What is median age in Mongolia?

Median age in Mongolia was 26.75 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Mongolia?

The highest recorded value was 26.75 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Mongolia?

The lowest recorded value was 15.94 years in 1974.

How does Mongolia rank for median age?

Mongolia ranks 153rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Mongolia?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Mongolia 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 Mongolia

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

Mongolia: Median age was 26.75 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

26.75 years

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

153rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

26.75 years

in 2023

All-time low

15.94 years

in 1974

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia is 26.75 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Mongolia peaked at 26.75 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.94 years, in 1974.

Mongolia ranks 153rd 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	22.92 years	22 years	23.89 years	10
1960s	19.47 years	16.74 years	21.74 years	10
1970s	16.14 years	15.94 years	16.44 years	10
1980s	17.29 years	16.63 years	17.77 years	10
1990s	18.99 years	17.89 years	20.36 years	10
2000s	22.49 years	20.75 years	24.12 years	10
2010s	25.51 years	24.4 years	26.33 years	10
2020s	26.57 years	26.41 years	26.75 years	4

Countries ranked near Mongolia

150 Libya 27.2 years compare
151 El Salvador 26.96 years compare
152 Uzbekistan 26.91 years compare
154 Tokelau 26.65 years compare
155 Paraguay 26.34 years compare
156 Turkmenistan 26.23 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Mongolia

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0333 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.747 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.0998 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 55.25 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.1269 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 59.07 0-100 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 73.08 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Mongolia?: Median age in Mongolia was 26.75 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Mongolia?: The highest recorded value was 26.75 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Mongolia?: The lowest recorded value was 15.94 years in 1974.
How does Mongolia rank for median age?: Mongolia ranks 153rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Mongolia?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia 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.