Cameroon vs South Africa: Median age

Median age in 2023: 17.8 years in Cameroon and 28.2 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 10.5 years, or 1.59 times that in Cameroon.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher since 1973, when it overtook Cameroon.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Cameroon 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	Cameroon	South Africa	World
2023	17.8	28.2	30.4
2022	17.6	27.9	30.1
2021	17.5	27.6	29.8
2020	17.4	27.3	29.6
2019	17.4	26.9	29.3
2018	17.3	26.5	29
2017	17.3	26.1	28.8
2016	17.3	25.7	28.5
2015	17.2	25.4	28.3
2014	17.1	25	28.1
2013	17	24.7	27.8
2012	16.9	24.3	27.6
2011	16.9	24	27.4
2010	16.8	23.6	27.2
2009	16.8	23.3	27
2008	16.7	23	26.7
2007	16.7	22.7	26.5
2006	16.6	22.4	26.3
2005	16.6	22.1	26.1
2004	16.5	21.9	25.9
2003	16.4	21.6	25.7
2002	16.4	21.3	25.5
2001	16.3	21.1	25.3
2000	16.2	20.8	25.1
1999	16.1	20.6	24.9
1998	16	20.3	24.7
1997	15.9	20.1	24.4
1996	15.9	20.2	24.2
1995	15.8	20.5	24
1994	15.7	20.9	23.8
1993	15.7	20.9	23.5
1992	15.7	20.5	23.3
1991	15.7	20.5	23.1
1990	15.7	20.3	22.9
1989	15.7	20	22.8
1988	15.8	19.8	22.6
1987	15.8	19.7	22.4
1986	15.9	19.5	22.2
1985	15.9	19.4	22
1984	16	19.2	21.9
1983	16.1	19	21.8
1982	16.4	18.8	21.7
1981	16.7	18.6	21.6
1980	16.7	18.4	21.5
1979	16.8	18.2	21.3
1978	16.9	18.1	21.1
1977	17.1	18	21
1976	17.2	17.9	20.8
1975	17.4	17.9	20.7
1974	17.5	17.8	20.5
1973	17.7	17.8	20.4
1972	17.8	17.7	20.4
1971	18	17.7	20.3
1970	18.1	17.7	20.3
1969	18.3	17.7	20.3
1968	18.5	17.8	20.4
1967	18.7	17.8	20.5
1966	18.8	17.8	20.6
1965	18.9	17.8	20.8
1964	19	17.8	21
1963	19.1	17.8	21.2
1962	19.1	17.8	21.4
1961	19.3	17.9	21.4
1960	19.5	17.9	21.5
1959	19.6	18	21.5
1958	19.6	18.1	21.5
1957	19.6	18.3	21.6
1956	19.6	18.4	21.7
1955	19.6	18.6	21.8
1954	19.6	18.7	21.9
1953	19.5	18.9	22
1952	19.5	19	22.1
1951	19.4	19.1	22.1
1950	19.3	19.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Cameroon	South Africa	World
2024	17.917.9–17.9	28.528.3–28.6	30.6
2025	18.118–18.1	28.728.3–29	30.9
2026	18.218.1–18.4	28.928.3–29.4	31.1
2027	18.418.1–18.7	29.128.2–29.8	31.3
2028	18.618.2–18.9	29.328.2–30.1	31.6
2029	18.718.3–19.3	29.528.1–30.5	31.8
2030	18.918.3–19.6	29.628.1–30.8	32
2031	19.118.4–20	29.728–31.2	32.2
2032	19.318.5–20.3	29.927.9–31.5	32.4
2033	19.518.5–20.7	3027.9–31.8	32.6
2034	19.718.6–21.1	30.128–32.1	32.8
2035	19.918.6–21.5	30.228.1–32.3	33
2036	20.118.7–21.9	30.328.1–32.5	33.2
2037	20.318.8–22.3	30.528.3–32.8	33.4
2038	20.518.9–22.7	30.628.4–33	33.6
2039	20.718.9–23.2	30.828.4–33.2	33.8
2040	20.919–23.6	3128.5–33.5	34
2041	21.119–24.1	31.228.6–33.8	34.2
2042	21.419–24.5	31.328.6–34.1	34.4
2043	21.619–25	31.528.7–34.4	34.6
2044	21.819.1–25.4	31.628.7–34.6	34.8
2045	2219.2–25.9	31.828.7–34.9	35
2046	22.219.3–26.3	31.928.7–35.1	35.2
2047	22.419.4–26.8	3228.8–35.3	35.4
2048	22.619.5–27.2	32.128.8–35.5	35.6
2049	22.919.7–27.6	32.228.9–35.7	35.9
2050	23.119.8–28.1	32.329–35.9	36.1
2051	23.319.9–28.5	32.429.1–36.1	36.3
2052	23.520–29	32.629.2–36.3	36.5
2053	23.720.1–29.4	32.729.3–36.5	36.7
2054	23.920.3–29.9	32.929.4–36.6	36.9
2055	24.220.4–30.3	33.129.6–36.9	37.1
2056	24.420.5–30.7	33.329.7–37.1	37.3
2057	24.620.6–31.1	33.529.8–37.3	37.5
2058	24.820.7–31.4	33.630–37.6	37.6
2059	2520.8–31.8	33.830.1–37.9	37.8
2060	25.220.9–32.2	3430.2–38.2	37.9
2061	25.521–32.5	34.130.3–38.5	38
2062	25.721.2–32.8	34.230.5–38.7	38.1
2063	25.921.3–33.2	34.430.6–39	38.3
2064	26.121.4–33.5	34.530.7–39.2	38.4
2065	26.421.5–33.8	34.630.8–39.4	38.5
2066	26.621.6–34.1	34.830.9–39.6	38.6
2067	26.821.7–34.4	34.931–39.7	38.7
2068	2721.8–34.7	3531.1–39.8	38.8
2069	27.321.9–35	35.131.2–39.9	38.9
2070	27.522–35.3	35.231.3–40	39
2071	27.722.1–35.5	35.331.4–40.1	39.1
2072	27.922.2–35.8	35.431.5–40.2	39.2
2073	28.222.3–36	35.531.5–40.3	39.3
2074	28.422.4–36.3	35.631.6–40.4	39.4
2075	28.622.5–36.5	35.731.7–40.5	39.5
2076	28.822.6–36.7	35.831.8–40.7	39.6
2077	2922.7–36.9	35.931.9–40.7	39.7
2078	29.322.9–37.1	3632–40.8	39.8
2079	29.523–37.3	36.132.1–40.9	40
2080	29.723.1–37.5	36.232.2–41	40.1
2081	29.923.2–37.6	36.332.4–41.1	40.2
2082	30.223.4–37.8	36.432.5–41.2	40.3
2083	30.423.5–37.9	36.532.6–41.2	40.4
2084	30.623.6–38	36.632.6–41.3	40.5
2085	30.823.7–38.2	36.732.7–41.4	40.6
2086	3123.9–38.3	36.832.9–41.6	40.7
2087	31.324–38.4	36.933–41.7	40.9
2088	31.524.1–38.5	37.133.1–41.9	41
2089	31.724.2–38.6	37.233.2–42	41.1
2090	31.924.3–38.7	37.333.3–42.2	41.2
2091	32.124.4–38.8	37.433.4–42.3	41.3
2092	32.324.6–38.9	37.533.5–42.4	41.4
2093	32.624.7–39	37.633.5–42.6	41.5
2094	32.824.8–39	37.733.6–42.7	41.6
2095	3325–39.1	37.833.7–42.8	41.7
2096	33.225.1–39.2	37.933.8–43	41.8
2097	33.425.3–39.3	3833.9–43.1	41.9
2098	33.625.4–39.5	38.134–43.2	42
2099	33.825.5–39.5	38.234.1–43.3	42
2100	3425.6–39.6	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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