What is median age in Czechia?

Median age in Czechia was 42.72 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Czechia?

The highest recorded value was 42.72 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Czechia?

The lowest recorded value was 30.82 years in 1951.

How does Czechia rank for median age?

Czechia ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Czechia?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Czechia 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 Czechia

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

Czechia: Median age was 42.72 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

42.72 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

34th

of 236 countries

All-time high

42.72 years

in 2023

All-time low

30.82 years

in 1951

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Czechia, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Czechia recorded 42.72 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Czechia peaked at 42.72 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.82 years, in 1951.

That places Czechia 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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	31.28 years	30.82 years	31.92 years	10
1960s	32.62 years	32.1 years	32.86 years	10
1970s	31.89 years	31.59 years	32.54 years	10
1980s	32.99 years	31.95 years	34.04 years	10
1990s	35.19 years	34.26 years	36.15 years	10
2000s	37.56 years	36.43 years	38.48 years	10
2010s	40.23 years	38.69 years	41.96 years	10
2020s	42.58 years	42.32 years	42.72 years	4

Countries ranked near Czechia

31 Austria 43.09 years compare
32 Latvia 43.08 years compare
33 Finland 42.79 years compare
35 Romania 42.62 years compare
36 Switzerland 42.33 years compare
37 Lithuania 42.12 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Czechia

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0043 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.915 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 77.41 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 78.81 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 82.5 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Czechia?: Median age in Czechia was 42.72 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Czechia?: The highest recorded value was 42.72 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Czechia?: The lowest recorded value was 30.82 years in 1951.
How does Czechia rank for median age?: Czechia ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Czechia?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Czechia 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.