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Median age in Palestine

Palestine: Median age was 19.76 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19.76 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
197th
of 236 countries
All-time high
19.76 years
in 2023
All-time low
14.12 years
in 1977
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Palestine, 1950–2023

05101520195019862023

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

Analysis

Palestine recorded 19.76 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Palestine peaked at 19.76 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.12 years, in 1977.

That places Palestine 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 15.65 years 15.22 years 16.13 years 10
1960s 14.73 years 14.36 years 15.12 years 10
1970s 14.18 years 14.12 years 14.3 years 10
1980s 14.25 years 14.14 years 14.35 years 10
1990s 14.56 years 14.37 years 14.94 years 10
2000s 15.97 years 15.08 years 17.06 years 10
2010s 18.38 years 17.33 years 19.15 years 10
2020s 19.52 years 19.29 years 19.76 years 4

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 194 Solomon Islands 20.25 years compare
  2. 195 Vanuatu 20.14 years compare
  3. 196 Samoa 19.9 years compare
  4. 198 Kenya 19.53 years compare
  5. 199 Rwanda 19.44 years compare
  6. 200 Sierra Leone 19.27 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Palestine?
Median age in Palestine was 19.76 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 19.76 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 14.12 years in 1977.
How does Palestine rank for median age?
Palestine ranks 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine 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
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The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.