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Median age in Philippines

People · Philippines

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

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Median age, 1950 – 2023 years · Philippines · World

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Compared with Median age · years
Philippines
25.3
World
30.4

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects

The series at a glance Philippines · 1950 – 2023
Latest value 25.3 · 2023
First value 15.5 · 1950
Highest 25.3 · 2023
Lowest 14.3 · 1964
Data points 74

By year

All years · 1950 – 2023

YearPhilippinesChange World
2023 25.3 +0.4 30.4
2022 24.9 +0.4 30.1
2021 24.5 +0.4 29.8
2020 24.1 +0.4 29.6
2019 23.7 +0.4 29.3
2018 23.3 +0.4 29.0
2017 23.0 +0.4 28.8
2016 22.6 +0.4 28.5
2015 22.2 +0.3 28.3
2014 21.9 +0.3 28.1
2013 21.6 +0.3 27.8
2012 21.4 +0.2 27.6
2011 21.1 +0.2 27.4
2010 20.9 +0.2 27.2
2009 20.7 +0.2 27.0
2008 20.5 +0.2 26.7
2007 20.3 +0.2 26.5
2006 20.1 +0.2 26.3
2005 19.9 +0.2 26.1
2004 19.7 +0.2 25.9
2003 19.5 +0.2 25.7
2002 19.3 +0.2 25.5
2001 19.2 +0.2 25.3
2000 19.0 +0.2 25.1
1999 18.8 +0.2 24.9
1998 18.6 +0.2 24.7
1997 18.4 +0.1 24.4
1996 18.3 +0.1 24.2
1995 18.2 +0.1 24.0
1994 18.1 +0.1 23.7
1993 18.0 +0.1 23.5
1992 17.9 +0.1 23.3
1991 17.8 +0.1 23.1
1990 17.8 +0.1 22.9
1989 17.7 +0.1 22.8
1988 17.6 +0.1 22.6
1987 17.4 +0.1 22.4
1986 17.3 +0.1 22.2
1985 17.2 +0.2 22.0
1984 17.0 +0.2 21.9
1983 16.8 +0.2 21.8
1982 16.6 +0.2 21.7
1981 16.4 +0.2 21.6
1980 16.2 +0.2 21.5
1979 16.0 +0.2 21.3
1978 15.8 +0.2 21.1
1977 15.6 +0.2 21.0
1976 15.4 +0.2 20.8
1975 15.2 +0.2 20.7
1974 15.0 +0.1 20.5
1973 14.9 +0.1 20.4
1972 14.8 +0.1 20.4
1971 14.7 +0.1 20.3
1970 14.6 +0.1 20.3
1969 14.6 +0.1 20.3
1968 14.5 +0.1 20.4
1967 14.4 +0.0 20.5
1966 14.4 +0.0 20.6
1965 14.3 +0.0 20.8
1964 14.3 −0.0 21.0
1963 14.3 −0.1 21.2
1962 14.4 −0.1 21.4
1961 14.6 −0.2 21.4
1960 14.7 −0.1 21.5
1959 14.9 −0.1 21.5
1958 15.0 −0.1 21.5
1957 15.1 −0.1 21.6
1956 15.1 −0.1 21.7
1955 15.2 −0.1 21.8
1954 15.3 −0.1 21.9
1953 15.3 −0.1 22.0
1952 15.4 −0.1 22.1
1951 15.4 −0.1 22.1
1950 15.5 22.2

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Ranking · Countries

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryMedian age
30 Algeria 27.0
24 Argentina 30.3
34 Bangladesh 24.0
23 Brazil 31.4
4 Bulgaria 43.0
15 Canada 39.8
22 Chile 33.9
21 China 36.3
26 Colombia 29.4
39 Congo - Brazzaville 18.1
43 Congo - Kinshasa 15.9
10 Czechia 41.2
32 Ecuador 26.1
35 Egypt 23.0
8 Finland 41.6
13 France 40.7
38 Gabon 21.4
2 Germany 44.9
3 Greece 43.4
37 Honduras 21.6
6 Hong Kong SAR China 42.7
33 India 26.0
28 Indonesia 28.4
1 Italy 45.2
27 Lebanon 28.4
42 Liberia 17.6
5 Lithuania 42.7
31 Mexico 26.9
9 Netherlands 41.4
18 Norway 38.4
36 Philippines 23.0
16 Poland 39.0
12 Romania 41.0
19 Russia 38.0
29 Saudi Arabia 28.1
40 Sierra Leone 18.0
11 South Korea 41.1
7 Spain 42.4
14 Taiwan 40.0
25 Türkiye 30.2
17 United Kingdom 38.9
20 United States 36.6
41 Yemen 17.9

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2017

What it means

The age that splits residents into two equal halves — a quick read on whether a place is young or ageing.

How it is calculated

Half the residents are younger and half are older than this age, from census or population estimates by age.