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Median age in Indonesia

Indonesia: Median age was 29.83 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
29.83 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
128th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.83 years
in 2023
All-time low
17.72 years
in 1973
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia stood at 29.83 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Indonesia peaked at 29.83 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.72 years, in 1973.

That places Indonesia 128th 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 Indonesia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 17.85 years —
1951 18.09 years +1.3%
1952 18.3 years +1.2%
1953 18.48 years +1.0%
1954 18.64 years +0.9%
1955 18.78 years +0.7%
1956 18.9 years +0.6%
1957 18.99 years +0.5%
1958 19.07 years +0.4%
1959 19.11 years +0.2%
1960 19.13 years +0.1%
1961 19.11 years -0.1%
1962 19.08 years -0.2%
1963 19.01 years -0.3%
1964 18.92 years -0.5%
1965 18.78 years -0.8%
1966 18.59 years -1.0%
1967 18.4 years -1.0%
1968 18.19 years -1.1%
1969 17.99 years -1.1%
1970 17.86 years -0.7%
1971 17.77 years -0.5%
1972 17.73 years -0.2%
1973 17.72 years -0.0%
1974 17.75 years +0.1%
1975 17.81 years +0.3%
1976 17.88 years +0.4%
1977 17.98 years +0.5%
1978 18.09 years +0.6%
1979 18.22 years +0.7%
1980 18.36 years +0.8%
1981 18.52 years +0.9%
1982 18.69 years +0.9%
1983 18.87 years +1.0%
1984 19.07 years +1.1%
1985 19.29 years +1.2%
1986 19.54 years +1.3%
1987 19.81 years +1.4%
1988 20.08 years +1.4%
1989 20.36 years +1.4%
1990 20.64 years +1.4%
1991 20.94 years +1.4%
1992 21.23 years +1.4%
1993 21.54 years +1.4%
1994 21.84 years +1.4%
1995 22.13 years +1.4%
1996 22.43 years +1.3%
1997 22.71 years +1.3%
1998 23 years +1.3%
1999 23.3 years +1.3%
2000 23.61 years +1.3%
2001 23.92 years +1.3%
2002 24.23 years +1.3%
2003 24.54 years +1.3%
2004 24.85 years +1.3%
2005 25.15 years +1.2%
2006 25.45 years +1.2%
2007 25.73 years +1.1%
2008 26.02 years +1.1%
2009 26.31 years +1.1%
2010 26.59 years +1.1%
2011 26.86 years +1.0%
2012 27.11 years +1.0%
2013 27.37 years +0.9%
2014 27.61 years +0.9%
2015 27.86 years +0.9%
2016 28.1 years +0.9%
2017 28.36 years +0.9%
2018 28.62 years +0.9%
2019 28.89 years +0.9%
2020 29.13 years +0.8%
2021 29.34 years +0.7%
2022 29.56 years +0.8%
2023 29.83 years +0.9%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 29.83 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 29.83 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.83 years, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 18.62 years 17.85 years 19.11 years 10
1960s 18.72 years 17.99 years 19.13 years 10
1970s 17.88 years 17.72 years 18.22 years 10
1980s 19.26 years 18.36 years 20.36 years 10
1990s 21.98 years 20.64 years 23.3 years 10
2000s 24.98 years 23.61 years 26.31 years 10
2010s 27.74 years 26.59 years 28.89 years 10
2020s 29.46 years 29.13 years 29.83 years 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 125 Maldives 31.12 years compare
  2. 126 Guam 31.12 years compare
  3. 127 Malaysia 30.06 years compare
  4. 129 Panama 29.6 years compare
  5. 130 Myanmar 29.53 years compare
  6. 131 Kazakhstan 29.46 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Indonesia?
Median age in Indonesia was 29.83 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 29.83 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 17.72 years in 1973.
How does Indonesia rank for median age?
Indonesia ranks 128th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia 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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