Haiti vs Mexico: Median age

Median age in 2023: 23.5 years in Haiti and 28.9 years in Mexico, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mexico, by 5.4 years, or 1.23 times that in Haiti.

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What the numbers say

Mexico has been higher since 1988, when it overtook Haiti.
In 2023, Haiti ranked 167 and Mexico ranked 135 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Haiti at 39.7 years and Mexico at 49.2 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Haiti	Mexico	World
2023	23.5	28.9	30.4
2022	23.3	28.5	30.1
2021	23	28.2	29.8
2020	22.8	27.9	29.6
2019	22.5	27.6	29.3
2018	22.3	27.3	29
2017	22	26.9	28.8
2016	21.8	26.6	28.5
2015	21.5	26.3	28.3
2014	21.3	26	28.1
2013	21	25.7	27.8
2012	20.7	25.4	27.6
2011	20.5	25.1	27.4
2010	20.3	24.8	27.2
2009	20	24.5	27
2008	19.8	24.3	26.7
2007	19.6	24	26.5
2006	19.4	23.7	26.3
2005	19.2	23.4	26.1
2004	19	23	25.9
2003	18.8	22.7	25.7
2002	18.6	22.4	25.5
2001	18.5	22.1	25.3
2000	18.4	21.8	25.1
1999	18.2	21.5	24.9
1998	18.1	21.2	24.7
1997	18	20.9	24.4
1996	18	20.6	24.2
1995	17.9	20.3	24
1994	17.8	20	23.8
1993	17.8	19.7	23.5
1992	17.8	19.3	23.3
1991	17.8	19	23.1
1990	17.8	18.7	22.9
1989	17.9	18.4	22.8
1988	17.9	18.1	22.6
1987	17.9	17.8	22.4
1986	18	17.5	22.2
1985	18	17.2	22
1984	18	16.9	21.9
1983	18.1	16.6	21.8
1982	18.1	16.3	21.7
1981	18.1	16	21.6
1980	18.2	15.7	21.5
1979	18.2	15.5	21.3
1978	18.2	15.4	21.1
1977	18.2	15.3	21
1976	18.3	15.2	20.8
1975	18.3	15.1	20.7
1974	18.3	15	20.5
1973	18.3	15	20.4
1972	18.3	15	20.4
1971	18.3	15	20.3
1970	18.3	15	20.3
1969	18.3	15	20.3
1968	18.4	15	20.4
1967	18.4	15.1	20.5
1966	18.4	15.1	20.6
1965	18.4	15.1	20.8
1964	18.5	15.2	21
1963	18.5	15.2	21.2
1962	18.5	15.3	21.4
1961	18.5	15.4	21.4
1960	18.5	15.5	21.5
1959	18.5	15.6	21.5
1958	18.5	15.7	21.5
1957	18.5	15.8	21.6
1956	18.5	15.9	21.7
1955	18.5	16.1	21.8
1954	18.6	16.2	21.9
1953	18.6	16.4	22
1952	18.7	16.6	22.1
1951	18.7	16.7	22.1
1950	18.8	16.9	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Haiti	Mexico	World
2024	23.823.7–23.9	29.329.2–29.3	30.6
2025	24.123.8–24.3	29.629.5–29.8	30.9
2026	24.424–24.7	3029.7–30.3	31.1
2027	24.624.1–25.1	30.430–30.8	31.3
2028	24.924.2–25.6	30.730.2–31.3	31.6
2029	25.224.3–26	31.130.4–31.8	31.8
2030	25.524.4–26.4	31.530.7–32.3	32
2031	25.724.5–26.9	31.830.9–32.8	32.2
2032	2624.6–27.3	32.231.2–33.3	32.4
2033	26.324.7–27.7	32.531.4–33.8	32.6
2034	26.624.8–28.2	32.931.7–34.3	32.8
2035	26.924.9–28.6	33.332–34.8	33
2036	27.225–29	33.732.2–35.3	33.2
2037	27.425.1–29.5	3432.5–35.8	33.4
2038	27.725.3–29.9	34.432.7–36.3	33.6
2039	2825.4–30.3	34.833–36.8	33.8
2040	28.325.5–30.8	35.233.2–37.3	34
2041	28.625.6–31.2	35.533.5–37.8	34.2
2042	28.925.7–31.6	35.933.8–38.3	34.4
2043	29.225.8–32	36.234–38.8	34.6
2044	29.525.9–32.5	36.634.3–39.3	34.8
2045	29.726–32.9	36.934.5–39.8	35
2046	3026.1–33.3	37.334.8–40.2	35.2
2047	30.326.1–33.7	37.735.1–40.7	35.4
2048	30.626.2–34.1	3835.3–41.2	35.6
2049	30.826.2–34.6	38.435.6–41.7	35.9
2050	31.126.3–35	38.735.8–42.1	36.1
2051	31.426.4–35.4	39.136.1–42.6	36.3
2052	31.626.6–35.8	39.436.3–43.1	36.5
2053	31.926.8–36.2	39.836.5–43.5	36.7
2054	32.127–36.6	40.136.7–44	36.9
2055	32.427.1–36.9	40.536.9–44.4	37.1
2056	32.627.3–37.3	40.837–44.9	37.3
2057	32.827.5–37.7	41.137.2–45.3	37.5
2058	3327.7–38.1	41.437.4–45.8	37.6
2059	33.327.9–38.5	41.737.5–46.2	37.8
2060	33.528.1–38.9	4237.7–46.7	37.9
2061	33.728.3–39.2	42.337.8–47.2	38
2062	33.928.5–39.6	42.537.9–47.6	38.1
2063	34.128.6–40	42.838–48	38.3
2064	34.328.8–40.3	43.138.2–48.4	38.4
2065	34.529–40.6	43.338.4–48.8	38.5
2066	34.729.2–40.9	43.638.6–49.2	38.6
2067	34.929.3–41.1	43.838.8–49.6	38.7
2068	35.129.5–41.2	44.138.9–50	38.8
2069	35.229.6–41.4	44.339.1–50.4	38.9
2070	35.429.8–41.5	44.539.3–50.8	39
2071	35.629.9–41.6	44.839.4–51.1	39.1
2072	35.830–41.7	4539.5–51.5	39.2
2073	35.930.2–41.8	45.239.7–51.9	39.3
2074	36.130.3–41.9	45.439.8–52.2	39.4
2075	36.330.5–42	45.640–52.6	39.5
2076	36.430.6–42.1	45.840.1–53	39.6
2077	36.630.8–42.2	4640.2–53.3	39.7
2078	36.730.9–42.3	46.240.3–53.6	39.8
2079	36.931.1–42.4	46.440.4–53.9	40
2080	3731.2–42.5	46.540.5–54.1	40.1
2081	37.231.4–42.6	46.740.6–54.3	40.2
2082	37.331.5–42.7	46.940.7–54.5	40.3
2083	37.531.7–42.8	4740.8–54.7	40.4
2084	37.631.8–42.8	47.240.9–54.8	40.5
2085	37.832–42.9	47.441–55	40.6
2086	37.932.1–43	47.541.1–55.2	40.7
2087	3832.3–43.1	47.741.2–55.3	40.9
2088	38.232.5–43.2	47.841.3–55.5	41
2089	38.332.6–43.3	4841.3–55.6	41.1
2090	38.432.8–43.4	48.141.4–55.7	41.2
2091	38.633–43.5	48.241.5–55.9	41.3
2092	38.733.1–43.6	48.341.5–56	41.4
2093	38.833.3–43.7	48.541.6–56.1	41.5
2094	38.933.4–43.8	48.641.6–56.2	41.6
2095	39.133.5–43.9	48.741.7–56.3	41.7
2096	39.233.7–44	48.841.7–56.5	41.8
2097	39.333.8–44	48.941.8–56.6	41.9
2098	39.434–44.1	4941.8–56.8	42
2099	39.634.1–44.2	49.141.8–56.9	42
2100	39.734.2–44.3	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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