Thursday, October 22

Median age in Philippines

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

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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryMedian age
1 Italy 47.1
2 Hong Kong SAR China 45.6
3 Greece 45.4
4 Germany 45.0
5 Spain 44.4
6 Bulgaria 44.2
7 South Korea 43.9
8 Taiwan 42.9
9 Czechia 42.6
10 Lithuania 42.6
11 Finland 42.5
12 Romania 42.4
13 France 41.6
14 Netherlands 41.5
15 Poland 40.9
16 Canada 40.3
17 United Kingdom 39.5
18 Norway 39.4
19 Russia 39.1
20 China 38.5
21 United States 37.7
22 Chile 35.5
23 Brazil 33.5
24 Türkiye 32.1
25 Argentina 31.7
26 Colombia 31.2
27 Indonesia 29.6
28 Saudi Arabia 28.7
29 Mexico 28.5
30 Lebanon 28.1
31 Algeria 28.0
32 Ecuador 28.0
33 India 27.7
34 Bangladesh 25.0
35 Philippines 24.9
36 Egypt 23.8
37 Honduras 23.2
38 Gabon 21.5
39 Sierra Leone 19.0
40 Congo - Brazzaville 18.2
41 Liberia 18.2
42 Yemen 18.1
43 Congo - Kinshasa 15.8

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2022

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.