What is median age in Peru?

Median age in Peru was 29.45 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Peru?

The highest recorded value was 29.45 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Peru?

The lowest recorded value was 16.74 years in 1966.

How does Peru rank for median age?

Peru ranks 132nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Peru 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 Peru

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

Peru: Median age was 29.45 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

29.45 years

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

132nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

29.45 years

in 2023

All-time low

16.74 years

in 1966

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Peru, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 29.45 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Peru peaked at 29.45 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.74 years, in 1966.

That places Peru 132nd 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	17.61 years	17.2 years	17.89 years	10
1960s	16.82 years	16.74 years	17.07 years	10
1970s	17.01 years	16.8 years	17.29 years	10
1980s	17.95 years	17.39 years	18.61 years	10
1990s	19.83 years	18.78 years	21.07 years	10
2000s	23.05 years	21.39 years	24.8 years	10
2010s	26.8 years	25.22 years	28.22 years	10
2020s	28.97 years	28.53 years	29.45 years	4

Countries ranked near Peru

129 Panama 29.6 years compare
130 Myanmar 29.53 years compare
131 Kazakhstan 29.46 years compare
133 Bhutan 29.39 years compare
134 Oman 29.27 years compare
135 Saudi Arabia 29.25 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Peru

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0283 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.794 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.5058 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 48.26 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 57.65 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.0456 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 54.72 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Peru?: Median age in Peru was 29.45 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 29.45 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 16.74 years in 1966.
How does Peru rank for median age?: Peru ranks 132nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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.