Brazil vs South Africa: Median age

Median age in 2023: 33.9 years in Brazil and 28.2 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Brazil, by 5.7 years, or 1.2 times that in South Africa.

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What the numbers say

Brazil has been higher since 1973, when it overtook South Africa.
In 2023, Brazil ranked 100 and South Africa ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Brazil at 50.7 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	Brazil	South Africa	World
2023	33.9	28.2	30.4
2022	33.5	27.9	30.1
2021	33.1	27.6	29.8
2020	32.7	27.3	29.6
2019	32.3	26.9	29.3
2018	31.8	26.5	29
2017	31.4	26.1	28.8
2016	30.9	25.7	28.5
2015	30.5	25.4	28.3
2014	30	25	28.1
2013	29.6	24.7	27.8
2012	29.1	24.3	27.6
2011	28.7	24	27.4
2010	28.2	23.6	27.2
2009	27.7	23.3	27
2008	27.3	23	26.7
2007	26.9	22.7	26.5
2006	26.4	22.4	26.3
2005	26	22.1	26.1
2004	25.6	21.9	25.9
2003	25.2	21.6	25.7
2002	24.9	21.3	25.5
2001	24.5	21.1	25.3
2000	24.2	20.8	25.1
1999	23.9	20.6	24.9
1998	23.6	20.3	24.7
1997	23.3	20.1	24.4
1996	23	20.2	24.2
1995	22.7	20.5	24
1994	22.4	20.9	23.8
1993	22.2	20.9	23.5
1992	21.9	20.5	23.3
1991	21.6	20.5	23.1
1990	21.4	20.3	22.9
1989	21.1	20	22.8
1988	20.9	19.8	22.6
1987	20.7	19.7	22.4
1986	20.4	19.5	22.2
1985	20.2	19.4	22
1984	20	19.2	21.9
1983	19.8	19	21.8
1982	19.6	18.8	21.7
1981	19.4	18.6	21.6
1980	19.2	18.4	21.5
1979	19	18.2	21.3
1978	18.8	18.1	21.1
1977	18.6	18	21
1976	18.4	17.9	20.8
1975	18.2	17.9	20.7
1974	18	17.8	20.5
1973	17.8	17.8	20.4
1972	17.6	17.7	20.4
1971	17.5	17.7	20.3
1970	17.3	17.7	20.3
1969	17.1	17.7	20.3
1968	17	17.8	20.4
1967	16.8	17.8	20.5
1966	16.7	17.8	20.6
1965	16.7	17.8	20.8
1964	16.7	17.8	21
1963	16.7	17.8	21.2
1962	16.8	17.8	21.4
1961	16.8	17.9	21.4
1960	16.9	17.9	21.5
1959	17	18	21.5
1958	17.1	18.1	21.5
1957	17.1	18.3	21.6
1956	17.2	18.4	21.7
1955	17.3	18.6	21.8
1954	17.3	18.7	21.9
1953	17.4	18.9	22
1952	17.4	19	22.1
1951	17.5	19.1	22.1
1950	17.5	19.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Brazil	South Africa	World
2024	34.434.4–34.4	28.528.3–28.6	30.6
2025	34.834.7–34.9	28.728.3–29	30.9
2026	35.335.1–35.4	28.928.3–29.4	31.1
2027	35.735.4–35.9	29.128.2–29.8	31.3
2028	36.135.8–36.4	29.328.2–30.1	31.6
2029	36.536.1–36.9	29.528.1–30.5	31.8
2030	36.936.5–37.4	29.628.1–30.8	32
2031	37.336.8–37.9	29.728–31.2	32.2
2032	37.737.1–38.4	29.927.9–31.5	32.4
2033	38.137.5–38.9	3027.9–31.8	32.6
2034	38.537.8–39.4	30.128–32.1	32.8
2035	38.938.1–39.9	30.228.1–32.3	33
2036	39.338.4–40.4	30.328.1–32.5	33.2
2037	39.638.8–40.9	30.528.3–32.8	33.4
2038	4039.1–41.4	30.628.4–33	33.6
2039	40.439.4–41.8	30.828.4–33.2	33.8
2040	40.839.7–42.3	3128.5–33.5	34
2041	41.140–42.8	31.228.6–33.8	34.2
2042	41.540.2–43.2	31.328.6–34.1	34.4
2043	41.840.5–43.7	31.528.7–34.4	34.6
2044	42.240.7–44.1	31.628.7–34.6	34.8
2045	42.541–44.6	31.828.7–34.9	35
2046	42.841.2–45	31.928.7–35.1	35.2
2047	43.141.4–45.4	3228.8–35.3	35.4
2048	43.441.6–45.8	32.128.8–35.5	35.6
2049	43.641.8–46.1	32.228.9–35.7	35.9
2050	43.942–46.5	32.329–35.9	36.1
2051	44.242.2–46.9	32.429.1–36.1	36.3
2052	44.442.4–47.2	32.629.2–36.3	36.5
2053	44.742.5–47.6	32.729.3–36.5	36.7
2054	44.942.7–47.9	32.929.4–36.6	36.9
2055	45.242.8–48.2	33.129.6–36.9	37.1
2056	45.443–48.5	33.329.7–37.1	37.3
2057	45.643.2–48.8	33.529.8–37.3	37.5
2058	45.843.3–49.1	33.630–37.6	37.6
2059	46.143.4–49.4	33.830.1–37.9	37.8
2060	46.343.5–49.7	3430.2–38.2	37.9
2061	46.543.7–50	34.130.3–38.5	38
2062	46.743.8–50.3	34.230.5–38.7	38.1
2063	46.943.9–50.6	34.430.6–39	38.3
2064	47.244–50.9	34.530.7–39.2	38.4
2065	47.444–51.1	34.630.8–39.4	38.5
2066	47.644–51.4	34.830.9–39.6	38.6
2067	47.844.1–51.7	34.931–39.7	38.7
2068	4844–52	3531.1–39.8	38.8
2069	48.144.1–52.3	35.131.2–39.9	38.9
2070	48.344.1–52.6	35.231.3–40	39
2071	48.444.2–52.9	35.331.4–40.1	39.1
2072	48.544.2–53.2	35.431.5–40.2	39.2
2073	48.744.3–53.5	35.531.5–40.3	39.3
2074	48.844.4–53.8	35.631.6–40.4	39.4
2075	48.944.4–54.1	35.731.7–40.5	39.5
2076	4944.5–54.4	35.831.8–40.7	39.6
2077	4944.5–54.7	35.931.9–40.7	39.7
2078	49.144.5–54.9	3632–40.8	39.8
2079	49.244.6–55.2	36.132.1–40.9	40
2080	49.344.6–55.4	36.232.2–41	40.1
2081	49.444.6–55.6	36.332.4–41.1	40.2
2082	49.444.6–55.8	36.432.5–41.2	40.3
2083	49.544.7–55.9	36.532.6–41.2	40.4
2084	49.644.7–56.1	36.632.6–41.3	40.5
2085	49.744.7–56.2	36.732.7–41.4	40.6
2086	49.744.8–56.3	36.832.9–41.6	40.7
2087	49.844.8–56.4	36.933–41.7	40.9
2088	49.944.8–56.5	37.133.1–41.9	41
2089	49.944.8–56.6	37.233.2–42	41.1
2090	5044.9–56.6	37.333.3–42.2	41.2
2091	50.144.9–56.7	37.433.4–42.3	41.3
2092	50.244.9–56.7	37.533.5–42.4	41.4
2093	50.244.9–56.8	37.633.5–42.6	41.5
2094	50.344.9–56.8	37.733.6–42.7	41.6
2095	50.444.9–56.9	37.833.7–42.8	41.7
2096	50.544.9–57	37.933.8–43	41.8
2097	50.544.9–57	3833.9–43.1	41.9
2098	50.644.9–57.1	38.134–43.2	42
2099	50.744.9–57.2	38.234.1–43.3	42
2100	50.744.9–57.2	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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