Guatemala vs Syria: Median age

Guatemala

22.63 years

in 2023

Syria

22.25 years

in 2023

Guatemala rank

177th

Syria rank

179th

Median age over time

Guatemala currently reports 22.63 years against 22.25 years in Syria, a difference of 0.381 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.

Globally, Guatemala ranks 177th and Syria ranks 179th 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.