Azerbaijan vs Iran: Median age

Median age in 2023: 32.6 years in Azerbaijan and 32.9 years in Iran, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 0.3 years, or 1.01 times that in Azerbaijan.

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What the numbers say

Iran has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Azerbaijan.
In 2023, Azerbaijan ranked 110 and Iran ranked 108 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Azerbaijan at 46 years and Iran at 51.9 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Azerbaijan	Iran	World
2023	32.6	32.9	30.4
2022	32.1	32.3	30.1
2021	31.6	31.8	29.8
2020	31.1	31.3	29.6
2019	30.7	30.8	29.3
2018	30.3	30.3	29
2017	30.1	29.7	28.8
2016	29.9	29.2	28.5
2015	29.6	28.7	28.3
2014	29.3	28.2	28.1
2013	29	27.7	27.8
2012	28.8	27.2	27.6
2011	28.5	26.6	27.4
2010	28.2	26.1	27.2
2009	27.8	25.5	27
2008	27.5	25	26.7
2007	27.2	24.4	26.5
2006	27	23.8	26.3
2005	26.7	23.2	26.1
2004	26.4	22.6	25.9
2003	26	22	25.7
2002	25.6	21.4	25.5
2001	25.2	20.8	25.3
2000	24.8	20.2	25.1
1999	24.4	19.6	24.9
1998	24.1	19	24.7
1997	23.9	18.4	24.4
1996	23.7	17.9	24.2
1995	23.5	17.5	24
1994	23.3	17.1	23.8
1993	23.1	17.1	23.5
1992	22.9	17.3	23.3
1991	22.7	17.2	23.1
1990	22.6	17.2	22.9
1989	22.5	17.1	22.8
1988	22.4	17.1	22.6
1987	22.1	17.2	22.4
1986	21.8	17.2	22.2
1985	21.5	17.2	22
1984	21.1	17.3	21.9
1983	20.8	17.4	21.8
1982	20.4	17.5	21.7
1981	20.1	17.4	21.6
1980	19.7	17.2	21.5
1979	19.3	17.2	21.3
1978	18.9	17.2	21.1
1977	18.4	17.2	21
1976	18	17.1	20.8
1975	17.7	17	20.7
1974	17.4	16.9	20.5
1973	17.1	16.8	20.4
1972	16.8	16.7	20.4
1971	16.6	16.6	20.3
1970	16.4	16.5	20.3
1969	16.3	16.5	20.3
1968	16.3	16.4	20.4
1967	16.3	16.4	20.5
1966	16.4	16.5	20.6
1965	16.7	16.6	20.8
1964	17.5	16.8	21
1963	19.1	17	21.2
1962	20	17.3	21.4
1961	20.4	17.6	21.4
1960	20.6	18	21.5
1959	20.7	18.4	21.5
1958	20.7	18.8	21.5
1957	20.7	19.2	21.6
1956	20.6	19.5	21.7
1955	20.6	19.7	21.8
1954	20.6	19.9	21.9
1953	20.5	20.1	22
1952	20.4	20.3	22.1
1951	20.3	20.5	22.1
1950	20.2	20.7	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Azerbaijan	Iran	World
2024	33.133.1–33.2	33.433.3–33.5	30.6
2025	33.633.5–33.7	3433.7–34.2	30.9
2026	34.133.8–34.3	34.534.1–35	31.1
2027	34.634.2–34.9	35.134.5–35.7	31.3
2028	3534.5–35.4	35.635–36.4	31.6
2029	35.534.8–35.9	36.235.3–37.1	31.8
2030	35.935.1–36.5	36.735.7–37.8	32
2031	36.335.4–37	37.236.1–38.5	32.2
2032	36.735.6–37.4	37.736.4–39.2	32.4
2033	3735.7–37.9	38.236.7–39.9	32.6
2034	37.335.8–38.3	38.637–40.5	32.8
2035	37.535.7–38.6	3937.3–41.1	33
2036	37.735.7–38.9	39.437.5–41.7	33.2
2037	37.835.7–39	39.837.7–42.4	33.4
2038	37.935.6–39	40.238–43	33.6
2039	37.935.5–39	40.538.2–43.5	33.8
2040	3835.5–38.9	40.838.4–44.1	34
2041	3835.6–38.7	41.138.6–44.5	34.2
2042	3835.8–38.5	41.438.7–45	34.4
2043	38.136–38.4	41.739–45.5	34.6
2044	38.336.3–38.5	41.939.2–45.9	34.8
2045	38.436.5–38.6	42.239.4–46.3	35
2046	38.736.8–38.8	42.439.6–46.7	35.2
2047	38.937–38.9	42.739.9–47.1	35.4
2048	39.137.3–39.2	42.940.1–47.4	35.6
2049	39.437.6–39.5	43.240.4–47.7	35.9
2050	39.737.9–39.8	43.540.6–48.1	36.1
2051	4038.2–40.1	43.740.9–48.4	36.3
2052	40.338.5–40.5	4441.2–48.7	36.5
2053	40.638.8–40.8	44.341.5–49	36.7
2054	40.939.1–41.1	44.641.9–49.2	36.9
2055	41.339.4–41.5	44.942.2–49.5	37.1
2056	41.639.7–41.8	45.242.4–49.7	37.3
2057	41.939.9–42.1	45.542.7–50	37.5
2058	42.240.1–42.5	45.943–50.4	37.6
2059	42.540.2–42.8	46.243.4–50.6	37.8
2060	42.840.4–43.1	46.543.7–50.9	37.9
2061	4340.5–43.3	46.944–51.2	38
2062	43.140.6–43.5	47.244.4–51.5	38.1
2063	43.240.7–43.6	47.644.7–51.8	38.3
2064	43.440.8–43.8	47.945–52.1	38.4
2065	43.640.8–44	48.345.2–52.3	38.5
2066	43.740.8–44.2	48.645.3–52.6	38.6
2067	43.840.8–44.3	4945.5–53	38.7
2068	43.840.8–44.3	49.345.6–53.4	38.8
2069	43.840.8–44.4	49.545.7–53.7	38.9
2070	43.840.8–44.4	49.745.7–54.1	39
2071	43.840.8–44.4	49.945.8–54.5	39.1
2072	43.840.8–44.5	5045.8–54.9	39.2
2073	43.840.8–44.5	50.145.8–55.3	39.3
2074	43.840.8–44.5	50.245.8–55.6	39.4
2075	43.840.8–44.5	50.245.8–56	39.5
2076	43.940.8–44.6	50.345.8–56.3	39.6
2077	43.940.8–44.7	50.345.8–56.6	39.7
2078	4440.8–44.9	50.345.7–56.9	39.8
2079	4440.9–45.1	50.345.7–57.2	40
2080	44.140.9–45.3	50.345.7–57.4	40.1
2081	44.240.9–45.5	50.345.7–57.7	40.2
2082	44.341–45.8	50.245.7–58	40.3
2083	44.441–46.1	50.245.6–58.2	40.4
2084	44.541.1–46.4	50.245.7–58.5	40.5
2085	44.641.1–46.7	50.245.7–58.7	40.6
2086	44.741.2–46.9	50.345.7–58.8	40.7
2087	44.941.2–47.2	50.345.7–59	40.9
2088	4541.3–47.5	50.445.7–59.2	41
2089	45.141.3–47.7	50.545.7–59.3	41.1
2090	45.241.4–47.9	50.645.8–59.4	41.2
2091	45.341.4–48.2	50.745.9–59.5	41.3
2092	45.441.5–48.3	50.845.9–59.5	41.4
2093	45.541.5–48.5	50.946–59.5	41.5
2094	45.641.5–48.6	51.146–59.4	41.6
2095	45.741.6–48.7	51.246–59.4	41.7
2096	45.841.6–48.8	51.446.1–59.5	41.8
2097	45.841.6–48.9	51.546.1–59.6	41.9
2098	45.941.6–48.9	51.646.1–59.6	42
2099	45.941.6–49	51.846.2–59.7	42
2100	4641.5–49	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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