Median age estimates and projections in Egypt

The median age in Egypt was 24.0 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Egypt, 2023 (latest estimate) 24.0 Years
Change from 2022 +0.9% 2022: 23.8 years
Projection for 2030 25.6 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 31.0 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 41.6 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 152nd of 216 See the full ranking

Median age estimates and projections in Egypt 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 Egypt
2100 41.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 40.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 39.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 38.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 37.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 36.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 35.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 34.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 33.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 32.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 31.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 29.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 27.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 26.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 25.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 24.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 24.0 years
2022 23.8 years
2021 23.6 years
2020 23.5 years
2019 23.3 years
2018 23.2 years
2017 23.0 years
2016 23.0 years
2015 22.9 years
2014 22.8 years

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.9% from 23.8 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 22.7 years, the figure has changed by +5.9%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Egypt has the 152nd 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 Egypt
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