What is median age in Kazakhstan?

Median age in Kazakhstan was 29.46 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Kazakhstan?

The highest recorded value was 29.46 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Kazakhstan?

The lowest recorded value was 21.42 years in 1968.

How does Kazakhstan rank for median age?

Kazakhstan ranks 131st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Kazakhstan?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan

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

Kazakhstan: Median age was 29.46 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

29.46 years

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

131st

of 236 countries

All-time high

29.46 years

in 2023

All-time low

21.42 years

in 1968

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Kazakhstan, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Kazakhstan is 29.46 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Kazakhstan peaked at 29.46 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.42 years, in 1968.

Kazakhstan ranks 131st 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	22.24 years	21.93 years	22.63 years	10
1960s	22.24 years	21.42 years	22.72 years	10
1970s	21.99 years	21.56 years	22.26 years	10
1980s	23.24 years	21.94 years	24.52 years	10
1990s	25.42 years	24.69 years	26.32 years	10
2000s	27.17 years	26.55 years	27.43 years	10
2010s	28.2 years	27.45 years	29.06 years	10
2020s	29.33 years	29.21 years	29.46 years	4

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

128 Indonesia 29.83 years compare
129 Panama 29.6 years compare
130 Myanmar 29.53 years compare
132 Peru 29.45 years compare
133 Bhutan 29.39 years compare
134 Oman 29.27 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Kazakhstan?: Median age in Kazakhstan was 29.46 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Kazakhstan?: The highest recorded value was 29.46 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Kazakhstan?: The lowest recorded value was 21.42 years in 1968.
How does Kazakhstan rank for median age?: Kazakhstan ranks 131st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Kazakhstan?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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.