What is median age in Argentina?

Median age in Argentina was 32.12 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Argentina?

The highest recorded value was 32.12 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Argentina?

The lowest recorded value was 24.37 years in 1950.

How does Argentina rank for median age?

Argentina ranks 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Argentina?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Argentina 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.

Median age in Argentina

Name: Median age in Argentina
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Argentina: Median age was 32.12 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

32.12 years

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

119th

of 236 countries

All-time high

32.12 years

in 2023

All-time low

24.37 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Argentina, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Argentina recorded 32.12 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Argentina peaked at 32.12 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.37 years, in 1950.

That places Argentina 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	24.95 years	24.37 years	25.46 years	10
1960s	25.7 years	25.53 years	25.84 years	10
1970s	25.94 years	25.86 years	26 years	10
1980s	26.09 years	26 years	26.25 years	10
1990s	26.45 years	26.29 years	26.72 years	10
2000s	27.69 years	26.84 years	28.66 years	10
2010s	29.78 years	28.87 years	30.76 years	10
2020s	31.59 years	31.08 years	32.12 years	4

Countries ranked near Argentina

116 Turkey 32.52 years compare
117 Vietnam 32.43 years compare
118 Tunisia 32.13 years compare
120 Western Sahara 32.04 years compare
121 Brunei 31.76 years compare
122 Jamaica 31.67 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Argentina

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0207 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.865 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.2514 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 52.64 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.3856 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 63.6 0-100 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.1697 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Argentina?: Median age in Argentina was 32.12 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Argentina?: The highest recorded value was 32.12 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Argentina?: The lowest recorded value was 24.37 years in 1950.
How does Argentina rank for median age?: Argentina ranks 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Argentina?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina 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
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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