What is median age in Armenia?

Median age in Armenia was 35.83 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Armenia?

The highest recorded value was 35.83 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Armenia?

The lowest recorded value was 19.79 years in 1968.

How does Armenia rank for median age?

Armenia ranks 92nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Armenia?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Armenia 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 Armenia

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

Armenia: Median age was 35.83 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

35.83 years

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

92nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

35.83 years

in 2023

All-time low

19.79 years

in 1968

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Armenia, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Armenia stood at 35.83 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Armenia peaked at 35.83 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.79 years, in 1968.

That places Armenia 92nd 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	21.69 years	21.07 years	21.93 years	10
1960s	21.09 years	19.79 years	22.14 years	10
1970s	20.87 years	20.05 years	21.79 years	10
1980s	23.84 years	22.19 years	25.32 years	10
1990s	26.77 years	25.59 years	28.09 years	10
2000s	29.84 years	28.56 years	30.99 years	10
2010s	32.68 years	31.29 years	34.52 years	10
2020s	35.56 years	35.05 years	35.83 years	4

Countries ranked near Armenia

89 Northern Mariana Islands 36.14 years compare
90 North Korea 36.05 years compare
91 Chile 35.97 years compare
93 Iceland 35.81 years compare
94 Uruguay 35.78 years compare
95 Dominica 35.62 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Armenia

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0151 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.811 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance score 54.51 0-100 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.1424 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 58.95 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.1202 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.7233 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Armenia?: Median age in Armenia was 35.83 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Armenia?: The highest recorded value was 35.83 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Armenia?: The lowest recorded value was 19.79 years in 1968.
How does Armenia rank for median age?: Armenia ranks 92nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Armenia?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Armenia 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.