Median age in Palestine
Palestine: Median age was 19.76 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median age in Palestine, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 19.76 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Palestine peaked at 19.76 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.12 years, in 1977.
That places Palestine 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.65 years | 15.22 years | 16.13 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.73 years | 14.36 years | 15.12 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.18 years | 14.12 years | 14.3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.25 years | 14.14 years | 14.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.56 years | 14.37 years | 14.94 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.97 years | 15.08 years | 17.06 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.38 years | 17.33 years | 19.15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.52 years | 19.29 years | 19.76 years | 4 |
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More reference data data for Palestine
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.1336 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.31 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.31 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.31 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.674 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 39.94 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.9894 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 33.29 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in Palestine?
- Median age in Palestine was 19.76 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 19.76 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.12 years in 1977.
- How does Palestine rank for median age?
- Palestine ranks 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.