Cambodia vs North Korea: Median age

Median age in 2023: 25.8 years in Cambodia and 36.1 years in North Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in North Korea, by 10.2 years, or 1.4 times that in Cambodia.

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What the numbers say

North Korea has been higher since 1956, when it overtook Cambodia.
In 2023, Cambodia ranked 153 and North Korea ranked 85 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Cambodia at 42.7 years and North Korea at 48.6 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Cambodia	North Korea	World
2023	25.8	36.1	30.4
2022	25.6	35.8	30.1
2021	25.4	35.6	29.8
2020	25.1	35.4	29.6
2019	24.8	35.1	29.3
2018	24.5	34.9	29
2017	24	34.7	28.8
2016	23.6	34.4	28.5
2015	23.2	34.2	28.3
2014	22.8	34	28.1
2013	22.4	33.7	27.8
2012	22	33.5	27.6
2011	21.7	33.3	27.4
2010	21.3	33.1	27.2
2009	20.9	32.8	27
2008	20.5	32.5	26.7
2007	20.1	32.1	26.5
2006	19.6	31.8	26.3
2005	19.1	31.4	26.1
2004	18.7	30.9	25.9
2003	18.2	30.4	25.7
2002	17.8	30	25.5
2001	17.4	29.5	25.3
2000	17	29.1	25.1
1999	16.5	28.6	24.9
1998	16.2	28.2	24.7
1997	15.9	27.8	24.4
1996	15.7	27.3	24.2
1995	16	26.9	24
1994	17.1	26.5	23.8
1993	17.8	26	23.5
1992	17.5	25.6	23.3
1991	17.3	25.3	23.1
1990	17.2	24.9	22.9
1989	17.1	24.5	22.8
1988	17.1	24.1	22.6
1987	17	23.8	22.4
1986	16.9	23.4	22.2
1985	16.8	23.1	22
1984	16.8	22.8	21.9
1983	16.8	22.5	21.8
1982	16.7	22.1	21.7
1981	16.6	21.8	21.6
1980	16.7	21.4	21.5
1979	16.5	20.9	21.3
1978	16.3	20.5	21.1
1977	16.2	20.2	21
1976	16.1	19.9	20.8
1975	16.1	19.7	20.7
1974	16.1	19.6	20.5
1973	16	19.7	20.4
1972	16	20.2	20.4
1971	16.2	20.4	20.3
1970	16.5	20.4	20.3
1969	16.7	20.5	20.3
1968	16.7	20.5	20.4
1967	16.7	20.4	20.5
1966	16.7	20.4	20.6
1965	16.8	20.2	20.8
1964	16.8	20	21
1963	16.9	19.8	21.2
1962	17	19.6	21.4
1961	17	19.2	21.4
1960	17.1	18.9	21.5
1959	17.1	18.6	21.5
1958	17.2	18.3	21.5
1957	17.2	18	21.6
1956	17.3	17.7	21.7
1955	17.3	17.3	21.8
1954	17.4	16.9	21.9
1953	17.4	16.6	22
1952	17.5	16.3	22.1
1951	17.5	16.1	22.1
1950	17.5	16.3	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Cambodia	North Korea	World
2024	26.126–26.1	36.336.2–36.4	30.6
2025	26.226–26.4	36.636.3–36.8	30.9
2026	26.426.1–26.8	36.836.5–37.1	31.1
2027	26.526.2–27.1	37.136.6–37.5	31.3
2028	26.726.3–27.4	37.436.7–38	31.6
2029	26.926.4–27.7	37.736.9–38.4	31.8
2030	27.126.6–28	3837.1–38.8	32
2031	27.326.7–28.4	38.337.3–39.2	32.2
2032	27.526.8–28.8	38.637.5–39.7	32.4
2033	27.727–29.2	38.937.7–40.1	32.6
2034	2827.2–29.6	39.338–40.6	32.8
2035	28.227.4–30.1	39.638.2–41.1	33
2036	28.527.6–30.5	39.938.4–41.5	33.2
2037	28.827.9–30.9	40.238.6–41.9	33.4
2038	29.128–31.4	40.638.9–42.4	33.6
2039	29.328.3–31.9	40.939.1–42.8	33.8
2040	29.628.4–32.5	41.239.3–43.2	34
2041	29.828.6–33	41.439.4–43.6	34.2
2042	30.128.8–33.5	41.739.6–44	34.4
2043	30.329–33.9	41.939.7–44.4	34.6
2044	30.629.1–34.3	42.239.8–44.7	34.8
2045	30.829.3–34.7	42.339.8–45.1	35
2046	31.129.6–35.2	42.539.8–45.4	35.2
2047	31.329.8–35.5	42.739.8–45.7	35.4
2048	31.629.9–35.8	42.839.8–45.9	35.6
2049	31.930.1–36.2	42.939.8–46.2	35.9
2050	32.230.3–36.5	42.939.8–46.4	36.1
2051	32.530.5–36.7	4339.7–46.7	36.3
2052	32.730.8–36.9	4339.7–46.9	36.5
2053	3331–37.2	43.139.6–47.1	36.7
2054	33.331.2–37.6	43.239.5–47.2	36.9
2055	33.631.5–38	43.239.5–47.4	37.1
2056	33.931.7–38.3	43.339.4–47.6	37.3
2057	34.232–38.5	43.439.4–47.9	37.5
2058	34.532.2–38.7	43.539.4–48.1	37.6
2059	34.732.4–39	43.639.3–48.3	37.8
2060	3532.6–39.4	43.739.3–48.6	37.9
2061	35.232.8–39.7	43.939.3–48.9	38
2062	35.533–40	4439.3–49.1	38.1
2063	35.733.2–40.5	44.239.3–49.4	38.3
2064	35.933.4–40.9	44.439.4–49.7	38.4
2065	36.133.6–41.4	44.639.5–50	38.5
2066	36.333.9–41.8	44.839.8–50.4	38.6
2067	36.634.1–42	4540–50.7	38.7
2068	36.834.2–42.4	45.240.2–51	38.8
2069	3734.3–42.8	45.440.4–51.4	38.9
2070	37.134.5–43.2	45.640.5–51.7	39
2071	37.334.6–43.5	45.840.7–52	39.1
2072	37.534.8–43.7	4640.9–52.4	39.2
2073	37.735.1–43.9	46.241–52.7	39.3
2074	37.935.2–44.2	46.341.1–53.1	39.4
2075	38.135.4–44.4	46.541.2–53.4	39.5
2076	38.335.5–44.5	46.641.2–53.7	39.6
2077	38.535.5–44.7	46.741.3–54.1	39.7
2078	38.635.6–45	46.841.3–54.4	39.8
2079	38.835.7–45.2	46.941.3–54.7	40
2080	3935.8–45.3	4741.3–54.9	40.1
2081	39.236–45.2	47.141.3–55	40.2
2082	39.436.1–45.2	47.141.3–55	40.3
2083	39.636.2–45.2	47.141.3–55.1	40.4
2084	39.836.4–45.2	47.241.2–55.1	40.5
2085	4036.5–45.1	47.241.2–55.1	40.6
2086	40.236.7–45	47.241.2–55.1	40.7
2087	40.436.9–45	47.241.2–55.1	40.9
2088	40.637–44.7	47.341.2–55.1	41
2089	40.837.2–44.6	47.341.2–55	41.1
2090	4137.3–44.7	47.441.2–55	41.2
2091	41.237.5–44.8	47.541.3–55	41.3
2092	41.437.7–45	47.641.3–54.9	41.4
2093	41.637.8–45.3	47.741.4–54.9	41.5
2094	41.837.9–45.6	47.841.5–54.9	41.6
2095	41.938–45.6	47.941.6–55	41.7
2096	42.138.1–45.6	4841.8–55	41.8
2097	42.338.2–45.3	48.241.9–55.1	41.9
2098	42.438.3–44.7	48.342–55.2	42
2099	42.638.3–44.5	48.542.2–55.3	42
2100	42.738.4–44.3	48.642.3–55.3	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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