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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

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryMedian age
43 Congo - Kinshasa 15.8
42 Sierra Leone 17.5
41 Yemen 17.5
40 Liberia 17.6
39 Congo - Brazzaville 18.3
38 Honduras 20.6
37 Gabon 21.0
36 Philippines 21.9
35 Egypt 22.8
34 Bangladesh 23.1
33 India 24.9
32 Ecuador 25.0
31 Mexico 26.0
30 Saudi Arabia 26.2
29 Algeria 26.3
28 Indonesia 27.6
27 Colombia 28.1
26 Lebanon 28.2
25 Türkiye 29.4
24 Argentina 29.7
23 Brazil 30.0
22 Chile 33.0
21 China 35.4
20 United States 36.3
19 Russia 37.5
18 Poland 38.0
17 Norway 38.1
16 Taiwan 38.5
15 United Kingdom 38.7
14 South Korea 39.2
13 Canada 39.5
12 Romania 39.9
11 Czechia 40.0
10 France 40.0
9 Netherlands 41.0
8 Spain 41.1
7 Hong Kong SAR China 41.3
6 Finland 41.4
5 Lithuania 41.6
4 Greece 42.2
3 Bulgaria 42.3
2 Italy 44.0
1 Germany 44.7

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2014

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.