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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

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryMedian age
31 Algeria 27.4
25 Argentina 30.8
34 Bangladesh 24.4
23 Brazil 32.3
5 Bulgaria 43.6
15 Canada 39.8
22 Chile 34.3
20 China 37.0
26 Colombia 30.1
40 Congo - Brazzaville 18.1
43 Congo - Kinshasa 15.8
10 Czechia 42.0
32 Ecuador 26.9
36 Egypt 23.3
9 Finland 42.0
14 France 41.1
38 Gabon 21.5
2 Germany 44.9
3 Greece 44.0
37 Honduras 22.2
4 Hong Kong SAR China 43.8
33 India 26.7
27 Indonesia 28.9
1 Italy 46.0
29 Lebanon 27.9
42 Liberia 17.8
6 Lithuania 43.1
30 Mexico 27.6
12 Netherlands 41.5
18 Norway 38.8
35 Philippines 23.7
16 Poland 39.7
11 Romania 41.6
19 Russia 38.4
28 Saudi Arabia 28.4
39 Sierra Leone 18.4
8 South Korea 42.2
7 Spain 43.1
13 Taiwan 41.1
24 Türkiye 30.8
17 United Kingdom 39.1
21 United States 37.0
41 Yemen 18.0

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2019

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.