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Median age in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Median age was 31.23 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
31.23 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
124th
of 236 countries
All-time high
31.23 years
in 2023
All-time low
16.68 years
in 1953
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates is 31.23 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in United Arab Emirates peaked at 31.23 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.68 years, in 1953.

United Arab Emirates ranks 124th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Year years Change
1950 17.52 years —
1951 17.07 years -2.6%
1952 16.8 years -1.6%
1953 16.68 years -0.7%
1954 16.71 years +0.2%
1955 16.86 years +0.9%
1956 17.1 years +1.4%
1957 17.42 years +1.8%
1958 17.79 years +2.1%
1959 18.19 years +2.3%
1960 18.63 years +2.4%
1961 19.08 years +2.4%
1962 19.54 years +2.4%
1963 20 years +2.4%
1964 20.47 years +2.4%
1965 20.99 years +2.5%
1966 21.61 years +2.9%
1967 22.37 years +3.5%
1968 22.53 years +0.7%
1969 22.11 years -1.9%
1970 22 years -0.5%
1971 22.22 years +1.0%
1972 22.63 years +1.8%
1973 23.15 years +2.3%
1974 23.74 years +2.6%
1975 24.39 years +2.7%
1976 24.57 years +0.7%
1977 24.43 years -0.6%
1978 24.52 years +0.4%
1979 24.8 years +1.1%
1980 25.23 years +1.7%
1981 25.45 years +0.9%
1982 25.44 years -0.0%
1983 25.45 years +0.0%
1984 25.53 years +0.3%
1985 25.69 years +0.6%
1986 25.63 years -0.2%
1987 25.33 years -1.2%
1988 25.05 years -1.1%
1989 24.88 years -0.7%
1990 24.87 years -0.0%
1991 25.04 years +0.7%
1992 25.36 years +1.3%
1993 25.82 years +1.8%
1994 26.38 years +2.2%
1995 27 years +2.3%
1996 27.19 years +0.7%
1997 27.01 years -0.6%
1998 26.97 years -0.2%
1999 27.07 years +0.4%
2000 27.31 years +0.9%
2001 27.66 years +1.3%
2002 28.11 years +1.6%
2003 28.65 years +1.9%
2004 29.26 years +2.1%
2005 29.93 years +2.3%
2006 30.43 years +1.7%
2007 30.59 years +0.5%
2008 30.62 years +0.1%
2009 30.65 years +0.1%
2010 30.66 years +0.1%
2011 30.69 years +0.1%
2012 30.71 years +0.1%
2013 30.74 years +0.1%
2014 30.77 years +0.1%
2015 30.8 years +0.1%
2016 30.82 years +0.1%
2017 30.83 years +0.1%
2018 30.83 years -0.0%
2019 30.83 years +0.0%
2020 30.86 years +0.1%
2021 30.89 years +0.1%
2022 30.9 years +0.1%
2023 31.23 years +1.1%

United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries

  • United Arab Emirates's 31.23 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 79% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • United Arab Emirates's 31.23 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.32 years, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.21 years 16.68 years 18.19 years 10
1960s 20.73 years 18.63 years 22.53 years 10
1970s 23.65 years 22 years 24.8 years 10
1980s 25.37 years 24.88 years 25.69 years 10
1990s 26.27 years 24.87 years 27.19 years 10
2000s 29.32 years 27.31 years 30.65 years 10
2010s 30.77 years 30.66 years 30.83 years 10
2020s 30.97 years 30.86 years 31.23 years 4

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 121 Brunei 31.76 years compare
  2. 122 Jamaica 31.67 years compare
  3. 123 Colombia 31.61 years compare
  4. 125 Maldives 31.12 years compare
  5. 126 Guam 31.12 years compare
  6. 127 Malaysia 30.06 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in United Arab Emirates?
Median age in United Arab Emirates was 31.23 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 31.23 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 16.68 years in 1953.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for median age?
United Arab Emirates ranks 124th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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