Angola vs South Africa: Median age

Median age in 2023: 16.5 years in Angola and 28.2 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 11.8 years, or 1.71 times that in Angola.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher since 1965, when it overtook Angola.
In 2023, Angola ranked 221 and South Africa ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Angola at 32.1 years and South Africa at 38.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Angola	South Africa	World
2023	16.5	28.2	30.4
2022	16.4	27.9	30.1
2021	16.4	27.6	29.8
2020	16.3	27.3	29.6
2019	16.3	26.9	29.3
2018	16.3	26.5	29
2017	16.3	26.1	28.8
2016	16.3	25.7	28.5
2015	16.3	25.4	28.3
2014	16.3	25	28.1
2013	16.3	24.7	27.8
2012	16.3	24.3	27.6
2011	16.3	24	27.4
2010	16.3	23.6	27.2
2009	16.3	23.3	27
2008	16.3	23	26.7
2007	16.3	22.7	26.5
2006	16.2	22.4	26.3
2005	16.2	22.1	26.1
2004	16.2	21.9	25.9
2003	16.1	21.6	25.7
2002	16.1	21.3	25.5
2001	16.1	21.1	25.3
2000	16	20.8	25.1
1999	16	20.6	24.9
1998	16	20.3	24.7
1997	16	20.1	24.4
1996	16	20.2	24.2
1995	16	20.5	24
1994	16.1	20.9	23.8
1993	16.1	20.9	23.5
1992	16.2	20.5	23.3
1991	16.3	20.5	23.1
1990	16.4	20.3	22.9
1989	16.5	20	22.8
1988	16.6	19.8	22.6
1987	16.6	19.7	22.4
1986	16.7	19.5	22.2
1985	16.7	19.4	22
1984	16.7	19.2	21.9
1983	16.7	19	21.8
1982	16.6	18.8	21.7
1981	16.5	18.6	21.6
1980	16.5	18.4	21.5
1979	16.4	18.2	21.3
1978	16.3	18.1	21.1
1977	16.2	18	21
1976	16.1	17.9	20.8
1975	16	17.9	20.7
1974	16	17.8	20.5
1973	15.9	17.8	20.4
1972	15.8	17.7	20.4
1971	15.9	17.7	20.3
1970	16.1	17.7	20.3
1969	16.4	17.7	20.3
1968	16.7	17.8	20.4
1967	17	17.8	20.5
1966	17.4	17.8	20.6
1965	17.6	17.8	20.8
1964	17.8	17.8	21
1963	18.1	17.8	21.2
1962	18.4	17.8	21.4
1961	18.6	17.9	21.4
1960	18.8	17.9	21.5
1959	19	18	21.5
1958	19.1	18.1	21.5
1957	19.2	18.3	21.6
1956	19.2	18.4	21.7
1955	19.3	18.6	21.8
1954	19.2	18.7	21.9
1953	19.2	18.9	22
1952	19.1	19	22.1
1951	19	19.1	22.1
1950	18.9	19.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Angola	South Africa	World
2024	16.516.5–16.6	28.528.3–28.6	30.6
2025	16.616.5–16.9	28.728.3–29	30.9
2026	16.716.5–17.1	28.928.3–29.4	31.1
2027	16.916.6–17.3	29.128.2–29.8	31.3
2028	1716.6–17.6	29.328.2–30.1	31.6
2029	17.116.7–17.9	29.528.1–30.5	31.8
2030	17.316.8–18.1	29.628.1–30.8	32
2031	17.416.9–18.4	29.728–31.2	32.2
2032	17.617–18.7	29.927.9–31.5	32.4
2033	17.717–19	3027.9–31.8	32.6
2034	17.917.1–19.3	30.128–32.1	32.8
2035	18.117.2–19.7	30.228.1–32.3	33
2036	18.317.3–20	30.328.1–32.5	33.2
2037	18.417.4–20.3	30.528.3–32.8	33.4
2038	18.617.5–20.6	30.628.4–33	33.6
2039	18.817.5–21	30.828.4–33.2	33.8
2040	1917.6–21.3	3128.5–33.5	34
2041	19.217.7–21.6	31.228.6–33.8	34.2
2042	19.317.7–21.9	31.328.6–34.1	34.4
2043	19.517.9–22.2	31.528.7–34.4	34.6
2044	19.718–22.5	31.628.7–34.6	34.8
2045	19.918.2–22.8	31.828.7–34.9	35
2046	20.118.3–23.1	31.928.7–35.1	35.2
2047	20.318.5–23.4	3228.8–35.3	35.4
2048	20.518.6–23.7	32.128.8–35.5	35.6
2049	20.718.8–23.9	32.228.9–35.7	35.9
2050	20.918.9–24	32.329–35.9	36.1
2051	21.119.1–24.2	32.429.1–36.1	36.3
2052	21.419.2–24.3	32.629.2–36.3	36.5
2053	21.619.3–24.5	32.729.3–36.5	36.7
2054	21.819.4–24.7	32.929.4–36.6	36.9
2055	2219.6–24.9	33.129.6–36.9	37.1
2056	22.219.7–25.1	33.329.7–37.1	37.3
2057	22.419.8–25.3	33.529.8–37.3	37.5
2058	22.720–25.5	33.630–37.6	37.6
2059	22.920.1–25.7	33.830.1–37.9	37.8
2060	23.120.2–25.9	3430.2–38.2	37.9
2061	23.420.4–26.1	34.130.3–38.5	38
2062	23.620.6–26.3	34.230.5–38.7	38.1
2063	23.820.8–26.6	34.430.6–39	38.3
2064	2420.9–26.8	34.530.7–39.2	38.4
2065	24.321.1–27.1	34.630.8–39.4	38.5
2066	24.521.2–27.3	34.830.9–39.6	38.6
2067	24.721.4–27.5	34.931–39.7	38.7
2068	2521.6–27.8	3531.1–39.8	38.8
2069	25.221.8–28	35.131.2–39.9	38.9
2070	25.422–28.3	35.231.3–40	39
2071	25.722.2–28.5	35.331.4–40.1	39.1
2072	25.922.4–28.8	35.431.5–40.2	39.2
2073	26.122.5–29.1	35.531.5–40.3	39.3
2074	26.322.6–29.4	35.631.6–40.4	39.4
2075	26.622.8–29.6	35.731.7–40.5	39.5
2076	26.822.9–29.8	35.831.8–40.7	39.6
2077	2723–30	35.931.9–40.7	39.7
2078	27.323.1–30.1	3632–40.8	39.8
2079	27.523.2–30.3	36.132.1–40.9	40
2080	27.723.2–30.5	36.232.2–41	40.1
2081	27.923.4–30.7	36.332.4–41.1	40.2
2082	28.223.5–30.9	36.432.5–41.2	40.3
2083	28.423.7–31.2	36.532.6–41.2	40.4
2084	28.623.9–31.4	36.632.6–41.3	40.5
2085	28.924–31.7	36.732.7–41.4	40.6
2086	29.124.2–31.9	36.832.9–41.6	40.7
2087	29.324.3–32.2	36.933–41.7	40.9
2088	29.524.5–32.4	37.133.1–41.9	41
2089	29.724.7–32.5	37.233.2–42	41.1
2090	3024.9–32.7	37.333.3–42.2	41.2
2091	30.225.1–32.8	37.433.4–42.3	41.3
2092	30.425.3–33	37.533.5–42.4	41.4
2093	30.625.5–33.2	37.633.5–42.6	41.5
2094	30.825.7–33.4	37.733.6–42.7	41.6
2095	3125.9–33.5	37.833.7–42.8	41.7
2096	31.226.1–33.7	37.933.8–43	41.8
2097	31.526.3–33.9	3833.9–43.1	41.9
2098	31.726.5–34	38.134–43.2	42
2099	31.926.6–34.1	38.234.1–43.3	42
2100	32.126.8–34.2	38.334.1–43.4	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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