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Median age in Botswana

Botswana: Median age was 22.88 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
22.88 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
174th
of 236 countries
All-time high
22.88 years
in 2023
All-time low
14.29 years
in 1971
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Botswana, 1950–2023

0510152025195019862023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Botswana is 22.88 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Botswana peaked at 22.88 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.29 years, in 1971.

Botswana ranks 174th 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 Botswana, year by year

Year years Change
1950 17.93 years —
1951 17.87 years -0.3%
1952 17.83 years -0.3%
1953 17.77 years -0.3%
1954 17.7 years -0.4%
1955 17.61 years -0.5%
1956 17.49 years -0.6%
1957 17.34 years -0.8%
1958 17.15 years -1.1%
1959 16.92 years -1.4%
1960 16.65 years -1.6%
1961 16.37 years -1.7%
1962 16.08 years -1.8%
1963 15.77 years -1.9%
1964 15.45 years -2.1%
1965 15.16 years -1.9%
1966 14.97 years -1.3%
1967 14.8 years -1.1%
1968 14.64 years -1.1%
1969 14.49 years -1.0%
1970 14.36 years -0.9%
1971 14.29 years -0.4%
1972 14.37 years +0.6%
1973 14.56 years +1.3%
1974 14.76 years +1.3%
1975 14.93 years +1.2%
1976 15.11 years +1.2%
1977 15.29 years +1.2%
1978 15.54 years +1.7%
1979 15.78 years +1.5%
1980 15.76 years -0.1%
1981 15.7 years -0.4%
1982 15.71 years +0.1%
1983 15.71 years -0.1%
1984 15.71 years +0.1%
1985 15.74 years +0.1%
1986 15.77 years +0.2%
1987 15.83 years +0.4%
1988 15.9 years +0.5%
1989 15.99 years +0.6%
1990 16.11 years +0.8%
1991 16.26 years +0.9%
1992 16.45 years +1.2%
1993 16.67 years +1.3%
1994 16.9 years +1.4%
1995 17.14 years +1.4%
1996 17.42 years +1.6%
1997 17.72 years +1.7%
1998 18.04 years +1.8%
1999 18.36 years +1.8%
2000 18.67 years +1.7%
2001 18.96 years +1.6%
2002 19.26 years +1.5%
2003 19.55 years +1.5%
2004 19.84 years +1.5%
2005 20.13 years +1.5%
2006 20.42 years +1.4%
2007 20.7 years +1.4%
2008 20.97 years +1.3%
2009 21.24 years +1.3%
2010 21.5 years +1.2%
2011 21.72 years +1.1%
2012 21.79 years +0.3%
2013 21.71 years -0.4%
2014 21.66 years -0.2%
2015 21.66 years +0.0%
2016 21.72 years +0.2%
2017 21.81 years +0.4%
2018 21.94 years +0.6%
2019 22.11 years +0.7%
2020 22.28 years +0.8%
2021 22.41 years +0.6%
2022 22.6 years +0.8%
2023 22.88 years +1.2%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 22.88 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 22.88 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.22 years, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.56 years 16.92 years 17.93 years 10
1960s 15.44 years 14.49 years 16.65 years 10
1970s 14.9 years 14.29 years 15.78 years 10
1980s 15.78 years 15.7 years 15.99 years 10
1990s 17.11 years 16.11 years 18.36 years 10
2000s 19.97 years 18.67 years 21.24 years 10
2010s 21.76 years 21.5 years 22.11 years 10
2020s 22.54 years 22.28 years 22.88 years 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 171 Egypt 24.03 years compare
  2. 172 Honduras 23.55 years compare
  3. 173 Haiti 23.51 years compare
  4. 175 Micronesia (country) 22.85 years compare
  5. 176 Kiribati 22.69 years compare
  6. 177 Guatemala 22.63 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Botswana?
Median age in Botswana was 22.88 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 22.88 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 14.29 years in 1971.
How does Botswana rank for median age?
Botswana ranks 174th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana 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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