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Median age in Chile

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
74
1950–2023

Median age in Chile, 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 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.

Median age in Chile, year by year

Year years Change
1950 19.41 years —
1951 19.44 years +0.2%
1952 19.48 years +0.2%
1953 19.5 years +0.1%
1954 19.5 years +0.0%
1955 19.49 years -0.0%
1956 19.47 years -0.1%
1957 19.44 years -0.2%
1958 19.41 years -0.2%
1959 19.37 years -0.2%
1960 19.34 years -0.2%
1961 19.31 years -0.2%
1962 19.28 years -0.1%
1963 19.27 years -0.1%
1964 19.28 years +0.0%
1965 19.29 years +0.1%
1966 19.32 years +0.1%
1967 19.37 years +0.3%
1968 19.45 years +0.4%
1969 19.57 years +0.6%
1970 19.7 years +0.7%
1971 19.86 years +0.8%
1972 20.04 years +0.9%
1973 20.23 years +1.0%
1974 20.44 years +1.0%
1975 20.67 years +1.1%
1976 20.91 years +1.2%
1977 21.16 years +1.2%
1978 21.42 years +1.2%
1979 21.69 years +1.3%
1980 21.97 years +1.3%
1981 22.26 years +1.3%
1982 22.55 years +1.3%
1983 22.84 years +1.3%
1984 23.13 years +1.3%
1985 23.42 years +1.3%
1986 23.71 years +1.2%
1987 23.99 years +1.2%
1988 24.27 years +1.2%
1989 24.55 years +1.2%
1990 24.83 years +1.1%
1991 25.11 years +1.1%
1992 25.4 years +1.2%
1993 25.7 years +1.2%
1994 26.01 years +1.2%
1995 26.32 years +1.2%
1996 26.64 years +1.2%
1997 26.97 years +1.2%
1998 27.31 years +1.3%
1999 27.67 years +1.3%
2000 28.03 years +1.3%
2001 28.4 years +1.3%
2002 28.78 years +1.3%
2003 29.16 years +1.3%
2004 29.55 years +1.3%
2005 29.94 years +1.3%
2006 30.32 years +1.3%
2007 30.69 years +1.2%
2008 31.04 years +1.2%
2009 31.38 years +1.1%
2010 31.72 years +1.1%
2011 32.05 years +1.0%
2012 32.38 years +1.0%
2013 32.7 years +1.0%
2014 33.02 years +1.0%
2015 33.33 years +0.9%
2016 33.62 years +0.9%
2017 33.86 years +0.7%
2018 34.08 years +0.6%
2019 34.33 years +0.7%
2020 34.68 years +1.0%
2021 35.11 years +1.2%
2022 35.53 years +1.2%
2023 35.97 years +1.2%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 35.97 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 91% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 35.97 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 88 Albania 36.28 years compare
  2. 89 Northern Mariana Islands 36.14 years compare
  3. 90 North Korea 36.05 years compare
  4. 92 Armenia 35.83 years compare
  5. 93 Iceland 35.81 years compare
  6. 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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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.