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Median age in Ukraine

Ukraine: Median age was 41.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
41.98 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
38th
of 236 countries
All-time high
41.98 years
in 2023
All-time low
26.42 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Ukraine, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Ukraine stood at 41.98 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Ukraine peaked at 41.98 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.42 years, in 1950.

That places Ukraine 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 27.36 years 26.42 years 28.23 years 10
1960s 29.28 years 28.34 years 30.78 years 10
1970s 32.55 years 31.26 years 33.24 years 10
1980s 32.75 years 32.51 years 33.08 years 10
1990s 34.43 years 33.23 years 35.88 years 10
2000s 37.5 years 36.27 years 38.37 years 10
2010s 39.31 years 38.59 years 40.48 years 10
2020s 41.32 years 40.79 years 41.98 years 4

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 35 Romania 42.62 years compare
  2. 36 Switzerland 42.33 years compare
  3. 37 Lithuania 42.12 years compare
  4. 39 Estonia 41.89 years compare
  5. 40 France 41.82 years compare
  6. 41 Cuba 41.71 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Ukraine?
Median age in Ukraine was 41.98 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 41.98 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 26.42 years in 1950.
How does Ukraine rank for median age?
Ukraine ranks 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ukraine 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
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The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.