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Median age in Paraguay

Paraguay: Median age was 26.34 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
26.34 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
155th
of 236 countries
All-time high
26.34 years
in 2023
All-time low
15.52 years
in 1957
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Paraguay, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Paraguay is 26.34 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Paraguay peaked at 26.34 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.52 years, in 1957.

That places Paraguay 155th 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.

Median age in Paraguay, year by year

Year years Change
1950 15.89 years —
1951 15.79 years -0.7%
1952 15.7 years -0.6%
1953 15.63 years -0.4%
1954 15.59 years -0.3%
1955 15.55 years -0.2%
1956 15.53 years -0.2%
1957 15.52 years -0.0%
1958 15.54 years +0.1%
1959 15.59 years +0.3%
1960 15.64 years +0.4%
1961 15.7 years +0.4%
1962 15.76 years +0.4%
1963 15.78 years +0.1%
1964 15.78 years -0.0%
1965 15.79 years +0.1%
1966 15.82 years +0.2%
1967 15.85 years +0.2%
1968 15.89 years +0.2%
1969 15.95 years +0.4%
1970 16.02 years +0.5%
1971 16.11 years +0.6%
1972 16.22 years +0.7%
1973 16.37 years +0.9%
1974 16.54 years +1.1%
1975 16.72 years +1.1%
1976 16.9 years +1.1%
1977 17.09 years +1.1%
1978 17.27 years +1.1%
1979 17.44 years +1.0%
1980 17.59 years +0.9%
1981 17.72 years +0.8%
1982 17.82 years +0.6%
1983 17.89 years +0.4%
1984 17.96 years +0.4%
1985 18.02 years +0.3%
1986 18.07 years +0.3%
1987 18.11 years +0.2%
1988 18.14 years +0.2%
1989 18.17 years +0.1%
1990 18.2 years +0.1%
1991 18.22 years +0.1%
1992 18.25 years +0.1%
1993 18.29 years +0.2%
1994 18.34 years +0.3%
1995 18.4 years +0.3%
1996 18.48 years +0.4%
1997 18.58 years +0.5%
1998 18.71 years +0.7%
1999 18.86 years +0.8%
2000 19.05 years +1.0%
2001 19.25 years +1.1%
2002 19.46 years +1.1%
2003 19.73 years +1.4%
2004 20.05 years +1.6%
2005 20.39 years +1.7%
2006 20.73 years +1.7%
2007 21.09 years +1.7%
2008 21.45 years +1.7%
2009 21.82 years +1.7%
2010 22.18 years +1.7%
2011 22.54 years +1.6%
2012 22.89 years +1.6%
2013 23.24 years +1.5%
2014 23.58 years +1.5%
2015 23.92 years +1.4%
2016 24.24 years +1.4%
2017 24.57 years +1.3%
2018 24.89 years +1.3%
2019 25.21 years +1.3%
2020 25.53 years +1.2%
2021 25.79 years +1.0%
2022 26.05 years +1.0%
2023 26.34 years +1.1%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 26.34 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 26.34 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 78% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 15.63 years 15.52 years 15.89 years 10
1960s 15.8 years 15.64 years 15.95 years 10
1970s 16.67 years 16.02 years 17.44 years 10
1980s 17.95 years 17.59 years 18.17 years 10
1990s 18.43 years 18.2 years 18.86 years 10
2000s 20.3 years 19.05 years 21.82 years 10
2010s 23.73 years 22.18 years 25.21 years 10
2020s 25.93 years 25.53 years 26.34 years 4

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 152 Uzbekistan 26.91 years compare
  2. 153 Mongolia 26.75 years compare
  3. 154 Tokelau 26.65 years compare
  4. 156 Turkmenistan 26.23 years compare
  5. 157 Belize 25.95 years compare
  6. 158 Cambodia 25.84 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Paraguay?
Median age in Paraguay was 26.34 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 26.34 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 15.52 years in 1957.
How does Paraguay rank for median age?
Paraguay ranks 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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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