Median age in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Median age was 31.23 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median age in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates is 31.23 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in United Arab Emirates peaked at 31.23 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.68 years, in 1953.
United Arab Emirates ranks 124th 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 | 17.21 years | 16.68 years | 18.19 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.73 years | 18.63 years | 22.53 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.65 years | 22 years | 24.8 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.37 years | 24.88 years | 25.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.27 years | 24.87 years | 27.19 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.32 years | 27.31 years | 30.65 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.77 years | 30.66 years | 30.83 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.97 years | 30.86 years | 31.23 years | 4 |
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More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0079 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.94 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.4968 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 65.52 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 41.91 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.8537 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.7887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in United Arab Emirates?
- Median age in United Arab Emirates was 31.23 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 31.23 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.68 years in 1953.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for median age?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 124th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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
The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.