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Median age in East Timor

East Timor: Median age was 20.97 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
20.97 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
185th
of 236 countries
All-time high
20.97 years
in 2023
All-time low
17.14 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in East Timor, 1950–2023

05101520195019862023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in East Timor is 20.97 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in East Timor peaked at 20.97 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.14 years, in 1950.

That places East Timor 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Median age in East Timor, year by year

Year years Change
1950 17.14 years —
1951 17.21 years +0.4%
1952 17.27 years +0.4%
1953 17.35 years +0.4%
1954 17.45 years +0.6%
1955 17.57 years +0.7%
1956 17.71 years +0.8%
1957 17.86 years +0.8%
1958 18 years +0.8%
1959 18.13 years +0.7%
1960 18.25 years +0.7%
1961 18.37 years +0.7%
1962 18.49 years +0.7%
1963 18.61 years +0.7%
1964 18.74 years +0.7%
1965 18.88 years +0.7%
1966 19.02 years +0.8%
1967 19.17 years +0.8%
1968 19.3 years +0.7%
1969 19.43 years +0.7%
1970 19.52 years +0.5%
1971 19.49 years -0.1%
1972 19.41 years -0.4%
1973 19.36 years -0.3%
1974 19.32 years -0.2%
1975 19.37 years +0.3%
1976 19.51 years +0.7%
1977 19.66 years +0.8%
1978 19.84 years +0.9%
1979 20.01 years +0.8%
1980 20.05 years +0.2%
1981 19.84 years -1.0%
1982 19.51 years -1.7%
1983 19.24 years -1.4%
1984 19.02 years -1.2%
1985 18.82 years -1.0%
1986 18.64 years -0.9%
1987 18.47 years -0.9%
1988 18.28 years -1.0%
1989 18.12 years -0.9%
1990 18.04 years -0.5%
1991 18.02 years -0.1%
1992 18.01 years -0.1%
1993 17.96 years -0.2%
1994 17.89 years -0.4%
1995 17.81 years -0.5%
1996 17.72 years -0.5%
1997 17.64 years -0.4%
1998 17.59 years -0.3%
1999 17.54 years -0.3%
2000 17.49 years -0.3%
2001 17.48 years -0.1%
2002 17.49 years +0.1%
2003 17.53 years +0.2%
2004 17.61 years +0.4%
2005 17.64 years +0.2%
2006 17.62 years -0.1%
2007 17.62 years -0.0%
2008 17.64 years +0.1%
2009 17.71 years +0.4%
2010 17.82 years +0.6%
2011 17.95 years +0.8%
2012 18.11 years +0.9%
2013 18.29 years +1.0%
2014 18.48 years +1.1%
2015 18.71 years +1.2%
2016 18.98 years +1.5%
2017 19.27 years +1.5%
2018 19.55 years +1.4%
2019 19.81 years +1.4%
2020 20.07 years +1.3%
2021 20.34 years +1.3%
2022 20.64 years +1.5%
2023 20.97 years +1.6%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 20.97 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.43 years, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 20.97 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.83 years, 70% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.57 years 17.14 years 18.13 years 10
1960s 18.83 years 18.25 years 19.43 years 10
1970s 19.55 years 19.32 years 20.01 years 10
1980s 19 years 18.12 years 20.05 years 10
1990s 17.82 years 17.54 years 18.04 years 10
2000s 17.58 years 17.48 years 17.71 years 10
2010s 18.7 years 17.82 years 19.81 years 10
2020s 20.51 years 20.07 years 20.97 years 4

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 182 Gabon 21.5 years compare
  2. 183 Lesotho 21.43 years compare
  3. 184 Equatorial Guinea 20.98 years compare
  4. 186 Namibia 20.96 years compare
  5. 187 Ghana 20.93 years compare
  6. 188 Marshall Islands 20.7 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in East Timor?
Median age in East Timor was 20.97 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 20.97 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 17.14 years in 1950.
How does East Timor rank for median age?
East Timor ranks 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this East Timor 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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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.