What is median age in Gambia?

Median age in Gambia was 18.17 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Gambia?

The highest recorded value was 18.77 years in 1967.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Gambia?

The lowest recorded value was 15.39 years in 1999.

How does Gambia rank for median age?

Gambia ranks 211th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Gambia?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Gambia 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 Gambia

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

Gambia: Median age was 18.17 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

18.17 years

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

211th

of 236 countries

All-time high

18.77 years

in 1967

All-time low

15.39 years

in 1999

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Gambia, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Gambia stood at 18.17 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Gambia peaked at 18.77 years in 1967 and was at its lowest, 15.39 years, in 1999.

That places Gambia 211th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	17.74 years	17 years	18.26 years	10
1960s	18.58 years	18.33 years	18.77 years	10
1970s	17.91 years	17.29 years	18.45 years	10
1980s	16.59 years	16.19 years	17.15 years	10
1990s	15.75 years	15.39 years	16.14 years	10
2000s	15.72 years	15.4 years	16.18 years	10
2010s	16.84 years	16.3 years	17.47 years	10
2020s	17.9 years	17.64 years	18.17 years	4

Countries ranked near Gambia

208 Congo 18.31 years compare
209 Sudan 18.28 years compare
210 Yemen 18.18 years compare
212 Togo 18.14 years compare
213 Cote d'Ivoire 18.1 years compare
214 Guinea 17.98 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Gambia

Number of child deaths per woman 0.2053 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.01 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 4.01 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 4.01 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.524 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.3942 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 50.18 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 53.66 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.182 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.018 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Gambia?: Median age in Gambia was 18.17 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Gambia?: The highest recorded value was 18.77 years in 1967.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Gambia?: The lowest recorded value was 15.39 years in 1999.
How does Gambia rank for median age?: Gambia ranks 211th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Gambia?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gambia 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.