What is median age in East Timor?

Median age in East Timor was 20.97 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in East Timor?

The highest recorded value was 20.97 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in East Timor?

The lowest recorded value was 17.14 years in 1950.

How does East Timor rank for median age?

East Timor ranks 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in East Timor?

Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this East Timor 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 East Timor

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

East Timor: Median age was 20.97 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

20.97 years

Change on year

up 1.6%

World rank

185th

of 236 countries

All-time high

20.97 years

in 2023

All-time low

17.14 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in East Timor, 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 East Timor is 20.97 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in East Timor peaked at 20.97 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.14 years, in 1950.

That places East Timor 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	17.57 years	17.14 years	18.13 years	10
1960s	18.83 years	18.25 years	19.43 years	10
1970s	19.55 years	19.32 years	20.01 years	10
1980s	19 years	18.12 years	20.05 years	10
1990s	17.82 years	17.54 years	18.04 years	10
2000s	17.58 years	17.48 years	17.71 years	10
2010s	18.7 years	17.82 years	19.81 years	10
2020s	20.51 years	20.07 years	20.97 years	4

Countries ranked near East Timor

182 Gabon 21.5 years compare
183 Lesotho 21.43 years compare
184 Equatorial Guinea 20.98 years compare
186 Namibia 20.96 years compare
187 Ghana 20.93 years compare
188 Marshall Islands 20.7 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for East Timor

Number of child deaths per woman 0.2219 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.634 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.6257 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 46.2 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 62.9 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.3455 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.526 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in East Timor?: Median age in East Timor was 20.97 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in East Timor?: The highest recorded value was 20.97 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in East Timor?: The lowest recorded value was 17.14 years in 1950.
How does East Timor rank for median age?: East Timor ranks 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in East Timor?: Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this East Timor 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.