Median age estimates and projections in Chile

The median age in Chile was 36.0 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Chile, 2023 (latest estimate) 36.0 Years
Change from 2022 +1.2% 2022: 35.5 years
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023 41.4 years Middle value of 38 countries
Projection for 2030 39.5 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 48.9 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 57.4 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 75th of 216 See the full ranking

Median age estimates and projections in Chile over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Median age, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Chile
2100 57.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 57.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 57.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 57.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 57.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 56.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 55.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 53.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 52.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 50.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 48.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 46.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 44.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 42.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 39.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 36.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 36.0 years
2022 35.5 years
2021 35.1 years
2020 34.7 years
2019 34.3 years
2018 34.1 years
2017 33.9 years
2016 33.6 years
2015 33.3 years
2014 33.0 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2% from 35.5 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 32.7 years, the figure has changed by +10.0%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Chile has the 75th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Chile
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024