Egypt vs Pakistan: Median age

Median age in 2023: 24 years in Egypt and 20.3 years in Pakistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Egypt, by 3.7 years, or 1.18 times that in Pakistan.

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What the numbers say

Egypt has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Egypt ranked 165 and Pakistan ranked 187 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Egypt at 41.6 years and Pakistan at 37.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Egypt	Pakistan	World
2023	24	20.3	30.4
2022	23.8	20.2	30.1
2021	23.6	20	29.8
2020	23.5	19.8	29.6
2019	23.3	19.7	29.3
2018	23.2	19.5	29
2017	23.1	19.4	28.8
2016	23	19.3	28.5
2015	22.9	19.2	28.3
2014	22.8	19.2	28.1
2013	22.7	19.1	27.8
2012	22.6	19	27.6
2011	22.4	18.9	27.4
2010	22.2	18.8	27.2
2009	22	18.6	27
2008	21.9	18.4	26.7
2007	21.7	18.2	26.5
2006	21.4	18	26.3
2005	21.2	17.8	26.1
2004	21	17.6	25.9
2003	20.8	17.4	25.7
2002	20.5	17.3	25.5
2001	20.3	17.2	25.3
2000	20.1	17	25.1
1999	19.9	16.9	24.9
1998	19.7	16.8	24.7
1997	19.5	16.7	24.4
1996	19.3	16.7	24.2
1995	19.1	16.6	24
1994	19	16.6	23.8
1993	18.9	16.7	23.5
1992	18.7	16.8	23.3
1991	18.6	16.9	23.1
1990	18.5	16.9	22.9
1989	18.4	16.9	22.8
1988	18.4	17	22.6
1987	18.4	17.1	22.4
1986	18.3	17.1	22.2
1985	18.3	17.2	22
1984	18.3	17.2	21.9
1983	18.3	17.3	21.8
1982	18.3	17.3	21.7
1981	18.2	17.2	21.6
1980	18.2	17.1	21.5
1979	18.2	16.9	21.3
1978	18.3	16.8	21.1
1977	18.3	16.8	21
1976	18.3	16.8	20.8
1975	18.3	16.8	20.7
1974	18.2	16.8	20.5
1973	18.2	16.8	20.4
1972	18.1	16.9	20.4
1971	18.1	17	20.3
1970	18.1	17.1	20.3
1969	18.1	17.2	20.3
1968	18	17.4	20.4
1967	18	17.6	20.5
1966	18	17.7	20.6
1965	17.9	17.8	20.8
1964	17.9	17.9	21
1963	18	17.9	21.2
1962	18.2	18	21.4
1961	18.4	18	21.4
1960	18.6	18.1	21.5
1959	18.9	18.1	21.5
1958	19.1	18	21.5
1957	19.3	18	21.6
1956	19.4	18	21.7
1955	19.5	17.9	21.8
1954	19.6	17.8	21.9
1953	19.6	17.7	22
1952	19.6	17.6	22.1
1951	19.6	17.5	22.1
1950	19.6	17.3	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Egypt	Pakistan	World
2024	24.324.2–24.4	20.420.4–20.5	30.6
2025	24.524.3–24.7	20.620.5–20.7	30.9
2026	24.724.4–25.1	20.820.6–20.9	31.1
2027	24.924.5–25.5	20.920.7–21.1	31.3
2028	25.124.6–25.8	21.120.8–21.4	31.6
2029	25.424.8–26.1	21.321–21.6	31.8
2030	25.625–26.5	21.621.1–21.9	32
2031	25.825.1–26.8	21.821.3–22.3	32.2
2032	2625.2–27.1	22.121.5–22.6	32.4
2033	26.225.3–27.5	22.321.6–22.9	32.6
2034	26.425.4–27.8	22.621.8–23.3	32.8
2035	26.725.5–28.1	22.821.9–23.7	33
2036	26.925.6–28.5	23.122.1–24.1	33.2
2037	27.125.7–28.8	23.322.2–24.5	33.4
2038	27.425.9–29.2	23.622.4–24.9	33.6
2039	27.626–29.5	23.822.5–25.3	33.8
2040	27.926.2–29.9	2422.5–25.6	34
2041	28.226.4–30.3	24.322.6–26	34.2
2042	28.526.5–30.7	24.522.7–26.3	34.4
2043	28.826.7–31.1	24.722.8–26.7	34.6
2044	29.126.9–31.5	24.922.9–27.1	34.8
2045	29.427–31.9	25.123–27.4	35
2046	29.827.1–32.3	25.423.1–27.8	35.2
2047	30.127.2–32.8	25.623.2–28.1	35.4
2048	30.427.2–33.2	25.823.3–28.5	35.6
2049	30.727.2–33.6	2623.4–28.8	35.9
2050	3127.3–34.1	26.323.6–29.2	36.1
2051	31.227.3–34.5	26.523.7–29.6	36.3
2052	31.527.3–34.9	26.723.9–29.9	36.5
2053	31.727.5–35.4	26.924–30.3	36.7
2054	31.927.6–35.8	27.224.1–30.6	36.9
2055	32.127.7–36.2	27.424.3–31	37.1
2056	32.327.9–36.6	27.624.4–31.4	37.3
2057	32.528–36.9	27.824.6–31.7	37.5
2058	32.728.1–37.3	28.124.7–32.1	37.6
2059	32.928.3–37.6	28.324.9–32.4	37.8
2060	33.228.4–38	28.525–32.7	37.9
2061	33.428.5–38.3	28.825.2–33	38
2062	33.628.7–38.6	2925.4–33.3	38.1
2063	33.828.8–38.9	29.225.6–33.6	38.3
2064	3429–39.2	29.525.7–33.9	38.4
2065	34.229.1–39.5	29.725.9–34.2	38.5
2066	34.429.3–39.7	29.926–34.5	38.6
2067	34.629.4–40	30.226.2–34.8	38.7
2068	34.829.6–40.2	30.426.3–35	38.8
2069	3529.8–40.4	30.726.5–35.3	38.9
2070	35.229.9–40.6	30.926.6–35.5	39
2071	35.530.1–40.8	31.226.7–35.8	39.1
2072	35.730.2–41	31.426.9–36.1	39.2
2073	35.930.4–41.2	31.627–36.4	39.3
2074	36.230.6–41.4	31.927.2–36.6	39.4
2075	36.430.7–41.6	32.127.3–36.9	39.5
2076	36.730.9–41.8	32.327.4–37.1	39.6
2077	36.931.1–41.9	32.627.6–37.4	39.7
2078	37.231.2–42.1	32.827.7–37.7	39.8
2079	37.431.3–42.3	3327.9–38	40
2080	37.731.5–42.5	33.228–38.3	40.1
2081	37.931.6–42.7	33.528.1–38.6	40.2
2082	38.231.7–42.9	33.728.2–38.9	40.3
2083	38.431.8–43.1	33.928.4–39.1	40.4
2084	38.632–43.4	34.128.5–39.4	40.5
2085	38.932.1–43.5	34.328.6–39.6	40.6
2086	39.132.1–43.7	34.528.8–39.8	40.7
2087	39.332.2–43.9	34.728.9–40.1	40.9
2088	39.532.3–44.1	34.929–40.3	41
2089	39.732.4–44.3	35.129.1–40.5	41.1
2090	39.932.5–44.4	35.329.3–40.7	41.2
2091	40.132.6–44.6	35.529.4–40.9	41.3
2092	40.332.7–44.8	35.729.5–41.1	41.4
2093	40.432.8–44.9	35.929.7–41.3	41.5
2094	40.633–45	36.129.8–41.4	41.6
2095	40.833.1–45.2	36.330–41.5	41.7
2096	40.933.3–45.3	36.530.1–41.7	41.8
2097	41.133.4–45.5	36.730.3–41.8	41.9
2098	41.333.6–45.6	36.930.4–41.9	42
2099	41.433.8–45.8	37.130.5–42.1	42
2100	41.634–45.9	37.330.6–42.3	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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