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Median age in Chile

Chile: Median age was 35.97 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
35.97 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
91st
of 236 countries
All-time high
35.97 years
in 2023
All-time low
19.27 years
in 1963
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Chile, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Chile stood at 35.97 years. 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 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Chile peaked at 35.97 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.27 years, in 1963.

That places Chile 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 19.45 years 19.37 years 19.5 years 10
1960s 19.35 years 19.27 years 19.57 years 10
1970s 20.61 years 19.7 years 21.69 years 10
1980s 23.27 years 21.97 years 24.55 years 10
1990s 26.2 years 24.83 years 27.67 years 10
2000s 29.73 years 28.03 years 31.38 years 10
2010s 33.11 years 31.72 years 34.33 years 10
2020s 35.32 years 34.68 years 35.97 years 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 88 Albania 36.28 years compare
  2. 89 Northern Mariana Islands 36.14 years compare
  3. 90 North Korea 36.05 years compare
  4. 92 Armenia 35.83 years compare
  5. 93 Iceland 35.81 years compare
  6. 94 Uruguay 35.78 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Chile?
Median age in Chile was 35.97 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 35.97 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 19.27 years in 1963.
How does Chile rank for median age?
Chile ranks 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile 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.