Ecuador vs Mexico: Median age

Median age in 2023: 28.4 years in Ecuador and 28.9 years in Mexico, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mexico, by 0.5 years, or 1.02 times that in Ecuador.

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What the numbers say

Mexico has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Ecuador.
In 2023, Ecuador ranked 137 and Mexico ranked 135 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ecuador at 50.1 years and Mexico at 49.2 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Ecuador	Mexico	World
2023	28.4	28.9	30.4
2022	28	28.5	30.1
2021	27.6	28.2	29.8
2020	27.2	27.9	29.6
2019	26.9	27.6	29.3
2018	26.5	27.3	29
2017	26.1	26.9	28.8
2016	25.7	26.6	28.5
2015	25.4	26.3	28.3
2014	25	26	28.1
2013	24.7	25.7	27.8
2012	24.4	25.4	27.6
2011	24.1	25.1	27.4
2010	23.8	24.8	27.2
2009	23.5	24.5	27
2008	23.2	24.3	26.7
2007	22.9	24	26.5
2006	22.6	23.7	26.3
2005	22.4	23.4	26.1
2004	22.1	23	25.9
2003	21.8	22.7	25.7
2002	21.6	22.4	25.5
2001	21.4	22.1	25.3
2000	21.1	21.8	25.1
1999	20.9	21.5	24.9
1998	20.7	21.2	24.7
1997	20.5	20.9	24.4
1996	20.3	20.6	24.2
1995	20.1	20.3	24
1994	20	20	23.8
1993	19.8	19.7	23.5
1992	19.6	19.3	23.3
1991	19.4	19	23.1
1990	19.2	18.7	22.9
1989	19	18.4	22.8
1988	18.8	18.1	22.6
1987	18.6	17.8	22.4
1986	18.4	17.5	22.2
1985	18.2	17.2	22
1984	18	16.9	21.9
1983	17.9	16.6	21.8
1982	17.7	16.3	21.7
1981	17.6	16	21.6
1980	17.4	15.7	21.5
1979	17.3	15.5	21.3
1978	17.2	15.4	21.1
1977	17.1	15.3	21
1976	17	15.2	20.8
1975	16.9	15.1	20.7
1974	16.8	15	20.5
1973	16.8	15	20.4
1972	16.7	15	20.4
1971	16.7	15	20.3
1970	16.6	15	20.3
1969	16.6	15	20.3
1968	16.6	15	20.4
1967	16.6	15.1	20.5
1966	16.5	15.1	20.6
1965	16.6	15.1	20.8
1964	16.6	15.2	21
1963	16.7	15.2	21.2
1962	16.8	15.3	21.4
1961	16.9	15.4	21.4
1960	17	15.5	21.5
1959	17.2	15.6	21.5
1958	17.3	15.7	21.5
1957	17.5	15.8	21.6
1956	17.7	15.9	21.7
1955	17.9	16.1	21.8
1954	18.1	16.2	21.9
1953	18.3	16.4	22
1952	18.5	16.6	22.1
1951	18.8	16.7	22.1
1950	19	16.9	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Ecuador	Mexico	World
2024	28.928.8–28.9	29.329.2–29.3	30.6
2025	29.329.1–29.4	29.629.5–29.8	30.9
2026	29.729.5–30	3029.7–30.3	31.1
2027	30.229.8–30.5	30.430–30.8	31.3
2028	30.630.2–31	30.730.2–31.3	31.6
2029	3130.5–31.6	31.130.4–31.8	31.8
2030	31.530.8–32.1	31.530.7–32.3	32
2031	31.931.1–32.7	31.830.9–32.8	32.2
2032	32.331.4–33.2	32.231.2–33.3	32.4
2033	32.731.7–33.8	32.531.4–33.8	32.6
2034	33.132–34.3	32.931.7–34.3	32.8
2035	33.632.3–34.9	33.332–34.8	33
2036	3432.7–35.4	33.732.2–35.3	33.2
2037	34.432.9–36	3432.5–35.8	33.4
2038	34.833.2–36.5	34.432.7–36.3	33.6
2039	35.233.5–37	34.833–36.8	33.8
2040	35.633.8–37.5	35.233.2–37.3	34
2041	3634.1–38.1	35.533.5–37.8	34.2
2042	36.434.4–38.6	35.933.8–38.3	34.4
2043	36.834.7–39.1	36.234–38.8	34.6
2044	37.235–39.6	36.634.3–39.3	34.8
2045	37.635.4–40.1	36.934.5–39.8	35
2046	37.935.7–40.7	37.334.8–40.2	35.2
2047	38.336–41.2	37.735.1–40.7	35.4
2048	38.736.3–41.7	3835.3–41.2	35.6
2049	39.136.6–42.2	38.435.6–41.7	35.9
2050	39.636.9–42.7	38.735.8–42.1	36.1
2051	4037.1–43.2	39.136.1–42.6	36.3
2052	40.437.4–43.7	39.436.3–43.1	36.5
2053	40.837.6–44.2	39.836.5–43.5	36.7
2054	41.237.8–44.7	40.136.7–44	36.9
2055	41.638–45.2	40.536.9–44.4	37.1
2056	41.938.1–45.7	40.837–44.9	37.3
2057	42.338.3–46.1	41.137.2–45.3	37.5
2058	42.638.5–46.6	41.437.4–45.8	37.6
2059	42.938.7–47.1	41.737.5–46.2	37.8
2060	43.238.8–47.6	4237.7–46.7	37.9
2061	43.538.9–48.1	42.337.8–47.2	38
2062	43.839–48.5	42.537.9–47.6	38.1
2063	44.239–49	42.838–48	38.3
2064	44.539.1–49.4	43.138.2–48.4	38.4
2065	44.739.3–49.8	43.338.4–48.8	38.5
2066	4539.5–50.3	43.638.6–49.2	38.6
2067	45.339.7–50.7	43.838.8–49.6	38.7
2068	45.539.9–51.1	44.138.9–50	38.8
2069	45.740.1–51.5	44.339.1–50.4	38.9
2070	45.940.3–51.9	44.539.3–50.8	39
2071	46.140.5–52.3	44.839.4–51.1	39.1
2072	46.340.7–52.7	4539.5–51.5	39.2
2073	46.540.9–53.1	45.239.7–51.9	39.3
2074	46.741.1–53.5	45.439.8–52.2	39.4
2075	46.941.3–53.9	45.640–52.6	39.5
2076	4741.4–54.3	45.840.1–53	39.6
2077	47.241.6–54.6	4640.2–53.3	39.7
2078	47.441.8–55	46.240.3–53.6	39.8
2079	47.542–55.3	46.440.4–53.9	40
2080	47.742.1–55.6	46.540.5–54.1	40.1
2081	47.942.3–55.8	46.740.6–54.3	40.2
2082	4842.4–56.1	46.940.7–54.5	40.3
2083	48.242.6–56.3	4740.8–54.7	40.4
2084	48.342.7–56.5	47.240.9–54.8	40.5
2085	48.542.8–56.7	47.441–55	40.6
2086	48.642.9–56.9	47.541.1–55.2	40.7
2087	48.743–57	47.741.2–55.3	40.9
2088	48.943.1–57.2	47.841.3–55.5	41
2089	4943.2–57.3	4841.3–55.6	41.1
2090	49.143.3–57.5	48.141.4–55.7	41.2
2091	49.243.3–57.6	48.241.5–55.9	41.3
2092	49.443.4–57.7	48.341.5–56	41.4
2093	49.543.4–57.8	48.541.6–56.1	41.5
2094	49.643.5–58	48.641.6–56.2	41.6
2095	49.743.5–58.1	48.741.7–56.3	41.7
2096	49.843.6–58.2	48.841.7–56.5	41.8
2097	49.843.6–58.4	48.941.8–56.6	41.9
2098	49.943.6–58.5	4941.8–56.8	42
2099	5043.7–58.7	49.141.8–56.9	42
2100	50.143.7–58.8	49.241.9–57.1	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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