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Median age in Greece

Greece: Median age was 45.75 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
45.75 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
12th
of 236 countries
All-time high
45.75 years
in 2023
All-time low
24.59 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Greece, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Greece is 45.75 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Greece peaked at 45.75 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.59 years, in 1950.

That places Greece 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Greece, year by year

Year years Change
1950 24.59 years —
1951 24.83 years +1.0%
1952 25.1 years +1.1%
1953 25.39 years +1.1%
1954 25.68 years +1.2%
1955 25.98 years +1.1%
1956 26.27 years +1.1%
1957 26.58 years +1.1%
1958 26.89 years +1.2%
1959 27.21 years +1.2%
1960 27.53 years +1.2%
1961 27.97 years +1.6%
1962 28.3 years +1.2%
1963 28.38 years +0.3%
1964 28.45 years +0.2%
1965 29.95 years +5.3%
1966 29.91 years -0.1%
1967 30.11 years +0.7%
1968 30.31 years +0.7%
1969 30.61 years +1.0%
1970 32.29 years +5.5%
1971 31.99 years -0.9%
1972 32.2 years +0.7%
1973 32.51 years +1.0%
1974 32.75 years +0.7%
1975 32.78 years +0.1%
1976 32.72 years -0.2%
1977 32.7 years -0.1%
1978 32.75 years +0.2%
1979 32.89 years +0.4%
1980 32.82 years -0.2%
1981 32.75 years -0.2%
1982 32.93 years +0.6%
1983 33.09 years +0.5%
1984 33.28 years +0.6%
1985 33.52 years +0.7%
1986 33.81 years +0.9%
1987 34.11 years +0.9%
1988 34.41 years +0.9%
1989 34.71 years +0.9%
1990 35.01 years +0.9%
1991 35.25 years +0.7%
1992 35.44 years +0.5%
1993 35.62 years +0.5%
1994 35.8 years +0.5%
1995 35.98 years +0.5%
1996 36.18 years +0.6%
1997 36.38 years +0.6%
1998 36.59 years +0.6%
1999 36.79 years +0.6%
2000 36.98 years +0.5%
2001 37.15 years +0.5%
2002 37.39 years +0.6%
2003 37.69 years +0.8%
2004 38.01 years +0.8%
2005 38.34 years +0.9%
2006 38.71 years +0.9%
2007 39.1 years +1.0%
2008 39.51 years +1.0%
2009 39.91 years +1.0%
2010 40.33 years +1.1%
2011 40.77 years +1.1%
2012 41.23 years +1.1%
2013 41.7 years +1.2%
2014 42.2 years +1.2%
2015 42.68 years +1.1%
2016 43.08 years +0.9%
2017 43.39 years +0.7%
2018 43.71 years +0.7%
2019 44.01 years +0.7%
2020 44.32 years +0.7%
2021 44.86 years +1.2%
2022 45.39 years +1.2%
2023 45.75 years +0.8%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 45.75 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 45.75 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.35 years, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 25.85 years 24.59 years 27.21 years 10
1960s 29.15 years 27.53 years 30.61 years 10
1970s 32.56 years 31.99 years 32.89 years 10
1980s 33.54 years 32.75 years 34.71 years 10
1990s 35.9 years 35.01 years 36.79 years 10
2000s 38.28 years 36.98 years 39.91 years 10
2010s 42.31 years 40.33 years 44.01 years 10
2020s 45.08 years 44.32 years 45.75 years 4

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 9 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 46.4 years compare
  2. 10 Portugal 46.2 years compare
  3. 11 Hong Kong 46.16 years compare
  4. 13 Isle of Man 45.68 years compare
  5. 14 Puerto Rico 45.31 years compare
  6. 15 Germany 45.15 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Greece

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Greece?
Median age in Greece was 45.75 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 45.75 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 24.59 years in 1950.
How does Greece rank for median age?
Greece ranks 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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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