Belize vs Guatemala: Median age

Median age in 2023: 26 years in Belize and 22.6 years in Guatemala, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belize, by 3.3 years, or 1.15 times that in Guatemala.

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What the numbers say

Belize has been higher since 1980, when it overtook Guatemala.
In 2023, Belize ranked 152 and Guatemala ranked 171 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belize at 50.5 years and Guatemala at 44.9 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Belize	Guatemala	World
2023	26	22.6	30.4
2022	25.5	22.2	30.1
2021	25.1	21.9	29.8
2020	24.7	21.6	29.6
2019	24.3	21.2	29.3
2018	23.9	20.9	29
2017	23.5	20.6	28.8
2016	23.1	20.3	28.5
2015	22.7	20	28.3
2014	22.4	19.7	28.1
2013	22	19.4	27.8
2012	21.6	19.1	27.6
2011	21.2	18.9	27.4
2010	20.9	18.6	27.2
2009	20.5	18.3	27
2008	20.3	18.1	26.7
2007	20.1	17.8	26.5
2006	19.8	17.6	26.3
2005	19.6	17.4	26.1
2004	19.4	17.2	25.9
2003	19.2	17	25.7
2002	19	16.9	25.5
2001	18.8	16.8	25.3
2000	18.6	16.7	25.1
1999	18.3	16.5	24.9
1998	18.1	16.4	24.7
1997	17.7	16.4	24.4
1996	17.4	16.3	24.2
1995	17.1	16.3	24
1994	16.9	16.2	23.8
1993	16.8	16.2	23.5
1992	16.7	16.1	23.3
1991	16.6	16.1	23.1
1990	16.5	16.1	22.9
1989	16.5	16	22.8
1988	16.4	16	22.6
1987	16.4	16	22.4
1986	16.5	16	22.2
1985	16.5	16	22
1984	16.5	15.9	21.9
1983	16.4	15.9	21.8
1982	16.3	16	21.7
1981	16.3	16	21.6
1980	16.1	16	21.5
1979	16	16	21.3
1978	15.8	16	21.1
1977	15.6	15.9	21
1976	15.5	15.9	20.8
1975	15.3	15.8	20.7
1974	15.1	15.8	20.5
1973	14.9	15.7	20.4
1972	14.7	15.7	20.4
1971	14.5	15.7	20.3
1970	14.3	15.7	20.3
1969	14.3	15.7	20.3
1968	14.4	15.6	20.4
1967	14.5	15.6	20.5
1966	14.8	15.6	20.6
1965	15.1	15.5	20.8
1964	15.4	15.5	21
1963	15.8	15.5	21.2
1962	16.1	15.5	21.4
1961	16.5	15.6	21.4
1960	16.8	15.6	21.5
1959	17.1	15.7	21.5
1958	17.3	15.9	21.5
1957	17.6	16	21.6
1956	17.8	16.2	21.7
1955	18.1	16.4	21.8
1954	18.4	16.5	21.9
1953	18.6	16.6	22
1952	18.9	16.7	22.1
1951	19.2	16.8	22.1
1950	19.6	16.8	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Belize	Guatemala	World
2024	26.426.4–26.4	2323–23.1	30.6
2025	26.926.8–27	23.423.3–23.6	30.9
2026	27.327.2–27.5	23.823.6–24	31.1
2027	27.827.6–28.1	24.223.9–24.6	31.3
2028	28.328–28.6	24.624.1–25.1	31.6
2029	28.828.4–29.3	2524.4–25.6	31.8
2030	29.328.7–29.9	25.424.7–26.1	32
2031	29.729.1–30.5	25.824.9–26.6	32.2
2032	30.229.5–31.2	26.225.2–27.1	32.4
2033	30.729.9–31.8	26.525.4–27.7	32.6
2034	31.230.2–32.5	26.925.6–28.2	32.8
2035	31.630.6–33.1	27.325.8–28.7	33
2036	32.130.9–33.8	27.726.1–29.2	33.2
2037	32.631.3–34.5	2826.3–29.7	33.4
2038	3331.6–35.1	28.426.5–30.2	33.6
2039	33.532–35.8	28.826.7–30.8	33.8
2040	33.932.3–36.6	29.126.9–31.3	34
2041	34.332.6–37.3	29.527.1–31.8	34.2
2042	34.833–38	29.927.4–32.3	34.4
2043	35.233.3–38.7	30.327.6–32.9	34.6
2044	35.633.5–39.5	30.727.9–33.4	34.8
2045	3633.8–40.1	3128.1–33.9	35
2046	36.434–40.8	31.428.4–34.4	35.2
2047	36.834.1–41.6	31.828.6–35	35.4
2048	37.134.3–42.3	32.228.8–35.5	35.6
2049	37.534.6–43	32.629–36	35.9
2050	37.834.8–43.7	3329.2–36.5	36.1
2051	38.234.9–44.4	33.429.3–37.1	36.3
2052	38.535.1–45.1	33.829.5–37.6	36.5
2053	38.935.3–45.8	34.229.6–38.1	36.7
2054	39.235.4–46.5	34.529.8–38.6	36.9
2055	39.635.6–47.2	34.930–39.1	37.1
2056	4035.7–47.9	35.230.2–39.6	37.3
2057	40.335.8–48.6	35.530.4–40.1	37.5
2058	40.735.9–49.4	35.830.7–40.6	37.6
2059	41.135.9–50.1	36.130.9–41.1	37.8
2060	41.536–50.8	36.431.1–41.6	37.9
2061	41.836.2–51.6	36.731.4–42.1	38
2062	42.236.2–52.3	3731.6–42.6	38.1
2063	42.536.3–52.9	37.331.8–43.1	38.3
2064	42.836.4–53.5	37.632.1–43.5	38.4
2065	4336.4–54	37.932.3–44	38.5
2066	43.336.5–54.6	38.232.5–44.4	38.6
2067	43.536.6–55.1	38.532.7–44.8	38.7
2068	43.836.6–55.6	38.732.9–45.2	38.8
2069	44.136.7–56.1	3933.2–45.5	38.9
2070	44.536.7–56.6	39.333.4–45.9	39
2071	44.836.7–57.2	39.533.6–46.3	39.1
2072	45.136.7–57.8	39.833.8–46.6	39.2
2073	45.336.7–58.3	4034–46.9	39.3
2074	45.636.7–58.8	40.334.2–47.2	39.4
2075	45.936.7–59.3	40.534.4–47.4	39.5
2076	46.236.8–59.8	40.834.6–47.7	39.6
2077	46.436.8–60.2	4134.8–47.9	39.7
2078	46.736.8–60.6	41.334.9–48.1	39.8
2079	46.936.7–61.1	41.535.1–48.3	40
2080	47.236.7–61.5	41.735.2–48.4	40.1
2081	47.436.7–61.9	41.935.4–48.6	40.2
2082	47.636.6–62.3	42.135.5–48.7	40.3
2083	47.836.6–62.7	42.335.6–48.9	40.4
2084	4836.7–63	42.535.8–49.1	40.5
2085	48.236.7–63.3	42.735.9–49.2	40.6
2086	48.436.7–63.6	42.936–49.4	40.7
2087	48.636.7–63.9	43.136.1–49.5	40.9
2088	48.736.6–64.4	43.236.3–49.7	41
2089	48.936.6–64.8	43.436.4–49.8	41.1
2090	49.136.5–65.3	43.636.5–49.9	41.2
2091	49.236.4–65.7	43.736.7–50	41.3
2092	49.436.3–66.1	43.936.8–50.2	41.4
2093	49.536.3–66.6	4436.9–50.3	41.5
2094	49.636.4–67	44.137.1–50.4	41.6
2095	49.836.5–67.5	44.337.2–50.6	41.7
2096	49.936.5–68	44.437.3–50.7	41.8
2097	50.136.6–68.5	44.637.5–50.8	41.9
2098	50.236.7–69	44.737.6–50.9	42
2099	50.436.7–69.4	44.837.7–51	42
2100	50.536.8–69.9	44.937.9–51.1	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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