Median age in Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands: Median age was 41.53 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
41.53
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
44th
of 236 countries
All-time high
41.53
in 2023
All-time low
19.81
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age in Falkland Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Falkland Islands recorded 41.53 for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Falkland Islands peaked at 41.53 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.81, in 1950.
Falkland Islands ranks 44th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Median age in Falkland Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 19.81 | — |
| 1951 | 23.37 | +18.0% |
| 1952 | 26.66 | +14.1% |
| 1953 | 28.43 | +6.6% |
| 1954 | 28.54 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 28.68 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 28.93 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 29.13 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 29.27 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 29.34 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 29.34 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 29.33 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 29.28 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 29.45 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 29.83 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 30.15 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 30.44 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 30.7 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 30.78 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 30.93 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 31.14 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 31.29 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 31.44 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 31.53 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 31.63 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 31.79 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 31.89 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 31.9 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 31.99 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 32.23 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 32.43 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 32.56 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 32.62 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 32.64 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 32.46 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 32.2 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 32.1 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 32.1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 32.03 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 31.91 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 32 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 32.04 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 32.12 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 32.23 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 32.4 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 32.7 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 33.03 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 33.29 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 33.56 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 33.86 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 34.14 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 34.46 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 34.72 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 34.95 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 35.22 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 35.5 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 35.85 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 36.25 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 36.63 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 36.98 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 37.29 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 37.6 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 37.84 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 38.04 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 38.2 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 38.29 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 38.44 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 38.72 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 39.08 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 39.46 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 39.88 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 40.37 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 40.94 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 41.53 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.22 | 19.81 | 29.34 | 10 |
| 1960s | 30.02 | 29.28 | 30.93 | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.68 | 31.14 | 32.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.31 | 31.91 | 32.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.72 | 32 | 33.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.47 | 34.14 | 36.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.29 | 37.29 | 39.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.68 | 39.88 | 41.53 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Falkland Islands
- 41 Cuba 41.71 compare
- 42 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 41.59 compare
- 43 Montserrat 41.55 compare
- 45 Belgium 41.44 compare
- 46 Netherlands 41.4 compare
- 47 Poland 41.31 compare
More reference data data for Falkland Islands
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.07 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.749 (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.7062 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.1045 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 0.2518 % change on previous year (2025)
- Average precipitation per year 681.54 (2025)
- Global precipitation anomaly 60.29 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2225 (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.3421 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in Falkland Islands?
- Median age in Falkland Islands was 41.53 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 41.53 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.81 in 1950.
- How does Falkland Islands rank for median age?
- Falkland Islands ranks 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Falkland Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Falkland Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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