Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Median age

Eritrea

18.65 years

in 2023

Ethiopia

18.73 years

in 2023

Eritrea rank

206th

Ethiopia rank

205th

Median age over time

Ethiopia currently reports 18.73 years against 18.65 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.082 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Globally, Eritrea ranks 206th and Ethiopia ranks 205th of 236 countries.

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
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.