What is median age in Chile?

Median age in Chile was 35.97 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Chile?

The highest recorded value was 35.97 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Chile?

The lowest recorded value was 19.27 years in 1963.

How does Chile rank for median age?

Chile ranks 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Chile?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Chile 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.

Median age in Chile

Name: Median age in Chile
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Chile: Median age was 35.97 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

35.97 years

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

91st

of 236 countries

All-time high

35.97 years

in 2023

All-time low

19.27 years

in 1963

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Chile, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Chile stood at 35.97 years. 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 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Chile peaked at 35.97 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.27 years, in 1963.

That places Chile 91st 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	19.45 years	19.37 years	19.5 years	10
1960s	19.35 years	19.27 years	19.57 years	10
1970s	20.61 years	19.7 years	21.69 years	10
1980s	23.27 years	21.97 years	24.55 years	10
1990s	26.2 years	24.83 years	27.67 years	10
2000s	29.73 years	28.03 years	31.38 years	10
2010s	33.11 years	31.72 years	34.33 years	10
2020s	35.32 years	34.68 years	35.97 years	4

Countries ranked near Chile

88 Albania 36.28 years compare
89 Northern Mariana Islands 36.14 years compare
90 North Korea 36.05 years compare
92 Armenia 35.83 years compare
93 Iceland 35.81 years compare
94 Uruguay 35.78 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Chile?: Median age in Chile was 35.97 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Chile?: The highest recorded value was 35.97 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 19.27 years in 1963.
How does Chile rank for median age?: Chile ranks 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.