What is median age in Qatar?

Median age in Qatar was 33.19 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Qatar?

The highest recorded value was 33.19 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Qatar?

The lowest recorded value was 16.34 years in 1957.

How does Qatar rank for median age?

Qatar ranks 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Qatar?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Qatar 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 Qatar

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

Qatar: Median age was 33.19 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

33.19 years

Change on year

up 2.3%

World rank

111th

of 236 countries

All-time high

33.19 years

in 2023

All-time low

16.34 years

in 1957

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Qatar, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Qatar recorded 33.19 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Qatar peaked at 33.19 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.34 years, in 1957.

That places Qatar 111th 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	16.8 years	16.34 years	17.56 years	10
1960s	20.79 years	16.97 years	23.46 years	10
1970s	20.82 years	19.78 years	22.76 years	10
1980s	25.22 years	22.52 years	26.75 years	10
1990s	27.98 years	26.85 years	28.87 years	10
2000s	29.49 years	28.92 years	30.05 years	10
2010s	30.3 years	29.87 years	31.21 years	10
2020s	32.31 years	31.63 years	33.19 years	4

Countries ranked near Qatar

108 Saint Lucia 33.74 years compare
109 Seychelles 33.65 years compare
110 Grenada 33.38 years compare
112 Bahrain 32.88 years compare
113 Iran 32.87 years compare
114 Sri Lanka 32.81 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Qatar

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.73 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.73 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.73 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.886 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.5896 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 67.11 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 40.15 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.9544 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.9512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Qatar?: Median age in Qatar was 33.19 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Qatar?: The highest recorded value was 33.19 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Qatar?: The lowest recorded value was 16.34 years in 1957.
How does Qatar rank for median age?: Qatar ranks 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Qatar?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar 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.