What is median age in Madagascar?

Median age in Madagascar was 18.88 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Madagascar?

The highest recorded value was 19.68 years in 1950.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Madagascar?

The lowest recorded value was 15.33 years in 1982.

How does Madagascar rank for median age?

Madagascar ranks 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Madagascar?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Madagascar 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 Madagascar

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

Madagascar: Median age was 18.88 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

18.88 years

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

204th

of 236 countries

All-time high

19.68 years

in 1950

All-time low

15.33 years

in 1982

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Madagascar, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Madagascar stood at 18.88 years.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Madagascar peaked at 19.68 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 15.33 years, in 1982.

That places Madagascar 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	18.47 years	17.12 years	19.68 years	10
1960s	15.82 years	15.45 years	16.77 years	10
1970s	15.51 years	15.4 years	15.57 years	10
1980s	15.44 years	15.33 years	15.69 years	10
1990s	15.97 years	15.76 years	16.08 years	10
2000s	16.25 years	16.09 years	16.55 years	10
2010s	17.4 years	16.65 years	18.24 years	10
2020s	18.64 years	18.41 years	18.88 years	4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

201 Senegal 19.13 years compare
202 Sao Tome and Principe 19.05 years compare
203 Guinea-Bissau 18.94 years compare
205 Ethiopia 18.73 years compare
206 Eritrea 18.65 years compare
207 Liberia 18.36 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Madagascar

Number of child deaths per woman 0.2353 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.487 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.8827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 41.77 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 44.15 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.7254 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.4806 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Madagascar?: Median age in Madagascar was 18.88 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 19.68 years in 1950.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was 15.33 years in 1982.
How does Madagascar rank for median age?: Madagascar ranks 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Madagascar?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Madagascar 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.