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Median age vs. births per woman in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Median age vs. births per woman was 19.76 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19.76 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
197th
of 236 countries
All-time high
19.76 years
in 2023
All-time low
14.12 years
in 1977
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age vs. births per woman in Palestine, State of, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age vs. births per woman in Palestine, State of stood at 19.76 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age vs. births per woman in Palestine, State of peaked at 19.76 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.12 years, in 1977.

Palestine, State of ranks 197th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age vs. births per woman in Palestine, State of, year by year

Year years Change
1950 16.13 years —
1951 15.98 years -0.9%
1952 15.86 years -0.8%
1953 15.76 years -0.6%
1954 15.67 years -0.5%
1955 15.6 years -0.5%
1956 15.51 years -0.6%
1957 15.41 years -0.6%
1958 15.32 years -0.6%
1959 15.22 years -0.7%
1960 15.12 years -0.6%
1961 15.03 years -0.6%
1962 14.95 years -0.6%
1963 14.86 years -0.6%
1964 14.77 years -0.6%
1965 14.68 years -0.6%
1966 14.6 years -0.5%
1967 14.51 years -0.6%
1968 14.42 years -0.6%
1969 14.36 years -0.4%
1970 14.3 years -0.4%
1971 14.26 years -0.3%
1972 14.22 years -0.3%
1973 14.19 years -0.2%
1974 14.16 years -0.2%
1975 14.14 years -0.1%
1976 14.13 years -0.1%
1977 14.12 years -0.0%
1978 14.12 years +0.0%
1979 14.13 years +0.0%
1980 14.14 years +0.1%
1981 14.16 years +0.1%
1982 14.19 years +0.2%
1983 14.21 years +0.2%
1984 14.23 years +0.2%
1985 14.26 years +0.2%
1986 14.29 years +0.2%
1987 14.31 years +0.2%
1988 14.33 years +0.2%
1989 14.35 years +0.1%
1990 14.37 years +0.1%
1991 14.38 years +0.1%
1992 14.4 years +0.1%
1993 14.43 years +0.2%
1994 14.47 years +0.3%
1995 14.53 years +0.4%
1996 14.61 years +0.5%
1997 14.7 years +0.6%
1998 14.81 years +0.8%
1999 14.94 years +0.9%
2000 15.08 years +0.9%
2001 15.22 years +1.0%
2002 15.39 years +1.1%
2003 15.58 years +1.2%
2004 15.79 years +1.3%
2005 16.01 years +1.4%
2006 16.25 years +1.5%
2007 16.51 years +1.6%
2008 16.78 years +1.7%
2009 17.06 years +1.7%
2010 17.33 years +1.6%
2011 17.59 years +1.5%
2012 17.86 years +1.5%
2013 18.11 years +1.4%
2014 18.36 years +1.4%
2015 18.58 years +1.2%
2016 18.79 years +1.1%
2017 18.94 years +0.8%
2018 19.04 years +0.5%
2019 19.15 years +0.6%
2020 19.29 years +0.7%
2021 19.43 years +0.8%
2022 19.61 years +0.9%
2023 19.76 years +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 15.65 years 15.22 years 16.13 years 10
1960s 14.73 years 14.36 years 15.12 years 10
1970s 14.18 years 14.12 years 14.3 years 10
1980s 14.25 years 14.14 years 14.35 years 10
1990s 14.56 years 14.37 years 14.94 years 10
2000s 15.97 years 15.08 years 17.06 years 10
2010s 18.38 years 17.33 years 19.15 years 10
2020s 19.52 years 19.29 years 19.76 years 4

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 194 Solomon Islands 20.25 years compare
  2. 195 Vanuatu 20.14 years compare
  3. 196 Samoa 19.9 years compare
  4. 198 Kenya 19.53 years compare
  5. 199 Rwanda 19.44 years compare
  6. 200 Sierra Leone 19.27 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age vs. births per woman in Palestine, State of?
Median age vs. births per woman in Palestine, State of was 19.76 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age vs. births per woman recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 19.76 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age vs. births per woman recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 14.12 years in 1977.
How does Palestine, State of rank for median age vs. births per woman?
Palestine, State of ranks 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age vs. births per woman rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs. births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age vs. births per woman
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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