Algeria vs Jordan: Median age

Median age in 2023: 28.2 years in Algeria and 24.3 years in Jordan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Algeria, by 3.9 years, or 1.16 times that in Jordan.

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What the numbers say

Algeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Algeria at 46.8 years and Jordan at 43.1 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Algeria	Jordan	World
2023	28.2	24.3	30.4
2022	28	23.9	30.1
2021	27.8	23.6	29.8
2020	27.6	23.3	29.6
2019	27.4	22.9	29.3
2018	27.2	22.5	29
2017	27	22.2	28.8
2016	26.8	21.8	28.5
2015	26.6	21.5	28.3
2014	26.3	21.3	28.1
2013	26.1	21.2	27.8
2012	25.8	21	27.6
2011	25.5	20.8	27.4
2010	25.1	20.6	27.2
2009	24.8	20.5	27
2008	24.4	20.3	26.7
2007	24	20.1	26.5
2006	23.6	19.9	26.3
2005	23.2	19.7	26.1
2004	22.7	19.5	25.9
2003	22.2	19.3	25.7
2002	21.7	19.2	25.5
2001	21.3	19.1	25.3
2000	20.8	19	25.1
1999	20.3	18.9	24.9
1998	19.8	18.8	24.7
1997	19.4	18.8	24.4
1996	19.1	18.7	24.2
1995	18.8	18.5	24
1994	18.5	18.3	23.8
1993	18.2	17.9	23.5
1992	18	17.5	23.3
1991	17.8	17	23.1
1990	17.5	16.1	22.9
1989	17.2	15.3	22.8
1988	17	15.2	22.6
1987	16.7	15	22.4
1986	16.5	14.9	22.2
1985	16.3	14.7	22
1984	16.1	14.6	21.9
1983	16	14.4	21.8
1982	15.8	14.3	21.7
1981	15.6	14.2	21.6
1980	15.5	14.1	21.5
1979	15.4	14	21.3
1978	15.3	13.9	21.1
1977	15.2	13.8	21
1976	15.2	13.8	20.8
1975	15.4	13.7	20.7
1974	15.4	13.7	20.5
1973	15.4	13.7	20.4
1972	15.4	13.8	20.4
1971	15.3	13.8	20.3
1970	15.3	13.9	20.3
1969	15.3	14	20.3
1968	15.3	14.1	20.4
1967	15.3	14.3	20.5
1966	15.4	14.4	20.6
1965	15.5	14.6	20.8
1964	15.6	14.9	21
1963	15.8	15.1	21.2
1962	15.9	15.4	21.4
1961	16.1	15.7	21.4
1960	16.3	16	21.5
1959	16.6	16.2	21.5
1958	16.9	16.4	21.5
1957	17.2	16.5	21.6
1956	17.4	16.6	21.7
1955	17.7	16.7	21.8
1954	17.9	16.8	21.9
1953	18	16.8	22
1952	18.1	16.9	22.1
1951	18.2	17	22.1
1950	18.4	17.1	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Algeria	Jordan	World
2024	28.428.3–28.5	24.524.4–24.6	30.6
2025	28.628.2–29	24.724.4–24.9	30.9
2026	28.828.2–29.5	24.924.5–25.2	31.1
2027	2928.1–30	25.124.6–25.5	31.3
2028	29.227.9–30.5	25.424.8–25.7	31.6
2029	29.327.8–31	25.625–26	31.8
2030	29.527.7–31.4	25.925.4–26.2	32
2031	29.627.6–31.9	26.225.7–26.5	32.2
2032	29.827.7–32.3	26.526–26.7	32.4
2033	29.927.7–32.7	26.826.3–27	32.6
2034	3027.9–33.1	27.126.7–27.3	32.8
2035	30.228–33.5	27.427.1–27.5	33
2036	30.428.2–33.9	27.727.5–27.7	33.2
2037	30.628.4–34.2	28.127.9–28	33.4
2038	30.828.6–34.5	28.428.2–28.3	33.6
2039	31.128.8–34.8	28.728.5–28.6	33.8
2040	31.429–35.1	29.128.7–29	34
2041	31.629.2–35.4	29.428.9–29.5	34.2
2042	31.929.5–35.7	29.829.2–29.9	34.4
2043	32.229.8–36	30.129.4–30.4	34.6
2044	32.530.1–36.3	30.429.6–30.9	34.8
2045	32.830.4–36.6	30.729.8–31.3	35
2046	33.230.6–36.9	31.130.1–31.8	35.2
2047	33.530.9–37.2	31.430.3–32.3	35.4
2048	33.831.2–37.6	31.730.5–32.7	35.6
2049	34.231.5–37.9	3230.6–33.1	35.9
2050	34.531.8–38.2	32.330.9–33.5	36.1
2051	34.932.1–38.6	32.631.1–33.9	36.3
2052	35.332.4–39	32.831.3–34.3	36.5
2053	35.732.7–39.4	33.131.5–34.7	36.7
2054	36.133–39.9	33.431.7–35	36.9
2055	36.433.2–40.3	33.731.9–35.4	37.1
2056	36.833.5–40.7	3432.1–35.8	37.3
2057	37.233.7–41.2	34.232.3–36	37.5
2058	37.633.9–41.6	34.532.4–36.3	37.6
2059	37.934.2–42.1	34.732.5–36.6	37.8
2060	38.334.4–42.6	34.932.7–36.8	37.9
2061	38.634.7–43.1	35.232.8–36.9	38
2062	38.934.9–43.5	35.433–37	38.1
2063	39.235–44	35.633.1–37.2	38.3
2064	39.535.2–44.4	35.833.3–37.4	38.4
2065	39.835.3–44.9	3633.4–37.6	38.5
2066	4035.4–45.3	36.233.6–37.6	38.6
2067	40.335.5–45.8	36.433.9–37.7	38.7
2068	40.535.6–46.2	36.634.1–37.7	38.8
2069	40.635.7–46.6	36.934.3–37.9	38.9
2070	40.835.8–46.9	37.134.6–38.1	39
2071	4135.9–47.3	37.334.8–38.2	39.1
2072	41.135.9–47.7	37.535–38.5	39.2
2073	41.236–48	37.835.2–38.8	39.3
2074	41.336.2–48.3	3835.4–39.1	39.4
2075	41.436.3–48.6	38.235.7–39.5	39.5
2076	41.536.5–48.9	38.535.9–39.9	39.6
2077	41.636.6–49.2	38.736.2–40.3	39.7
2078	41.736.8–49.5	3936.4–40.7	39.8
2079	41.936.9–49.7	39.236.6–41.1	40
2080	4237.1–49.9	39.536.8–41.5	40.1
2081	42.137.4–50.1	39.737–41.7	40.2
2082	42.337.6–50.3	39.937.1–41.9	40.3
2083	42.537.8–50.5	40.237.3–42.3	40.4
2084	42.738–50.6	40.437.6–42.7	40.5
2085	42.938.2–50.8	40.737.8–43	40.6
2086	43.238.4–51	40.938–43.3	40.7
2087	43.438.7–51.2	41.138.2–43.7	40.9
2088	43.738.9–51.4	41.338.3–44	41
2089	43.939.1–51.7	41.538.4–44.1	41.1
2090	44.239.3–51.8	41.738.6–44.3	41.2
2091	44.539.5–52	41.838.7–44.3	41.3
2092	44.839.6–52.2	4238.8–44.2	41.4
2093	4539.8–52.3	42.238.8–44.1	41.5
2094	45.339.9–52.5	42.338.9–43.9	41.6
2095	45.640.1–52.7	42.539–43.6	41.7
2096	45.840.3–52.9	42.639.1–43.4	41.8
2097	46.140.4–53.2	42.839.2–43.4	41.9
2098	46.340.5–53.4	42.939.3–43.3	42
2099	46.640.7–53.6	4339.4–43.3	42
2100	46.840.8–53.8	43.139.6–43.4	42.1

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Half the people are older than this age and half are younger.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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