Honduras vs Peru: Median age

Median age in 2023: 23.6 years in Honduras and 29.5 years in Peru, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Peru, by 5.9 years, or 1.25 times that in Honduras.

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What the numbers say

Peru has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Honduras ranked 166 and Peru ranked 128 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Honduras at 43.8 years and Peru at 48.9 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Honduras	Peru	World
2023	23.6	29.5	30.4
2022	23.2	29.1	30.1
2021	22.9	28.8	29.8
2020	22.6	28.5	29.6
2019	22.2	28.2	29.3
2018	21.9	27.9	29
2017	21.6	27.6	28.8
2016	21.2	27.3	28.5
2015	20.9	27.1	28.3
2014	20.6	26.7	28.1
2013	20.3	26.4	27.8
2012	19.9	26	27.6
2011	19.6	25.6	27.4
2010	19.3	25.2	27.2
2009	19.1	24.8	27
2008	18.8	24.4	26.7
2007	18.5	24	26.5
2006	18.2	23.6	26.3
2005	18	23.2	26.1
2004	17.8	22.8	25.9
2003	17.5	22.5	25.7
2002	17.3	22.1	25.5
2001	17.1	21.7	25.3
2000	17	21.4	25.1
1999	16.8	21.1	24.9
1998	16.6	20.8	24.7
1997	16.4	20.5	24.4
1996	16.3	20.2	24.2
1995	16.1	19.9	24
1994	16	19.6	23.8
1993	15.9	19.4	23.5
1992	15.8	19.2	23.3
1991	15.7	19	23.1
1990	15.7	18.8	22.9
1989	15.6	18.6	22.8
1988	15.6	18.4	22.6
1987	15.5	18.3	22.4
1986	15.5	18.1	22.2
1985	15.4	18	22
1984	15.3	17.9	21.9
1983	15.3	17.7	21.8
1982	15.3	17.6	21.7
1981	15.2	17.5	21.6
1980	15.2	17.4	21.5
1979	15.2	17.3	21.3
1978	15.1	17.2	21.1
1977	15.1	17.1	21
1976	15.1	17.1	20.8
1975	15	17	20.7
1974	14.9	17	20.5
1973	14.9	16.9	20.4
1972	14.9	16.9	20.4
1971	14.9	16.8	20.3
1970	14.9	16.8	20.3
1969	14.9	16.8	20.3
1968	14.9	16.8	20.4
1967	14.9	16.7	20.5
1966	14.9	16.7	20.6
1965	14.9	16.7	20.8
1964	14.9	16.8	21
1963	15	16.8	21.2
1962	15.1	16.9	21.4
1961	15.3	16.9	21.4
1960	15.5	17.1	21.5
1959	15.7	17.2	21.5
1958	16	17.3	21.5
1957	16.2	17.4	21.6
1956	16.4	17.5	21.7
1955	16.6	17.6	21.8
1954	16.8	17.7	21.9
1953	17	17.8	22
1952	17.2	17.8	22.1
1951	17.4	17.9	22.1
1950	17.6	17.9	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Honduras	Peru	World
2024	23.923.8–24	29.829.8–29.9	30.6
2025	24.224–24.5	30.230–30.3	30.9
2026	24.624.1–25	30.630.3–30.8	31.1
2027	24.924.3–25.5	30.930.5–31.3	31.3
2028	25.324.4–26	31.330.8–31.8	31.6
2029	25.624.5–26.5	31.631–32.3	31.8
2030	2624.6–27.1	3231.2–32.8	32
2031	26.324.8–27.6	32.431.5–33.3	32.2
2032	26.724.9–28.1	32.731.7–33.8	32.4
2033	2725–28.6	33.131.9–34.3	32.6
2034	27.325.1–29.1	33.432.2–34.8	32.8
2035	27.725.3–29.6	33.832.4–35.3	33
2036	2825.4–30.1	34.132.6–35.8	33.2
2037	28.325.5–30.6	34.532.9–36.3	33.4
2038	28.625.6–31	34.833.1–36.9	33.6
2039	2925.7–31.5	35.233.4–37.3	33.8
2040	29.325.8–32	35.533.7–37.8	34
2041	29.625.9–32.5	35.933.9–38.3	34.2
2042	29.926–32.9	36.334.2–38.8	34.4
2043	30.226.1–33.4	36.634.5–39.3	34.6
2044	30.526.2–33.9	3734.7–39.8	34.8
2045	30.826.3–34.3	37.335–40.3	35
2046	31.126.3–34.8	37.735.2–40.7	35.2
2047	31.426.4–35.2	3835.4–41.2	35.4
2048	31.726.5–35.6	38.435.6–41.7	35.6
2049	3226.5–36.1	38.735.8–42.2	35.9
2050	32.326.6–36.5	39.136–42.7	36.1
2051	32.626.6–37	39.436.2–43.2	36.3
2052	32.926.8–37.4	39.736.4–43.7	36.5
2053	33.227.1–37.8	4036.6–44.1	36.7
2054	33.527.3–38.2	40.336.7–44.6	36.9
2055	33.827.6–38.7	40.636.9–45	37.1
2056	34.127.8–39.1	40.937.1–45.5	37.3
2057	34.428–39.5	41.237.3–45.9	37.5
2058	34.728.3–39.9	41.537.5–46.3	37.6
2059	3528.5–40.4	41.837.7–46.6	37.8
2060	35.328.7–40.8	4237.8–47	37.9
2061	35.628.9–41.2	42.338–47.4	38
2062	35.929.1–41.6	42.638.2–47.8	38.1
2063	36.229.3–42	42.838.3–48.1	38.3
2064	36.529.5–42.4	43.138.4–48.5	38.4
2065	36.829.7–42.8	43.338.6–48.9	38.5
2066	3729.8–43.3	43.638.8–49.3	38.6
2067	37.330–43.7	43.838.9–49.6	38.7
2068	37.630.2–44.1	4439.1–50	38.8
2069	37.830.4–44.4	44.339.2–50.4	38.9
2070	38.130.5–44.6	44.539.4–50.7	39
2071	38.330.7–44.8	44.739.5–51	39.1
2072	38.630.8–44.9	44.939.7–51.4	39.2
2073	38.831–45.1	45.139.9–51.8	39.3
2074	3931.1–45.2	45.340–52.1	39.4
2075	39.331.2–45.4	45.540.2–52.5	39.5
2076	39.531.4–45.6	45.740.3–52.9	39.6
2077	39.731.5–45.7	45.940.5–53.3	39.7
2078	39.931.7–45.8	46.140.6–53.7	39.8
2079	40.131.8–45.9	46.340.7–54	40
2080	40.332–46.1	46.440.9–54.3	40.1
2081	40.532.1–46.2	46.641–54.7	40.2
2082	40.732.3–46.3	46.841.1–54.9	40.3
2083	40.932.4–46.4	46.941.2–55.2	40.4
2084	41.132.6–46.5	47.141.3–55.5	40.5
2085	41.332.8–46.7	47.241.4–55.7	40.6
2086	41.533–46.8	47.341.5–55.9	40.7
2087	41.733.2–46.9	47.541.6–56.2	40.9
2088	41.833.4–47.1	47.641.7–56.5	41
2089	4233.6–47.2	47.741.9–56.7	41.1
2090	42.233.8–47.4	47.842–57	41.2
2091	42.434–47.5	4842.1–57.2	41.3
2092	42.534.1–47.7	48.142.2–57.4	41.4
2093	42.734.3–47.9	48.242.2–57.6	41.5
2094	42.934.5–48	48.342.3–57.9	41.6
2095	4334.7–48.2	48.442.4–58.1	41.7
2096	43.234.9–48.4	48.542.5–58.2	41.8
2097	43.435.2–48.6	48.642.5–58.4	41.9
2098	43.535.4–48.8	48.742.6–58.6	42
2099	43.735.6–48.9	48.842.6–58.7	42
2100	43.835.7–49.1	48.942.6–58.9	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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