What is median age in Vatican?

Median age in Vatican was 59.62 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Vatican?

The highest recorded value was 62.42 years in 2012.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Vatican?

The lowest recorded value was 19.66 years in 1950.

How does Vatican rank for median age?

Vatican ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Vatican?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Vatican 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 Vatican

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

Vatican: Median age was 59.62 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

59.62 years

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

1st

of 236 countries

All-time high

62.42 years

in 2012

All-time low

19.66 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Vatican, 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 Vatican is 59.62 years, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Vatican peaked at 62.42 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.66 years, in 1950.

That places Vatican 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	23.22 years	19.66 years	26.34 years	10
1960s	29.54 years	26.83 years	32.73 years	10
1970s	36.24 years	33.39 years	39.39 years	10
1980s	42.86 years	40.12 years	45.72 years	10
1990s	49.66 years	46.46 years	52.95 years	10
2000s	56.89 years	53.68 years	60.32 years	10
2010s	61.07 years	60.29 years	62.42 years	10
2020s	60.01 years	59.62 years	60.33 years	4

Countries ranked near Vatican

2 Monaco 54.36 years compare
3 Saint Helena 50.45 years compare
4 Japan 48.96 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Vatican?: Median age in Vatican was 59.62 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Vatican?: The highest recorded value was 62.42 years in 2012.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Vatican?: The lowest recorded value was 19.66 years in 1950.
How does Vatican rank for median age?: Vatican ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Vatican?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vatican 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.