What is median age in Belarus?

Median age in Belarus was 40.53 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Belarus?

The highest recorded value was 40.53 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Belarus?

The lowest recorded value was 23.71 years in 1950.

How does Belarus rank for median age?

Belarus ranks 51st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Belarus?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Belarus 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 Belarus

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

Belarus: Median age was 40.53 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

40.53 years

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

51st

of 236 countries

All-time high

40.53 years

in 2023

All-time low

23.71 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Belarus, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Belarus recorded 40.53 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Belarus peaked at 40.53 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.71 years, in 1950.

Belarus ranks 51st 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

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	24.65 years	23.71 years	25.53 years	10
1960s	27.12 years	25.73 years	28.8 years	10
1970s	29.55 years	29.14 years	29.87 years	10
1980s	30.8 years	30.02 years	31.68 years	10
1990s	33.5 years	31.95 years	35.22 years	10
2000s	36.81 years	35.57 years	37.78 years	10
2010s	38.52 years	37.92 years	39.29 years	10
2020s	40.05 years	39.59 years	40.53 years	4

Countries ranked near Belarus

48 Slovakia 41.3 years compare
49 Denmark 41.25 years compare
50 Aruba 41.02 years compare
52 Canada 40.34 years compare
53 Malta 40.28 years compare
54 North Macedonia 40.26 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Belarus

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.824 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance score 35.79 0-100 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 27.26 0-100 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 59.45 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Belarus?: Median age in Belarus was 40.53 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Belarus?: The highest recorded value was 40.53 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Belarus?: The lowest recorded value was 23.71 years in 1950.
How does Belarus rank for median age?: Belarus ranks 51st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Belarus?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belarus 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.