What is median age in Turkey?

Median age in Turkey was 32.52 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Turkey?

The highest recorded value was 32.52 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Turkey?

The lowest recorded value was 17.51 years in 1969.

How does Turkey rank for median age?

Turkey ranks 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Turkey?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Turkey 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 Turkey

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

Turkey: Median age was 32.52 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

32.52 years

Change on year

up 1.4%

World rank

116th

of 236 countries

All-time high

32.52 years

in 2023

All-time low

17.51 years

in 1969

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Turkey, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Turkey stood at 32.52 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Turkey peaked at 32.52 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.51 years, in 1969.

Turkey ranks 116th of 236 countries on this measure, 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	18.65 years	18.42 years	18.81 years	10
1960s	17.86 years	17.51 years	18.36 years	10
1970s	18.03 years	17.55 years	18.63 years	10
1980s	19.54 years	18.77 years	20.52 years	10
1990s	22.15 years	20.78 years	23.66 years	10
2000s	25.79 years	24.02 years	27.66 years	10
2010s	29.48 years	28.08 years	30.82 years	10
2020s	31.87 years	31.25 years	32.52 years	4

Countries ranked near Turkey

113 Iran 32.87 years compare
114 Sri Lanka 32.81 years compare
115 Azerbaijan 32.6 years compare
117 Vietnam 32.43 years compare
118 Tunisia 32.13 years compare
119 Argentina 32.12 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Turkey

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0184 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.853 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance score 42.45 0-100 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.8434 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 37.69 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.9707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Turkey?: Median age in Turkey was 32.52 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Turkey?: The highest recorded value was 32.52 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Turkey?: The lowest recorded value was 17.51 years in 1969.
How does Turkey rank for median age?: Turkey ranks 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Turkey?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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.