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Median age in Guatemala

Guatemala: Median age was 22.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
22.63 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
177th
of 236 countries
All-time high
22.63 years
in 2023
All-time low
15.49 years
in 1963
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Guatemala, 1950–2023

0510152025195019862023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Guatemala is 22.63 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Guatemala peaked at 22.63 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.49 years, in 1963.

Guatemala ranks 177th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Median age in Guatemala, year by year

Year years Change
1950 16.81 years —
1951 16.8 years -0.1%
1952 16.74 years -0.3%
1953 16.64 years -0.6%
1954 16.51 years -0.8%
1955 16.35 years -1.0%
1956 16.18 years -1.0%
1957 16.01 years -1.0%
1958 15.85 years -1.0%
1959 15.72 years -0.8%
1960 15.62 years -0.6%
1961 15.55 years -0.4%
1962 15.51 years -0.3%
1963 15.49 years -0.1%
1964 15.49 years +0.0%
1965 15.53 years +0.2%
1966 15.56 years +0.2%
1967 15.59 years +0.2%
1968 15.62 years +0.2%
1969 15.65 years +0.2%
1970 15.68 years +0.2%
1971 15.7 years +0.1%
1972 15.71 years +0.1%
1973 15.71 years +0.0%
1974 15.75 years +0.2%
1975 15.81 years +0.4%
1976 15.87 years +0.4%
1977 15.92 years +0.3%
1978 15.96 years +0.3%
1979 15.99 years +0.2%
1980 16 years +0.1%
1981 15.99 years -0.1%
1982 15.95 years -0.2%
1983 15.93 years -0.2%
1984 15.94 years +0.0%
1985 15.95 years +0.1%
1986 15.97 years +0.1%
1987 15.99 years +0.1%
1988 16 years +0.1%
1989 16.02 years +0.1%
1990 16.05 years +0.2%
1991 16.09 years +0.2%
1992 16.13 years +0.3%
1993 16.18 years +0.3%
1994 16.22 years +0.2%
1995 16.25 years +0.2%
1996 16.29 years +0.3%
1997 16.35 years +0.4%
1998 16.44 years +0.5%
1999 16.54 years +0.6%
2000 16.65 years +0.6%
2001 16.75 years +0.6%
2002 16.88 years +0.8%
2003 17.02 years +0.8%
2004 17.18 years +0.9%
2005 17.36 years +1.1%
2006 17.57 years +1.2%
2007 17.8 years +1.3%
2008 18.05 years +1.4%
2009 18.32 years +1.4%
2010 18.58 years +1.5%
2011 18.86 years +1.5%
2012 19.14 years +1.5%
2013 19.42 years +1.5%
2014 19.71 years +1.5%
2015 20 years +1.5%
2016 20.29 years +1.5%
2017 20.59 years +1.5%
2018 20.9 years +1.5%
2019 21.21 years +1.5%
2020 21.55 years +1.6%
2021 21.89 years +1.6%
2022 22.24 years +1.6%
2023 22.63 years +1.7%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 22.63 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 22.63 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 67% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 16.36 years 15.72 years 16.81 years 10
1960s 15.56 years 15.49 years 15.65 years 10
1970s 15.81 years 15.68 years 15.99 years 10
1980s 15.97 years 15.93 years 16.02 years 10
1990s 16.25 years 16.05 years 16.54 years 10
2000s 17.36 years 16.65 years 18.32 years 10
2010s 19.87 years 18.58 years 21.21 years 10
2020s 22.08 years 21.55 years 22.63 years 4

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 174 Botswana 22.88 years compare
  2. 175 Micronesia (country) 22.85 years compare
  3. 176 Kiribati 22.69 years compare
  4. 178 Papua New Guinea 22.34 years compare
  5. 179 Syria 22.25 years compare
  6. 180 Eswatini 22 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Guatemala?
Median age in Guatemala was 22.63 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 22.63 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 15.49 years in 1963.
How does Guatemala rank for median age?
Guatemala ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala 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.