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Median age in Singapore

Singapore: Median age was 35.1 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
35.1 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
98th
of 236 countries
All-time high
35.1 years
in 2023
All-time low
16.73 years
in 1963
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Singapore, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Singapore recorded 35.1 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Singapore peaked at 35.1 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.73 years, in 1963.

That places Singapore 98th 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 Singapore, year by year

Year years Change
1950 18.88 years —
1951 18.6 years -1.5%
1952 18.36 years -1.3%
1953 18.15 years -1.1%
1954 17.98 years -0.9%
1955 17.86 years -0.7%
1956 17.79 years -0.4%
1957 17.71 years -0.5%
1958 17.56 years -0.8%
1959 17.37 years -1.1%
1960 17.17 years -1.1%
1961 16.96 years -1.3%
1962 16.79 years -1.0%
1963 16.73 years -0.4%
1964 16.79 years +0.4%
1965 16.95 years +1.0%
1966 17.2 years +1.4%
1967 17.5 years +1.8%
1968 17.86 years +2.0%
1969 18.25 years +2.2%
1970 18.68 years +2.3%
1971 19.1 years +2.3%
1972 19.54 years +2.3%
1973 19.98 years +2.3%
1974 20.44 years +2.3%
1975 20.93 years +2.4%
1976 21.44 years +2.5%
1977 21.98 years +2.5%
1978 22.54 years +2.5%
1979 23.11 years +2.6%
1980 23.72 years +2.6%
1981 24.32 years +2.6%
1982 24.87 years +2.2%
1983 25.36 years +2.0%
1984 25.83 years +1.9%
1985 26.3 years +1.8%
1986 26.79 years +1.9%
1987 27.28 years +1.8%
1988 27.72 years +1.6%
1989 28.11 years +1.4%
1990 28.46 years +1.3%
1991 28.79 years +1.1%
1992 29.1 years +1.1%
1993 29.41 years +1.1%
1994 29.7 years +1.0%
1995 29.97 years +0.9%
1996 30.2 years +0.8%
1997 30.42 years +0.7%
1998 30.66 years +0.8%
1999 30.96 years +1.0%
2000 31.23 years +0.9%
2001 31.44 years +0.7%
2002 31.68 years +0.8%
2003 31.95 years +0.9%
2004 32.23 years +0.9%
2005 32.45 years +0.7%
2006 32.58 years +0.4%
2007 32.58 years +0.0%
2008 32.52 years -0.2%
2009 32.55 years +0.1%
2010 32.69 years +0.4%
2011 32.81 years +0.4%
2012 32.9 years +0.3%
2013 33.02 years +0.4%
2014 33.18 years +0.5%
2015 33.34 years +0.5%
2016 33.53 years +0.6%
2017 33.77 years +0.7%
2018 34 years +0.7%
2019 34.19 years +0.6%
2020 34.48 years +0.9%
2021 34.81 years +0.9%
2022 34.88 years +0.2%
2023 35.1 years +0.6%

Singapore compared with similar countries

  • Singapore's 35.1 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 89% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Singapore's 35.1 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.83 years, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 18.03 years 17.37 years 18.88 years 10
1960s 17.22 years 16.73 years 18.25 years 10
1970s 20.77 years 18.68 years 23.11 years 10
1980s 26.03 years 23.72 years 28.11 years 10
1990s 29.77 years 28.46 years 30.96 years 10
2000s 32.12 years 31.23 years 32.58 years 10
2010s 33.34 years 32.69 years 34.19 years 10
2020s 34.82 years 34.48 years 35.1 years 4

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 95 Dominica 35.62 years compare
  2. 96 Antigua and Barbuda 35.49 years compare
  3. 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 35.35 years compare
  4. 99 Cook Islands 35.08 years compare
  5. 100 French Polynesia 34.79 years compare
  6. 101 Bahamas 34.6 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Singapore?
Median age in Singapore was 35.1 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 35.1 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 16.73 years in 1963.
How does Singapore rank for median age?
Singapore ranks 98th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore 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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