Burundi vs South Africa: Median age

Median age in 2023: 15.9 years in Burundi and 28.2 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 12.3 years, or 1.77 times that in Burundi.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Burundi ranked 223 and South Africa ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burundi at 34 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	Burundi	South Africa	World
2023	15.9	28.2	30.4
2022	15.7	27.9	30.1
2021	15.5	27.6	29.8
2020	15.3	27.3	29.6
2019	15.2	26.9	29.3
2018	15	26.5	29
2017	15	26.1	28.8
2016	15.1	25.7	28.5
2015	15.5	25.4	28.3
2014	15.9	25	28.1
2013	16	24.7	27.8
2012	16.1	24.3	27.6
2011	16.2	24	27.4
2010	16.4	23.6	27.2
2009	16.2	23.3	27
2008	16	23	26.7
2007	15.9	22.7	26.5
2006	15.8	22.4	26.3
2005	15.7	22.1	26.1
2004	15.5	21.9	25.9
2003	15.2	21.6	25.7
2002	15	21.3	25.5
2001	14.8	21.1	25.3
2000	14.6	20.8	25.1
1999	14.5	20.6	24.9
1998	14.2	20.3	24.7
1997	14	20.1	24.4
1996	14.1	20.2	24.2
1995	14.4	20.5	24
1994	13.6	20.9	23.8
1993	13.6	20.9	23.5
1992	14.5	20.5	23.3
1991	14.5	20.5	23.1
1990	14.6	20.3	22.9
1989	14.7	20	22.8
1988	14.9	19.8	22.6
1987	15.1	19.7	22.4
1986	15.2	19.5	22.2
1985	15.5	19.4	22
1984	15.7	19.2	21.9
1983	15.9	19	21.8
1982	16	18.8	21.7
1981	16.2	18.6	21.6
1980	16.1	18.4	21.5
1979	15.9	18.2	21.3
1978	15.9	18.1	21.1
1977	15.9	18	21
1976	15.9	17.9	20.8
1975	15.9	17.9	20.7
1974	15.8	17.8	20.5
1973	15.7	17.8	20.4
1972	16	17.7	20.4
1971	16.2	17.7	20.3
1970	16.2	17.7	20.3
1969	16.2	17.7	20.3
1968	16.2	17.8	20.4
1967	16.1	17.8	20.5
1966	16.1	17.8	20.6
1965	16.2	17.8	20.8
1964	16.2	17.8	21
1963	16.2	17.8	21.2
1962	16.3	17.8	21.4
1961	16.3	17.9	21.4
1960	16.4	17.9	21.5
1959	16.5	18	21.5
1958	16.7	18.1	21.5
1957	16.8	18.3	21.6
1956	17	18.4	21.7
1955	17.2	18.6	21.8
1954	17.4	18.7	21.9
1953	17.6	18.9	22
1952	17.8	19	22.1
1951	18.1	19.1	22.1
1950	18.3	19.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Burundi	South Africa	World
2024	16.116–16.3	28.528.3–28.6	30.6
2025	16.416.1–16.7	28.728.3–29	30.9
2026	16.616.4–16.9	28.928.3–29.4	31.1
2027	16.916.7–17.2	29.128.2–29.8	31.3
2028	17.217–17.6	29.328.2–30.1	31.6
2029	17.617.4–18	29.528.1–30.5	31.8
2030	17.917.8–18.2	29.628.1–30.8	32
2031	18.218.3–18.3	29.728–31.2	32.2
2032	18.518.5–18.7	29.927.9–31.5	32.4
2033	18.718.6–19.2	3027.9–31.8	32.6
2034	1918.7–19.7	30.128–32.1	32.8
2035	19.318.8–20.1	30.228.1–32.3	33
2036	19.618.9–20.7	30.328.1–32.5	33.2
2037	19.819–21.2	30.528.3–32.8	33.4
2038	20.119–21.7	30.628.4–33	33.6
2039	20.319.1–22.2	30.828.4–33.2	33.8
2040	20.519.1–22.6	3128.5–33.5	34
2041	20.719.1–23.1	31.228.6–33.8	34.2
2042	20.919.1–23.5	31.328.6–34.1	34.4
2043	21.119.1–24	31.528.7–34.4	34.6
2044	21.319.1–24.4	31.628.7–34.6	34.8
2045	21.519.2–24.7	31.828.7–34.9	35
2046	21.719.2–25.1	31.928.7–35.1	35.2
2047	21.919.3–25.4	3228.8–35.3	35.4
2048	22.119.4–25.8	32.128.8–35.5	35.6
2049	22.319.5–26.2	32.228.9–35.7	35.9
2050	22.519.7–26.6	32.329–35.9	36.1
2051	22.719.8–26.9	32.429.1–36.1	36.3
2052	22.920–27.2	32.629.2–36.3	36.5
2053	23.220.1–27.5	32.729.3–36.5	36.7
2054	23.420.3–27.8	32.929.4–36.6	36.9
2055	23.620.4–28.2	33.129.6–36.9	37.1
2056	23.920.6–28.5	33.329.7–37.1	37.3
2057	24.120.7–28.8	33.529.8–37.3	37.5
2058	24.420.9–29	33.630–37.6	37.6
2059	24.621–29.3	33.830.1–37.9	37.8
2060	24.921.2–29.6	3430.2–38.2	37.9
2061	25.221.3–29.9	34.130.3–38.5	38
2062	25.421.5–30.2	34.230.5–38.7	38.1
2063	25.721.6–30.5	34.430.6–39	38.3
2064	25.921.7–30.8	34.530.7–39.2	38.4
2065	26.221.9–31	34.630.8–39.4	38.5
2066	26.522–31.1	34.830.9–39.6	38.6
2067	26.722.1–31.3	34.931–39.7	38.7
2068	2722.2–31.5	3531.1–39.8	38.8
2069	27.222.4–31.8	35.131.2–39.9	38.9
2070	27.522.5–32.1	35.231.3–40	39
2071	27.822.6–32.3	35.331.4–40.1	39.1
2072	2822.7–32.6	35.431.5–40.2	39.2
2073	28.322.8–32.8	35.531.5–40.3	39.3
2074	28.522.9–33.1	35.631.6–40.4	39.4
2075	28.823–33.5	35.731.7–40.5	39.5
2076	2923.1–33.7	35.831.8–40.7	39.6
2077	29.323.2–34	35.931.9–40.7	39.7
2078	29.523.3–34.4	3632–40.8	39.8
2079	29.823.5–34.7	36.132.1–40.9	40
2080	3023.6–35.1	36.232.2–41	40.1
2081	30.223.7–35.3	36.332.4–41.1	40.2
2082	30.523.8–35.5	36.432.5–41.2	40.3
2083	30.723.9–35.8	36.532.6–41.2	40.4
2084	30.924.1–36	36.632.6–41.3	40.5
2085	31.124.2–36.1	36.732.7–41.4	40.6
2086	31.324.2–36.3	36.832.9–41.6	40.7
2087	31.524.3–36.4	36.933–41.7	40.9
2088	31.724.4–36.5	37.133.1–41.9	41
2089	31.924.5–36.6	37.233.2–42	41.1
2090	32.124.7–36.6	37.333.3–42.2	41.2
2091	32.324.9–36.6	37.433.4–42.3	41.3
2092	32.525–36.6	37.533.5–42.4	41.4
2093	32.725.1–36.8	37.633.5–42.6	41.5
2094	32.925.3–36.8	37.733.6–42.7	41.6
2095	33.125.4–36.5	37.833.7–42.8	41.7
2096	33.225.5–36.4	37.933.8–43	41.8
2097	33.425.6–36.3	3833.9–43.1	41.9
2098	33.625.8–36.2	38.134–43.2	42
2099	33.825.9–36	38.234.1–43.3	42
2100	3426.1–36	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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