What is median age in Benin?

Median age in Benin was 17.77 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 22.82 years in 1950.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 15.76 years in 1992.

How does Benin rank for median age?

Benin ranks 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Benin 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 Benin

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

Benin: Median age was 17.77 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

17.77 years

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

217th

of 236 countries

All-time high

22.82 years

in 1950

All-time low

15.76 years

in 1992

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Benin, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Benin recorded 17.77 years for median age in 2023.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Benin peaked at 22.82 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 15.76 years, in 1992.

That places Benin 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	21.38 years	20.03 years	22.82 years	10
1960s	18.76 years	17.77 years	19.77 years	10
1970s	16.81 years	16.29 years	17.55 years	10
1980s	15.96 years	15.78 years	16.22 years	10
1990s	15.87 years	15.76 years	16.08 years	10
2000s	16.36 years	16.02 years	16.66 years	10
2010s	17.03 years	16.73 years	17.33 years	10
2020s	17.59 years	17.43 years	17.77 years	4

Countries ranked near Benin

214 Guinea 17.98 years compare
215 South Sudan 17.97 years compare
216 Zimbabwe 17.81 years compare
218 Nigeria 17.75 years compare
219 Cameroon 17.75 years compare
220 Malawi 17.58 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Benin

Number of child deaths per woman 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 4.56 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 4.56 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.56 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.515 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.4125 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 49.87 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 50.19 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.3805 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 59.01 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Benin?: Median age in Benin was 17.77 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 22.82 years in 1950.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 15.76 years in 1992.
How does Benin rank for median age?: Benin ranks 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin 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.