What is median age in Uzbekistan?

Median age in Uzbekistan was 26.91 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Uzbekistan?

The highest recorded value was 26.91 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Uzbekistan?

The lowest recorded value was 16.69 years in 1968.

How does Uzbekistan rank for median age?

Uzbekistan ranks 152nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Uzbekistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan

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

Uzbekistan: Median age was 26.91 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

26.91 years

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

152nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

26.91 years

in 2023

All-time low

16.69 years

in 1968

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Uzbekistan, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Uzbekistan recorded 26.91 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Uzbekistan peaked at 26.91 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.69 years, in 1968.

That places Uzbekistan 152nd 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	22.48 years	21.57 years	22.87 years	10
1960s	18.5 years	16.69 years	21.22 years	10
1970s	17.03 years	16.72 years	17.67 years	10
1980s	18.51 years	17.86 years	18.91 years	10
1990s	19.35 years	18.95 years	20.08 years	10
2000s	21.79 years	20.35 years	23.28 years	10
2010s	25.07 years	23.62 years	26.36 years	10
2020s	26.76 years	26.57 years	26.91 years	4

Countries ranked near Uzbekistan

149 Dominican Republic 27.65 years compare
150 Libya 27.2 years compare
151 El Salvador 26.96 years compare
153 Mongolia 26.75 years compare
154 Tokelau 26.65 years compare
155 Paraguay 26.34 years compare

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More reference data data for Uzbekistan

Number of child deaths per woman 0.028 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.5 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 3.5 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 3.5 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.74 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance score 45.67 0-100 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.6562 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 38.64 0-100 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 65.44 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Uzbekistan?: Median age in Uzbekistan was 26.91 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Uzbekistan?: The highest recorded value was 26.91 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Uzbekistan?: The lowest recorded value was 16.69 years in 1968.
How does Uzbekistan rank for median age?: Uzbekistan ranks 152nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Uzbekistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uzbekistan 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.