What is median age in Tajikistan?

Median age in Tajikistan was 21.93 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Tajikistan?

The highest recorded value was 21.93 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Tajikistan?

The lowest recorded value was 16.56 years in 1995.

How does Tajikistan rank for median age?

Tajikistan ranks 181st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Tajikistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Tajikistan 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.

Median age in Tajikistan

Name: Median age in Tajikistan
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Tajikistan: Median age was 21.93 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

21.93 years

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

181st

of 236 countries

All-time high

21.93 years

in 2023

All-time low

16.56 years

in 1995

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Tajikistan, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Tajikistan recorded 21.93 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Tajikistan peaked at 21.93 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.56 years, in 1995.

That places Tajikistan 181st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	20.98 years	20.71 years	21.17 years	10
1960s	18.4 years	16.65 years	20.69 years	10
1970s	16.74 years	16.61 years	17 years	10
1980s	17.14 years	17.04 years	17.24 years	10
1990s	16.82 years	16.56 years	17.12 years	10
2000s	18.46 years	17.36 years	19.57 years	10
2010s	20.58 years	19.77 years	21.28 years	10
2020s	21.66 years	21.41 years	21.93 years	4

Countries ranked near Tajikistan

178 Papua New Guinea 22.34 years compare
179 Syria 22.25 years compare
180 Eswatini 22 years compare
182 Gabon 21.5 years compare
183 Lesotho 21.43 years compare
184 Equatorial Guinea 20.98 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Tajikistan

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Summer temperature anomalies 1.68 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 1.1 °C (2026)
Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 3.21 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 4.55 °C (2025)
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Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Tajikistan?: Median age in Tajikistan was 21.93 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Tajikistan?: The highest recorded value was 21.93 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Tajikistan?: The lowest recorded value was 16.56 years in 1995.
How does Tajikistan rank for median age?: Tajikistan ranks 181st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Tajikistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tajikistan 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.