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Median age in Madagascar

Madagascar: Median age was 18.88 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
18.88 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
204th
of 236 countries
All-time high
19.68 years
in 1950
All-time low
15.33 years
in 1982
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Madagascar, 1950–2023

05101520195019862023

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

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Madagascar stood at 18.88 years.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Madagascar peaked at 19.68 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 15.33 years, in 1982.

That places Madagascar 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Median age in Madagascar, year by year

Year years Change
1950 19.68 years —
1951 19.41 years -1.4%
1952 19.16 years -1.3%
1953 18.91 years -1.3%
1954 18.65 years -1.4%
1955 18.38 years -1.5%
1956 18.09 years -1.6%
1957 17.79 years -1.7%
1958 17.47 years -1.8%
1959 17.12 years -2.0%
1960 16.77 years -2.0%
1961 16.43 years -2.0%
1962 16.12 years -1.9%
1963 15.84 years -1.7%
1964 15.6 years -1.5%
1965 15.46 years -0.9%
1966 15.45 years -0.0%
1967 15.49 years +0.3%
1968 15.53 years +0.2%
1969 15.55 years +0.1%
1970 15.56 years +0.1%
1971 15.57 years +0.0%
1972 15.56 years -0.0%
1973 15.55 years -0.1%
1974 15.53 years -0.1%
1975 15.52 years -0.1%
1976 15.49 years -0.1%
1977 15.47 years -0.2%
1978 15.44 years -0.2%
1979 15.4 years -0.2%
1980 15.36 years -0.2%
1981 15.34 years -0.2%
1982 15.33 years -0.1%
1983 15.34 years +0.0%
1984 15.36 years +0.1%
1985 15.4 years +0.2%
1986 15.45 years +0.4%
1987 15.53 years +0.5%
1988 15.61 years +0.5%
1989 15.69 years +0.5%
1990 15.76 years +0.5%
1991 15.83 years +0.4%
1992 15.89 years +0.4%
1993 15.94 years +0.4%
1994 15.99 years +0.3%
1995 16.03 years +0.2%
1996 16.06 years +0.2%
1997 16.07 years +0.1%
1998 16.08 years +0.0%
1999 16.08 years +0.0%
2000 16.09 years +0.1%
2001 16.11 years +0.1%
2002 16.13 years +0.1%
2003 16.15 years +0.1%
2004 16.18 years +0.2%
2005 16.22 years +0.3%
2006 16.29 years +0.4%
2007 16.36 years +0.5%
2008 16.45 years +0.5%
2009 16.55 years +0.6%
2010 16.65 years +0.6%
2011 16.78 years +0.8%
2012 16.93 years +0.9%
2013 17.09 years +1.0%
2014 17.27 years +1.1%
2015 17.47 years +1.1%
2016 17.67 years +1.2%
2017 17.87 years +1.1%
2018 18.06 years +1.1%
2019 18.24 years +1.0%
2020 18.41 years +0.9%
2021 18.56 years +0.8%
2022 18.72 years +0.8%
2023 18.88 years +0.8%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 18.88 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.97 years, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 18.88 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.22 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 18.47 years 17.12 years 19.68 years 10
1960s 15.82 years 15.45 years 16.77 years 10
1970s 15.51 years 15.4 years 15.57 years 10
1980s 15.44 years 15.33 years 15.69 years 10
1990s 15.97 years 15.76 years 16.08 years 10
2000s 16.25 years 16.09 years 16.55 years 10
2010s 17.4 years 16.65 years 18.24 years 10
2020s 18.64 years 18.41 years 18.88 years 4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 201 Senegal 19.13 years compare
  2. 202 Sao Tome and Principe 19.05 years compare
  3. 203 Guinea-Bissau 18.94 years compare
  4. 205 Ethiopia 18.73 years compare
  5. 206 Eritrea 18.65 years compare
  6. 207 Liberia 18.36 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Madagascar?
Median age in Madagascar was 18.88 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 19.68 years in 1950.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 15.33 years in 1982.
How does Madagascar rank for median age?
Madagascar ranks 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Madagascar 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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