El Salvador vs Guatemala: Median age

Median age in 2023: 27 years in El Salvador and 22.6 years in Guatemala, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in El Salvador, by 4.3 years, or 1.19 times that in Guatemala.

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What the numbers say

El Salvador has been higher since 1977, when it overtook Guatemala.
In 2023, El Salvador ranked 147 and Guatemala ranked 171 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts El Salvador at 50.3 years and Guatemala at 44.9 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	El Salvador	Guatemala	World
2023	27	22.6	30.4
2022	26.5	22.2	30.1
2021	26.1	21.9	29.8
2020	25.7	21.6	29.6
2019	25.3	21.2	29.3
2018	24.9	20.9	29
2017	24.5	20.6	28.8
2016	24.2	20.3	28.5
2015	23.8	20	28.3
2014	23.5	19.7	28.1
2013	23.3	19.4	27.8
2012	23	19.1	27.6
2011	22.8	18.9	27.4
2010	22.6	18.6	27.2
2009	22.4	18.3	27
2008	22.2	18.1	26.7
2007	22.1	17.8	26.5
2006	21.9	17.6	26.3
2005	21.7	17.4	26.1
2004	21.4	17.2	25.9
2003	21.1	17	25.7
2002	20.8	16.9	25.5
2001	20.5	16.8	25.3
2000	20.2	16.7	25.1
1999	19.9	16.5	24.9
1998	19.6	16.4	24.7
1997	19.3	16.4	24.4
1996	18.9	16.3	24.2
1995	18.6	16.3	24
1994	18.3	16.2	23.8
1993	17.9	16.2	23.5
1992	17.8	16.1	23.3
1991	17.7	16.1	23.1
1990	17.7	16.1	22.9
1989	17.7	16	22.8
1988	17.6	16	22.6
1987	17.5	16	22.4
1986	17.3	16	22.2
1985	17.1	16	22
1984	17	15.9	21.9
1983	16.8	15.9	21.8
1982	16.6	16	21.7
1981	16.5	16	21.6
1980	16.4	16	21.5
1979	16.2	16	21.3
1978	16.1	16	21.1
1977	16	15.9	21
1976	15.9	15.9	20.8
1975	15.7	15.8	20.7
1974	15.6	15.8	20.5
1973	15.6	15.7	20.4
1972	15.5	15.7	20.4
1971	15.5	15.7	20.3
1970	15.5	15.7	20.3
1969	15.5	15.7	20.3
1968	15.5	15.6	20.4
1967	15.6	15.6	20.5
1966	15.7	15.6	20.6
1965	15.7	15.5	20.8
1964	15.8	15.5	21
1963	15.9	15.5	21.2
1962	16	15.5	21.4
1961	16	15.6	21.4
1960	16.1	15.6	21.5
1959	16.2	15.7	21.5
1958	16.3	15.9	21.5
1957	16.4	16	21.6
1956	16.5	16.2	21.7
1955	16.6	16.4	21.8
1954	16.7	16.5	21.9
1953	16.8	16.6	22
1952	16.9	16.7	22.1
1951	17.1	16.8	22.1
1950	17.2	16.8	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	El Salvador	Guatemala	World
2024	27.427.4–27.5	2323–23.1	30.6
2025	27.927.7–28.1	23.423.3–23.6	30.9
2026	28.428–28.7	23.823.6–24	31.1
2027	28.928.4–29.3	24.223.9–24.6	31.3
2028	29.328.7–30	24.624.1–25.1	31.6
2029	29.829.1–30.6	2524.4–25.6	31.8
2030	30.329.4–31.3	25.424.7–26.1	32
2031	30.829.8–32	25.824.9–26.6	32.2
2032	31.330.1–32.7	26.225.2–27.1	32.4
2033	31.830.4–33.4	26.525.4–27.7	32.6
2034	32.230.7–34.1	26.925.6–28.2	32.8
2035	32.731–34.8	27.325.8–28.7	33
2036	33.231.2–35.5	27.726.1–29.2	33.2
2037	33.631.5–36.3	2826.3–29.7	33.4
2038	3431.7–37	28.426.5–30.2	33.6
2039	34.432–37.7	28.826.7–30.8	33.8
2040	34.832.3–38.5	29.126.9–31.3	34
2041	35.232.5–39.2	29.527.1–31.8	34.2
2042	35.632.8–40	29.927.4–32.3	34.4
2043	3633–40.7	30.327.6–32.9	34.6
2044	36.433.3–41.4	30.727.9–33.4	34.8
2045	36.833.5–42.2	3128.1–33.9	35
2046	37.333.8–42.9	31.428.4–34.4	35.2
2047	37.734–43.6	31.828.6–35	35.4
2048	38.134.2–44.3	32.228.8–35.5	35.6
2049	38.534.4–45	32.629–36	35.9
2050	38.934.6–45.7	3329.2–36.5	36.1
2051	39.334.8–46.4	33.429.3–37.1	36.3
2052	39.735–47.1	33.829.5–37.6	36.5
2053	40.135.2–47.8	34.229.6–38.1	36.7
2054	40.535.4–48.5	34.529.8–38.6	36.9
2055	40.935.5–49.2	34.930–39.1	37.1
2056	41.335.7–49.9	35.230.2–39.6	37.3
2057	41.735.8–50.5	35.530.4–40.1	37.5
2058	42.135.9–51.2	35.830.7–40.6	37.6
2059	42.536–51.9	36.130.9–41.1	37.8
2060	42.836.1–52.6	36.431.1–41.6	37.9
2061	43.136.3–53.3	36.731.4–42.1	38
2062	43.536.4–54	3731.6–42.6	38.1
2063	43.836.5–54.7	37.331.8–43.1	38.3
2064	44.136.6–55.3	37.632.1–43.5	38.4
2065	44.436.7–56	37.932.3–44	38.5
2066	44.736.8–56.7	38.232.5–44.4	38.6
2067	4537–57.3	38.532.7–44.8	38.7
2068	45.337.1–57.9	38.732.9–45.2	38.8
2069	45.537.2–58.6	3933.2–45.5	38.9
2070	45.837.3–59.2	39.333.4–45.9	39
2071	46.137.4–59.9	39.533.6–46.3	39.1
2072	46.337.5–60.5	39.833.8–46.6	39.2
2073	46.537.7–61.1	4034–46.9	39.3
2074	46.837.7–61.7	40.334.2–47.2	39.4
2075	4737.7–62.3	40.534.4–47.4	39.5
2076	47.237.7–62.8	40.834.6–47.7	39.6
2077	47.437.8–63.4	4134.8–47.9	39.7
2078	47.737.7–63.9	41.334.9–48.1	39.8
2079	47.937.7–64.5	41.535.1–48.3	40
2080	4837.8–65	41.735.2–48.4	40.1
2081	48.237.8–65.6	41.935.4–48.6	40.2
2082	48.437.8–66.1	42.135.5–48.7	40.3
2083	48.637.9–66.6	42.335.6–48.9	40.4
2084	48.737.9–67	42.535.8–49.1	40.5
2085	48.937.9–67.3	42.735.9–49.2	40.6
2086	4937.9–67.7	42.936–49.4	40.7
2087	49.137.9–67.9	43.136.1–49.5	40.9
2088	49.237.9–68.1	43.236.3–49.7	41
2089	49.337.9–68.2	43.436.4–49.8	41.1
2090	49.438–68.3	43.636.5–49.9	41.2
2091	49.538–68.3	43.736.7–50	41.3
2092	49.638.1–68.4	43.936.8–50.2	41.4
2093	49.738.1–68.3	4436.9–50.3	41.5
2094	49.838–68.1	44.137.1–50.4	41.6
2095	49.938–68	44.337.2–50.6	41.7
2096	5037.9–67.8	44.437.3–50.7	41.8
2097	50.137.9–67.5	44.637.5–50.8	41.9
2098	50.137.9–67.2	44.737.6–50.9	42
2099	50.237.9–66.8	44.837.7–51	42
2100	50.337.9–66.3	44.937.9–51.1	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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