Bhutan vs China: Median age

Median age in 2023: 29.4 years in Bhutan and 39.1 years in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 9.7 years, or 1.33 times that in Bhutan.

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Latest figures

years · UN

Country	Latest	10 years before	Rank in 2023	Projected
Bhutan	29.4 2023	24.1	129 of 229	49.7 2100
China	39.1 2023	35.1	60 of 229	60.7 2100
World	30.4 2023	27.8		42.1 2100

What the numbers say

China has been higher since 1972, when it overtook Bhutan.
In 2023, Bhutan ranked 129 and China ranked 60 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bhutan at 49.7 years and China at 60.7 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Bhutan	China	World
2023	29.4	39.1	30.4
2022	28.8	38.5	30.1
2021	28.2	38	29.8
2020	27.7	37.5	29.6
2019	27.1	37	29.3
2018	26.5	36.6	29
2017	25.9	36.3	28.8
2016	25.4	36	28.5
2015	24.9	35.7	28.3
2014	24.5	35.4	28.1
2013	24.1	35.1	27.8
2012	23.7	34.9	27.6
2011	23.4	34.5	27.4
2010	23	34.1	27.2
2009	22.6	33.7	27
2008	22.2	33.3	26.7
2007	21.9	32.8	26.5
2006	21.5	32.3	26.3
2005	21.1	31.8	26.1
2004	20.7	31.2	25.9
2003	20.2	30.7	25.7
2002	19.8	30.1	25.5
2001	19.4	29.5	25.3
2000	19	29	25.1
1999	18.7	28.4	24.9
1998	18.5	27.8	24.7
1997	18.2	27.2	24.4
1996	18	26.7	24.2
1995	17.8	26.1	24
1994	17.7	25.6	23.8
1993	17.6	25.1	23.5
1992	17.5	24.6	23.3
1991	17.5	24.1	23.1
1990	17.5	23.7	22.9
1989	17.4	23.4	22.8
1988	17.4	23	22.6
1987	17.4	22.6	22.4
1986	17.5	22.2	22.2
1985	17.5	21.7	22
1984	17.5	21.4	21.9
1983	17.6	21.2	21.8
1982	17.6	21.2	21.7
1981	17.7	21.1	21.6
1980	17.8	20.9	21.5
1979	17.9	20.6	21.3
1978	17.9	20.2	21.1
1977	18	19.8	21
1976	18	19.4	20.8
1975	18.1	19.1	20.7
1974	18.1	18.8	20.5
1973	18.2	18.5	20.4
1972	18.2	18.3	20.4
1971	18.3	18.1	20.3
1970	18.3	18	20.3
1969	18.3	18	20.3
1968	18.3	18.1	20.4
1967	18.2	18.1	20.5
1966	18.2	18.2	20.6
1965	18.1	18.5	20.8
1964	18	18.9	21
1963	17.9	19.4	21.2
1962	17.9	19.9	21.4
1961	17.8	20	21.4
1960	17.7	19.9	21.5
1959	17.7	19.9	21.5
1958	17.6	19.9	21.5
1957	17.6	20.2	21.6
1956	17.5	20.5	21.7
1955	17.4	20.7	21.8
1954	17.3	21	21.9
1953	17.2	21.3	22
1952	17.2	21.6	22.1
1951	17.1	22	22.1
1950	17	22.3	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Bhutan	China	World
2024	29.929.8–30.1	39.639.6–39.6	30.6
2025	30.530.2–30.8	40.140–40.2	30.9
2026	3130.5–31.6	40.740.5–40.7	31.1
2027	31.530.8–32.4	41.241.1–41.3	31.3
2028	3231.2–33.1	41.841.6–41.9	31.6
2029	32.531.5–33.9	42.342.2–42.5	31.8
2030	3331.8–34.7	42.942.7–43.1	32
2031	33.532.1–35.5	43.543.3–43.7	32.2
2032	3432.4–36.3	44.143.8–44.3	32.4
2033	34.432.7–37.1	44.744.4–44.9	32.6
2034	34.933–37.8	45.345–45.5	32.8
2035	35.333.3–38.6	45.845.5–46.1	33
2036	35.833.7–39.4	46.446.1–46.7	33.2
2037	36.234–40.1	4746.6–47.3	33.4
2038	36.734.3–40.9	47.547.2–47.8	33.6
2039	37.134.6–41.6	48.147.7–48.4	33.8
2040	37.635–42.4	48.648.2–49	34
2041	38.135.4–43.2	49.148.6–49.5	34.2
2042	38.535.8–43.9	49.549–50	34.4
2043	3936.1–44.5	49.949.3–50.4	34.6
2044	39.536.5–45.2	50.349.6–50.8	34.8
2045	39.936.8–45.9	50.649.9–51.2	35
2046	40.437.2–46.5	5150.2–51.6	35.2
2047	40.937.5–47.2	51.350.5–51.9	35.4
2048	41.337.9–47.8	51.650.7–52.3	35.6
2049	41.838.3–48.5	51.951–52.6	35.9
2050	42.238.7–49	52.151.2–52.9	36.1
2051	42.639.1–49.5	52.451.4–53.2	36.3
2052	4339.6–50.1	52.751.6–53.5	36.5
2053	43.440–50.7	52.951.8–53.8	36.7
2054	43.840.3–51.2	53.252.1–54.1	36.9
2055	44.240.7–51.7	53.452.3–54.4	37.1
2056	44.641–52.1	53.752.5–54.7	37.3
2057	4541.3–52.6	53.952.8–55	37.5
2058	45.441.5–53.1	54.253–55.2	37.6
2059	45.841.8–53.6	54.453.2–55.5	37.8
2060	46.142–54	54.753.4–55.8	37.9
2061	46.542.3–54.3	54.953.6–56.1	38
2062	46.842.5–54.7	55.253.8–56.4	38.1
2063	47.142.7–55	55.554.1–56.8	38.3
2064	47.342.8–55.3	55.854.4–57.1	38.4
2065	47.643–55.6	56.154.7–57.5	38.5
2066	47.843.2–55.9	56.454.9–57.9	38.6
2067	47.943.4–56.2	56.755.2–58.3	38.7
2068	4843.5–56.5	57.155.5–58.7	38.8
2069	48.143.5–56.8	57.455.7–59.1	38.9
2070	48.143.6–57.1	57.756–59.5	39
2071	48.243.7–57.3	58.156.3–60	39.1
2072	48.343.9–57.6	58.556.6–60.4	39.2
2073	48.444.1–57.8	58.956.9–60.9	39.3
2074	48.544.1–58	59.257.2–61.3	39.4
2075	48.644.2–58.1	59.657.5–61.8	39.5
2076	48.744.2–58	6057.7–62.3	39.6
2077	48.744.2–57.6	60.357.9–62.7	39.7
2078	48.744.3–57	60.758.1–63.2	39.8
2079	48.844.4–56.8	61.158.1–63.7	40
2080	48.944.5–56.6	61.457.9–64.2	40.1
2081	48.944.6–56.4	61.757.6–64.7	40.2
2082	4944.7–56.2	6257.2–65.2	40.3
2083	4944.7–56.1	62.257.1–65.7	40.4
2084	49.144.8–55.9	62.256.9–66.3	40.5
2085	49.144.9–55.6	62.256.7–66.8	40.6
2086	49.244.9–55.3	6256.6–67.3	40.7
2087	49.345–54.8	61.956.4–67.8	40.9
2088	49.345.2–54.3	61.756.3–68.2	41
2089	49.445.3–53.7	61.656.2–68.6	41.1
2090	49.545.4–53.1	61.456.1–69	41.2
2091	49.645.5–52.5	61.356.1–69.3	41.3
2092	49.645.6–52	61.256–69.6	41.4
2093	49.745.6–51.4	61.156–69.7	41.5
2094	49.745.6–50.9	6156–69.8	41.6
2095	49.745.7–50.5	60.956–69.8	41.7
2096	49.745.8–50	60.856.1–69.7	41.8
2097	49.745.8–49.6	60.856.2–69.6	41.9
2098	49.745.9–49.1	60.756.3–69.5	42
2099	49.745.9–48.5	60.756.4–69.3	42
2100	49.745.9–48.2	60.756.5–69.1	42.1

Each country on its own

Good to know

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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time