Guyana vs Suriname: Median age

Median age in 2023: 25.6 years in Guyana and 28.1 years in Suriname, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Suriname, by 2.5 years, or 1.1 times that in Guyana.

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What the numbers say

Suriname has been higher since 1992, when it overtook Guyana.
In 2023, Guyana ranked 154 and Suriname ranked 141 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Guyana at 43.4 years and Suriname at 45.5 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	Guyana	Suriname	World
2023	25.6	28.1	30.4
2022	25.3	27.9	30.1
2021	25.1	27.7	29.8
2020	24.8	27.5	29.6
2019	24.6	27.3	29.3
2018	24.3	27.1	29
2017	24	26.9	28.8
2016	23.8	26.7	28.5
2015	23.7	26.5	28.3
2014	23.6	26.3	28.1
2013	23.5	26.1	27.8
2012	23.5	25.9	27.6
2011	23.4	25.7	27.4
2010	23.2	25.5	27.2
2009	23	25.2	27
2008	22.8	25	26.7
2007	22.6	24.8	26.5
2006	22.4	24.6	26.3
2005	22.1	24.4	26.1
2004	21.9	24.3	25.9
2003	21.7	24	25.7
2002	21.5	23.7	25.5
2001	21.4	23.3	25.3
2000	21.2	23	25.1
1999	21.1	22.6	24.9
1998	21	22.2	24.7
1997	20.9	21.8	24.4
1996	20.7	21.4	24.2
1995	20.6	21	24
1994	20.5	20.7	23.8
1993	20.4	20.5	23.5
1992	20.2	20.2	23.3
1991	20.1	20	23.1
1990	19.9	19.8	22.9
1989	19.7	19.6	22.8
1988	19.4	19.4	22.6
1987	19.2	19.2	22.4
1986	18.9	19	22.2
1985	18.6	18.8	22
1984	18.3	18.5	21.9
1983	18	18.2	21.8
1982	17.7	17.9	21.7
1981	17.4	17.6	21.6
1980	17.1	17.3	21.5
1979	16.9	17	21.3
1978	16.6	16.7	21.1
1977	16.4	16.4	21
1976	16.2	16.2	20.8
1975	16.1	15.9	20.7
1974	15.9	15.6	20.5
1973	15.7	15.2	20.4
1972	15.6	14.9	20.4
1971	15.5	14.6	20.3
1970	15.3	14.5	20.3
1969	15.2	14.5	20.3
1968	15.1	14.5	20.4
1967	15	14.7	20.5
1966	15	15	20.6
1965	15	15.3	20.8
1964	15	15.7	21
1963	15.1	16.1	21.2
1962	15.3	16.7	21.4
1961	15.5	17	21.4
1960	15.6	17	21.5
1959	15.7	17.1	21.5
1958	16	17.1	21.5
1957	16.3	17.2	21.6
1956	16.6	17.4	21.7
1955	16.9	17.5	21.8
1954	17.3	17.6	21.9
1953	17.6	17.6	22
1952	18	17.6	22.1
1951	18.3	17.5	22.1
1950	18.6	17.9	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Guyana	Suriname	World
2024	25.925.9–26	28.428.3–28.4	30.6
2025	26.226–26.4	28.628.4–28.9	30.9
2026	26.526.2–26.9	28.928.4–29.4	31.1
2027	26.826.4–27.3	29.228.5–29.9	31.3
2028	27.126.6–27.8	29.528.6–30.5	31.6
2029	27.426.7–28.2	29.828.7–31.1	31.8
2030	27.626.8–28.7	30.128.8–31.7	32
2031	27.827–29.1	30.528.9–32.4	32.2
2032	2827.1–29.5	30.829–33.1	32.4
2033	28.227.2–29.9	31.129.1–33.9	32.6
2034	28.427.3–30.2	31.529.2–34.6	32.8
2035	28.627.5–30.5	31.829.4–35.3	33
2036	28.727.6–30.8	32.129.5–36	33.2
2037	28.927.8–31.1	32.329.6–36.8	33.4
2038	29.227.9–31.3	32.629.8–37.6	33.6
2039	29.428.1–31.6	32.929.9–38.4	33.8
2040	29.628.3–31.9	33.130–39.2	34
2041	29.928.5–32.4	33.430.1–40	34.2
2042	30.128.7–32.8	33.730.1–40.8	34.4
2043	30.428.9–33.1	3430.2–41.6	34.6
2044	30.629.1–33.5	34.230.2–42.4	34.8
2045	30.929.3–34	34.530.3–43.3	35
2046	31.229.5–34.4	34.830.4–44.1	35.2
2047	31.529.7–34.8	3530.5–44.9	35.4
2048	31.829.9–35.1	35.330.6–45.7	35.6
2049	3230.1–35.6	35.630.7–46.5	35.9
2050	32.330.3–36.1	35.830.9–47.3	36.1
2051	32.630.5–36.5	36.131–48.1	36.3
2052	32.930.7–36.9	36.431.1–48.8	36.5
2053	33.231–37.3	36.631.3–49.6	36.7
2054	33.531.2–37.8	36.931.4–50.3	36.9
2055	33.831.4–38.4	37.131.5–51.1	37.1
2056	34.131.6–38.9	37.331.6–51.7	37.3
2057	34.431.8–39.4	37.531.7–52.4	37.5
2058	34.732–39.8	37.831.7–53.1	37.6
2059	34.932.2–40.2	3831.7–53.7	37.8
2060	35.232.4–40.6	38.231.8–54.4	37.9
2061	35.532.5–41.1	38.431.8–55.2	38
2062	35.732.7–41.6	38.631.8–55.9	38.1
2063	3632.9–42	38.931.8–56.6	38.3
2064	36.233.1–42.5	39.131.8–57.3	38.4
2065	36.533.2–43	39.331.8–58.1	38.5
2066	36.733.4–43.5	39.531.9–58.9	38.6
2067	3733.6–43.9	39.731.9–59.6	38.7
2068	37.233.7–44.3	39.931.9–60.3	38.8
2069	37.433.9–44.8	40.231.9–61	38.9
2070	37.734–45.2	40.431.9–61.6	39
2071	37.934.1–45.5	40.631.9–62.2	39.1
2072	38.134.3–45.8	40.831.9–62.6	39.2
2073	38.434.5–46.1	4132–63	39.3
2074	38.634.6–46.3	41.232–63.4	39.4
2075	38.834.7–46.4	41.432–63.6	39.5
2076	3934.8–46.6	41.632–63.9	39.6
2077	39.235–46.7	41.832.1–64.1	39.7
2078	39.435–46.8	4232.2–64.3	39.8
2079	39.635.1–46.8	42.232.5–64.5	40
2080	39.835.2–46.8	42.432.9–64.8	40.1
2081	4035.4–46.9	42.633.1–65	40.2
2082	40.235.5–47	42.733.1–65.3	40.3
2083	40.435.7–47	42.933.1–65.5	40.4
2084	40.635.8–46.9	43.133.2–65.4	40.5
2085	40.836–46.7	43.333.2–65	40.6
2086	4136.2–46.5	43.433.3–64.5	40.7
2087	41.236.3–46.5	43.633.3–64	40.9
2088	41.436.5–46.6	43.833.2–63.5	41
2089	41.536.6–46.9	4433.1–62.8	41.1
2090	41.736.9–47.1	44.133.1–62.2	41.2
2091	41.937.1–47.2	44.332.9–61.4	41.3
2092	42.137.4–47.2	44.432.9–60.7	41.4
2093	42.237.6–47.4	44.632.9–59.7	41.5
2094	42.437.7–47.7	44.732.9–58.1	41.6
2095	42.637.8–47.9	44.833–55.9	41.7
2096	42.737.8–47.9	4533–53.5	41.8
2097	42.937.9–47.9	45.133–48.2	41.9
2098	43.138–47.7	45.233.1–46.6	42
2099	43.238.1–47.3	45.333.1–44.8	42
2100	43.438.2–46.7	45.533.3–43.7	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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