What is median age in Ethiopia?

Median age in Ethiopia was 18.73 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Ethiopia?

The highest recorded value was 18.73 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Ethiopia?

The lowest recorded value was 14.99 years in 2002.

How does Ethiopia rank for median age?

Ethiopia ranks 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Ethiopia?

Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia: Median age was 18.73 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

18.73 years

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

205th

of 236 countries

All-time high

18.73 years

in 2023

All-time low

14.99 years

in 2002

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Ethiopia, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Ethiopia stood at 18.73 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Ethiopia peaked at 18.73 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.99 years, in 2002.

Ethiopia ranks 205th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	17.28 years	16.95 years	17.54 years	10
1960s	17.49 years	17.2 years	17.55 years	10
1970s	16.31 years	15.77 years	17.02 years	10
1980s	15.75 years	15.61 years	15.86 years	10
1990s	15.55 years	15.17 years	15.78 years	10
2000s	15.17 years	14.99 years	15.59 years	10
2010s	16.87 years	15.79 years	17.93 years	10
2020s	18.43 years	18.13 years	18.73 years	4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

202 Sao Tome and Principe 19.05 years compare
203 Guinea-Bissau 18.94 years compare
204 Madagascar 18.88 years compare
206 Eritrea 18.65 years compare
207 Liberia 18.36 years compare
208 Congo 18.31 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Ethiopia?: Median age in Ethiopia was 18.73 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Ethiopia?: The highest recorded value was 18.73 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Ethiopia?: The lowest recorded value was 14.99 years in 2002.
How does Ethiopia rank for median age?: Ethiopia ranks 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Ethiopia?: Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.