Median age in Namibia
Namibia: Median age was 20.96 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median age in Namibia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, median age in Namibia stood at 20.96 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Namibia peaked at 20.96 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.2 years, in 1982.
Namibia ranks 186th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.93 years | 17.94 years | 19.79 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.35 years | 17.03 years | 17.77 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.46 years | 15.67 years | 16.96 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.68 years | 15.2 years | 16.76 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.57 years | 17.27 years | 17.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.51 years | 17.95 years | 19.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.22 years | 19.43 years | 20.73 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.84 years | 20.77 years | 20.96 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 183 Lesotho 21.43 years compare
- 184 Equatorial Guinea 20.98 years compare
- 185 East Timor 20.97 years compare
- 187 Ghana 20.93 years compare
- 188 Marshall Islands 20.7 years compare
- 189 Tonga 20.7 years compare
More reference data data for Namibia
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.1188 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.665 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 62.61 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 62.74 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.3365 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.5467 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in Namibia?
- Median age in Namibia was 20.96 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.96 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2 years in 1982.
- How does Namibia rank for median age?
- Namibia ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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
The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.