Median age in El Salvador
El Salvador: Median age was 26.96 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median age in El Salvador, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, median age in El Salvador stood at 26.96 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in El Salvador peaked at 26.96 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.46 years, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 151st 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 | 16.66 years | 16.17 years | 17.2 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 15.78 years | 15.47 years | 16.08 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.76 years | 15.46 years | 16.24 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.03 years | 16.36 years | 17.65 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.56 years | 17.69 years | 19.91 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.44 years | 20.22 years | 22.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.78 years | 22.56 years | 25.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.31 years | 25.69 years | 26.96 years | 4 |
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More reference data data for El Salvador
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.678 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.7134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 44.69 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 43.05 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.7884 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 66 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in El Salvador?
- Median age in El Salvador was 26.96 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 26.96 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.46 years in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for median age?
- El Salvador ranks 151st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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
The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.