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Median age in Cambodia

Cambodia: Median age was 25.84 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
25.84 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
158th
of 236 countries
All-time high
25.84 years
in 2023
All-time low
15.7 years
in 1996
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia stood at 25.84 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Cambodia peaked at 25.84 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.7 years, in 1996.

That places Cambodia 158th 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 Cambodia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 17.54 years —
1951 17.51 years -0.1%
1952 17.48 years -0.2%
1953 17.44 years -0.2%
1954 17.39 years -0.3%
1955 17.34 years -0.3%
1956 17.29 years -0.3%
1957 17.23 years -0.3%
1958 17.17 years -0.4%
1959 17.11 years -0.4%
1960 17.06 years -0.3%
1961 17.02 years -0.3%
1962 16.97 years -0.2%
1963 16.91 years -0.3%
1964 16.84 years -0.5%
1965 16.76 years -0.4%
1966 16.72 years -0.3%
1967 16.71 years -0.0%
1968 16.72 years +0.1%
1969 16.74 years +0.1%
1970 16.5 years -1.5%
1971 16.15 years -2.1%
1972 16.04 years -0.7%
1973 16.03 years -0.1%
1974 16.09 years +0.4%
1975 16.1 years +0.0%
1976 16.08 years -0.1%
1977 16.21 years +0.8%
1978 16.27 years +0.3%
1979 16.52 years +1.5%
1980 16.69 years +1.0%
1981 16.62 years -0.4%
1982 16.67 years +0.3%
1983 16.77 years +0.6%
1984 16.83 years +0.4%
1985 16.83 years -0.0%
1986 16.91 years +0.4%
1987 17.02 years +0.7%
1988 17.07 years +0.3%
1989 17.12 years +0.3%
1990 17.23 years +0.6%
1991 17.3 years +0.4%
1992 17.51 years +1.3%
1993 17.76 years +1.4%
1994 17.13 years -3.5%
1995 15.95 years -6.9%
1996 15.7 years -1.6%
1997 15.87 years +1.1%
1998 16.17 years +1.9%
1999 16.54 years +2.3%
2000 16.96 years +2.5%
2001 17.38 years +2.5%
2002 17.81 years +2.5%
2003 18.24 years +2.4%
2004 18.68 years +2.4%
2005 19.12 years +2.4%
2006 19.59 years +2.4%
2007 20.06 years +2.4%
2008 20.49 years +2.1%
2009 20.87 years +1.9%
2010 21.26 years +1.8%
2011 21.65 years +1.8%
2012 22.05 years +1.8%
2013 22.44 years +1.8%
2014 22.82 years +1.7%
2015 23.21 years +1.7%
2016 23.59 years +1.6%
2017 24.01 years +1.7%
2018 24.45 years +1.8%
2019 24.84 years +1.6%
2020 25.12 years +1.1%
2021 25.35 years +0.9%
2022 25.6 years +1.0%
2023 25.84 years +1.0%

Cambodia compared with similar countries

  • Cambodia's 25.84 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.43 years, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Cambodia's 25.84 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.83 years, 87% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.35 years 17.11 years 17.54 years 10
1960s 16.84 years 16.71 years 17.06 years 10
1970s 16.2 years 16.03 years 16.52 years 10
1980s 16.85 years 16.62 years 17.12 years 10
1990s 16.71 years 15.7 years 17.76 years 10
2000s 18.92 years 16.96 years 20.87 years 10
2010s 23.03 years 21.26 years 24.84 years 10
2020s 25.48 years 25.12 years 25.84 years 4

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 155 Paraguay 26.34 years compare
  2. 156 Turkmenistan 26.23 years compare
  3. 157 Belize 25.95 years compare
  4. 159 Guyana 25.61 years compare
  5. 160 Bangladesh 25.32 years compare
  6. 161 Philippines 25.29 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Cambodia?
Median age in Cambodia was 25.84 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 25.84 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 15.7 years in 1996.
How does Cambodia rank for median age?
Cambodia ranks 158th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cambodia 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.