What is median age in Botswana?

Median age in Botswana was 22.88 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Botswana?

The highest recorded value was 22.88 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Botswana?

The lowest recorded value was 14.29 years in 1971.

How does Botswana rank for median age?

Botswana ranks 174th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Botswana?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Botswana 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 Botswana

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

Botswana: Median age was 22.88 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

22.88 years

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

174th

of 236 countries

All-time high

22.88 years

in 2023

All-time low

14.29 years

in 1971

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Botswana, 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 Botswana is 22.88 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Botswana peaked at 22.88 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.29 years, in 1971.

Botswana ranks 174th 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	17.56 years	16.92 years	17.93 years	10
1960s	15.44 years	14.49 years	16.65 years	10
1970s	14.9 years	14.29 years	15.78 years	10
1980s	15.78 years	15.7 years	15.99 years	10
1990s	17.11 years	16.11 years	18.36 years	10
2000s	19.97 years	18.67 years	21.24 years	10
2010s	21.76 years	21.5 years	22.11 years	10
2020s	22.54 years	22.28 years	22.88 years	4

Countries ranked near Botswana

171 Egypt 24.03 years compare
172 Honduras 23.55 years compare
173 Haiti 23.51 years compare
175 Micronesia (country) 22.85 years compare
176 Kiribati 22.69 years compare
177 Guatemala 22.63 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Botswana

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0809 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.73 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.73 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.73 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.731 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.3121 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 62.34 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 62.02 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 83.53 0-100 (2024)

All data for Botswana →

Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Botswana?: Median age in Botswana was 22.88 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 22.88 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 14.29 years in 1971.
How does Botswana rank for median age?: Botswana ranks 174th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana 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.