What is median age in Azerbaijan?

Median age in Azerbaijan was 32.6 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Azerbaijan?

The highest recorded value was 32.6 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Azerbaijan?

The lowest recorded value was 16.25 years in 1968.

How does Azerbaijan rank for median age?

Azerbaijan ranks 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Azerbaijan?

Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Azerbaijan 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 Azerbaijan

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

Azerbaijan: Median age was 32.6 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

32.6 years

Change on year

up 1.7%

World rank

115th

of 236 countries

All-time high

32.6 years

in 2023

All-time low

16.25 years

in 1968

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Azerbaijan, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Azerbaijan is 32.6 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Azerbaijan peaked at 32.6 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.25 years, in 1968.

Azerbaijan ranks 115th of 236 countries on this measure, 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	20.54 years	20.24 years	20.7 years	10
1960s	17.95 years	16.25 years	20.6 years	10
1970s	17.65 years	16.41 years	19.31 years	10
1980s	21.22 years	19.69 years	22.5 years	10
1990s	23.4 years	22.6 years	24.41 years	10
2000s	26.41 years	24.78 years	27.84 years	10
2010s	29.43 years	28.17 years	30.7 years	10
2020s	31.84 years	31.13 years	32.6 years	4

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

112 Bahrain 32.88 years compare
113 Iran 32.87 years compare
114 Sri Lanka 32.81 years compare
116 Turkey 32.52 years compare
117 Vietnam 32.43 years compare
118 Tunisia 32.13 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Azerbaijan

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0352 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.67 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.67 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.67 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.789 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance score 48.61 0-100 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.4854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 30.52 0-100 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 63.5 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Azerbaijan?: Median age in Azerbaijan was 32.6 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Azerbaijan?: The highest recorded value was 32.6 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Azerbaijan?: The lowest recorded value was 16.25 years in 1968.
How does Azerbaijan rank for median age?: Azerbaijan ranks 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Azerbaijan?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Azerbaijan 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.