What is median age in Israel?

Median age in Israel was 29.15 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Israel?

The highest recorded value was 29.15 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Israel?

The lowest recorded value was 22.07 years in 1968.

How does Israel rank for median age?

Israel ranks 137th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Israel?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Israel 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 Israel

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

Israel: Median age was 29.15 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

29.15 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

137th

of 236 countries

All-time high

29.15 years

in 2023

All-time low

22.07 years

in 1968

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Israel, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Israel recorded 29.15 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Israel peaked at 29.15 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.07 years, in 1968.

That places Israel 137th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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	24.08 years	23.86 years	24.47 years	10
1960s	23.04 years	22.07 years	24.29 years	10
1970s	23.04 years	22.21 years	23.82 years	10
1980s	24.34 years	23.97 years	24.57 years	10
1990s	25.7 years	24.81 years	26.53 years	10
2000s	27.59 years	26.75 years	28.28 years	10
2010s	28.69 years	28.38 years	28.93 years	10
2020s	29.07 years	28.99 years	29.15 years	4

Countries ranked near Israel

134 Oman 29.27 years compare
135 Saudi Arabia 29.25 years compare
136 Morocco 29.19 years compare
138 Venezuela 29.02 years compare
139 Mexico 28.89 years compare
140 American Samoa 28.43 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Israel

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0093 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.83 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.83 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.83 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.919 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.5997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 67.29 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 62.02 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.2952 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 48.17 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Israel?: Median age in Israel was 29.15 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Israel?: The highest recorded value was 29.15 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Israel?: The lowest recorded value was 22.07 years in 1968.
How does Israel rank for median age?: Israel ranks 137th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Israel?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel 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.