Bolivia vs Paraguay: Median age

Median age in 2023: 24.7 years in Bolivia and 26.3 years in Paraguay, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Paraguay, by 1.7 years, or 1.07 times that in Bolivia.

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What the numbers say

Paraguay has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Bolivia.
In 2023, Bolivia ranked 160 and Paraguay ranked 150 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bolivia at 41.1 years and Paraguay at 44.1 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	Bolivia	Paraguay	World
2023	24.7	26.3	30.4
2022	24.4	26	30.1
2021	24.2	25.8	29.8
2020	24	25.5	29.6
2019	23.8	25.2	29.3
2018	23.5	24.9	29
2017	23.3	24.6	28.8
2016	23	24.2	28.5
2015	22.8	23.9	28.3
2014	22.5	23.6	28.1
2013	22.2	23.2	27.8
2012	22	22.9	27.6
2011	21.8	22.5	27.4
2010	21.6	22.2	27.2
2009	21.3	21.8	27
2008	21.1	21.5	26.7
2007	21	21.1	26.5
2006	20.8	20.7	26.3
2005	20.6	20.4	26.1
2004	20.5	20.1	25.9
2003	20.3	19.7	25.7
2002	20.2	19.5	25.5
2001	20.1	19.3	25.3
2000	19.9	19.1	25.1
1999	19.7	18.9	24.9
1998	19.6	18.7	24.7
1997	19.4	18.6	24.4
1996	19.3	18.5	24.2
1995	19.1	18.4	24
1994	19	18.3	23.8
1993	18.8	18.3	23.5
1992	18.7	18.3	23.3
1991	18.7	18.2	23.1
1990	18.6	18.2	22.9
1989	18.6	18.2	22.8
1988	18.5	18.1	22.6
1987	18.5	18.1	22.4
1986	18.4	18.1	22.2
1985	18.4	18	22
1984	18.4	18	21.9
1983	18.3	17.9	21.8
1982	18.3	17.8	21.7
1981	18.3	17.7	21.6
1980	18.3	17.6	21.5
1979	18.3	17.4	21.3
1978	18.3	17.3	21.1
1977	18.3	17.1	21
1976	18.3	16.9	20.8
1975	18.3	16.7	20.7
1974	18.3	16.5	20.5
1973	18.3	16.4	20.4
1972	18.3	16.2	20.4
1971	18.4	16.1	20.3
1970	18.4	16	20.3
1969	18.4	16	20.3
1968	18.5	15.9	20.4
1967	18.5	15.9	20.5
1966	18.5	15.8	20.6
1965	18.5	15.8	20.8
1964	18.5	15.8	21
1963	18.5	15.8	21.2
1962	18.5	15.8	21.4
1961	18.6	15.7	21.4
1960	18.6	15.6	21.5
1959	18.7	15.6	21.5
1958	18.8	15.5	21.5
1957	18.9	15.5	21.6
1956	19	15.5	21.7
1955	19.1	15.6	21.8
1954	19.2	15.6	21.9
1953	19.3	15.6	22
1952	19.4	15.7	22.1
1951	19.5	15.8	22.1
1950	19.6	15.9	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Bolivia	Paraguay	World
2024	24.924.9–25	26.726.6–26.7	30.6
2025	25.225–25.5	2726.7–27.2	30.9
2026	25.525.1–25.9	27.326.9–27.6	31.1
2027	25.825.2–26.3	27.627–28	31.3
2028	26.125.3–26.8	27.927.2–28.5	31.6
2029	26.325.4–27.2	28.227.3–28.9	31.8
2030	26.625.5–27.6	28.427.4–29.4	32
2031	26.825.6–28	28.727.5–29.8	32.2
2032	27.125.6–28.5	2927.6–30.3	32.4
2033	27.425.7–28.9	29.227.7–30.7	32.6
2034	27.625.8–29.3	29.527.7–31.1	32.8
2035	27.925.9–29.7	29.727.8–31.5	33
2036	28.226–30.1	29.927.9–31.9	33.2
2037	28.526.1–30.5	30.228–32.3	33.4
2038	28.726.2–31	30.428.1–32.7	33.6
2039	2926.3–31.4	30.728.2–33	33.8
2040	29.326.4–31.8	30.928.3–33.4	34
2041	29.626.5–32.2	31.128.4–33.8	34.2
2042	29.826.5–32.6	31.428.6–34.2	34.4
2043	30.126.6–33	31.628.7–34.5	34.6
2044	30.426.7–33.4	31.928.9–34.9	34.8
2045	30.626.7–33.8	32.129–35.3	35
2046	30.926.8–34.3	32.429.2–35.6	35.2
2047	31.126.8–34.7	32.729.3–36	35.4
2048	31.426.8–35.1	3329.5–36.4	35.6
2049	31.626.8–35.5	33.229.7–36.8	35.9
2050	31.926.8–35.9	33.529.8–37.1	36.1
2051	32.126.9–36.2	33.830–37.5	36.3
2052	32.427–36.6	34.130.1–37.9	36.5
2053	32.627.2–37	34.430.2–38.3	36.7
2054	32.827.3–37.4	34.730.3–38.7	36.9
2055	33.127.5–37.8	3530.4–39.1	37.1
2056	33.327.7–38.2	35.330.6–39.5	37.3
2057	33.527.9–38.6	35.630.8–39.9	37.5
2058	33.828.1–38.9	35.831–40.3	37.6
2059	3428.2–39.3	36.131.2–40.7	37.8
2060	34.228.4–39.7	36.431.4–41.2	37.9
2061	34.528.6–40.1	36.631.6–41.6	38
2062	34.728.8–40.4	36.931.8–42	38.1
2063	34.928.9–40.8	37.231.9–42.4	38.3
2064	35.129.1–41.2	37.432.1–42.8	38.4
2065	35.329.2–41.5	37.732.2–43.2	38.5
2066	35.529.4–41.9	37.932.4–43.6	38.6
2067	35.729.5–42.2	38.132.6–44	38.7
2068	35.929.7–42.4	38.332.7–44.4	38.8
2069	36.229.8–42.5	38.632.9–44.7	38.9
2070	36.429.9–42.7	38.833–45.1	39
2071	36.530–42.8	3933.1–45.4	39.1
2072	36.730.1–43	39.233.2–45.6	39.2
2073	36.930.2–43.1	39.433.3–45.9	39.3
2074	37.130.3–43.3	39.633.4–46.1	39.4
2075	37.330.4–43.4	39.833.6–46.3	39.5
2076	37.530.5–43.5	39.933.7–46.5	39.6
2077	37.730.7–43.7	40.133.8–46.7	39.7
2078	37.830.8–43.8	40.333.9–46.9	39.8
2079	3830.9–43.9	40.534.1–47.1	40
2080	38.231–44.1	40.634.1–47.2	40.1
2081	38.331.1–44.2	40.834.2–47.4	40.2
2082	38.531.3–44.3	4134.3–47.6	40.3
2083	38.731.4–44.4	41.134.4–47.7	40.4
2084	38.831.5–44.6	41.334.5–47.9	40.5
2085	3931.7–44.7	41.534.6–48.1	40.6
2086	39.131.8–44.8	41.734.7–48.3	40.7
2087	39.331.9–45	41.834.8–48.5	40.9
2088	39.432–45.1	4234.9–48.7	41
2089	39.632.2–45.2	42.235–48.9	41.1
2090	39.732.3–45.4	42.435.1–49.1	41.2
2091	39.932.4–45.5	42.535.3–49.3	41.3
2092	4032.6–45.6	42.735.4–49.4	41.4
2093	40.232.7–45.8	42.935.5–49.6	41.5
2094	40.332.8–45.9	43.135.5–49.8	41.6
2095	40.533–46	43.335.6–49.9	41.7
2096	40.633.1–46.2	43.435.7–50.1	41.8
2097	40.733.3–46.3	43.635.9–50.2	41.9
2098	40.933.4–46.4	43.836–50.4	42
2099	4133.5–46.5	4436.1–50.6	42
2100	41.133.6–46.7	44.136.3–50.8	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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