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Median age in Aruba

Aruba: Median age was 41.02 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
41.02 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
50th
of 236 countries
All-time high
41.02 years
in 2023
All-time low
17.52 years
in 1958
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Aruba, 1950–2023

010203040195019862023

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

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Aruba stood at 41.02 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Aruba peaked at 41.02 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.52 years, in 1958.

Aruba ranks 50th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.98 years 17.52 years 18.94 years 10
1960s 18.33 years 17.6 years 19.22 years 10
1970s 21.07 years 19.39 years 23.53 years 10
1980s 27.22 years 24.16 years 30.62 years 10
1990s 31.14 years 30.29 years 32.53 years 10
2000s 34.84 years 32.9 years 36.76 years 10
2010s 38.66 years 37.11 years 40.09 years 10
2020s 40.7 years 40.4 years 41.02 years 4

Countries ranked near Aruba

  1. 47 Poland 41.31 years compare
  2. 48 Slovakia 41.3 years compare
  3. 49 Denmark 41.25 years compare
  4. 51 Belarus 40.53 years compare
  5. 52 Canada 40.34 years compare
  6. 53 Malta 40.28 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Aruba?
Median age in Aruba was 41.02 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Aruba?
The highest recorded value was 41.02 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Aruba?
The lowest recorded value was 17.52 years in 1958.
How does Aruba rank for median age?
Aruba ranks 50th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Aruba?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Aruba 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
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The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.