Median age in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Median age was 25.13 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median age in Kyrgyzstan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 25.13 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 25.13 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.92 years, in 1974.
That places Kyrgyzstan 164th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.14 years | 22.25 years | 23.55 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.57 years | 19 years | 22.13 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.99 years | 18.92 years | 19.21 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.07 years | 19.35 years | 20.68 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.59 years | 20.31 years | 21.11 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.09 years | 21.32 years | 22.78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.82 years | 23 years | 24.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.89 years | 24.64 years | 25.13 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in Kyrgyzstan?
- Median age in Kyrgyzstan was 25.13 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.13 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.92 years in 1974.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for median age?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 164th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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
The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.