Median age estimates and projections in Türkiye

The median age in Türkiye was 32.5 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Türkiye, 2023 (latest estimate) 32.5 Years
Change from 2022 +1.4% 2022: 32.1 years
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023 41.4 years Middle value of 38 countries
Projection for 2030 35.8 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 44.3 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 54.6 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 99th of 216 See the full ranking

Median age estimates and projections in Türkiye 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 Türkiye
2100 54.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 54.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 53.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 53.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 52.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 51.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 50.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 49.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 47.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 45.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 44.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 42.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 40.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 38.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 35.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 33.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 32.5 years
2022 32.1 years
2021 31.7 years
2020 31.2 years
2019 30.8 years
2018 30.5 years
2017 30.2 years
2016 29.9 years
2015 29.6 years
2014 29.4 years

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

In short

  • That is a change of +1.4% from 32.1 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 29.1 years, the figure has changed by +11.6%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Türkiye has the 99th 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 Türkiye
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