Chile vs Honduras: Median age

Median age in 2023: 36 years in Chile and 23.6 years in Honduras, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Chile, by 12.4 years, or 1.53 times that in Honduras.

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What the numbers say

Chile has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Chile ranked 86 and Honduras ranked 166 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Chile at 57.4 years and Honduras at 43.8 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Chile	Honduras	World
2023	36	23.6	30.4
2022	35.5	23.2	30.1
2021	35.1	22.9	29.8
2020	34.7	22.6	29.6
2019	34.3	22.2	29.3
2018	34.1	21.9	29
2017	33.9	21.6	28.8
2016	33.6	21.2	28.5
2015	33.3	20.9	28.3
2014	33	20.6	28.1
2013	32.7	20.3	27.8
2012	32.4	19.9	27.6
2011	32.1	19.6	27.4
2010	31.7	19.3	27.2
2009	31.4	19.1	27
2008	31	18.8	26.7
2007	30.7	18.5	26.5
2006	30.3	18.2	26.3
2005	29.9	18	26.1
2004	29.6	17.8	25.9
2003	29.2	17.5	25.7
2002	28.8	17.3	25.5
2001	28.4	17.1	25.3
2000	28	17	25.1
1999	27.7	16.8	24.9
1998	27.3	16.6	24.7
1997	27	16.4	24.4
1996	26.6	16.3	24.2
1995	26.3	16.1	24
1994	26	16	23.8
1993	25.7	15.9	23.5
1992	25.4	15.8	23.3
1991	25.1	15.7	23.1
1990	24.8	15.7	22.9
1989	24.6	15.6	22.8
1988	24.3	15.6	22.6
1987	24	15.5	22.4
1986	23.7	15.5	22.2
1985	23.4	15.4	22
1984	23.1	15.3	21.9
1983	22.8	15.3	21.8
1982	22.6	15.3	21.7
1981	22.3	15.2	21.6
1980	22	15.2	21.5
1979	21.7	15.2	21.3
1978	21.4	15.1	21.1
1977	21.2	15.1	21
1976	20.9	15.1	20.8
1975	20.7	15	20.7
1974	20.4	14.9	20.5
1973	20.2	14.9	20.4
1972	20	14.9	20.4
1971	19.9	14.9	20.3
1970	19.7	14.9	20.3
1969	19.6	14.9	20.3
1968	19.5	14.9	20.4
1967	19.4	14.9	20.5
1966	19.3	14.9	20.6
1965	19.3	14.9	20.8
1964	19.3	14.9	21
1963	19.3	15	21.2
1962	19.3	15.1	21.4
1961	19.3	15.3	21.4
1960	19.3	15.5	21.5
1959	19.4	15.7	21.5
1958	19.4	16	21.5
1957	19.4	16.2	21.6
1956	19.5	16.4	21.7
1955	19.5	16.6	21.8
1954	19.5	16.8	21.9
1953	19.5	17	22
1952	19.5	17.2	22.1
1951	19.4	17.4	22.1
1950	19.4	17.6	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Chile	Honduras	World
2024	36.536.4–36.5	23.923.8–24	30.6
2025	36.936.8–37.1	24.224–24.5	30.9
2026	37.437.2–37.7	24.624.1–25	31.1
2027	37.937.6–38.3	24.924.3–25.5	31.3
2028	38.438–39	25.324.4–26	31.6
2029	3938.4–39.6	25.624.5–26.5	31.8
2030	39.538.8–40.3	2624.6–27.1	32
2031	4039.1–40.9	26.324.8–27.6	32.2
2032	40.539.5–41.6	26.724.9–28.1	32.4
2033	4139.9–42.3	2725–28.6	32.6
2034	41.540.3–42.9	27.325.1–29.1	32.8
2035	4240.6–43.6	27.725.3–29.6	33
2036	42.541–44.3	2825.4–30.1	33.2
2037	4341.4–44.9	28.325.5–30.6	33.4
2038	43.541.7–45.6	28.625.6–31	33.6
2039	4442–46.2	2925.7–31.5	33.8
2040	44.542.4–46.9	29.325.8–32	34
2041	4542.7–47.5	29.625.9–32.5	34.2
2042	45.542.9–48.2	29.926–32.9	34.4
2043	45.943.2–48.8	30.226.1–33.4	34.6
2044	46.443.5–49.4	30.526.2–33.9	34.8
2045	46.843.8–50	30.826.3–34.3	35
2046	47.344–50.7	31.126.3–34.8	35.2
2047	47.744.3–51.3	31.426.4–35.2	35.4
2048	48.144.5–51.9	31.726.5–35.6	35.6
2049	48.544.7–52.5	3226.5–36.1	35.9
2050	48.944.9–53.1	32.326.6–36.5	36.1
2051	49.345.1–53.7	32.626.6–37	36.3
2052	49.645.3–54.2	32.926.8–37.4	36.5
2053	5045.5–54.8	33.227.1–37.8	36.7
2054	50.345.7–55.4	33.527.3–38.2	36.9
2055	50.745.9–55.9	33.827.6–38.7	37.1
2056	5146.1–56.5	34.127.8–39.1	37.3
2057	51.346.3–57	34.428–39.5	37.5
2058	51.646.5–57.6	34.728.3–39.9	37.6
2059	51.946.7–58.1	3528.5–40.4	37.8
2060	52.246.9–58.6	35.328.7–40.8	37.9
2061	52.547.1–59.1	35.628.9–41.2	38
2062	52.847.3–59.6	35.929.1–41.6	38.1
2063	53.147.5–60.1	36.229.3–42	38.3
2064	53.447.6–60.6	36.529.5–42.4	38.4
2065	53.847.8–61	36.829.7–42.8	38.5
2066	54.147.9–61.5	3729.8–43.3	38.6
2067	54.448.1–61.9	37.330–43.7	38.7
2068	54.748.2–62.3	37.630.2–44.1	38.8
2069	5548.2–62.8	37.830.4–44.4	38.9
2070	55.348.3–63.1	38.130.5–44.6	39
2071	55.648.3–63.5	38.330.7–44.8	39.1
2072	55.948.3–63.9	38.630.8–44.9	39.2
2073	56.248.3–64.3	38.831–45.1	39.3
2074	56.548.3–64.7	3931.1–45.2	39.4
2075	56.748.3–65.1	39.331.2–45.4	39.5
2076	56.948.2–65.5	39.531.4–45.6	39.6
2077	57.148.2–65.9	39.731.5–45.7	39.7
2078	57.348.2–66.4	39.931.7–45.8	39.8
2079	57.448.2–66.8	40.131.8–45.9	40
2080	57.548.2–67.2	40.332–46.1	40.1
2081	57.548.2–67.6	40.532.1–46.2	40.2
2082	57.548.3–68.1	40.732.3–46.3	40.3
2083	57.648.3–68.5	40.932.4–46.4	40.4
2084	57.548.3–68.9	41.132.6–46.5	40.5
2085	57.548.3–69.3	41.332.8–46.7	40.6
2086	57.548.3–69.7	41.533–46.8	40.7
2087	57.548.3–70.1	41.733.2–46.9	40.9
2088	57.548.3–70.5	41.833.4–47.1	41
2089	57.548.2–70.8	4233.6–47.2	41.1
2090	57.548.2–71.2	42.233.8–47.4	41.2
2091	57.548.2–71.5	42.434–47.5	41.3
2092	57.548.2–71.9	42.534.1–47.7	41.4
2093	57.448.2–72.2	42.734.3–47.9	41.5
2094	57.448.2–72.4	42.934.5–48	41.6
2095	57.448.2–72.6	4334.7–48.2	41.7
2096	57.448.2–72.8	43.234.9–48.4	41.8
2097	57.448.1–73	43.435.2–48.6	41.9
2098	57.448.1–73.2	43.535.4–48.8	42
2099	57.448.1–73.3	43.735.6–48.9	42
2100	57.448.1–73.4	43.835.7–49.1	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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