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Median age in Venezuela

Venezuela: Median age was 29.02 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
29.02 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
138th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.02 years
in 2023
All-time low
15.37 years
in 1964
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Venezuela, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 29.02 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Venezuela peaked at 29.02 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.37 years, in 1964.

Venezuela ranks 138th 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 Venezuela, year by year

Year years Change
1950 16.12 years —
1951 16.18 years +0.3%
1952 16.19 years +0.1%
1953 16.16 years -0.2%
1954 16.11 years -0.3%
1955 16.03 years -0.5%
1956 15.93 years -0.6%
1957 15.82 years -0.7%
1958 15.7 years -0.7%
1959 15.6 years -0.7%
1960 15.51 years -0.5%
1961 15.44 years -0.4%
1962 15.4 years -0.3%
1963 15.38 years -0.1%
1964 15.37 years -0.0%
1965 15.39 years +0.1%
1966 15.44 years +0.3%
1967 15.51 years +0.5%
1968 15.61 years +0.6%
1969 15.73 years +0.8%
1970 15.87 years +0.9%
1971 16.03 years +1.0%
1972 16.21 years +1.1%
1973 16.39 years +1.2%
1974 16.59 years +1.2%
1975 16.79 years +1.2%
1976 17 years +1.2%
1977 17.2 years +1.2%
1978 17.4 years +1.2%
1979 17.6 years +1.1%
1980 17.79 years +1.1%
1981 17.98 years +1.1%
1982 18.18 years +1.1%
1983 18.38 years +1.1%
1984 18.58 years +1.1%
1985 18.78 years +1.1%
1986 18.98 years +1.0%
1987 19.17 years +1.0%
1988 19.36 years +1.0%
1989 19.55 years +1.0%
1990 19.75 years +1.0%
1991 19.95 years +1.0%
1992 20.15 years +1.0%
1993 20.36 years +1.0%
1994 20.57 years +1.1%
1995 20.8 years +1.1%
1996 21.03 years +1.1%
1997 21.27 years +1.1%
1998 21.52 years +1.2%
1999 21.77 years +1.2%
2000 22.04 years +1.2%
2001 22.3 years +1.2%
2002 22.56 years +1.2%
2003 22.84 years +1.2%
2004 23.11 years +1.2%
2005 23.39 years +1.2%
2006 23.66 years +1.2%
2007 23.94 years +1.2%
2008 24.23 years +1.2%
2009 24.51 years +1.2%
2010 24.81 years +1.2%
2011 25.1 years +1.2%
2012 25.4 years +1.2%
2013 25.7 years +1.2%
2014 26.01 years +1.2%
2015 26.33 years +1.2%
2016 26.66 years +1.2%
2017 27.01 years +1.3%
2018 27.41 years +1.5%
2019 27.85 years +1.6%
2020 28.25 years +1.4%
2021 28.56 years +1.1%
2022 28.81 years +0.9%
2023 29.02 years +0.7%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 29.02 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.43 years, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's 29.02 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 15.98 years 15.6 years 16.19 years 10
1960s 15.48 years 15.37 years 15.73 years 10
1970s 16.71 years 15.87 years 17.6 years 10
1980s 18.68 years 17.79 years 19.55 years 10
1990s 20.72 years 19.75 years 21.77 years 10
2000s 23.26 years 22.04 years 24.51 years 10
2010s 26.23 years 24.81 years 27.85 years 10
2020s 28.66 years 28.25 years 29.02 years 4

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 135 Saudi Arabia 29.25 years compare
  2. 136 Morocco 29.19 years compare
  3. 137 Israel 29.15 years compare
  4. 139 Mexico 28.89 years compare
  5. 140 American Samoa 28.43 years compare
  6. 141 Ecuador 28.41 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Venezuela?
Median age in Venezuela was 29.02 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 29.02 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 15.37 years in 1964.
How does Venezuela rank for median age?
Venezuela ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Venezuela 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.