Median age estimates and projections in Iran

The median age in Iran was 32.9 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Iran, 2023 (latest estimate) 32.9 Years
Change from 2022 +1.6% 2022: 32.3 years
Projection for 2030 36.7 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 43.5 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 51.9 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 96th of 216 See the full ranking

Median age estimates and projections in Iran 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 Iran
2100 51.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 51.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 50.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 50.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 50.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 50.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 49.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 48.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 46.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 44.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 43.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 42.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 40.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 39.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 36.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 34.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 32.9 years
2022 32.3 years
2021 31.8 years
2020 31.3 years
2019 30.8 years
2018 30.2 years
2017 29.7 years
2016 29.2 years
2015 28.7 years
2014 28.2 years

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

In short

  • That is a change of +1.6% from 32.3 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 27.7 years, the figure has changed by +18.7%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Iran has the 96th 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 Iran
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