Eswatini vs South Africa: Median age

Median age in 2023: 22 years in Eswatini and 28.2 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 6.2 years, or 1.28 times that in Eswatini.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Eswatini ranked 174 and South Africa ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Eswatini at 40.1 years and South Africa at 38.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	Eswatini	South Africa	World
2023	22	28.2	30.4
2022	21.8	27.9	30.1
2021	21.5	27.6	29.8
2020	21.3	27.3	29.6
2019	21	26.9	29.3
2018	20.7	26.5	29
2017	20.4	26.1	28.8
2016	20.2	25.7	28.5
2015	20	25.4	28.3
2014	19.7	25	28.1
2013	19.5	24.7	27.8
2012	19.2	24.3	27.6
2011	18.9	24	27.4
2010	18.6	23.6	27.2
2009	18.3	23.3	27
2008	18	23	26.7
2007	17.8	22.7	26.5
2006	17.7	22.4	26.3
2005	17.5	22.1	26.1
2004	17.4	21.9	25.9
2003	17.2	21.6	25.7
2002	17	21.3	25.5
2001	16.7	21.1	25.3
2000	16.4	20.8	25.1
1999	16.1	20.6	24.9
1998	15.8	20.3	24.7
1997	15.5	20.1	24.4
1996	15.2	20.2	24.2
1995	15	20.5	24
1994	15.2	20.9	23.8
1993	15.6	20.9	23.5
1992	15.5	20.5	23.3
1991	15.2	20.5	23.1
1990	15	20.3	22.9
1989	14.8	20	22.8
1988	14.6	19.8	22.6
1987	14.3	19.7	22.4
1986	14.2	19.5	22.2
1985	14.2	19.4	22
1984	14.3	19.2	21.9
1983	14.3	19	21.8
1982	14.4	18.8	21.7
1981	14.5	18.6	21.6
1980	14.6	18.4	21.5
1979	14.7	18.2	21.3
1978	14.8	18.1	21.1
1977	14.9	18	21
1976	15	17.9	20.8
1975	15	17.9	20.7
1974	15.1	17.8	20.5
1973	15.2	17.8	20.4
1972	15.2	17.7	20.4
1971	15.2	17.7	20.3
1970	15.2	17.7	20.3
1969	15.2	17.7	20.3
1968	15.1	17.8	20.4
1967	15	17.8	20.5
1966	14.9	17.8	20.6
1965	14.9	17.8	20.8
1964	14.9	17.8	21
1963	15	17.8	21.2
1962	15.2	17.8	21.4
1961	15.3	17.9	21.4
1960	15.5	17.9	21.5
1959	15.6	18	21.5
1958	15.8	18.1	21.5
1957	16	18.3	21.6
1956	16.2	18.4	21.7
1955	16.4	18.6	21.8
1954	16.5	18.7	21.9
1953	16.7	18.9	22
1952	16.9	19	22.1
1951	17.1	19.1	22.1
1950	17.3	19.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Eswatini	South Africa	World
2024	22.222.2–22.3	28.528.3–28.6	30.6
2025	22.522.4–22.6	28.728.3–29	30.9
2026	22.722.5–22.9	28.928.3–29.4	31.1
2027	22.922.7–23.2	29.128.2–29.8	31.3
2028	23.222.8–23.5	29.328.2–30.1	31.6
2029	23.423–23.9	29.528.1–30.5	31.8
2030	23.723.2–24.2	29.628.1–30.8	32
2031	2423.4–24.6	29.728–31.2	32.2
2032	24.223.5–25	29.927.9–31.5	32.4
2033	24.523.7–25.4	3027.9–31.8	32.6
2034	24.823.8–25.8	30.128–32.1	32.8
2035	25.124–26.2	30.228.1–32.3	33
2036	25.324.1–26.6	30.328.1–32.5	33.2
2037	25.624.3–27	30.528.3–32.8	33.4
2038	25.924.4–27.4	30.628.4–33	33.6
2039	26.224.6–27.8	30.828.4–33.2	33.8
2040	26.524.7–28.3	3128.5–33.5	34
2041	26.824.9–28.7	31.228.6–33.8	34.2
2042	27.125–29.1	31.328.6–34.1	34.4
2043	27.325.1–29.6	31.528.7–34.4	34.6
2044	27.625.3–30	31.628.7–34.6	34.8
2045	27.925.4–30.5	31.828.7–34.9	35
2046	28.225.6–30.9	31.928.7–35.1	35.2
2047	28.525.8–31.4	3228.8–35.3	35.4
2048	28.826–31.8	32.128.8–35.5	35.6
2049	29.126.1–32.3	32.228.9–35.7	35.9
2050	29.426.3–32.7	32.329–35.9	36.1
2051	29.726.4–33.1	32.429.1–36.1	36.3
2052	3026.6–33.6	32.629.2–36.3	36.5
2053	30.326.8–34	32.729.3–36.5	36.7
2054	30.627–34.5	32.929.4–36.6	36.9
2055	30.927.2–34.9	33.129.6–36.9	37.1
2056	31.127.4–35.4	33.329.7–37.1	37.3
2057	31.427.6–35.8	33.529.8–37.3	37.5
2058	31.727.8–36.3	33.630–37.6	37.6
2059	3228–36.8	33.830.1–37.9	37.8
2060	32.228.2–37.2	3430.2–38.2	37.9
2061	32.528.4–37.7	34.130.3–38.5	38
2062	32.728.5–38.1	34.230.5–38.7	38.1
2063	3328.7–38.5	34.430.6–39	38.3
2064	33.228.9–38.9	34.530.7–39.2	38.4
2065	33.529–39.1	34.630.8–39.4	38.5
2066	33.729.2–39.4	34.830.9–39.6	38.6
2067	3429.4–39.7	34.931–39.7	38.7
2068	34.229.6–40	3531.1–39.8	38.8
2069	34.429.7–40.2	35.131.2–39.9	38.9
2070	34.729.9–40.4	35.231.3–40	39
2071	34.930.1–40.6	35.331.4–40.1	39.1
2072	35.130.2–40.9	35.431.5–40.2	39.2
2073	35.330.4–41.1	35.531.5–40.3	39.3
2074	35.530.6–41.3	35.631.6–40.4	39.4
2075	35.830.7–41.5	35.731.7–40.5	39.5
2076	3630.9–41.7	35.831.8–40.7	39.6
2077	36.231–41.9	35.931.9–40.7	39.7
2078	36.431.1–42.1	3632–40.8	39.8
2079	36.631.2–42.2	36.132.1–40.9	40
2080	36.831.4–42.3	36.232.2–41	40.1
2081	3731.5–42.5	36.332.4–41.1	40.2
2082	37.231.7–42.8	36.432.5–41.2	40.3
2083	37.431.9–43	36.532.6–41.2	40.4
2084	37.632.1–43.2	36.632.6–41.3	40.5
2085	37.832.3–43.5	36.732.7–41.4	40.6
2086	37.932.5–43.7	36.832.9–41.6	40.7
2087	38.132.7–43.8	36.933–41.7	40.9
2088	38.332.9–44	37.133.1–41.9	41
2089	38.533–44.2	37.233.2–42	41.1
2090	38.633.2–44.4	37.333.3–42.2	41.2
2091	38.833.4–44.6	37.433.4–42.3	41.3
2092	38.933.6–44.8	37.533.5–42.4	41.4
2093	39.133.8–45	37.633.5–42.6	41.5
2094	39.234–45.1	37.733.6–42.7	41.6
2095	39.434.2–45.3	37.833.7–42.8	41.7
2096	39.534.5–45.4	37.933.8–43	41.8
2097	39.734.6–45.5	3833.9–43.1	41.9
2098	39.834.8–45.6	38.134–43.2	42
2099	39.935–45.7	38.234.1–43.3	42
2100	40.135.2–45.8	38.334.1–43.4	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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