Guatemala vs Mexico: Median age

Median age in 2023: 22.6 years in Guatemala and 28.9 years in Mexico, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mexico, by 6.3 years, or 1.28 times that in Guatemala.

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What the numbers say

Mexico has been higher since 1982, when it overtook Guatemala.
In 2023, Guatemala ranked 171 and Mexico ranked 135 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Guatemala at 44.9 years and Mexico at 49.2 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	Guatemala	Mexico	World
2023	22.6	28.9	30.4
2022	22.2	28.5	30.1
2021	21.9	28.2	29.8
2020	21.6	27.9	29.6
2019	21.2	27.6	29.3
2018	20.9	27.3	29
2017	20.6	26.9	28.8
2016	20.3	26.6	28.5
2015	20	26.3	28.3
2014	19.7	26	28.1
2013	19.4	25.7	27.8
2012	19.1	25.4	27.6
2011	18.9	25.1	27.4
2010	18.6	24.8	27.2
2009	18.3	24.5	27
2008	18.1	24.3	26.7
2007	17.8	24	26.5
2006	17.6	23.7	26.3
2005	17.4	23.4	26.1
2004	17.2	23	25.9
2003	17	22.7	25.7
2002	16.9	22.4	25.5
2001	16.8	22.1	25.3
2000	16.7	21.8	25.1
1999	16.5	21.5	24.9
1998	16.4	21.2	24.7
1997	16.4	20.9	24.4
1996	16.3	20.6	24.2
1995	16.3	20.3	24
1994	16.2	20	23.8
1993	16.2	19.7	23.5
1992	16.1	19.3	23.3
1991	16.1	19	23.1
1990	16.1	18.7	22.9
1989	16	18.4	22.8
1988	16	18.1	22.6
1987	16	17.8	22.4
1986	16	17.5	22.2
1985	16	17.2	22
1984	15.9	16.9	21.9
1983	15.9	16.6	21.8
1982	16	16.3	21.7
1981	16	16	21.6
1980	16	15.7	21.5
1979	16	15.5	21.3
1978	16	15.4	21.1
1977	15.9	15.3	21
1976	15.9	15.2	20.8
1975	15.8	15.1	20.7
1974	15.8	15	20.5
1973	15.7	15	20.4
1972	15.7	15	20.4
1971	15.7	15	20.3
1970	15.7	15	20.3
1969	15.7	15	20.3
1968	15.6	15	20.4
1967	15.6	15.1	20.5
1966	15.6	15.1	20.6
1965	15.5	15.1	20.8
1964	15.5	15.2	21
1963	15.5	15.2	21.2
1962	15.5	15.3	21.4
1961	15.6	15.4	21.4
1960	15.6	15.5	21.5
1959	15.7	15.6	21.5
1958	15.9	15.7	21.5
1957	16	15.8	21.6
1956	16.2	15.9	21.7
1955	16.4	16.1	21.8
1954	16.5	16.2	21.9
1953	16.6	16.4	22
1952	16.7	16.6	22.1
1951	16.8	16.7	22.1
1950	16.8	16.9	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Guatemala	Mexico	World
2024	2323–23.1	29.329.2–29.3	30.6
2025	23.423.3–23.6	29.629.5–29.8	30.9
2026	23.823.6–24	3029.7–30.3	31.1
2027	24.223.9–24.6	30.430–30.8	31.3
2028	24.624.1–25.1	30.730.2–31.3	31.6
2029	2524.4–25.6	31.130.4–31.8	31.8
2030	25.424.7–26.1	31.530.7–32.3	32
2031	25.824.9–26.6	31.830.9–32.8	32.2
2032	26.225.2–27.1	32.231.2–33.3	32.4
2033	26.525.4–27.7	32.531.4–33.8	32.6
2034	26.925.6–28.2	32.931.7–34.3	32.8
2035	27.325.8–28.7	33.332–34.8	33
2036	27.726.1–29.2	33.732.2–35.3	33.2
2037	2826.3–29.7	3432.5–35.8	33.4
2038	28.426.5–30.2	34.432.7–36.3	33.6
2039	28.826.7–30.8	34.833–36.8	33.8
2040	29.126.9–31.3	35.233.2–37.3	34
2041	29.527.1–31.8	35.533.5–37.8	34.2
2042	29.927.4–32.3	35.933.8–38.3	34.4
2043	30.327.6–32.9	36.234–38.8	34.6
2044	30.727.9–33.4	36.634.3–39.3	34.8
2045	3128.1–33.9	36.934.5–39.8	35
2046	31.428.4–34.4	37.334.8–40.2	35.2
2047	31.828.6–35	37.735.1–40.7	35.4
2048	32.228.8–35.5	3835.3–41.2	35.6
2049	32.629–36	38.435.6–41.7	35.9
2050	3329.2–36.5	38.735.8–42.1	36.1
2051	33.429.3–37.1	39.136.1–42.6	36.3
2052	33.829.5–37.6	39.436.3–43.1	36.5
2053	34.229.6–38.1	39.836.5–43.5	36.7
2054	34.529.8–38.6	40.136.7–44	36.9
2055	34.930–39.1	40.536.9–44.4	37.1
2056	35.230.2–39.6	40.837–44.9	37.3
2057	35.530.4–40.1	41.137.2–45.3	37.5
2058	35.830.7–40.6	41.437.4–45.8	37.6
2059	36.130.9–41.1	41.737.5–46.2	37.8
2060	36.431.1–41.6	4237.7–46.7	37.9
2061	36.731.4–42.1	42.337.8–47.2	38
2062	3731.6–42.6	42.537.9–47.6	38.1
2063	37.331.8–43.1	42.838–48	38.3
2064	37.632.1–43.5	43.138.2–48.4	38.4
2065	37.932.3–44	43.338.4–48.8	38.5
2066	38.232.5–44.4	43.638.6–49.2	38.6
2067	38.532.7–44.8	43.838.8–49.6	38.7
2068	38.732.9–45.2	44.138.9–50	38.8
2069	3933.2–45.5	44.339.1–50.4	38.9
2070	39.333.4–45.9	44.539.3–50.8	39
2071	39.533.6–46.3	44.839.4–51.1	39.1
2072	39.833.8–46.6	4539.5–51.5	39.2
2073	4034–46.9	45.239.7–51.9	39.3
2074	40.334.2–47.2	45.439.8–52.2	39.4
2075	40.534.4–47.4	45.640–52.6	39.5
2076	40.834.6–47.7	45.840.1–53	39.6
2077	4134.8–47.9	4640.2–53.3	39.7
2078	41.334.9–48.1	46.240.3–53.6	39.8
2079	41.535.1–48.3	46.440.4–53.9	40
2080	41.735.2–48.4	46.540.5–54.1	40.1
2081	41.935.4–48.6	46.740.6–54.3	40.2
2082	42.135.5–48.7	46.940.7–54.5	40.3
2083	42.335.6–48.9	4740.8–54.7	40.4
2084	42.535.8–49.1	47.240.9–54.8	40.5
2085	42.735.9–49.2	47.441–55	40.6
2086	42.936–49.4	47.541.1–55.2	40.7
2087	43.136.1–49.5	47.741.2–55.3	40.9
2088	43.236.3–49.7	47.841.3–55.5	41
2089	43.436.4–49.8	4841.3–55.6	41.1
2090	43.636.5–49.9	48.141.4–55.7	41.2
2091	43.736.7–50	48.241.5–55.9	41.3
2092	43.936.8–50.2	48.341.5–56	41.4
2093	4436.9–50.3	48.541.6–56.1	41.5
2094	44.137.1–50.4	48.641.6–56.2	41.6
2095	44.337.2–50.6	48.741.7–56.3	41.7
2096	44.437.3–50.7	48.841.7–56.5	41.8
2097	44.637.5–50.8	48.941.8–56.6	41.9
2098	44.737.6–50.9	4941.8–56.8	42
2099	44.837.7–51	49.141.8–56.9	42
2100	44.937.9–51.1	49.241.9–57.1	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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