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Median age in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Median age was 18.73 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
18.73 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
205th
of 236 countries
All-time high
18.73 years
in 2023
All-time low
14.99 years
in 2002
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Ethiopia, 1950–2023

05101520195019862023

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

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Ethiopia stood at 18.73 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Ethiopia peaked at 18.73 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.99 years, in 2002.

Ethiopia ranks 205th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.28 years 16.95 years 17.54 years 10
1960s 17.49 years 17.2 years 17.55 years 10
1970s 16.31 years 15.77 years 17.02 years 10
1980s 15.75 years 15.61 years 15.86 years 10
1990s 15.55 years 15.17 years 15.78 years 10
2000s 15.17 years 14.99 years 15.59 years 10
2010s 16.87 years 15.79 years 17.93 years 10
2020s 18.43 years 18.13 years 18.73 years 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 202 Sao Tome and Principe 19.05 years compare
  2. 203 Guinea-Bissau 18.94 years compare
  3. 204 Madagascar 18.88 years compare
  4. 206 Eritrea 18.65 years compare
  5. 207 Liberia 18.36 years compare
  6. 208 Congo 18.31 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Ethiopia?
Median age in Ethiopia was 18.73 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 18.73 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 14.99 years in 2002.
How does Ethiopia rank for median age?
Ethiopia ranks 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.