France vs South Africa: Median age

Median age in 2023: 41.8 years in France and 28.2 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 13.6 years, or 1.48 times that in South Africa.

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What the numbers say

France has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, France ranked 38 and South Africa ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts France at 47.1 years and South Africa at 38.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	France	South Africa	World
2023	41.8	28.2	30.4
2022	41.6	27.9	30.1
2021	41.4	27.6	29.8
2020	41.3	27.3	29.6
2019	41.1	26.9	29.3
2018	40.9	26.5	29
2017	40.7	26.1	28.8
2016	40.5	25.7	28.5
2015	40.3	25.4	28.3
2014	40	25	28.1
2013	39.8	24.7	27.8
2012	39.5	24.3	27.6
2011	39.3	24	27.4
2010	39	23.6	27.2
2009	38.8	23.3	27
2008	38.6	23	26.7
2007	38.4	22.7	26.5
2006	38.1	22.4	26.3
2005	37.9	22.1	26.1
2004	37.7	21.9	25.9
2003	37.4	21.6	25.7
2002	37.2	21.3	25.5
2001	36.9	21.1	25.3
2000	36.7	20.8	25.1
1999	36.4	20.6	24.9
1998	36.1	20.3	24.7
1997	35.8	20.1	24.4
1996	35.5	20.2	24.2
1995	35.2	20.5	24
1994	34.9	20.9	23.8
1993	34.6	20.9	23.5
1992	34.3	20.5	23.3
1991	34	20.5	23.1
1990	33.7	20.3	22.9
1989	33.5	20	22.8
1988	33.2	19.8	22.6
1987	33	19.7	22.4
1986	32.7	19.5	22.2
1985	32.5	19.4	22
1984	32.3	19.2	21.9
1983	32.1	19	21.8
1982	31.8	18.8	21.7
1981	31.6	18.6	21.6
1980	31.3	18.4	21.5
1979	31.1	18.2	21.3
1978	30.8	18.1	21.1
1977	30.6	18	21
1976	30.5	17.9	20.8
1975	30.5	17.9	20.7
1974	30.6	17.8	20.5
1973	30.8	17.8	20.4
1972	31.1	17.7	20.4
1971	31.3	17.7	20.3
1970	31.4	17.7	20.3
1969	31.6	17.7	20.3
1968	31.7	17.8	20.4
1967	31.7	17.8	20.5
1966	31.8	17.8	20.6
1965	31.8	17.8	20.8
1964	31.8	17.8	21
1963	31.9	17.8	21.2
1962	31.9	17.8	21.4
1961	31.8	17.9	21.4
1960	31.8	17.9	21.5
1959	31.7	18	21.5
1958	31.7	18.1	21.5
1957	31.7	18.3	21.6
1956	31.7	18.4	21.7
1955	31.7	18.6	21.8
1954	31.7	18.7	21.9
1953	31.7	18.9	22
1952	31.8	19	22.1
1951	32.4	19.1	22.1
1950	33.4	19.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	France	South Africa	World
2024	42.142–42.1	28.528.3–28.6	30.6
2025	42.342.2–42.4	28.728.3–29	30.9
2026	42.542.3–42.6	28.928.3–29.4	31.1
2027	42.642.3–42.9	29.128.2–29.8	31.3
2028	42.742.4–43.1	29.328.2–30.1	31.6
2029	42.942.4–43.4	29.528.1–30.5	31.8
2030	4342.5–43.6	29.628.1–30.8	32
2031	43.242.5–43.9	29.728–31.2	32.2
2032	43.342.5–44.1	29.927.9–31.5	32.4
2033	43.442.5–44.3	3027.9–31.8	32.6
2034	43.542.5–44.5	30.128–32.1	32.8
2035	43.542.4–44.7	30.228.1–32.3	33
2036	43.642.3–44.9	30.328.1–32.5	33.2
2037	43.542.1–45.1	30.528.3–32.8	33.4
2038	43.541.9–45.2	30.628.4–33	33.6
2039	43.441.7–45.3	30.828.4–33.2	33.8
2040	43.341.5–45.4	3128.5–33.5	34
2041	43.341.4–45.5	31.228.6–33.8	34.2
2042	43.241.2–45.6	31.328.6–34.1	34.4
2043	43.241.1–45.7	31.528.7–34.4	34.6
2044	43.241–45.8	31.628.7–34.6	34.8
2045	43.241–46	31.828.7–34.9	35
2046	43.240.9–46.1	31.928.7–35.1	35.2
2047	43.340.9–46.3	3228.8–35.3	35.4
2048	43.341–46.4	32.128.8–35.5	35.6
2049	43.441.1–46.6	32.228.9–35.7	35.9
2050	43.541.1–46.8	32.329–35.9	36.1
2051	43.741.2–47	32.429.1–36.1	36.3
2052	43.841.3–47.2	32.629.2–36.3	36.5
2053	43.941.4–47.4	32.729.3–36.5	36.7
2054	44.141.4–47.7	32.929.4–36.6	36.9
2055	44.241.5–47.9	33.129.6–36.9	37.1
2056	44.441.5–48.1	33.329.7–37.1	37.3
2057	44.541.6–48.3	33.529.8–37.3	37.5
2058	44.641.6–48.5	33.630–37.6	37.6
2059	44.741.7–48.7	33.830.1–37.9	37.8
2060	44.841.7–49	3430.2–38.2	37.9
2061	44.941.7–49.2	34.130.3–38.5	38
2062	4541.6–49.4	34.230.5–38.7	38.1
2063	45.141.6–49.6	34.430.6–39	38.3
2064	45.241.6–49.8	34.530.7–39.2	38.4
2065	45.241.5–50	34.630.8–39.4	38.5
2066	45.241.4–50.2	34.830.9–39.6	38.6
2067	45.241.4–50.3	34.931–39.7	38.7
2068	45.341.3–50.6	3531.1–39.8	38.8
2069	45.341.2–50.7	35.131.2–39.9	38.9
2070	45.341.1–50.8	35.231.3–40	39
2071	45.241–50.9	35.331.4–40.1	39.1
2072	45.240.9–51	35.431.5–40.2	39.2
2073	45.240.9–51.1	35.531.5–40.3	39.3
2074	45.240.9–51.3	35.631.6–40.4	39.4
2075	45.240.9–51.4	35.731.7–40.5	39.5
2076	45.140.9–51.5	35.831.8–40.7	39.6
2077	45.240.9–51.6	35.931.9–40.7	39.7
2078	45.241–51.6	3632–40.8	39.8
2079	45.241–51.7	36.132.1–40.9	40
2080	45.341.1–51.8	36.232.2–41	40.1
2081	45.341.1–51.9	36.332.4–41.1	40.2
2082	45.441.2–52	36.432.5–41.2	40.3
2083	45.541.3–52.1	36.532.6–41.2	40.4
2084	45.641.4–52.1	36.632.6–41.3	40.5
2085	45.741.5–52.3	36.732.7–41.4	40.6
2086	45.841.6–52.4	36.832.9–41.6	40.7
2087	45.941.7–52.6	36.933–41.7	40.9
2088	4641.8–52.8	37.133.1–41.9	41
2089	46.141.9–53	37.233.2–42	41.1
2090	46.341.9–53.2	37.333.3–42.2	41.2
2091	46.442–53.4	37.433.4–42.3	41.3
2092	46.542.1–53.6	37.533.5–42.4	41.4
2093	46.642.1–53.7	37.633.5–42.6	41.5
2094	46.742.2–53.9	37.733.6–42.7	41.6
2095	46.842.3–54.1	37.833.7–42.8	41.7
2096	46.942.3–54.3	37.933.8–43	41.8
2097	4742.3–54.5	3833.9–43.1	41.9
2098	4742.4–54.7	38.134–43.2	42
2099	47.142.4–54.8	38.234.1–43.3	42
2100	47.142.4–55	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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