Burkina Faso vs South Africa: Median age

Median age in 2023: 17.3 years in Burkina Faso and 28.2 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 11 years, or 1.64 times that in Burkina Faso.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher since 1971, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
In 2023, Burkina Faso ranked 216 and South Africa ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burkina Faso at 35.9 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	Burkina Faso	South Africa	World
2023	17.3	28.2	30.4
2022	17	27.9	30.1
2021	16.8	27.6	29.8
2020	16.6	27.3	29.6
2019	16.4	26.9	29.3
2018	16.3	26.5	29
2017	16.2	26.1	28.8
2016	16.1	25.7	28.5
2015	16	25.4	28.3
2014	16	25	28.1
2013	16	24.7	27.8
2012	16	24.3	27.6
2011	16	24	27.4
2010	16	23.6	27.2
2009	16	23.3	27
2008	16	23	26.7
2007	16	22.7	26.5
2006	16	22.4	26.3
2005	16	22.1	26.1
2004	15.9	21.9	25.9
2003	15.8	21.6	25.7
2002	15.7	21.3	25.5
2001	15.5	21.1	25.3
2000	15.4	20.8	25.1
1999	15.3	20.6	24.9
1998	15.2	20.3	24.7
1997	15.2	20.1	24.4
1996	15.2	20.2	24.2
1995	15.2	20.5	24
1994	15.2	20.9	23.8
1993	15.2	20.9	23.5
1992	15.2	20.5	23.3
1991	15.3	20.5	23.1
1990	15.4	20.3	22.9
1989	15.5	20	22.8
1988	15.6	19.8	22.6
1987	15.7	19.7	22.4
1986	15.9	19.5	22.2
1985	16	19.4	22
1984	16.1	19.2	21.9
1983	16.2	19	21.8
1982	16.3	18.8	21.7
1981	16.4	18.6	21.6
1980	16.5	18.4	21.5
1979	16.6	18.2	21.3
1978	16.7	18.1	21.1
1977	16.8	18	21
1976	16.9	17.9	20.8
1975	17.1	17.9	20.7
1974	17.2	17.8	20.5
1973	17.4	17.8	20.4
1972	17.5	17.7	20.4
1971	17.7	17.7	20.3
1970	17.9	17.7	20.3
1969	18.1	17.7	20.3
1968	18.3	17.8	20.4
1967	18.5	17.8	20.5
1966	18.6	17.8	20.6
1965	18.6	17.8	20.8
1964	18.6	17.8	21
1963	18.7	17.8	21.2
1962	18.7	17.8	21.4
1961	18.7	17.9	21.4
1960	18.8	17.9	21.5
1959	18.8	18	21.5
1958	18.8	18.1	21.5
1957	18.8	18.3	21.6
1956	18.8	18.4	21.7
1955	18.8	18.6	21.8
1954	18.8	18.7	21.9
1953	18.7	18.9	22
1952	18.7	19	22.1
1951	18.6	19.1	22.1
1950	18.6	19.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Burkina Faso	South Africa	World
2024	17.517.4–17.6	28.528.3–28.6	30.6
2025	17.717.6–17.9	28.728.3–29	30.9
2026	1817.7–18.3	28.928.3–29.4	31.1
2027	18.317.9–18.8	29.128.2–29.8	31.3
2028	18.618–19.2	29.328.2–30.1	31.6
2029	18.918.2–19.7	29.528.1–30.5	31.8
2030	19.118.4–20.2	29.628.1–30.8	32
2031	19.418.5–20.7	29.728–31.2	32.2
2032	19.718.7–21.2	29.927.9–31.5	32.4
2033	20.118.8–21.7	3027.9–31.8	32.6
2034	20.419–22.2	30.128–32.1	32.8
2035	20.719.1–22.7	30.228.1–32.3	33
2036	2119.2–23.2	30.328.1–32.5	33.2
2037	21.319.3–23.7	30.528.3–32.8	33.4
2038	21.619.5–24.3	30.628.4–33	33.6
2039	21.919.5–24.8	30.828.4–33.2	33.8
2040	22.219.6–25.3	3128.5–33.5	34
2041	22.519.6–25.9	31.228.6–33.8	34.2
2042	22.819.7–26.4	31.328.6–34.1	34.4
2043	23.119.7–26.9	31.528.7–34.4	34.6
2044	23.319.7–27.4	31.628.7–34.6	34.8
2045	23.619.8–28	31.828.7–34.9	35
2046	23.820–28.5	31.928.7–35.1	35.2
2047	24.120.1–29	3228.8–35.3	35.4
2048	24.320.3–29.5	32.128.8–35.5	35.6
2049	24.620.4–30	32.228.9–35.7	35.9
2050	24.820.6–30.4	32.329–35.9	36.1
2051	25.120.7–30.9	32.429.1–36.1	36.3
2052	25.320.9–31.3	32.629.2–36.3	36.5
2053	25.621.1–31.7	32.729.3–36.5	36.7
2054	25.921.2–32.2	32.929.4–36.6	36.9
2055	26.121.4–32.6	33.129.6–36.9	37.1
2056	26.421.5–33.1	33.329.7–37.1	37.3
2057	26.621.7–33.5	33.529.8–37.3	37.5
2058	26.921.8–33.9	33.630–37.6	37.6
2059	27.222–34.4	33.830.1–37.9	37.8
2060	27.422.2–34.8	3430.2–38.2	37.9
2061	27.722.3–35.1	34.130.3–38.5	38
2062	2822.5–35.5	34.230.5–38.7	38.1
2063	28.222.6–35.9	34.430.6–39	38.3
2064	28.522.8–36.2	34.530.7–39.2	38.4
2065	28.822.9–36.5	34.630.8–39.4	38.5
2066	2923.1–36.8	34.830.9–39.6	38.6
2067	29.323.2–37	34.931–39.7	38.7
2068	29.623.3–37.3	3531.1–39.8	38.8
2069	29.823.4–37.6	35.131.2–39.9	38.9
2070	30.123.5–37.8	35.231.3–40	39
2071	30.323.6–38	35.331.4–40.1	39.1
2072	30.623.7–38.2	35.431.5–40.2	39.2
2073	30.823.8–38.4	35.531.5–40.3	39.3
2074	3124–38.6	35.631.6–40.4	39.4
2075	31.324.1–38.8	35.731.7–40.5	39.5
2076	31.524.2–39.1	35.831.8–40.7	39.6
2077	31.724.4–39.3	35.931.9–40.7	39.7
2078	3224.5–39.5	3632–40.8	39.8
2079	32.224.6–39.7	36.132.1–40.9	40
2080	32.424.8–39.8	36.232.2–41	40.1
2081	32.624.9–40	36.332.4–41.1	40.2
2082	32.825.1–40.2	36.432.5–41.2	40.3
2083	3325.2–40.4	36.532.6–41.2	40.4
2084	33.225.4–40.5	36.632.6–41.3	40.5
2085	33.425.5–40.7	36.732.7–41.4	40.6
2086	33.625.7–40.8	36.832.9–41.6	40.7
2087	33.825.8–40.9	36.933–41.7	40.9
2088	3425.9–41	37.133.1–41.9	41
2089	34.226.1–41.1	37.233.2–42	41.1
2090	34.326.2–41.3	37.333.3–42.2	41.2
2091	34.526.3–41.4	37.433.4–42.3	41.3
2092	34.726.4–41.5	37.533.5–42.4	41.4
2093	34.826.5–41.5	37.633.5–42.6	41.5
2094	3526.6–41.6	37.733.6–42.7	41.6
2095	35.126.7–41.7	37.833.7–42.8	41.7
2096	35.326.8–41.7	37.933.8–43	41.8
2097	35.427–41.7	3833.9–43.1	41.9
2098	35.627.1–41.7	38.134–43.2	42
2099	35.727.2–41.7	38.234.1–43.3	42
2100	35.927.4–41.7	38.334.1–43.4	42.1

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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.

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Deaths in conflictsBurkina Faso: 2,595 deaths in 2022South Africa: 0 deaths in 2022