Bangladesh vs South Africa: Median age

Median age in 2023: 25.3 years in Bangladesh and 28.2 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 2.9 years, or 1.11 times that in Bangladesh.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Bangladesh ranked 155 and South Africa ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bangladesh at 48.7 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	Bangladesh	South Africa	World
2023	25.3	28.2	30.4
2022	25	27.9	30.1
2021	24.7	27.6	29.8
2020	24.6	27.3	29.6
2019	24.4	26.9	29.3
2018	24.2	26.5	29
2017	24	26.1	28.8
2016	23.8	25.7	28.5
2015	23.5	25.4	28.3
2014	23.1	25	28.1
2013	22.8	24.7	27.8
2012	22.5	24.3	27.6
2011	22.2	24	27.4
2010	21.9	23.6	27.2
2009	21.6	23.3	27
2008	21.4	23	26.7
2007	21.1	22.7	26.5
2006	20.9	22.4	26.3
2005	20.7	22.1	26.1
2004	20.5	21.9	25.9
2003	20.3	21.6	25.7
2002	20.1	21.3	25.5
2001	19.9	21.1	25.3
2000	19.7	20.8	25.1
1999	19.4	20.6	24.9
1998	19.2	20.3	24.7
1997	18.9	20.1	24.4
1996	18.7	20.2	24.2
1995	18.5	20.5	24
1994	18.2	20.9	23.8
1993	18	20.9	23.5
1992	17.8	20.5	23.3
1991	17.6	20.5	23.1
1990	17.4	20.3	22.9
1989	17.2	20	22.8
1988	17.1	19.8	22.6
1987	16.9	19.7	22.4
1986	16.8	19.5	22.2
1985	16.7	19.4	22
1984	16.6	19.2	21.9
1983	16.5	19	21.8
1982	16.5	18.8	21.7
1981	16.5	18.6	21.6
1980	16.5	18.4	21.5
1979	16.5	18.2	21.3
1978	16.4	18.1	21.1
1977	16.4	18	21
1976	16.4	17.9	20.8
1975	16.4	17.9	20.7
1974	16.4	17.8	20.5
1973	16.4	17.8	20.4
1972	16.5	17.7	20.4
1971	16.7	17.7	20.3
1970	16.8	17.7	20.3
1969	16.9	17.7	20.3
1968	17	17.8	20.4
1967	17.2	17.8	20.5
1966	17.4	17.8	20.6
1965	17.5	17.8	20.8
1964	17.5	17.8	21
1963	17.6	17.8	21.2
1962	17.7	17.8	21.4
1961	17.8	17.9	21.4
1960	17.9	17.9	21.5
1959	18	18	21.5
1958	18.1	18.1	21.5
1957	18.2	18.3	21.6
1956	18.2	18.4	21.7
1955	18.3	18.6	21.8
1954	18.3	18.7	21.9
1953	18.3	18.9	22
1952	18.3	19	22.1
1951	18.3	19.1	22.1
1950	18.3	19.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Bangladesh	South Africa	World
2024	25.725.6–25.7	28.528.3–28.6	30.6
2025	2625.9–26.1	28.728.3–29	30.9
2026	26.326.1–26.5	28.928.3–29.4	31.1
2027	26.626.3–26.9	29.128.2–29.8	31.3
2028	2726.6–27.4	29.328.2–30.1	31.6
2029	27.326.8–27.8	29.528.1–30.5	31.8
2030	27.727.1–28.3	29.628.1–30.8	32
2031	2827.3–28.7	29.728–31.2	32.2
2032	28.427.6–29.2	29.927.9–31.5	32.4
2033	28.827.9–29.7	3027.9–31.8	32.6
2034	29.228.2–30.2	30.128–32.1	32.8
2035	29.628.5–30.8	30.228.1–32.3	33
2036	3028.8–31.3	30.328.1–32.5	33.2
2037	30.429.2–31.8	30.528.3–32.8	33.4
2038	30.929.5–32.4	30.628.4–33	33.6
2039	31.329.8–32.9	30.828.4–33.2	33.8
2040	31.730.1–33.5	3128.5–33.5	34
2041	32.130.4–34	31.228.6–33.8	34.2
2042	32.530.7–34.6	31.328.6–34.1	34.4
2043	32.931–35.1	31.528.7–34.4	34.6
2044	33.331.3–35.7	31.628.7–34.6	34.8
2045	33.731.6–36.2	31.828.7–34.9	35
2046	34.131.8–36.7	31.928.7–35.1	35.2
2047	34.532.1–37.2	3228.8–35.3	35.4
2048	34.932.4–37.7	32.128.8–35.5	35.6
2049	35.232.6–38.2	32.228.9–35.7	35.9
2050	35.632.9–38.6	32.329–35.9	36.1
2051	35.933.1–39.1	32.429.1–36.1	36.3
2052	36.233.4–39.6	32.629.2–36.3	36.5
2053	36.533.6–40	32.729.3–36.5	36.7
2054	36.933.9–40.5	32.929.4–36.6	36.9
2055	37.234.2–40.9	33.129.6–36.9	37.1
2056	37.534.5–41.4	33.329.7–37.1	37.3
2057	37.834.7–41.8	33.529.8–37.3	37.5
2058	38.235–42.2	33.630–37.6	37.6
2059	38.535.3–42.7	33.830.1–37.9	37.8
2060	38.835.6–43.1	3430.2–38.2	37.9
2061	39.235.9–43.6	34.130.3–38.5	38
2062	39.636.2–44	34.230.5–38.7	38.1
2063	39.936.5–44.5	34.430.6–39	38.3
2064	40.336.8–44.9	34.530.7–39.2	38.4
2065	40.737.1–45.4	34.630.8–39.4	38.5
2066	4137.4–45.8	34.830.9–39.6	38.6
2067	41.437.7–46.3	34.931–39.7	38.7
2068	41.737.9–46.7	3531.1–39.8	38.8
2069	42.138.2–47.2	35.131.2–39.9	38.9
2070	42.438.5–47.7	35.231.3–40	39
2071	42.838.7–48.2	35.331.4–40.1	39.1
2072	43.139–48.6	35.431.5–40.2	39.2
2073	43.439.2–49.1	35.531.5–40.3	39.3
2074	43.739.4–49.6	35.631.6–40.4	39.4
2075	4439.6–50.1	35.731.7–40.5	39.5
2076	44.339.8–50.5	35.831.8–40.7	39.6
2077	44.640–50.9	35.931.9–40.7	39.7
2078	44.940.2–51.3	3632–40.8	39.8
2079	45.140.3–51.7	36.132.1–40.9	40
2080	45.440.5–52.1	36.232.2–41	40.1
2081	45.640.6–52.4	36.332.4–41.1	40.2
2082	45.840.7–52.7	36.432.5–41.2	40.3
2083	46.140.9–53	36.532.6–41.2	40.4
2084	46.341–53.3	36.632.6–41.3	40.5
2085	46.441.1–53.6	36.732.7–41.4	40.6
2086	46.641.3–53.9	36.832.9–41.6	40.7
2087	46.841.4–54.2	36.933–41.7	40.9
2088	46.941.5–54.4	37.133.1–41.9	41
2089	47.141.7–54.6	37.233.2–42	41.1
2090	47.341.8–54.9	37.333.3–42.2	41.2
2091	47.442–55.1	37.433.4–42.3	41.3
2092	47.542.1–55.3	37.533.5–42.4	41.4
2093	47.742.3–55.5	37.633.5–42.6	41.5
2094	47.842.4–55.7	37.733.6–42.7	41.6
2095	4842.5–55.9	37.833.7–42.8	41.7
2096	48.142.6–56.1	37.933.8–43	41.8
2097	48.342.8–56.2	3833.9–43.1	41.9
2098	48.442.9–56.4	38.134–43.2	42
2099	48.543.1–56.6	38.234.1–43.3	42
2100	48.743.2–56.7	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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