What is median age in Eritrea?

Median age in Eritrea was 18.65 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Eritrea?

The highest recorded value was 18.65 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Eritrea?

The lowest recorded value was 16.27 years in 2000.

How does Eritrea rank for median age?

Eritrea ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Eritrea?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Eritrea 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 Eritrea

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

Eritrea: Median age was 18.65 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

18.65 years

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

206th

of 236 countries

All-time high

18.65 years

in 2023

All-time low

16.27 years

in 2000

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea is 18.65 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Eritrea peaked at 18.65 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.27 years, in 2000.

Eritrea ranks 206th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	17.14 years	16.54 years	17.7 years	10
1960s	17.89 years	17.72 years	17.98 years	10
1970s	17.03 years	16.67 years	17.54 years	10
1980s	16.68 years	16.61 years	16.77 years	10
1990s	16.69 years	16.37 years	17.33 years	10
2000s	16.88 years	16.27 years	17.28 years	10
2010s	17.44 years	17.33 years	17.78 years	10
2020s	18.3 years	17.96 years	18.65 years	4

Countries ranked near Eritrea

203 Guinea-Bissau 18.94 years compare
204 Madagascar 18.88 years compare
205 Ethiopia 18.73 years compare
207 Liberia 18.36 years compare
208 Congo 18.31 years compare
209 Sudan 18.28 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Eritrea

Number of child deaths per woman 0.1238 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.71 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 3.71 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 3.71 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.503 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 25.94 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 16.77 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -2.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 53.79 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Eritrea?: Median age in Eritrea was 18.65 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Eritrea?: The highest recorded value was 18.65 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Eritrea?: The lowest recorded value was 16.27 years in 2000.
How does Eritrea rank for median age?: Eritrea ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Eritrea?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Eritrea 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.