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Median age, July 1 estimate in World

Median age, July 1 estimate in the World was 30.36 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.27 from 2022.

2023, years30.36 Estimated
Change on 2022+0.27
Series high30.362023
Series low20.311970
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Median age, July 1 estimate in World, 1950 to 2023

2022.52527.53032.519501961197219831994200520231950: 22.16 years1951: 22.12 years1952: 22.07 years1953: 22.01 years1954: 21.94 years1955: 21.84 years1956: 21.74 years1957: 21.64 years1958: 21.53 years1959: 21.47 years1960: 21.45 years1961: 21.44 years1962: 21.37 years1963: 21.2 years1964: 21 years1965: 20.81 years1966: 20.63 years1967: 20.48 years1968: 20.39 years1969: 20.33 years1970: 20.31 years1971: 20.32 years1972: 20.36 years1973: 20.43 years1974: 20.53 years1975: 20.66 years1976: 20.8 years1977: 20.97 years1978: 21.13 years1979: 21.29 years1980: 21.45 years1981: 21.59 years1982: 21.69 years1983: 21.78 years1984: 21.87 years1985: 22.01 years1986: 22.19 years1987: 22.39 years1988: 22.58 years1989: 22.75 years1990: 22.92 years1991: 23.1 years1992: 23.3 years1993: 23.52 years1994: 23.75 years1995: 23.98 years1996: 24.21 years1997: 24.44 years1998: 24.67 years1999: 24.91 years2000: 25.13 years2001: 25.34 years2002: 25.54 years2003: 25.74 years2004: 25.93 years2005: 26.12 years2006: 26.32 years2007: 26.53 years2008: 26.74 years2009: 26.95 years2010: 27.17 years2011: 27.39 years2012: 27.61 years2013: 27.83 years2014: 28.06 years2015: 28.3 years2016: 28.54 years2017: 28.79 years2018: 29.04 years2019: 29.31 years2020: 29.58 years2021: 29.83 years2022: 30.09 years2023: 30.36 years
years. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Median age on 1 July, modelled estimates 1950 to 2023; projections excluded. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodyears
202330.36 Estimated
202230.09 Estimated
202129.83 Estimated
202029.58 Estimated
201929.31 Estimated
201829.04 Estimated
201728.79 Estimated
201628.54 Estimated
201528.3 Estimated
201428.06 Estimated
201327.83 Estimated
201227.61 Estimated
201127.39 Estimated
201027.17 Estimated
200926.95 Estimated
200826.74 Estimated
200726.53 Estimated
200626.32 Estimated
200526.12 Estimated
200425.93 Estimated
200325.74 Estimated
200225.54 Estimated
200125.34 Estimated
200025.13 Estimated
199924.91 Estimated
199824.67 Estimated
199724.44 Estimated
199624.21 Estimated
199523.98 Estimated
199423.75 Estimated
199323.52 Estimated
199223.3 Estimated
199123.1 Estimated
199022.92 Estimated
198922.75 Estimated
198822.58 Estimated
198722.39 Estimated
198622.19 Estimated
198522.01 Estimated
198421.87 Estimated
198321.78 Estimated
198221.69 Estimated
198121.59 Estimated
198021.45 Estimated
197921.29 Estimated
197821.13 Estimated
197720.97 Estimated
197620.8 Estimated
197520.66 Estimated
197420.53 Estimated
197320.43 Estimated
197220.36 Estimated
197120.32 Estimated
197020.31 Estimated
196920.33 Estimated
196820.39 Estimated
196720.48 Estimated
196620.63 Estimated
196520.81 Estimated
196421 Estimated
196321.2 Estimated
196221.37 Estimated
196121.44 Estimated
196021.45 Estimated
195921.47 Estimated
195821.53 Estimated
195721.64 Estimated
195621.74 Estimated
195521.84 Estimated
195421.94 Estimated
195322.01 Estimated
195222.07 Estimated
195122.12 Estimated
195022.16 Estimated

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Definition

Age that divides the estimated population on July 1 into two groups of equal size.

Modelled estimates by country and for the World. The reference date and method differ from median_age, which uses January 1 statistics and multi-year survey estimates.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Median age on 1 July, modelled estimates 1950 to 2023; projections excluded. Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Median age on 1 July, modelled estimates 1950 to 2023; projections excluded (Median age, July 1 estimate, World, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Median age on 1 July, modelled estimates 1950 to 2023; projections excluded, Median age, July 1 estimate, World, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-age-midyear/world. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Median age on 1 July, modelled estimates 1950 to 2023; projections excluded. Median age, July 1 estimate, World, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-age-midyear/world.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Median age on 1 July, modelled estimates 1950 to 2023; projections excluded, Median age, July 1 estimate, World, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/median-age-midyear/world (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_median_age_july_1_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Median age on 1 July, modelled estimates 1950 to 2023; projections excluded: Median age, July 1 estimate, World, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-age-midyear/world. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Median age on 1 July, modelled estimates 1950 to 2023; projections excluded. Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the median age, July 1 estimate in World?

Median age, July 1 estimate in the World was 30.36 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.27 from 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Median age on 1 July, modelled estimates 1950 to 2023; projections excluded. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest median age, July 1 estimate in World?

30.36 years in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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