Central African Republic vs South Sudan: Median age

Median age in 2023: 14.3 years in Central African Republic and 18 years in South Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 3.6 years, or 1.25 times that in Central African Republic.

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What the numbers say

South Sudan has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Central African Republic.
In 2023, Central African Republic ranked 229 and South Sudan ranked 209 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Central African Republic at 33 years and South Sudan at 35.2 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Central African Republic	South Sudan	World
2023	14.3	18	30.4
2022	14.3	17.6	30.1
2021	14.4	17.3	29.8
2020	14.4	17	29.6
2019	14.4	16.6	29.3
2018	14.4	16.1	29
2017	14.4	16.1	28.8
2016	14.4	17	28.5
2015	14.4	17.5	28.3
2014	14.6	18	28.1
2013	15	18.3	27.8
2012	15.2	18.2	27.6
2011	15.5	18	27.4
2010	15.6	17.6	27.2
2009	15.8	17.3	27
2008	16	17.1	26.7
2007	16	16.8	26.5
2006	16	16.6	26.3
2005	16.1	16.4	26.1
2004	16	16.4	25.9
2003	16	16.4	25.7
2002	16	16.3	25.5
2001	16	16.3	25.3
2000	16	16.2	25.1
1999	16	16.1	24.9
1998	16	15.9	24.7
1997	16	15.8	24.4
1996	16	15.8	24.2
1995	16.1	15.8	24
1994	16.2	15.8	23.8
1993	16.4	15.9	23.5
1992	16.5	15.9	23.3
1991	16.6	15.9	23.1
1990	16.8	15.9	22.9
1989	16.9	16	22.8
1988	17	15.7	22.6
1987	17.1	15.4	22.4
1986	17.1	15.5	22.2
1985	17.2	15.6	22
1984	17.2	15.7	21.9
1983	17.3	15.8	21.8
1982	17.3	15.8	21.7
1981	17.4	15.9	21.6
1980	17.4	16	21.5
1979	17.4	16.1	21.3
1978	17.4	16.1	21.1
1977	17.4	16.2	21
1976	17.4	16.2	20.8
1975	17.4	16.3	20.7
1974	17.5	16.3	20.5
1973	17.6	16.4	20.4
1972	17.6	16.4	20.4
1971	17.7	16.5	20.3
1970	17.8	16.6	20.3
1969	17.8	16.8	20.3
1968	17.9	16.9	20.4
1967	18	17.1	20.5
1966	18.2	17.3	20.6
1965	18.4	17.3	20.8
1964	18.6	17.4	21
1963	18.7	17.4	21.2
1962	18.9	17.4	21.4
1961	19.1	17.4	21.4
1960	19.3	17.5	21.5
1959	19.5	17.5	21.5
1958	19.7	17.5	21.5
1957	19.8	17.6	21.6
1956	20	17.6	21.7
1955	20.2	17.6	21.8
1954	20.4	17.6	21.9
1953	20.6	17.6	22
1952	20.8	17.6	22.1
1951	21	17.5	22.1
1950	21.2	17.5	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Central African Republic	South Sudan	World
2024	14.414.4–14.4	18.318.3–18.3	30.6
2025	14.514.6–14.6	18.718.7–18.7	30.9
2026	14.614.8–14.8	1919–19.1	31.1
2027	14.815–15.1	19.419.3–19.6	31.3
2028	1515.3–15.3	19.719.6–20	31.6
2029	15.115.5–15.5	20.119.8–20.5	31.8
2030	15.215.6–15.7	20.420.1–21	32
2031	15.315.7–15.9	20.720.3–21.5	32.2
2032	15.415.8–16.1	21.120.5–22	32.4
2033	15.515.9–16.3	21.420.7–22.6	32.6
2034	15.516–16.5	21.720.8–23.1	32.8
2035	15.616.1–16.6	2221–23.7	33
2036	15.716.1–16.9	22.421.1–24.4	33.2
2037	15.916.2–17.1	22.721.2–25	33.4
2038	1616.3–17.3	22.921.2–25.7	33.6
2039	16.216.3–17.6	23.221.2–26.4	33.8
2040	16.416.4–17.8	23.421.2–27.1	34
2041	16.616.6–18.1	23.521.2–27.8	34.2
2042	16.916.8–18.5	23.721.2–28.5	34.4
2043	17.217–18.9	23.821.2–29	34.6
2044	17.417.1–19.2	2421.2–29.4	34.8
2045	17.717.3–19.5	24.121.3–29.8	35
2046	1817.5–19.8	24.321.4–30.2	35.2
2047	18.317.7–20.1	24.521.5–30.6	35.4
2048	18.617.9–20.4	24.621.6–30.9	35.6
2049	18.918–20.7	24.821.8–31.1	35.9
2050	19.218.2–21.1	2521.9–31	36.1
2051	19.518.4–21.4	25.222.1–30.9	36.3
2052	19.818.6–21.7	25.422.3–30.9	36.5
2053	20.118.8–22.1	25.622.5–30.9	36.7
2054	20.419–22.4	25.922.7–31.1	36.9
2055	20.719.2–22.8	26.122.8–31.3	37.1
2056	2119.3–23.2	26.423–31.4	37.3
2057	21.319.4–23.5	26.623.2–31.4	37.5
2058	21.619.6–23.9	26.923.4–31.5	37.6
2059	21.919.7–24.2	27.123.6–31.6	37.8
2060	22.219.9–24.5	27.423.8–31.9	37.9
2061	22.520–24.8	27.723.9–32.2	38
2062	22.820.1–25.2	2824–32.3	38.1
2063	2320.3–25.5	28.224.2–32.4	38.3
2064	23.320.4–25.8	28.524.3–32.5	38.4
2065	23.620.5–26.1	28.824.4–32.6	38.5
2066	23.920.6–26.5	2924.5–32.7	38.6
2067	24.120.7–26.9	29.324.7–32.9	38.7
2068	24.420.8–27.3	29.624.8–33.2	38.8
2069	24.720.9–27.6	29.824.9–33.4	38.9
2070	2521–27.9	30.125–33.6	39
2071	25.321.2–28.2	30.325.2–33.9	39.1
2072	25.521.3–28.5	30.525.3–33.9	39.2
2073	25.821.5–28.9	30.825.4–34	39.3
2074	26.121.6–29.2	3125.5–34.2	39.4
2075	26.421.7–29.5	31.225.6–34.5	39.5
2076	26.721.7–29.8	31.425.7–34.9	39.6
2077	26.921.8–30.1	31.625.8–35.2	39.7
2078	27.222–30.4	31.826–35.4	39.8
2079	27.522.1–30.6	3226.1–35.5	40
2080	27.822.2–30.8	32.226.2–35.7	40.1
2081	28.122.3–31.1	32.426.4–36	40.2
2082	28.322.4–31.3	32.626.5–36.2	40.3
2083	28.622.5–31.5	32.726.7–36.2	40.4
2084	28.922.6–31.8	32.926.8–36.1	40.5
2085	29.222.7–32	3326.8–36	40.6
2086	29.422.8–32.3	33.226.9–36	40.7
2087	29.723–32.7	33.427.1–35.6	40.9
2088	3023.1–33	33.527.2–35	41
2089	30.223.2–33.3	33.727.3–34.7	41.1
2090	30.523.4–33.5	33.827.4–34.4	41.2
2091	30.823.6–33.7	3427.5–34.2	41.3
2092	3123.7–33.9	34.127.6–34	41.4
2093	31.323.9–34.2	34.227.6–34	41.5
2094	31.524.1–34.4	34.427.7–33.8	41.6
2095	31.824.2–34.6	34.527.7–33.7	41.7
2096	3224.4–34.8	34.727.8–33.5	41.8
2097	32.324.6–35	34.828–33.4	41.9
2098	32.524.7–35.2	3528.2–33.6	42
2099	32.724.9–35.3	35.128.4–33.7	42
2100	3325.1–35.5	35.228.5–33.8	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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