What is median age in Guatemala?

Median age in Guatemala was 22.63 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Guatemala?

The highest recorded value was 22.63 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Guatemala?

The lowest recorded value was 15.49 years in 1963.

How does Guatemala rank for median age?

Guatemala ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Guatemala?

Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Guatemala 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 Guatemala

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

Guatemala: Median age was 22.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

22.63 years

Change on year

up 1.7%

World rank

177th

of 236 countries

All-time high

22.63 years

in 2023

All-time low

15.49 years

in 1963

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala is 22.63 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Guatemala peaked at 22.63 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.49 years, in 1963.

Guatemala ranks 177th of 236 countries on this measure, 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	16.36 years	15.72 years	16.81 years	10
1960s	15.56 years	15.49 years	15.65 years	10
1970s	15.81 years	15.68 years	15.99 years	10
1980s	15.97 years	15.93 years	16.02 years	10
1990s	16.25 years	16.05 years	16.54 years	10
2000s	17.36 years	16.65 years	18.32 years	10
2010s	19.87 years	18.58 years	21.21 years	10
2020s	22.08 years	21.55 years	22.63 years	4

Countries ranked near Guatemala

174 Botswana 22.88 years compare
175 Micronesia (country) 22.85 years compare
176 Kiribati 22.69 years compare
178 Papua New Guinea 22.34 years compare
179 Syria 22.25 years compare
180 Eswatini 22 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Guatemala

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0535 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.31 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.31 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.31 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.662 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.9623 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 40.4 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 48.61 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.4708 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 62.31 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Guatemala?: Median age in Guatemala was 22.63 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Guatemala?: The highest recorded value was 22.63 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Guatemala?: The lowest recorded value was 15.49 years in 1963.
How does Guatemala rank for median age?: Guatemala ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Guatemala?: Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala 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.