Cuba vs United States: Median age

Median age in 2023: 41.7 years in Cuba and 38 years in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Cuba, by 3.7 years, or 1.1 times that in United States.

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What the numbers say

Cuba has been higher since 2007, when it overtook United States.
In 2023, Cuba ranked 39 and United States ranked 68 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Cuba at 54.9 years and United States at 45.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Cuba	United States	World
2023	41.7	38	30.4
2022	41.5	37.7	30.1
2021	41.4	37.5	29.8
2020	41.3	37.2	29.6
2019	41.1	37	29.3
2018	40.8	36.8	29
2017	40.4	36.7	28.8
2016	40.1	36.5	28.5
2015	39.7	36.4	28.3
2014	39.2	36.3	28.1
2013	38.8	36.2	27.8
2012	38.3	36.1	27.6
2011	37.8	36	27.4
2010	37.3	35.9	27.2
2009	36.8	35.8	27
2008	36.3	35.7	26.7
2007	35.7	35.5	26.5
2006	35.2	35.4	26.3
2005	34.7	35.2	26.1
2004	34.2	35	25.9
2003	33.7	34.8	25.7
2002	33.2	34.7	25.5
2001	32.6	34.5	25.3
2000	32.1	34.3	25.1
1999	31.6	34.1	24.9
1998	31	33.9	24.7
1997	30.4	33.6	24.4
1996	29.9	33.4	24.2
1995	29.3	33.1	24
1994	28.7	32.9	23.8
1993	28.2	32.6	23.5
1992	27.7	32.4	23.3
1991	27.2	32.1	23.1
1990	26.7	31.9	22.9
1989	26.3	31.6	22.8
1988	25.9	31.3	22.6
1987	25.5	31	22.4
1986	25.1	30.7	22.2
1985	24.8	30.4	22
1984	24.4	30.2	21.9
1983	24.1	29.9	21.8
1982	23.8	29.6	21.7
1981	23.4	29.4	21.6
1980	23.1	29.1	21.5
1979	22.7	28.9	21.3
1978	22.3	28.6	21.1
1977	22	28.3	21
1976	21.7	27.9	20.8
1975	21.4	27.6	20.7
1974	21.2	27.3	20.5
1973	21	27.1	20.4
1972	20.9	27	20.4
1971	20.8	26.8	20.3
1970	20.7	26.7	20.3
1969	20.8	26.7	20.3
1968	20.8	26.7	20.4
1967	20.9	26.8	20.5
1966	21	26.9	20.6
1965	21.1	27	20.8
1964	21.2	27.2	21
1963	21.3	27.5	21.2
1962	21.4	27.7	21.4
1961	21.4	28	21.4
1960	21.4	28.3	21.5
1959	21.4	28.5	21.5
1958	21.4	28.7	21.5
1957	21.3	28.8	21.6
1956	21.3	28.9	21.7
1955	21.3	29	21.8
1954	21.2	29	21.9
1953	21.2	29	22
1952	21.2	29	22.1
1951	21.2	29	22.1
1950	21.2	29	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Cuba	United States	World
2024	41.941.9–41.9	38.338.3–38.3	30.6
2025	42.242.1–42.3	38.538.4–38.6	30.9
2026	42.542.4–42.6	38.738.6–38.9	31.1
2027	42.842.7–43	38.938.7–39.1	31.3
2028	43.142.9–43.3	39.138.8–39.4	31.6
2029	43.543.2–43.7	39.339–39.7	31.8
2030	43.943.6–44.1	39.639.1–40	32
2031	44.243.9–44.5	39.839.2–40.3	32.2
2032	44.644.2–44.9	4039.3–40.6	32.4
2033	44.944.6–45.3	40.239.4–40.9	32.6
2034	45.344.9–45.7	40.339.5–41.2	32.8
2035	45.745.3–46.1	40.539.5–41.4	33
2036	46.145.6–46.5	40.639.5–41.7	33.2
2037	46.546–46.9	40.739.4–41.9	33.4
2038	46.946.3–47.4	40.739.4–42.1	33.6
2039	47.346.6–47.8	40.839.3–42.3	33.8
2040	47.646.9–48.1	40.839.3–42.5	34
2041	47.947.1–48.5	40.939.2–42.6	34.2
2042	48.247.3–48.8	4139.2–42.8	34.4
2043	48.447.5–49.1	4139.2–43	34.6
2044	48.647.6–49.4	41.139.2–43.2	34.8
2045	48.847.8–49.6	41.239.3–43.4	35
2046	4948–49.8	41.339.4–43.6	35.2
2047	49.348.2–50.1	41.439.5–43.8	35.4
2048	49.548.4–50.3	41.539.6–44	35.6
2049	49.748.5–50.5	41.739.7–44.2	35.9
2050	49.948.7–50.8	41.939.7–44.4	36.1
2051	50.148.9–51	4239.8–44.6	36.3
2052	50.349–51.3	42.239.9–44.8	36.5
2053	50.549.1–51.5	42.339.9–45.1	36.7
2054	50.749.2–51.7	42.440–45.3	36.9
2055	50.849.3–52	42.640–45.6	37.1
2056	5149.3–52.2	42.740.1–45.8	37.3
2057	5149.3–52.4	42.840.1–46	37.5
2058	51.149.3–52.5	42.940.1–46.2	37.6
2059	51.149.3–52.6	4340.2–46.4	37.8
2060	51.249.3–52.7	43.140.1–46.6	37.9
2061	51.349.4–52.8	43.240.1–46.8	38
2062	51.449.6–53	43.340.1–47	38.1
2063	51.649.7–53.2	43.440.1–47.2	38.3
2064	51.849.8–53.5	43.540–47.4	38.4
2065	5249.9–53.8	43.540–47.6	38.5
2066	52.150–54.1	43.540–47.7	38.6
2067	52.350.1–54.4	43.640–47.9	38.7
2068	52.550.2–54.7	43.640–48	38.8
2069	52.750.2–55	43.740–48.1	38.9
2070	52.950.3–55.3	43.740–48.3	39
2071	53.150.3–55.6	43.840–48.4	39.1
2072	53.250.3–55.9	43.840–48.5	39.2
2073	53.450.2–56.2	43.840–48.6	39.3
2074	53.550.2–56.5	43.940–48.7	39.4
2075	53.650.1–56.8	43.940–48.8	39.5
2076	53.750.1–57.1	43.940–48.9	39.6
2077	53.750.1–57.3	4440.1–49	39.7
2078	53.850.1–57.6	4440.1–49.2	39.8
2079	53.850.1–57.9	44.140.2–49.3	40
2080	53.950.1–58.1	44.140.2–49.4	40.1
2081	53.950.2–58.3	44.240.2–49.6	40.2
2082	5450.2–58.5	44.240.3–49.7	40.3
2083	5450.2–58.7	44.340.3–49.8	40.4
2084	5450.3–58.8	44.440.4–49.9	40.5
2085	54.150.3–58.9	44.540.4–50	40.6
2086	54.150.3–59.1	44.540.5–50.1	40.7
2087	54.250.3–59.2	44.640.5–50.3	40.9
2088	54.250.3–59.3	44.740.5–50.4	41
2089	54.350.4–59.5	44.840.6–50.5	41.1
2090	54.350.3–59.6	44.840.6–50.7	41.2
2091	54.450.3–59.7	44.940.6–50.8	41.3
2092	54.450.3–59.8	4540.6–51	41.4
2093	54.550.3–59.9	4540.7–51.1	41.5
2094	54.650.3–60	45.140.7–51.2	41.6
2095	54.650.3–60.1	45.140.7–51.4	41.7
2096	54.750.3–60.2	45.240.7–51.5	41.8
2097	54.750.3–60.4	45.240.7–51.6	41.9
2098	54.850.2–60.5	45.340.7–51.7	42
2099	54.850.2–60.6	45.340.7–51.8	42
2100	54.950.2–60.7	45.340.7–52	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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