Median age in Palestine
Palestine: Median age was 19.76 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19.76
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
197th
of 236 countries
All-time high
19.76
in 2023
All-time low
14.12
in 1977
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age in Palestine, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 19.76 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 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.12, 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.
Median age in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 16.13 | — |
| 1951 | 15.98 | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 15.86 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 15.76 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 15.67 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 15.6 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 15.51 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 15.41 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 15.32 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 15.22 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 15.12 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 15.03 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 14.95 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 14.86 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 14.77 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 14.68 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 14.6 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 14.51 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 14.42 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 14.36 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 14.3 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 14.26 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 14.22 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 14.19 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 14.16 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 14.14 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 14.13 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 14.12 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 14.12 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 14.13 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 14.14 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 14.16 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 14.19 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 14.21 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 14.23 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 14.26 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 14.29 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 14.31 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 14.33 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 14.35 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 14.37 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 14.38 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 14.4 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 14.43 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 14.47 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 14.53 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 14.61 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 14.7 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 14.81 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 14.94 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 15.08 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 15.22 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 15.39 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 15.58 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 15.79 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 16.01 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 16.25 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 16.51 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 16.78 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 17.06 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 17.33 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 17.59 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 17.86 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 18.11 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 18.36 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 18.58 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 18.79 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 18.94 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 19.04 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 19.15 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 19.29 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 19.43 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 19.61 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 19.76 | +0.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 19.76 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.43, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 19.76 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.32, 70% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.65 | 15.22 | 16.13 | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.73 | 14.36 | 15.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.18 | 14.12 | 14.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.25 | 14.14 | 14.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.56 | 14.37 | 14.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.97 | 15.08 | 17.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.38 | 17.33 | 19.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.52 | 19.29 | 19.76 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More reference data data for Palestine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in Palestine?
- Median age in Palestine was 19.76 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 19.76 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.12 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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