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Median age in Libya

Libya: Median age was 27.2 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27.2 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
150th
of 236 countries
All-time high
27.2 years
in 2023
All-time low
13.62 years
in 1970
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Libya, 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 Libya stood at 27.2 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Libya peaked at 27.2 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.62 years, in 1970.

Libya ranks 150th 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 Libya, year by year

Year years Change
1950 19.71 years —
1951 19.53 years -0.9%
1952 19.38 years -0.8%
1953 19.25 years -0.7%
1954 19.14 years -0.6%
1955 18.96 years -0.9%
1956 18.69 years -1.4%
1957 18.41 years -1.5%
1958 18.11 years -1.6%
1959 17.79 years -1.8%
1960 17.45 years -1.9%
1961 17.11 years -2.0%
1962 16.76 years -2.0%
1963 16.42 years -2.0%
1964 16.11 years -1.9%
1965 15.54 years -3.6%
1966 14.82 years -4.6%
1967 14.26 years -3.8%
1968 13.86 years -2.8%
1969 13.65 years -1.5%
1970 13.62 years -0.2%
1971 13.63 years +0.0%
1972 13.63 years +0.0%
1973 13.94 years +2.3%
1974 14.29 years +2.5%
1975 14.43 years +1.0%
1976 14.57 years +0.9%
1977 14.7 years +0.9%
1978 14.82 years +0.8%
1979 14.9 years +0.6%
1980 14.97 years +0.4%
1981 15.06 years +0.6%
1982 15.19 years +0.9%
1983 15.41 years +1.5%
1984 15.69 years +1.8%
1985 15.95 years +1.7%
1986 16.21 years +1.6%
1987 16.48 years +1.7%
1988 16.77 years +1.8%
1989 17.1 years +1.9%
1990 17.45 years +2.1%
1991 17.83 years +2.2%
1992 18.23 years +2.3%
1993 18.66 years +2.3%
1994 19.1 years +2.4%
1995 19.55 years +2.3%
1996 20 years +2.3%
1997 20.44 years +2.2%
1998 20.88 years +2.2%
1999 21.32 years +2.1%
2000 21.64 years +1.5%
2001 21.83 years +0.9%
2002 22.03 years +0.9%
2003 22.22 years +0.9%
2004 22.41 years +0.8%
2005 22.58 years +0.8%
2006 22.86 years +1.2%
2007 23.24 years +1.7%
2008 23.62 years +1.6%
2009 23.98 years +1.5%
2010 24.34 years +1.5%
2011 24.54 years +0.8%
2012 24.7 years +0.7%
2013 24.94 years +1.0%
2014 25.16 years +0.9%
2015 25.37 years +0.8%
2016 25.58 years +0.8%
2017 25.79 years +0.8%
2018 26.01 years +0.8%
2019 26.23 years +0.9%
2020 26.46 years +0.8%
2021 26.68 years +0.8%
2022 26.92 years +0.9%
2023 27.2 years +1.0%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 27.2 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 27.2 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.32 years, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 18.9 years 17.79 years 19.71 years 10
1960s 15.6 years 13.65 years 17.45 years 10
1970s 14.25 years 13.62 years 14.9 years 10
1980s 15.88 years 14.97 years 17.1 years 10
1990s 19.35 years 17.45 years 21.32 years 10
2000s 22.64 years 21.64 years 23.98 years 10
2010s 25.27 years 24.34 years 26.23 years 10
2020s 26.81 years 26.46 years 27.2 years 4

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 147 Cape Verde 27.87 years compare
  2. 148 Fiji 27.67 years compare
  3. 149 Dominican Republic 27.65 years compare
  4. 151 El Salvador 26.96 years compare
  5. 152 Uzbekistan 26.91 years compare
  6. 153 Mongolia 26.75 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Libya?
Median age in Libya was 27.2 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 27.2 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 13.62 years in 1970.
How does Libya rank for median age?
Libya ranks 150th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Libya 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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