Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Median age

Median age in 2023: 34.1 years in Costa Rica and 25.3 years in Nicaragua, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Costa Rica, by 8.8 years, or 1.35 times that in Nicaragua.

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What the numbers say

Costa Rica has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Costa Rica ranked 99 and Nicaragua ranked 157 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Costa Rica at 56.2 years and Nicaragua at 46.9 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Costa Rica	Nicaragua	World
2023	34.1	25.3	30.4
2022	33.5	24.9	30.1
2021	33	24.6	29.8
2020	32.5	24.3	29.6
2019	32	24	29.3
2018	31.5	23.7	29
2017	31.1	23.3	28.8
2016	30.6	23	28.5
2015	30.2	22.7	28.3
2014	29.7	22.4	28.1
2013	29.3	22.1	27.8
2012	28.8	21.7	27.6
2011	28.4	21.5	27.4
2010	28	21.2	27.2
2009	27.6	20.9	27
2008	27.2	20.6	26.7
2007	26.8	20.3	26.5
2006	26.4	20.1	26.3
2005	26	19.8	26.1
2004	25.6	19.4	25.9
2003	25.2	19.1	25.7
2002	24.8	18.7	25.5
2001	24.5	18.4	25.3
2000	24.2	18	25.1
1999	23.9	17.7	24.9
1998	23.7	17.4	24.7
1997	23.4	17.1	24.4
1996	23.1	16.8	24.2
1995	22.9	16.5	24
1994	22.6	16.3	23.8
1993	22.4	16.1	23.5
1992	22.2	15.9	23.3
1991	21.9	15.7	23.1
1990	21.7	15.6	22.9
1989	21.5	15.4	22.8
1988	21.3	15.3	22.6
1987	21.1	15.3	22.4
1986	20.8	15.2	22.2
1985	20.6	15.2	22
1984	20.4	15.2	21.9
1983	20.1	15.2	21.8
1982	19.9	15.2	21.7
1981	19.6	15.1	21.6
1980	19.3	15.1	21.5
1979	19	15.1	21.3
1978	18.7	15.2	21.1
1977	18.4	15.2	21
1976	18.1	15.2	20.8
1975	17.8	15.1	20.7
1974	17.5	15.1	20.5
1973	17.2	15.1	20.4
1972	17	15.1	20.4
1971	16.7	15.1	20.3
1970	16.4	15	20.3
1969	16.2	15	20.3
1968	16	15	20.4
1967	15.8	14.9	20.5
1966	15.7	14.9	20.6
1965	15.6	14.8	20.8
1964	15.6	14.8	21
1963	15.5	14.8	21.2
1962	15.6	14.9	21.4
1961	15.6	15	21.4
1960	15.7	15.2	21.5
1959	15.9	15.3	21.5
1958	16	15.4	21.5
1957	16.1	15.5	21.6
1956	16.2	15.7	21.7
1955	16.3	15.8	21.8
1954	16.4	15.9	21.9
1953	16.5	16.1	22
1952	16.6	16.2	22.1
1951	16.7	16.3	22.1
1950	16.8	16.5	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Costa Rica	Nicaragua	World
2024	34.634.6–34.6	25.625.5–25.7	30.6
2025	35.235.1–35.2	2625.7–26.2	30.9
2026	35.735.5–35.9	26.325.9–26.7	31.1
2027	36.236–36.5	26.726.1–27.2	31.3
2028	36.836.5–37.1	2726.3–27.7	31.6
2029	37.336.9–37.7	27.426.5–28.2	31.8
2030	37.837.4–38.3	27.726.6–28.7	32
2031	38.337.8–38.9	28.126.8–29.2	32.2
2032	38.838.2–39.5	28.427–29.7	32.4
2033	39.338.7–40.2	28.827.2–30.2	32.6
2034	39.839.1–40.8	29.127.4–30.7	32.8
2035	40.339.5–41.4	29.527.7–31.2	33
2036	40.839.9–42	29.827.9–31.7	33.2
2037	41.340.3–42.5	30.228.1–32.2	33.4
2038	41.840.7–43.1	30.628.3–32.7	33.6
2039	42.341–43.7	30.928.6–33.2	33.8
2040	42.741.4–44.3	31.328.8–33.7	34
2041	43.241.8–44.8	31.729–34.2	34.2
2042	43.642.1–45.4	3229.2–34.7	34.4
2043	44.142.5–45.9	32.429.5–35.2	34.6
2044	44.542.9–46.5	32.829.7–35.7	34.8
2045	44.943.2–47	33.129.9–36.2	35
2046	45.443.5–47.6	33.530.1–36.7	35.2
2047	45.843.9–48.1	33.830.3–37.2	35.4
2048	46.244.2–48.7	34.230.5–37.7	35.6
2049	46.644.5–49.2	34.630.7–38.2	35.9
2050	4744.7–49.7	34.930.9–38.7	36.1
2051	47.445–50.2	35.331.1–39.2	36.3
2052	47.745.3–50.7	35.631.3–39.7	36.5
2053	48.145.6–51.2	3631.5–40.2	36.7
2054	48.545.9–51.7	36.331.7–40.7	36.9
2055	48.846.2–52.2	36.631.8–41.2	37.1
2056	49.246.5–52.7	3732–41.6	37.3
2057	49.546.8–53.2	37.332.3–42.1	37.5
2058	49.947.1–53.7	37.632.6–42.6	37.6
2059	50.247.3–54.1	37.932.9–43	37.8
2060	50.647.6–54.6	38.333.2–43.5	37.9
2061	5147.8–55.1	38.633.4–43.9	38
2062	51.348.1–55.5	38.933.7–44.4	38.1
2063	51.748.3–56	39.234–44.8	38.3
2064	5248.6–56.4	39.434.2–45.3	38.4
2065	52.348.8–56.8	39.734.5–45.7	38.5
2066	52.749–57.3	4034.7–46.2	38.6
2067	5349.2–57.7	40.335–46.6	38.7
2068	53.349.4–58.2	40.635.2–47	38.8
2069	53.649.6–58.6	40.835.4–47.4	38.9
2070	53.949.7–59	41.135.6–47.9	39
2071	54.249.8–59.4	41.435.8–48.3	39.1
2072	54.549.8–59.8	41.636–48.7	39.2
2073	54.749.7–60.2	41.936.2–49.1	39.3
2074	5549.7–60.6	42.136.4–49.5	39.4
2075	55.249.7–61	42.336.6–49.8	39.5
2076	55.449.7–61.4	42.636.7–50.1	39.6
2077	55.649.7–61.8	42.836.9–50.4	39.7
2078	55.649.7–62.2	4337–50.6	39.8
2079	55.749.7–62.6	43.237.2–50.9	40
2080	55.749.8–63	43.437.3–51.2	40.1
2081	55.849.8–63.3	43.737.4–51.4	40.2
2082	55.849.8–63.7	43.937.6–51.6	40.3
2083	55.849.9–64.1	44.137.7–51.9	40.4
2084	55.849.9–64.5	44.337.8–52.1	40.5
2085	55.850–64.8	44.437.9–52.3	40.6
2086	55.850–65.1	44.638–52.6	40.7
2087	55.850–65.4	44.838.1–52.8	40.9
2088	55.950–65.6	4538.3–53	41
2089	55.950.1–65.8	45.238.4–53.2	41.1
2090	55.950.1–66	45.438.4–53.4	41.2
2091	55.950.1–66.2	45.538.5–53.7	41.3
2092	55.950.1–66.3	45.738.6–53.9	41.4
2093	5650.1–66.4	45.938.7–54.1	41.5
2094	5650.1–66.5	4638.8–54.3	41.6
2095	5650.1–66.5	46.238.8–54.5	41.7
2096	56.150.1–66.6	46.338.9–54.7	41.8
2097	56.150.1–66.6	46.539–54.9	41.9
2098	56.250.1–66.6	46.639.1–55.1	42
2099	56.250.1–66.6	46.839.2–55.3	42
2100	56.250.1–66.6	46.939.3–55.5	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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