Chad vs South Africa: Median age

Median age in 2023: 15.4 years in Chad and 28.2 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 12.8 years, or 1.83 times that in Chad.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher since 1968, when it overtook Chad.
In 2023, Chad ranked 227 and South Africa ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Chad at 31.7 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	Chad	South Africa	World
2023	15.4	28.2	30.4
2022	15.1	27.9	30.1
2021	15	27.6	29.8
2020	14.9	27.3	29.6
2019	14.8	26.9	29.3
2018	14.8	26.5	29
2017	14.7	26.1	28.8
2016	14.7	25.7	28.5
2015	14.6	25.4	28.3
2014	14.7	25	28.1
2013	14.6	24.7	27.8
2012	14.6	24.3	27.6
2011	14.6	24	27.4
2010	14.6	23.6	27.2
2009	14.6	23.3	27
2008	14.6	23	26.7
2007	14.6	22.7	26.5
2006	14.6	22.4	26.3
2005	14.6	22.1	26.1
2004	14.6	21.9	25.9
2003	14.5	21.6	25.7
2002	14.4	21.3	25.5
2001	14.5	21.1	25.3
2000	14.6	20.8	25.1
1999	14.6	20.6	24.9
1998	14.7	20.3	24.7
1997	14.9	20.1	24.4
1996	15	20.2	24.2
1995	15	20.5	24
1994	14.8	20.9	23.8
1993	15.1	20.9	23.5
1992	15.4	20.5	23.3
1991	15.3	20.5	23.1
1990	15.2	20.3	22.9
1989	15.4	20	22.8
1988	15.3	19.8	22.6
1987	15.3	19.7	22.4
1986	15.2	19.5	22.2
1985	15.2	19.4	22
1984	15.6	19.2	21.9
1983	15.9	19	21.8
1982	15.5	18.8	21.7
1981	15.1	18.6	21.6
1980	15.6	18.4	21.5
1979	16	18.2	21.3
1978	16.2	18.1	21.1
1977	16.4	18	21
1976	16.6	17.9	20.8
1975	16.8	17.9	20.7
1974	17	17.8	20.5
1973	17.1	17.8	20.4
1972	17.3	17.7	20.4
1971	17.4	17.7	20.3
1970	17.5	17.7	20.3
1969	17.6	17.7	20.3
1968	17.7	17.8	20.4
1967	17.8	17.8	20.5
1966	18	17.8	20.6
1965	18.2	17.8	20.8
1964	18.3	17.8	21
1963	18.5	17.8	21.2
1962	18.6	17.8	21.4
1961	18.7	17.9	21.4
1960	18.9	17.9	21.5
1959	19	18	21.5
1958	19.1	18.1	21.5
1957	19.3	18.3	21.6
1956	19.4	18.4	21.7
1955	19.5	18.6	21.8
1954	19.7	18.7	21.9
1953	19.8	18.9	22
1952	20	19	22.1
1951	20.1	19.1	22.1
1950	20.3	19.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Chad	South Africa	World
2024	15.715.7–15.8	28.528.3–28.6	30.6
2025	15.815.8–15.9	28.728.3–29	30.9
2026	15.715.8–16	28.928.3–29.4	31.1
2027	15.815.7–16.2	29.128.2–29.8	31.3
2028	15.915.7–16.4	29.328.2–30.1	31.6
2029	15.915.7–16.7	29.528.1–30.5	31.8
2030	1615.6–17	29.628.1–30.8	32
2031	16.215.5–17.3	29.728–31.2	32.2
2032	16.315.5–17.7	29.927.9–31.5	32.4
2033	16.415.4–18	3027.9–31.8	32.6
2034	16.515.3–18.4	30.128–32.1	32.8
2035	16.715.3–18.8	30.228.1–32.3	33
2036	16.815.2–19.2	30.328.1–32.5	33.2
2037	1715.2–19.7	30.528.3–32.8	33.4
2038	17.115.2–20.1	30.628.4–33	33.6
2039	17.315.1–20.6	30.828.4–33.2	33.8
2040	17.515.1–21	3128.5–33.5	34
2041	17.715.2–21.5	31.228.6–33.8	34.2
2042	17.915.3–22	31.328.6–34.1	34.4
2043	18.115.4–22.5	31.528.7–34.4	34.6
2044	18.415.5–23	31.628.7–34.6	34.8
2045	18.615.6–23.4	31.828.7–34.9	35
2046	18.915.7–23.9	31.928.7–35.1	35.2
2047	19.115.8–24.3	3228.8–35.3	35.4
2048	19.315.8–24.8	32.128.8–35.5	35.6
2049	19.515.9–25.2	32.228.9–35.7	35.9
2050	19.815.9–25.6	32.329–35.9	36.1
2051	2015.9–26.1	32.429.1–36.1	36.3
2052	20.215.9–26.4	32.629.2–36.3	36.5
2053	20.515.9–26.8	32.729.3–36.5	36.7
2054	20.715.9–27.1	32.929.4–36.6	36.9
2055	20.915.9–27.5	33.129.6–36.9	37.1
2056	21.115.9–27.8	33.329.7–37.1	37.3
2057	21.415.9–28.2	33.529.8–37.3	37.5
2058	21.615.9–28.5	33.630–37.6	37.6
2059	21.815.9–28.8	33.830.1–37.9	37.8
2060	22.115.9–29.1	3430.2–38.2	37.9
2061	22.315.9–29.4	34.130.3–38.5	38
2062	22.515.9–29.6	34.230.5–38.7	38.1
2063	22.815.9–29.9	34.430.6–39	38.3
2064	2315.9–30.2	34.530.7–39.2	38.4
2065	23.216–30.5	34.630.8–39.4	38.5
2066	23.516–30.8	34.830.9–39.6	38.6
2067	23.716.1–31.1	34.931–39.7	38.7
2068	2416.1–31.4	3531.1–39.8	38.8
2069	24.216.2–31.7	35.131.2–39.9	38.9
2070	24.516.2–32	35.231.3–40	39
2071	24.716.3–32.3	35.331.4–40.1	39.1
2072	2516.3–32.5	35.431.5–40.2	39.2
2073	25.216.4–32.8	35.531.5–40.3	39.3
2074	25.516.5–33	35.631.6–40.4	39.4
2075	25.716.5–33.2	35.731.7–40.5	39.5
2076	2616.6–33.4	35.831.8–40.7	39.6
2077	26.216.6–33.6	35.931.9–40.7	39.7
2078	26.516.7–33.7	3632–40.8	39.8
2079	26.716.8–33.9	36.132.1–40.9	40
2080	2716.9–33.9	36.232.2–41	40.1
2081	27.217–33.9	36.332.4–41.1	40.2
2082	27.517–34	36.432.5–41.2	40.3
2083	27.717.1–34.1	36.532.6–41.2	40.4
2084	2817.2–34.2	36.632.6–41.3	40.5
2085	28.217.2–34.2	36.732.7–41.4	40.6
2086	28.517.3–34.3	36.832.9–41.6	40.7
2087	28.717.3–34.5	36.933–41.7	40.9
2088	2917.3–34.7	37.133.1–41.9	41
2089	29.217.3–34.8	37.233.2–42	41.1
2090	29.517.4–35	37.333.3–42.2	41.2
2091	29.717.4–35.1	37.433.4–42.3	41.3
2092	29.917.5–35.3	37.533.5–42.4	41.4
2093	30.217.6–35.4	37.633.5–42.6	41.5
2094	30.417.7–35.4	37.733.6–42.7	41.6
2095	30.617.8–35.5	37.833.7–42.8	41.7
2096	30.817.9–35.5	37.933.8–43	41.8
2097	3118–35.6	3833.9–43.1	41.9
2098	31.318.1–35.7	38.134–43.2	42
2099	31.518.3–35.7	38.234.1–43.3	42
2100	31.718.5–35.9	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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