Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Median age

Median age in 2023: 18.7 years in Eritrea and 18.7 years in Ethiopia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 0.1 years, or 1 times that in Eritrea.

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What the numbers say

Ethiopia has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Eritrea.
In 2023, Eritrea ranked 200 and Ethiopia ranked 199 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Eritrea at 38.2 years and Ethiopia at 36.6 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

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

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Eritrea	Ethiopia	World
2024	18.918.8–19	18.918.9–18.9	30.6
2025	19.218.9–19.4	19.119.1–19.2	30.9
2026	19.519.2–19.7	19.319.2–19.4	31.1
2027	19.819.5–20	19.619.4–19.7	31.3
2028	20.119.8–20.1	19.819.5–20	31.6
2029	20.320.1–20.3	2019.6–20.3	31.8
2030	20.620.4–20.5	20.219.7–20.7	32
2031	20.920.6–20.9	20.419.7–21	32.2
2032	21.120.8–21.3	20.619.8–21.3	32.4
2033	21.320.9–21.7	20.719.8–21.6	32.6
2034	21.620.9–22.2	20.919.9–22	32.8
2035	21.821–22.6	21.119.9–22.3	33
2036	2221.1–23.4	21.319.9–22.7	33.2
2037	22.321.2–24.5	21.520–23	33.4
2038	22.521.2–25.1	21.720–23.3	33.6
2039	22.721.2–25.6	21.920.1–23.7	33.8
2040	22.921.2–26	22.120.2–24	34
2041	23.121.3–26.4	22.320.3–24.3	34.2
2042	23.321.4–26.7	22.620.4–24.7	34.4
2043	23.521.5–26.8	22.820.6–25.1	34.6
2044	23.721.6–26.6	23.120.7–25.4	34.8
2045	23.921.7–26.6	23.320.8–25.8	35
2046	24.121.8–26.7	23.620.9–26.2	35.2
2047	24.322–26.7	23.821.1–26.6	35.4
2048	24.622.1–26.9	24.121.3–26.9	35.6
2049	24.822.3–27.2	24.421.5–27.3	35.9
2050	2522.5–27.4	24.621.7–27.7	36.1
2051	25.322.7–27.6	24.921.9–28.1	36.3
2052	25.623–27.8	25.122.1–28.5	36.5
2053	25.823.2–28	25.422.3–28.9	36.7
2054	26.123.4–28.4	25.622.5–29.2	36.9
2055	26.423.6–28.8	25.922.7–29.6	37.1
2056	26.723.8–29.2	26.222.9–29.9	37.3
2057	26.924–29.5	26.423–30.2	37.5
2058	27.224.2–29.8	26.723.2–30.5	37.6
2059	27.524.3–30.2	26.923.4–30.8	37.8
2060	27.824.5–30.5	27.223.5–31	37.9
2061	28.124.6–30.9	27.423.7–31.3	38
2062	28.424.8–31.4	27.723.8–31.6	38.1
2063	28.725.1–31.6	27.924–31.8	38.3
2064	2925.3–31.8	28.224.2–32.1	38.4
2065	29.325.5–32	28.424.3–32.3	38.5
2066	29.625.6–32.2	28.724.4–32.6	38.6
2067	29.925.7–32.5	28.924.6–32.8	38.7
2068	30.225.8–32.8	29.224.7–33	38.8
2069	30.526–33.1	29.424.8–33.2	38.9
2070	30.826.1–33.4	29.624.9–33.4	39
2071	31.126.2–33.6	29.925.1–33.6	39.1
2072	31.426.4–33.9	30.125.2–33.8	39.2
2073	31.626.5–34.3	30.425.4–34	39.3
2074	31.926.6–34.7	30.625.6–34.2	39.4
2075	32.226.8–35	30.925.7–34.4	39.5
2076	32.526.9–35.2	31.125.8–34.6	39.6
2077	32.827.1–35.4	31.426–34.8	39.7
2078	3327.3–35.8	31.626.2–34.9	39.8
2079	33.327.4–36.2	31.826.3–35.1	40
2080	33.527.7–36.6	32.126.5–35.3	40.1
2081	33.828.1–36.9	32.326.6–35.4	40.2
2082	3428.3–37.2	32.626.8–35.6	40.3
2083	34.328.4–37.5	32.827–35.8	40.4
2084	34.528.6–37.9	3327.1–36	40.5
2085	34.728.7–38.2	33.327.3–36.2	40.6
2086	3528.9–38.4	33.527.5–36.4	40.7
2087	35.229.1–38.7	33.727.7–36.6	40.9
2088	35.429.2–39.1	3427.9–36.7	41
2089	35.729.4–39.4	34.228–36.9	41.1
2090	35.929.6–39.5	34.428.2–37	41.2
2091	36.129.6–39.5	34.728.4–37.2	41.3
2092	36.329.7–39.5	34.928.6–37.4	41.4
2093	36.629.8–39.7	35.128.8–37.5	41.5
2094	36.830–39.9	35.328.9–37.7	41.6
2095	3730.1–39.9	35.629.1–37.8	41.7
2096	37.330.2–40.2	35.829.3–37.9	41.8
2097	37.530.3–40.4	3629.5–38	41.9
2098	37.730.4–40.6	36.229.7–38.1	42
2099	37.930.6–40.7	36.429.9–38.1	42
2100	38.230.7–40.8	36.630–38.2	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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