +0.8%
2008 28.44 years +0.8%
2009 28.66 years +0.8%
2010 28.87 years +0.8%
2011 29.08 years +0.7%
2012 29.29 years +0.7%
2013 29.49 years +0.7%
2014 29.68 years +0.6%
2015 29.86 years +0.6%
2016 30.05 years +0.6%
2017 30.26 years +0.7%
2018 30.49 years +0.8%
2019 30.76 years +0.9%
2020 31.08 years +1.0%
2021 31.4 years +1.0%
2022 31.74 years +1.1%
2023 32.12 years +1.2%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 32.12 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 32.12 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 24.95 years 24.37 years 25.46 years 10
1960s 25.7 years 25.53 years 25.84 years 10
1970s 25.94 years 25.86 years 26 years 10
1980s 26.09 years 26 years 26.25 years 10
1990s 26.45 years 26.29 years 26.72 years 10
2000s 27.69 years 26.84 years 28.66 years 10
2010s 29.78 years 28.87 years 30.76 years 10
2020s 31.59 years 31.08 years 32.12 years 4

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 116 Turkey 32.52 years compare
  2. 117 Vietnam 32.43 years compare
  3. 118 Tunisia 32.13 years compare
  4. 120 Western Sahara 32.04 years compare
  5. 121 Brunei 31.76 years compare
  6. 122 Jamaica 31.67 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Argentina?
Median age in Argentina was 32.12 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 32.12 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 24.37 years in 1950.
How does Argentina rank for median age?
Argentina ranks 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina 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.