Median age estimates and projections in Saudi Arabia
The median age in Saudi Arabia was 29.2 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Saudi Arabia, 2023 (latest estimate)
29.2
Change from 2022
+1.8%
Median of G20 countries, 2023
38.0 years
Projection for 2030
29.7 years
Projection for 2050
32.0 years
Projection for 2100
35.8 years
Position in 2023
118th of 216
Median age estimates and projections in Saudi Arabia over time
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Saudi Arabia
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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.
| Period | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 35.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 35.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 35.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 35.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 34.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 34.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 34.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 33.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 33.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 32.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 32.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 31.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 30.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 30.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 29.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 29.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 29.2 years |
| 2022 | 28.7 years |
| 2021 | 28.5 years |
| 2020 | 28.5 years |
| 2019 | 28.4 years |
| 2018 | 28.3 years |
| 2017 | 28.1 years |
| 2016 | 27.6 years |
| 2015 | 27.0 years |
| 2014 | 26.2 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.8% from 28.7 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 25.5 years, the figure has changed by +14.5%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Saudi Arabia has the 118th highest value.
More for Saudi Arabia
All statistics for Saudi Arabia
Population estimates and projections
33,264,292 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.28 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.39%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
36,973,555 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
4.63%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
3.1%
2025 · World Bank