Austria vs Ethiopia: Median age

Median age in 2023: 43.1 years in Austria and 18.7 years in Ethiopia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Austria, by 24.4 years, or 2.3 times that in Ethiopia.

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What the numbers say

Austria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Austria ranked 29 and Ethiopia ranked 199 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Austria at 49.5 years and Ethiopia at 36.6 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Austria	Ethiopia	World
2023	43.1	18.7	30.4
2022	42.8	18.5	30.1
2021	42.7	18.3	29.8
2020	42.6	18.1	29.6
2019	42.4	17.9	29.3
2018	42.3	17.7	29
2017	42.1	17.5	28.8
2016	42	17.3	28.5
2015	42	17	28.3
2014	41.9	16.8	28.1
2013	41.8	16.5	27.8
2012	41.5	16.3	27.6
2011	41.2	16	27.4
2010	40.8	15.8	27.2
2009	40.5	15.6	27
2008	40.1	15.4	26.7
2007	39.7	15.3	26.5
2006	39.3	15.2	26.3
2005	38.9	15.1	26.1
2004	38.6	15.1	25.9
2003	38.3	15	25.7
2002	37.9	15	25.5
2001	37.6	15	25.3
2000	37.1	15.1	25.1
1999	36.7	15.2	24.9
1998	36.4	15.3	24.7
1997	36	15.4	24.4
1996	35.6	15.5	24.2
1995	35.3	15.5	24
1994	35	15.6	23.8
1993	34.8	15.7	23.5
1992	34.6	15.8	23.3
1991	34.6	15.8	23.1
1990	34.6	15.8	22.9
1989	34.6	15.8	22.8
1988	34.5	15.9	22.6
1987	34.4	15.9	22.4
1986	34.3	15.8	22.2
1985	34.2	15.8	22
1984	34	15.7	21.9
1983	33.9	15.6	21.8
1982	33.7	15.6	21.7
1981	33.6	15.7	21.6
1980	33.6	15.7	21.5
1979	33.6	15.8	21.3
1978	33.5	15.8	21.1
1977	33.4	15.9	21
1976	33.2	16	20.8
1975	33	16.2	20.7
1974	32.7	16.3	20.5
1973	32.5	16.5	20.4
1972	32.3	16.7	20.4
1971	32.4	16.8	20.3
1970	32.7	17	20.3
1969	33	17.2	20.3
1968	33.3	17.4	20.4
1967	33.6	17.5	20.5
1966	33.8	17.5	20.6
1965	34	17.5	20.8
1964	34.1	17.6	21
1963	34.3	17.6	21.2
1962	34.4	17.6	21.4
1961	34.5	17.5	21.4
1960	34.5	17.5	21.5
1959	34.5	17.5	21.5
1958	34.5	17.5	21.5
1957	34.4	17.4	21.6
1956	34.3	17.4	21.7
1955	34.1	17.3	21.8
1954	34.1	17.3	21.9
1953	34.3	17.2	22
1952	34.8	17.2	22.1
1951	34.9	17.1	22.1
1950	34.8	17	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Austria	Ethiopia	World
2024	43.443.2–43.5	18.918.9–18.9	30.6
2025	43.743.3–43.9	19.119.1–19.2	30.9
2026	43.943.4–44.4	19.319.2–19.4	31.1
2027	44.243.5–44.9	19.619.4–19.7	31.3
2028	44.543.6–45.3	19.819.5–20	31.6
2029	44.843.7–45.8	2019.6–20.3	31.8
2030	45.143.8–46.2	20.219.7–20.7	32
2031	45.443.9–46.7	20.419.7–21	32.2
2032	45.744–47.1	20.619.8–21.3	32.4
2033	45.944.1–47.5	20.719.8–21.6	32.6
2034	46.244.1–48	20.919.9–22	32.8
2035	46.544.2–48.4	21.119.9–22.3	33
2036	46.844.3–48.8	21.319.9–22.7	33.2
2037	47.144.4–49.3	21.520–23	33.4
2038	47.344.5–49.7	21.720–23.3	33.6
2039	47.644.5–50.1	21.920.1–23.7	33.8
2040	47.944.5–50.5	22.120.2–24	34
2041	48.144.4–50.9	22.320.3–24.3	34.2
2042	48.444.4–51.3	22.620.4–24.7	34.4
2043	48.644.2–51.7	22.820.6–25.1	34.6
2044	48.844–52.1	23.120.7–25.4	34.8
2045	48.943.8–52.5	23.320.8–25.8	35
2046	49.143.6–52.8	23.620.9–26.2	35.2
2047	49.243.5–53.2	23.821.1–26.6	35.4
2048	49.243.4–53.5	24.121.3–26.9	35.6
2049	49.243.4–53.8	24.421.5–27.3	35.9
2050	49.243.4–54.1	24.621.7–27.7	36.1
2051	49.143.5–54.3	24.921.9–28.1	36.3
2052	4943.5–54.6	25.122.1–28.5	36.5
2053	48.943.6–54.8	25.422.3–28.9	36.7
2054	48.943.7–55	25.622.5–29.2	36.9
2055	48.843.7–55.1	25.922.7–29.6	37.1
2056	48.843.8–55.2	26.222.9–29.9	37.3
2057	48.743.9–55.2	26.423–30.2	37.5
2058	48.744–55.2	26.723.2–30.5	37.6
2059	48.744.1–55.3	26.923.4–30.8	37.8
2060	48.744.2–55.2	27.223.5–31	37.9
2061	48.744.3–55.2	27.423.7–31.3	38
2062	48.744.4–55.2	27.723.8–31.6	38.1
2063	48.744.5–55.1	27.924–31.8	38.3
2064	48.844.6–55.1	28.224.2–32.1	38.4
2065	48.844.7–55.1	28.424.3–32.3	38.5
2066	48.944.8–55	28.724.4–32.6	38.6
2067	4944.9–55	28.924.6–32.8	38.7
2068	49.145–55	29.224.7–33	38.8
2069	49.245–55	29.424.8–33.2	38.9
2070	49.345–55	29.624.9–33.4	39
2071	49.445–55.1	29.925.1–33.6	39.1
2072	49.545.1–55.1	30.125.2–33.8	39.2
2073	49.545.1–55.3	30.425.4–34	39.3
2074	49.545–55.4	30.625.6–34.2	39.4
2075	49.545–55.4	30.925.7–34.4	39.5
2076	49.545–55.5	31.125.8–34.6	39.6
2077	49.545–55.6	31.426–34.8	39.7
2078	49.545–55.7	31.626.2–34.9	39.8
2079	49.445–55.7	31.826.3–35.1	40
2080	49.445.1–55.8	32.126.5–35.3	40.1
2081	49.345.1–55.8	32.326.6–35.4	40.2
2082	49.345.1–55.8	32.626.8–35.6	40.3
2083	49.245.1–55.8	32.827–35.8	40.4
2084	49.145–55.8	3327.1–36	40.5
2085	49.145.1–55.8	33.327.3–36.2	40.6
2086	4945–55.8	33.527.5–36.4	40.7
2087	4945–55.7	33.727.7–36.6	40.9
2088	48.945–55.7	3427.9–36.7	41
2089	48.945–55.6	34.228–36.9	41.1
2090	48.945–55.6	34.428.2–37	41.2
2091	48.945.1–55.7	34.728.4–37.2	41.3
2092	4945.1–55.7	34.928.6–37.4	41.4
2093	4945.1–55.7	35.128.8–37.5	41.5
2094	4945.1–55.7	35.328.9–37.7	41.6
2095	49.145.2–55.8	35.629.1–37.8	41.7
2096	49.245.2–55.9	35.829.3–37.9	41.8
2097	49.245.2–56	3629.5–38	41.9
2098	49.345.2–56.1	36.229.7–38.1	42
2099	49.445.2–56.1	36.429.9–38.1	42
2100	49.545.2–56.2	36.630–38.2	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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