Brunei vs Malaysia: Median age

Median age in 2023: 31.8 years in Brunei and 30.1 years in Malaysia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Brunei, by 1.7 years, or 1.06 times that in Malaysia.

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What the numbers say

Brunei has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Brunei ranked 116 and Malaysia ranked 123 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Brunei at 46.5 years and Malaysia at 47.4 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Brunei	Malaysia	World
2023	31.8	30.1	30.4
2022	31.3	29.6	30.1
2021	30.8	29.1	29.8
2020	30.4	28.6	29.6
2019	30	28.2	29.3
2018	29.6	27.8	29
2017	29.2	27.5	28.8
2016	28.8	27.1	28.5
2015	28.5	26.8	28.3
2014	28.1	26.5	28.1
2013	27.8	26.1	27.8
2012	27.4	25.7	27.6
2011	27.1	25.4	27.4
2010	27	25	27.2
2009	27	24.5	27
2008	27	24.1	26.7
2007	27.1	23.8	26.5
2006	26.9	23.5	26.3
2005	26.5	23.2	26.1
2004	26.1	23	25.9
2003	25.7	22.8	25.7
2002	25.4	22.7	25.5
2001	25.1	22.6	25.3
2000	24.8	22.5	25.1
1999	24.5	22.3	24.9
1998	24.2	22.1	24.7
1997	23.9	21.9	24.4
1996	23.7	21.7	24.2
1995	23.4	21.5	24
1994	23.1	21.3	23.8
1993	22.9	21.1	23.5
1992	22.6	20.8	23.3
1991	22.4	20.6	23.1
1990	22.2	20.4	22.9
1989	21.9	20.3	22.8
1988	21.6	20.1	22.6
1987	21.4	20	22.4
1986	21.1	19.8	22.2
1985	20.7	19.7	22
1984	20.4	19.5	21.9
1983	20	19.3	21.8
1982	19.6	19.1	21.7
1981	19.3	18.9	21.6
1980	19	18.7	21.5
1979	18.7	18.5	21.3
1978	18.4	18.2	21.1
1977	18	18	21
1976	17.8	17.7	20.8
1975	17.5	17.5	20.7
1974	17.3	17.2	20.5
1973	17.1	17	20.4
1972	17	16.8	20.4
1971	16.9	16.5	20.3
1970	16.7	16.3	20.3
1969	16.5	16.1	20.3
1968	16.3	15.9	20.4
1967	16	15.8	20.5
1966	15.9	15.7	20.6
1965	15.9	15.6	20.8
1964	15.9	15.7	21
1963	16	15.8	21.2
1962	16.4	16	21.4
1961	17	16.2	21.4
1960	17.8	16.5	21.5
1959	18.4	16.7	21.5
1958	18.8	17	21.5
1957	19.1	17.2	21.6
1956	19.4	17.3	21.7
1955	19.7	17.4	21.8
1954	20	17.6	21.9
1953	20.3	17.8	22
1952	20.6	18.1	22.1
1951	20.9	18.5	22.1
1950	21.1	18.8	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Brunei	Malaysia	World
2024	32.232.2–32.3	30.530.5–30.6	30.6
2025	32.732.5–32.9	3130.8–31.1	30.9
2026	33.232.8–33.6	31.431.1–31.7	31.1
2027	33.633.1–34.3	31.831.3–32.3	31.3
2028	34.133.4–35	32.231.6–32.8	31.6
2029	34.633.7–35.7	32.631.9–33.4	31.8
2030	3533.9–36.4	3332.1–34	32
2031	35.534.2–37.2	33.432.3–34.6	32.2
2032	35.934.4–37.9	33.832.6–35.2	32.4
2033	36.434.6–38.7	34.232.8–35.8	32.6
2034	36.834.9–39.4	34.633–36.4	32.8
2035	37.235.1–40.2	3533.2–37	33
2036	37.635.2–41	35.433.4–37.6	33.2
2037	3835.4–41.7	35.733.7–38.2	33.4
2038	38.335.6–42.5	36.133.9–38.8	33.6
2039	38.635.8–43.2	36.534.1–39.3	33.8
2040	3936–44	36.834.3–39.9	34
2041	39.336.2–44.7	37.234.4–40.5	34.2
2042	39.536.4–45.4	37.634.6–41.1	34.4
2043	39.836.6–46.2	37.934.8–41.6	34.6
2044	40.136.7–46.9	38.334.9–42.2	34.8
2045	40.336.9–47.6	38.635.1–42.8	35
2046	40.637–48.3	38.935.3–43.3	35.2
2047	40.837.2–48.9	39.235.5–43.9	35.4
2048	4137.3–49.5	39.535.7–44.5	35.6
2049	41.237.5–50.2	39.835.8–45	35.9
2050	41.337.6–50.7	40.236–45.6	36.1
2051	41.537.8–51.3	40.536.2–46.1	36.3
2052	41.738–51.9	40.836.4–46.7	36.5
2053	41.838.2–52.5	41.136.5–47.2	36.7
2054	4238.4–53	41.436.7–47.7	36.9
2055	42.238.6–53.5	41.736.9–48.3	37.1
2056	42.438.8–54	4237–48.8	37.3
2057	42.638.9–54.4	42.337.1–49.3	37.5
2058	42.839.1–54.7	42.737.2–49.8	37.6
2059	4339.3–55.1	4337.3–50.3	37.8
2060	43.239.4–55.4	43.337.3–50.8	37.9
2061	43.439.6–55.7	43.637.3–51.4	38
2062	43.639.7–56	43.937.3–51.9	38.1
2063	43.739.8–56.1	44.137.3–52.4	38.3
2064	43.839.9–56	44.437.3–52.9	38.4
2065	4440–55.8	44.637.3–53.4	38.5
2066	44.140.1–55.5	44.737.3–53.9	38.6
2067	44.240.2–55.2	44.837.4–54.4	38.7
2068	44.440.4–55.2	44.937.4–54.9	38.8
2069	44.540.5–55.2	4537.4–55.4	38.9
2070	44.640.6–55.1	45.137.4–56	39
2071	44.740.7–55	45.237.5–56.5	39.1
2072	44.840.8–54.8	45.337.5–56.9	39.2
2073	44.840.9–54.6	45.437.6–57.4	39.3
2074	44.941.1–54.2	45.537.7–57.8	39.4
2075	4541.2–53.9	45.637.7–58.3	39.5
2076	4541.3–53.6	45.637.8–58.7	39.6
2077	45.141.3–53.2	45.737.8–59.1	39.7
2078	45.141.3–52.8	45.837.9–59.6	39.8
2079	45.241.4–51.9	45.937.9–59.9	40
2080	45.241.4–50.7	45.937.9–60.3	40.1
2081	45.241.5–49.2	4637.9–60.6	40.2
2082	45.341.5–47.6	46.137.9–60.9	40.3
2083	45.341.6–46.2	46.237.9–61.1	40.4
2084	45.341.6–44.8	46.238–61.3	40.5
2085	45.441.7–43.7	46.338–61.6	40.6
2086	45.441.8–42.7	46.438–61.8	40.7
2087	45.541.7–41.9	46.538–62.1	40.9
2088	45.540.7–42	46.638–62.3	41
2089	45.639.9–42.1	46.738–62.5	41.1
2090	45.739.2–42.1	46.838–62.6	41.2
2091	45.738.7–42.2	46.837.9–62.7	41.3
2092	45.838.3–42.3	46.937.9–62.8	41.4
2093	45.938–42.4	4737.9–62.8	41.5
2094	4637.7–42.4	47.137.8–62.8	41.6
2095	46.137.3–42.5	47.137.8–62.8	41.7
2096	46.236.9–42.5	47.237.8–62.9	41.8
2097	46.336.7–42.7	47.337.8–62.9	41.9
2098	46.436.5–42.8	47.337.8–62.9	42
2099	46.436.2–42.9	47.437.7–62.9	42
2100	46.536.1–43	47.437.7–63	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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