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Median age in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Median age was 25.27 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
25.27 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
162nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
25.27 years
in 2023
All-time low
14.79 years
in 1964
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Nicaragua, 1950–2023

0102030195019862023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Nicaragua is 25.27 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Nicaragua peaked at 25.27 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.79 years, in 1964.

Nicaragua ranks 162nd 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 Nicaragua, year by year

Year years Change
1950 16.47 years —
1951 16.32 years -0.9%
1952 16.18 years -0.9%
1953 16.05 years -0.8%
1954 15.91 years -0.8%
1955 15.78 years -0.8%
1956 15.65 years -0.8%
1957 15.52 years -0.8%
1958 15.39 years -0.8%
1959 15.27 years -0.8%
1960 15.15 years -0.8%
1961 15.04 years -0.7%
1962 14.93 years -0.7%
1963 14.83 years -0.6%
1964 14.79 years -0.3%
1965 14.81 years +0.1%
1966 14.86 years +0.4%
1967 14.91 years +0.3%
1968 14.96 years +0.3%
1969 15 years +0.3%
1970 15.03 years +0.2%
1971 15.06 years +0.2%
1972 15.09 years +0.2%
1973 15.11 years +0.1%
1974 15.13 years +0.1%
1975 15.14 years +0.1%
1976 15.16 years +0.1%
1977 15.17 years +0.1%
1978 15.17 years -0.0%
1979 15.14 years -0.2%
1980 15.12 years -0.1%
1981 15.14 years +0.1%
1982 15.15 years +0.1%
1983 15.16 years +0.1%
1984 15.17 years +0.1%
1985 15.19 years +0.1%
1986 15.22 years +0.2%
1987 15.27 years +0.3%
1988 15.34 years +0.5%
1989 15.44 years +0.7%
1990 15.57 years +0.8%
1991 15.72 years +1.0%
1992 15.89 years +1.1%
1993 16.08 years +1.2%
1994 16.28 years +1.3%
1995 16.5 years +1.3%
1996 16.76 years +1.6%
1997 17.06 years +1.8%
1998 17.37 years +1.8%
1999 17.69 years +1.9%
2000 18.02 years +1.8%
2001 18.35 years +1.9%
2002 18.7 years +1.9%
2003 19.05 years +1.9%
2004 19.41 years +1.9%
2005 19.77 years +1.8%
2006 20.07 years +1.5%
2007 20.34 years +1.3%
2008 20.61 years +1.3%
2009 20.88 years +1.3%
2010 21.16 years +1.3%
2011 21.45 years +1.4%
2012 21.74 years +1.4%
2013 22.05 years +1.4%
2014 22.35 years +1.4%
2015 22.67 years +1.4%
2016 22.99 years +1.4%
2017 23.32 years +1.4%
2018 23.65 years +1.4%
2019 23.98 years +1.4%
2020 24.29 years +1.3%
2021 24.59 years +1.2%
2022 24.91 years +1.3%
2023 25.27 years +1.4%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 25.27 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.43 years, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 25.27 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 75% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 15.86 years 15.27 years 16.47 years 10
1960s 14.93 years 14.79 years 15.15 years 10
1970s 15.12 years 15.03 years 15.17 years 10
1980s 15.22 years 15.12 years 15.44 years 10
1990s 16.49 years 15.57 years 17.69 years 10
2000s 19.52 years 18.02 years 20.88 years 10
2010s 22.54 years 21.16 years 23.98 years 10
2020s 24.76 years 24.29 years 25.27 years 4

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 159 Guyana 25.61 years compare
  2. 160 Bangladesh 25.32 years compare
  3. 161 Philippines 25.29 years compare
  4. 163 French Guiana 25.22 years compare
  5. 164 Kyrgyzstan 25.13 years compare
  6. 165 Nepal 24.68 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Nicaragua?
Median age in Nicaragua was 25.27 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 25.27 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 14.79 years in 1964.
How does Nicaragua rank for median age?
Nicaragua ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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