Armenia vs Iran: Median age

Median age in 2023: 35.8 years in Armenia and 32.9 years in Iran, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Armenia, by 3 years, or 1.09 times that in Iran.

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What the numbers say

Armenia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Armenia ranked 87 and Iran ranked 108 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Armenia at 49.9 years and Iran at 51.9 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Armenia	Iran	World
2023	35.8	32.9	30.4
2022	35.8	32.3	30.1
2021	35.5	31.8	29.8
2020	35.1	31.3	29.6
2019	34.5	30.8	29.3
2018	33.9	30.3	29
2017	33.5	29.7	28.8
2016	33.1	29.2	28.5
2015	32.7	28.7	28.3
2014	32.4	28.2	28.1
2013	32.1	27.7	27.8
2012	31.8	27.2	27.6
2011	31.6	26.6	27.4
2010	31.3	26.1	27.2
2009	31	25.5	27
2008	30.7	25	26.7
2007	30.4	24.4	26.5
2006	30.2	23.8	26.3
2005	30	23.2	26.1
2004	29.8	22.6	25.9
2003	29.6	22	25.7
2002	29.3	21.4	25.5
2001	29	20.8	25.3
2000	28.6	20.2	25.1
1999	28.1	19.6	24.9
1998	27.7	19	24.7
1997	27.4	18.4	24.4
1996	27.1	17.9	24.2
1995	26.9	17.5	24
1994	26.7	17.1	23.8
1993	26.4	17.1	23.5
1992	26.1	17.3	23.3
1991	25.8	17.2	23.1
1990	25.6	17.2	22.9
1989	25.3	17.1	22.8
1988	25	17.1	22.6
1987	24.8	17.2	22.4
1986	24.4	17.2	22.2
1985	24.1	17.2	22
1984	23.7	17.3	21.9
1983	23.4	17.4	21.8
1982	23	17.5	21.7
1981	22.6	17.4	21.6
1980	22.2	17.2	21.5
1979	21.8	17.2	21.3
1978	21.5	17.2	21.1
1977	21.3	17.2	21
1976	21.2	17.1	20.8
1975	21	17	20.7
1974	20.8	16.9	20.5
1973	20.6	16.8	20.4
1972	20.4	16.7	20.4
1971	20.2	16.6	20.3
1970	20.1	16.5	20.3
1969	19.9	16.5	20.3
1968	19.8	16.4	20.4
1967	19.9	16.4	20.5
1966	20.3	16.5	20.6
1965	21.1	16.6	20.8
1964	21.7	16.8	21
1963	22	17	21.2
1962	22.1	17.3	21.4
1961	22.1	17.6	21.4
1960	22	18	21.5
1959	21.9	18.4	21.5
1958	21.9	18.8	21.5
1957	21.8	19.2	21.6
1956	21.8	19.5	21.7
1955	21.9	19.7	21.8
1954	21.9	19.9	21.9
1953	21.8	20.1	22
1952	21.6	20.3	22.1
1951	21.4	20.5	22.1
1950	21.1	20.7	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Armenia	Iran	World
2024	36.136–36.1	33.433.3–33.5	30.6
2025	36.636.5–36.8	3433.7–34.2	30.9
2026	37.236.9–37.6	34.534.1–35	31.1
2027	37.837.3–38.4	35.134.5–35.7	31.3
2028	38.337.7–39.1	35.635–36.4	31.6
2029	38.938.1–39.9	36.235.3–37.1	31.8
2030	39.538.4–40.7	36.735.7–37.8	32
2031	4038.8–41.5	37.236.1–38.5	32.2
2032	40.639–42.3	37.736.4–39.2	32.4
2033	41.139.2–43.1	38.236.7–39.9	32.6
2034	41.639.4–43.9	38.637–40.5	32.8
2035	42.139.4–44.8	3937.3–41.1	33
2036	42.639.4–45.6	39.437.5–41.7	33.2
2037	4339.3–46.4	39.837.7–42.4	33.4
2038	43.439.1–47.2	40.238–43	33.6
2039	43.838.9–47.9	40.538.2–43.5	33.8
2040	44.138.7–48.7	40.838.4–44.1	34
2041	44.438.5–49.5	41.138.6–44.5	34.2
2042	44.638.3–50.3	41.438.7–45	34.4
2043	44.838.1–51	41.739–45.5	34.6
2044	4537.9–51.7	41.939.2–45.9	34.8
2045	45.137.7–52.4	42.239.4–46.3	35
2046	45.137.5–53	42.439.6–46.7	35.2
2047	45.237.5–53.7	42.739.9–47.1	35.4
2048	45.237.4–54.3	42.940.1–47.4	35.6
2049	45.237.4–55	43.240.4–47.7	35.9
2050	45.237.4–55.5	43.540.6–48.1	36.1
2051	45.237.5–56.1	43.740.9–48.4	36.3
2052	45.237.5–56.6	4441.2–48.7	36.5
2053	45.337.5–57.1	44.341.5–49	36.7
2054	45.437.6–57.5	44.641.9–49.2	36.9
2055	45.537.6–58	44.942.2–49.5	37.1
2056	45.737.7–58.4	45.242.4–49.7	37.3
2057	45.937.6–58.7	45.542.7–50	37.5
2058	46.137.6–59	45.943–50.4	37.6
2059	46.337.6–59.2	46.243.4–50.6	37.8
2060	46.637.5–59.3	46.543.7–50.9	37.9
2061	46.837.4–59.3	46.944–51.2	38
2062	47.137.3–59.2	47.244.4–51.5	38.1
2063	47.337.3–58.9	47.644.7–51.8	38.3
2064	47.537.2–58.5	47.945–52.1	38.4
2065	47.737.2–58.1	48.345.2–52.3	38.5
2066	47.937.1–57.9	48.645.3–52.6	38.6
2067	48.137–57.7	4945.5–53	38.7
2068	48.236.9–57.7	49.345.6–53.4	38.8
2069	48.436.9–57.7	49.545.7–53.7	38.9
2070	48.436.7–57.8	49.745.7–54.1	39
2071	48.536.6–57.9	49.945.8–54.5	39.1
2072	48.636.5–58.1	5045.8–54.9	39.2
2073	48.736.3–58.3	50.145.8–55.3	39.3
2074	48.736.2–58.6	50.245.8–55.6	39.4
2075	48.836.1–58.8	50.245.8–56	39.5
2076	48.836–59	50.345.8–56.3	39.6
2077	48.835.9–59.1	50.345.8–56.6	39.7
2078	48.835.8–59.3	50.345.7–56.9	39.8
2079	48.835.8–59.5	50.345.7–57.2	40
2080	48.735.7–59.6	50.345.7–57.4	40.1
2081	48.735.7–59.8	50.345.7–57.7	40.2
2082	48.735.7–59.9	50.245.7–58	40.3
2083	48.635.6–60	50.245.6–58.2	40.4
2084	48.635.6–60.3	50.245.7–58.5	40.5
2085	48.635.6–60.6	50.245.7–58.7	40.6
2086	48.635.5–60.9	50.345.7–58.8	40.7
2087	48.635.5–61.1	50.345.7–59	40.9
2088	48.635.4–61.3	50.445.7–59.2	41
2089	48.635.4–61.4	50.545.7–59.3	41.1
2090	48.735.4–61.3	50.645.8–59.4	41.2
2091	48.835.4–61.1	50.745.9–59.5	41.3
2092	48.935.4–60.8	50.845.9–59.5	41.4
2093	4935.4–60.4	50.946–59.5	41.5
2094	49.135.4–59.7	51.146–59.4	41.6
2095	49.235.5–59	51.246–59.4	41.7
2096	49.435.6–58.3	51.446.1–59.5	41.8
2097	49.535.6–57.6	51.546.1–59.6	41.9
2098	49.635.7–56.9	51.646.1–59.6	42
2099	49.835.7–56.2	51.846.2–59.7	42
2100	49.935.8–55.6	51.946.2–59.8	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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