What is median age in Saudi Arabia?

Median age in Saudi Arabia was 29.25 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The highest recorded value was 29.25 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The lowest recorded value was 16.25 years in 1970.

How does Saudi Arabia rank for median age?

Saudi Arabia ranks 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?

Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Arabia: Median age was 29.25 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

29.25 years

Change on year

up 1.8%

World rank

135th

of 236 countries

All-time high

29.25 years

in 2023

All-time low

16.25 years

in 1970

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Saudi Arabia, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 29.25 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Saudi Arabia peaked at 29.25 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.25 years, in 1970.

That places Saudi Arabia 135th 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	17.94 years	17.7 years	18.04 years	10
1960s	16.88 years	16.28 years	17.56 years	10
1970s	16.59 years	16.25 years	17.04 years	10
1980s	17.57 years	17.14 years	17.91 years	10
1990s	18.72 years	18 years	19.68 years	10
2000s	20.85 years	19.67 years	22.92 years	10
2010s	26.38 years	23.55 years	28.4 years	10
2020s	28.74 years	28.49 years	29.25 years	4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

132 Peru 29.45 years compare
133 Bhutan 29.39 years compare
134 Oman 29.27 years compare
136 Morocco 29.19 years compare
137 Israel 29.15 years compare
138 Venezuela 29.02 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Saudi Arabia

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0133 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.28 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.28 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.28 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.9 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.2104 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 60.59 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 29.77 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 65.07 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Saudi Arabia?: Median age in Saudi Arabia was 29.25 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 29.25 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 16.25 years in 1970.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for median age?: Saudi Arabia ranks 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.