Statizoid

Median age in Guinea

Guinea: Median age was 17.98 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
17.98 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
214th
of 236 countries
All-time high
20.41 years
in 1950
All-time low
16.02 years
in 2005
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Guinea, 1950–2023

05101520195019862023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Guinea is 17.98 years, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Guinea peaked at 20.41 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 16.02 years, in 2005.

Guinea ranks 214th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 20.04 years 19.67 years 20.41 years 10
1960s 19.25 years 18.96 years 19.58 years 10
1970s 18.41 years 17.82 years 18.89 years 10
1980s 17.42 years 17.23 years 17.7 years 10
1990s 16.94 years 16.51 years 17.2 years 10
2000s 16.11 years 16.02 years 16.38 years 10
2010s 16.84 years 16.31 years 17.43 years 10
2020s 17.77 years 17.57 years 17.98 years 4

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 211 Gambia 18.17 years compare
  2. 212 Togo 18.14 years compare
  3. 213 Cote d'Ivoire 18.1 years compare
  4. 215 South Sudan 17.97 years compare
  5. 216 Zimbabwe 17.81 years compare
  6. 217 Benin 17.77 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Guinea

All data for Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Guinea?
Median age in Guinea was 17.98 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 20.41 years in 1950.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 16.02 years in 2005.
How does Guinea rank for median age?
Guinea ranks 214th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

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

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.