What is median age in Egypt?

Median age in Egypt was 24.03 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 24.03 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 17.93 years in 1965.

How does Egypt rank for median age?

Egypt ranks 171st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Egypt?

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

Where does this Egypt 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 Egypt

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

Egypt: Median age was 24.03 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

24.03 years

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

171st

of 236 countries

All-time high

24.03 years

in 2023

All-time low

17.93 years

in 1965

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Egypt, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Egypt stood at 24.03 years. 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 Egypt peaked at 24.03 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.93 years, in 1965.

That places Egypt 171st 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

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	19.41 years	18.88 years	19.61 years	10
1960s	18.11 years	17.93 years	18.63 years	10
1970s	18.2 years	18.08 years	18.26 years	10
1980s	18.31 years	18.23 years	18.4 years	10
1990s	19.12 years	18.51 years	19.89 years	10
2000s	21.09 years	20.1 years	22.04 years	10
2010s	22.8 years	22.21 years	23.33 years	10
2020s	23.74 years	23.49 years	24.03 years	4

Countries ranked near Egypt

168 Tuvalu 24.29 years compare
169 Laos 24.28 years compare
170 Jordan 24.28 years compare
172 Honduras 23.55 years compare
173 Haiti 23.51 years compare
174 Botswana 22.88 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Egypt

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0651 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.754 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.7515 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 44.03 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 28.83 0-100 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 49.19 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Egypt?: Median age in Egypt was 24.03 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 24.03 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 17.93 years in 1965.
How does Egypt rank for median age?: Egypt ranks 171st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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.