Colombia vs Haiti: Median age

Median age in 2023: 31.6 years in Colombia and 23.5 years in Haiti, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Colombia, by 8.1 years, or 1.34 times that in Haiti.

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What the numbers say

Colombia has been higher since 1981, when it overtook Haiti.
In 2023, Colombia ranked 118 and Haiti ranked 167 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Colombia at 51.8 years and Haiti at 39.7 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Colombia	Haiti	World
2023	31.6	23.5	30.4
2022	31.2	23.3	30.1
2021	30.8	23	29.8
2020	30.5	22.8	29.6
2019	30.1	22.5	29.3
2018	29.7	22.3	29
2017	29.4	22	28.8
2016	29	21.8	28.5
2015	28.6	21.5	28.3
2014	28.1	21.3	28.1
2013	27.7	21	27.8
2012	27.3	20.7	27.6
2011	26.9	20.5	27.4
2010	26.5	20.3	27.2
2009	26.1	20	27
2008	25.7	19.8	26.7
2007	25.3	19.6	26.5
2006	25	19.4	26.3
2005	24.6	19.2	26.1
2004	24.3	19	25.9
2003	24	18.8	25.7
2002	23.7	18.6	25.5
2001	23.4	18.5	25.3
2000	23.2	18.4	25.1
1999	22.9	18.2	24.9
1998	22.7	18.1	24.7
1997	22.4	18	24.4
1996	22.2	18	24.2
1995	22	17.9	24
1994	21.7	17.8	23.8
1993	21.5	17.8	23.5
1992	21.3	17.8	23.3
1991	21.1	17.8	23.1
1990	20.8	17.8	22.9
1989	20.5	17.9	22.8
1988	20.3	17.9	22.6
1987	20	17.9	22.4
1986	19.7	18	22.2
1985	19.4	18	22
1984	19.1	18	21.9
1983	18.8	18.1	21.8
1982	18.5	18.1	21.7
1981	18.2	18.1	21.6
1980	17.9	18.2	21.5
1979	17.7	18.2	21.3
1978	17.4	18.2	21.1
1977	17.1	18.2	21
1976	16.9	18.3	20.8
1975	16.7	18.3	20.7
1974	16.4	18.3	20.5
1973	16.2	18.3	20.4
1972	16	18.3	20.4
1971	15.8	18.3	20.3
1970	15.7	18.3	20.3
1969	15.5	18.3	20.3
1968	15.4	18.4	20.4
1967	15.3	18.4	20.5
1966	15.3	18.4	20.6
1965	15.2	18.4	20.8
1964	15.2	18.5	21
1963	15.3	18.5	21.2
1962	15.3	18.5	21.4
1961	15.4	18.5	21.4
1960	15.5	18.5	21.5
1959	15.6	18.5	21.5
1958	15.7	18.5	21.5
1957	15.9	18.5	21.6
1956	16	18.5	21.7
1955	16.2	18.5	21.8
1954	16.4	18.6	21.9
1953	16.5	18.6	22
1952	16.7	18.7	22.1
1951	16.8	18.7	22.1
1950	16.9	18.8	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Colombia	Haiti	World
2024	32.132–32.1	23.823.7–23.9	30.6
2025	32.532.3–32.7	24.123.8–24.3	30.9
2026	3332.7–33.2	24.424–24.7	31.1
2027	33.433–33.8	24.624.1–25.1	31.3
2028	33.933.4–34.4	24.924.2–25.6	31.6
2029	34.433.7–35.1	25.224.3–26	31.8
2030	34.934.1–35.7	25.524.4–26.4	32
2031	35.334.4–36.3	25.724.5–26.9	32.2
2032	35.834.8–36.9	2624.6–27.3	32.4
2033	36.335.1–37.6	26.324.7–27.7	32.6
2034	36.735.5–38.2	26.624.8–28.2	32.8
2035	37.235.8–38.8	26.924.9–28.6	33
2036	37.736.2–39.5	27.225–29	33.2
2037	38.236.5–40.1	27.425.1–29.5	33.4
2038	38.636.9–40.7	27.725.3–29.9	33.6
2039	39.137.2–41.3	2825.4–30.3	33.8
2040	39.537.5–41.9	28.325.5–30.8	34
2041	4037.9–42.5	28.625.6–31.2	34.2
2042	40.438.2–43.1	28.925.7–31.6	34.4
2043	40.938.5–43.8	29.225.8–32	34.6
2044	41.338.7–44.4	29.525.9–32.5	34.8
2045	41.739–45	29.726–32.9	35
2046	42.139.3–45.5	3026.1–33.3	35.2
2047	42.539.5–46.1	30.326.1–33.7	35.4
2048	42.939.8–46.7	30.626.2–34.1	35.6
2049	43.340–47.2	30.826.2–34.6	35.9
2050	43.740.2–47.8	31.126.3–35	36.1
2051	4440.4–48.3	31.426.4–35.4	36.3
2052	44.440.6–48.8	31.626.6–35.8	36.5
2053	44.740.8–49.4	31.926.8–36.2	36.7
2054	45.141–49.9	32.127–36.6	36.9
2055	45.441.1–50.4	32.427.1–36.9	37.1
2056	45.741.2–50.9	32.627.3–37.3	37.3
2057	4641.4–51.4	32.827.5–37.7	37.5
2058	46.241.5–51.8	3327.7–38.1	37.6
2059	46.541.6–52.3	33.327.9–38.5	37.8
2060	46.841.7–52.7	33.528.1–38.9	37.9
2061	4741.8–53.1	33.728.3–39.2	38
2062	47.341.9–53.6	33.928.5–39.6	38.1
2063	47.542–54	34.128.6–40	38.3
2064	47.742.1–54.5	34.328.8–40.3	38.4
2065	47.942.2–54.9	34.529–40.6	38.5
2066	48.142.3–55.3	34.729.2–40.9	38.6
2067	48.342.4–55.7	34.929.3–41.1	38.7
2068	48.642.5–56	35.129.5–41.2	38.8
2069	48.842.7–56.4	35.229.6–41.4	38.9
2070	4942.8–56.8	35.429.8–41.5	39
2071	49.242.9–57.1	35.629.9–41.6	39.1
2072	49.443–57.5	35.830–41.7	39.2
2073	49.643.1–57.8	35.930.2–41.8	39.3
2074	49.843.2–58.2	36.130.3–41.9	39.4
2075	5043.3–58.6	36.330.5–42	39.5
2076	50.243.4–58.9	36.430.6–42.1	39.6
2077	50.343.5–59.2	36.630.8–42.2	39.7
2078	50.543.5–59.5	36.730.9–42.3	39.8
2079	50.643.6–59.8	36.931.1–42.4	40
2080	50.843.6–60.1	3731.2–42.5	40.1
2081	50.943.7–60.4	37.231.4–42.6	40.2
2082	5143.7–60.7	37.331.5–42.7	40.3
2083	51.143.7–61	37.531.7–42.8	40.4
2084	51.243.7–61.3	37.631.8–42.8	40.5
2085	51.343.8–61.7	37.832–42.9	40.6
2086	51.343.8–62	37.932.1–43	40.7
2087	51.443.8–62.3	3832.3–43.1	40.9
2088	51.443.8–62.6	38.232.5–43.2	41
2089	51.543.8–62.8	38.332.6–43.3	41.1
2090	51.543.8–63.1	38.432.8–43.4	41.2
2091	51.643.8–63.4	38.633–43.5	41.3
2092	51.643.8–63.7	38.733.1–43.6	41.4
2093	51.643.8–63.9	38.833.3–43.7	41.5
2094	51.743.7–64.2	38.933.4–43.8	41.6
2095	51.743.7–64.4	39.133.5–43.9	41.7
2096	51.743.7–64.7	39.233.7–44	41.8
2097	51.743.8–64.9	39.333.8–44	41.9
2098	51.843.8–65.2	39.434–44.1	42
2099	51.843.8–65.4	39.634.1–44.2	42
2100	51.843.9–65.7	39.734.2–44.3	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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