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Median age in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Median age was 29.25 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
29.25 years
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
135th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.25 years
in 2023
All-time low
16.25 years
in 1970
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Saudi Arabia, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 29.25 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Saudi Arabia peaked at 29.25 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.25 years, in 1970.

That places Saudi Arabia 135th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 17.95 years —
1951 18 years +0.3%
1952 18.03 years +0.2%
1953 18.04 years +0.1%
1954 18.03 years -0.0%
1955 18 years -0.2%
1956 17.96 years -0.2%
1957 17.9 years -0.4%
1958 17.81 years -0.5%
1959 17.7 years -0.6%
1960 17.56 years -0.7%
1961 17.42 years -0.8%
1962 17.28 years -0.8%
1963 17.12 years -0.9%
1964 16.97 years -0.9%
1965 16.8 years -1.0%
1966 16.6 years -1.2%
1967 16.45 years -0.9%
1968 16.35 years -0.6%
1969 16.28 years -0.4%
1970 16.25 years -0.2%
1971 16.26 years +0.1%
1972 16.32 years +0.4%
1973 16.41 years +0.6%
1974 16.51 years +0.6%
1975 16.61 years +0.6%
1976 16.71 years +0.6%
1977 16.83 years +0.7%
1978 16.94 years +0.7%
1979 17.04 years +0.6%
1980 17.14 years +0.6%
1981 17.25 years +0.6%
1982 17.37 years +0.7%
1983 17.49 years +0.7%
1984 17.58 years +0.5%
1985 17.63 years +0.3%
1986 17.7 years +0.4%
1987 17.79 years +0.5%
1988 17.85 years +0.4%
1989 17.91 years +0.3%
1990 18 years +0.5%
1991 18.11 years +0.6%
1992 18.23 years +0.7%
1993 18.38 years +0.8%
1994 18.54 years +0.9%
1995 18.73 years +1.0%
1996 18.93 years +1.1%
1997 19.16 years +1.2%
1998 19.41 years +1.3%
1999 19.68 years +1.4%
2000 19.73 years +0.3%
2001 19.67 years -0.3%
2002 19.77 years +0.5%
2003 20 years +1.2%
2004 20.34 years +1.7%
2005 20.75 years +2.0%
2006 21.23 years +2.3%
2007 21.76 years +2.5%
2008 22.32 years +2.6%
2009 22.92 years +2.7%
2010 23.55 years +2.7%
2011 24.19 years +2.7%
2012 24.86 years +2.8%
2013 25.55 years +2.8%
2014 26.25 years +2.8%
2015 26.97 years +2.7%
2016 27.63 years +2.5%
2017 28.11 years +1.7%
2018 28.32 years +0.7%
2019 28.4 years +0.3%
2020 28.49 years +0.3%
2021 28.51 years +0.1%
2022 28.73 years +0.8%
2023 29.25 years +1.8%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 29.25 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 74% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 29.25 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.32 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.94 years 17.7 years 18.04 years 10
1960s 16.88 years 16.28 years 17.56 years 10
1970s 16.59 years 16.25 years 17.04 years 10
1980s 17.57 years 17.14 years 17.91 years 10
1990s 18.72 years 18 years 19.68 years 10
2000s 20.85 years 19.67 years 22.92 years 10
2010s 26.38 years 23.55 years 28.4 years 10
2020s 28.74 years 28.49 years 29.25 years 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 132 Peru 29.45 years compare
  2. 133 Bhutan 29.39 years compare
  3. 134 Oman 29.27 years compare
  4. 136 Morocco 29.19 years compare
  5. 137 Israel 29.15 years compare
  6. 138 Venezuela 29.02 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Saudi Arabia?
Median age in Saudi Arabia was 29.25 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 29.25 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.25 years in 1970.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for median age?
Saudi Arabia ranks 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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