Argentina vs South Africa: Median age

Median age in 2023: 32.1 years in Argentina and 28.2 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Argentina, by 3.9 years, or 1.14 times that in South Africa.

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What the numbers say

Argentina has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Argentina ranked 114 and South Africa ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Argentina at 51.7 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	Argentina	South Africa	World
2023	32.1	28.2	30.4
2022	31.7	27.9	30.1
2021	31.4	27.6	29.8
2020	31.1	27.3	29.6
2019	30.8	26.9	29.3
2018	30.5	26.5	29
2017	30.3	26.1	28.8
2016	30.1	25.7	28.5
2015	29.9	25.4	28.3
2014	29.7	25	28.1
2013	29.5	24.7	27.8
2012	29.3	24.3	27.6
2011	29.1	24	27.4
2010	28.9	23.6	27.2
2009	28.7	23.3	27
2008	28.4	23	26.7
2007	28.2	22.7	26.5
2006	28	22.4	26.3
2005	27.8	22.1	26.1
2004	27.5	21.9	25.9
2003	27.3	21.6	25.7
2002	27.2	21.3	25.5
2001	27	21.1	25.3
2000	26.8	20.8	25.1
1999	26.7	20.6	24.9
1998	26.6	20.3	24.7
1997	26.5	20.1	24.4
1996	26.5	20.2	24.2
1995	26.4	20.5	24
1994	26.4	20.9	23.8
1993	26.4	20.9	23.5
1992	26.4	20.5	23.3
1991	26.3	20.5	23.1
1990	26.3	20.3	22.9
1989	26.3	20	22.8
1988	26.2	19.8	22.6
1987	26.2	19.7	22.4
1986	26.1	19.5	22.2
1985	26.1	19.4	22
1984	26.1	19.2	21.9
1983	26	19	21.8
1982	26	18.8	21.7
1981	26	18.6	21.6
1980	26	18.4	21.5
1979	26	18.2	21.3
1978	26	18.1	21.1
1977	26	18	21
1976	26	17.9	20.8
1975	26	17.9	20.7
1974	25.9	17.8	20.5
1973	25.9	17.8	20.4
1972	25.9	17.7	20.4
1971	25.9	17.7	20.3
1970	25.9	17.7	20.3
1969	25.8	17.7	20.3
1968	25.8	17.8	20.4
1967	25.8	17.8	20.5
1966	25.8	17.8	20.6
1965	25.7	17.8	20.8
1964	25.7	17.8	21
1963	25.7	17.8	21.2
1962	25.6	17.8	21.4
1961	25.6	17.9	21.4
1960	25.5	17.9	21.5
1959	25.5	18	21.5
1958	25.4	18.1	21.5
1957	25.3	18.3	21.6
1956	25.2	18.4	21.7
1955	25.1	18.6	21.8
1954	24.9	18.7	21.9
1953	24.8	18.9	22
1952	24.6	19	22.1
1951	24.5	19.1	22.1
1950	24.4	19.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Argentina	South Africa	World
2024	32.532.5–32.5	28.528.3–28.6	30.6
2025	32.932.9–33	28.728.3–29	30.9
2026	33.333.2–33.4	28.928.3–29.4	31.1
2027	33.733.6–33.9	29.128.2–29.8	31.3
2028	34.133.9–34.3	29.328.2–30.1	31.6
2029	34.534.3–34.7	29.528.1–30.5	31.8
2030	34.934.6–35.2	29.628.1–30.8	32
2031	35.335–35.6	29.728–31.2	32.2
2032	35.735.3–36.1	29.927.9–31.5	32.4
2033	3635.6–36.5	3027.9–31.8	32.6
2034	36.435.9–36.9	30.128–32.1	32.8
2035	36.736.2–37.3	30.228.1–32.3	33
2036	37.136.4–37.8	30.328.1–32.5	33.2
2037	37.436.7–38.2	30.528.3–32.8	33.4
2038	37.837–38.6	30.628.4–33	33.6
2039	38.137.3–39	30.828.4–33.2	33.8
2040	38.537.5–39.4	3128.5–33.5	34
2041	38.837.8–39.8	31.228.6–33.8	34.2
2042	39.138–40.2	31.328.6–34.1	34.4
2043	39.538.3–40.6	31.528.7–34.4	34.6
2044	39.838.5–41	31.628.7–34.6	34.8
2045	40.138.8–41.5	31.828.7–34.9	35
2046	40.539.1–41.9	31.928.7–35.1	35.2
2047	40.839.3–42.3	3228.8–35.3	35.4
2048	41.239.6–42.7	32.128.8–35.5	35.6
2049	41.539.9–43.1	32.228.9–35.7	35.9
2050	41.940.3–43.6	32.329–35.9	36.1
2051	42.240.6–44	32.429.1–36.1	36.3
2052	42.640.9–44.4	32.629.2–36.3	36.5
2053	4341.3–44.8	32.729.3–36.5	36.7
2054	43.441.6–45.2	32.929.4–36.6	36.9
2055	43.841.9–45.6	33.129.6–36.9	37.1
2056	44.242.3–46	33.329.7–37.1	37.3
2057	44.642.6–46.4	33.529.8–37.3	37.5
2058	4542.9–46.9	33.630–37.6	37.6
2059	45.443.3–47.3	33.830.1–37.9	37.8
2060	45.743.6–47.8	3430.2–38.2	37.9
2061	46.144–48.2	34.130.3–38.5	38
2062	46.644.2–48.6	34.230.5–38.7	38.1
2063	4744.5–49.1	34.430.6–39	38.3
2064	47.344.7–49.5	34.530.7–39.2	38.4
2065	47.744.9–49.9	34.630.8–39.4	38.5
2066	48.145–50.4	34.830.9–39.6	38.6
2067	48.445–50.8	34.931–39.7	38.7
2068	48.745–51.3	3531.1–39.8	38.8
2069	48.945–51.7	35.131.2–39.9	38.9
2070	49.144.9–52.1	35.231.3–40	39
2071	49.245–52.5	35.331.4–40.1	39.1
2072	49.345–52.9	35.431.5–40.2	39.2
2073	49.345–53.3	35.531.5–40.3	39.3
2074	49.445–53.6	35.631.6–40.4	39.4
2075	49.445.1–53.8	35.731.7–40.5	39.5
2076	49.545.1–54	35.831.8–40.7	39.6
2077	49.545.1–54.1	35.931.9–40.7	39.7
2078	49.645.1–54.3	3632–40.8	39.8
2079	49.745.2–54.4	36.132.1–40.9	40
2080	49.745.3–54.5	36.232.2–41	40.1
2081	49.845.4–54.6	36.332.4–41.1	40.2
2082	49.945.5–54.7	36.432.5–41.2	40.3
2083	5045.6–54.8	36.532.6–41.2	40.4
2084	50.145.7–54.9	36.632.6–41.3	40.5
2085	50.245.8–55	36.732.7–41.4	40.6
2086	50.345.9–55.1	36.832.9–41.6	40.7
2087	50.446–55.2	36.933–41.7	40.9
2088	50.546.1–55.3	37.133.1–41.9	41
2089	50.646.2–55.4	37.233.2–42	41.1
2090	50.746.4–55.5	37.333.3–42.2	41.2
2091	50.946.5–55.6	37.433.4–42.3	41.3
2092	5146.6–55.7	37.533.5–42.4	41.4
2093	51.146.7–55.8	37.633.5–42.6	41.5
2094	51.246.8–55.9	37.733.6–42.7	41.6
2095	51.346.9–56.1	37.833.7–42.8	41.7
2096	51.446.9–56.2	37.933.8–43	41.8
2097	51.547–56.3	3833.9–43.1	41.9
2098	51.647–56.5	38.134–43.2	42
2099	51.747–56.6	38.234.1–43.3	42
2100	51.747.1–56.8	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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