Hungary vs Slovakia: Median age

Median age in 2023: 43.3 years in Hungary and 41.3 years in Slovakia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Hungary, by 2 years, or 1.05 times that in Slovakia.

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What the numbers say

Hungary has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Hungary ranked 26 and Slovakia ranked 46 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Hungary at 47 years and Slovakia at 51.4 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Hungary	Slovakia	World
2023	43.3	41.3	30.4
2022	43	40.9	30.1
2021	42.7	40.5	29.8
2020	42.5	40.2	29.6
2019	42.1	39.8	29.3
2018	41.8	39.4	29
2017	41.4	39	28.8
2016	41.1	38.6	28.5
2015	40.7	38.2	28.3
2014	40.5	37.8	28.1
2013	40.2	37.4	27.8
2012	39.9	36.9	27.6
2011	39.4	36.5	27.4
2010	38.9	36.1	27.2
2009	38.6	35.8	27
2008	38.4	35.5	26.7
2007	38.2	35.1	26.5
2006	38	34.8	26.3
2005	37.9	34.5	26.1
2004	37.8	34.2	25.9
2003	37.7	33.9	25.7
2002	37.6	33.6	25.5
2001	37.6	33.3	25.3
2000	37.5	33	25.1
1999	37.3	32.7	24.9
1998	37.2	32.4	24.7
1997	37	32.1	24.4
1996	36.9	31.7	24.2
1995	36.7	31.5	24
1994	36.5	31.2	23.8
1993	36.3	31	23.5
1992	36	30.7	23.3
1991	35.7	30.5	23.1
1990	35.3	30.3	22.9
1989	35	30.1	22.8
1988	34.8	29.9	22.6
1987	34.5	29.6	22.4
1986	34.3	29.3	22.2
1985	34.1	29.1	22
1984	33.9	28.8	21.9
1983	33.7	28.6	21.8
1982	33.5	28.4	21.7
1981	33.3	28.1	21.6
1980	33.2	27.9	21.5
1979	33.3	27.7	21.3
1978	33.2	27.5	21.1
1977	33.2	27.4	21
1976	33.2	27.3	20.8
1975	33.3	27.2	20.7
1974	33.3	27.2	20.5
1973	33.3	27.3	20.4
1972	33.3	27.3	20.4
1971	33.2	27.3	20.3
1970	33.1	27.3	20.3
1969	33.1	27.2	20.3
1968	33	27.1	20.4
1967	32.9	27	20.5
1966	32.7	27	20.6
1965	32.5	26.9	20.8
1964	32.2	26.9	21
1963	31.9	26.9	21.2
1962	31.7	26.8	21.4
1961	31.4	26.8	21.4
1960	31.1	26.7	21.5
1959	30.9	26.6	21.5
1958	30.7	26.5	21.5
1957	30.4	26.4	21.6
1956	30.1	26.4	21.7
1955	29.8	26.4	21.8
1954	29.7	26.3	21.9
1953	29.6	26.3	22
1952	29.5	26.3	22.1
1951	29.3	26.2	22.1
1950	29.1	26.1	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Hungary	Slovakia	World
2024	43.643.6–43.6	41.841.7–41.8	30.6
2025	43.943.7–44	42.342.2–42.4	30.9
2026	44.243.8–44.3	42.842.7–42.9	31.1
2027	44.343.9–44.5	43.243.1–43.3	31.3
2028	44.543.9–44.7	43.643.4–43.7	31.6
2029	44.644–44.8	4443.8–44.2	31.8
2030	44.744–44.9	44.444.2–44.6	32
2031	44.844.1–45	44.944.6–45	32.2
2032	44.944.2–45.2	45.345–45.4	32.4
2033	45.144.2–45.3	45.745.4–45.8	32.6
2034	45.244.2–45.5	4645.7–46.2	32.8
2035	45.344.3–45.6	46.446.1–46.6	33
2036	45.444.4–45.8	46.746.4–47	33.2
2037	45.544.5–45.9	47.146.7–47.3	33.4
2038	45.644.5–46.1	47.447.1–47.7	33.6
2039	45.844.6–46.2	47.747.4–48	33.8
2040	45.944.6–46.4	4847.6–48.3	34
2041	45.944.6–46.5	48.347.9–48.7	34.2
2042	4644.5–46.7	48.648.1–49	34.4
2043	4644.3–46.8	48.848.3–49.2	34.6
2044	4644.1–46.9	4948.4–49.5	34.8
2045	45.944–46.9	49.148.4–49.7	35
2046	45.843.8–46.8	49.248.5–49.9	35.2
2047	45.643.7–46.7	49.248.5–50	35.4
2048	45.643.7–46.6	49.348.5–50.1	35.6
2049	45.543.7–46.6	49.348.5–50.2	35.9
2050	45.443.8–46.5	49.348.4–50.3	36.1
2051	45.443.9–46.5	49.248.3–50.4	36.3
2052	45.444–46.4	49.248.2–50.4	36.5
2053	45.444.1–46.5	49.148.2–50.4	36.7
2054	45.544.2–46.6	4948.1–50.3	36.9
2055	45.544.2–46.7	4948.1–50.3	37.1
2056	45.644.2–46.7	4948.1–50.4	37.3
2057	45.644.2–46.8	4948.1–50.4	37.5
2058	45.544.2–46.8	49.148.1–50.5	37.6
2059	45.544.2–46.8	49.248.2–50.5	37.8
2060	45.544.2–46.8	49.348.3–50.6	37.9
2061	45.644.2–46.8	49.448.4–50.8	38
2062	45.644.2–46.8	49.548.4–51	38.1
2063	45.644.3–46.9	49.648.5–51.2	38.3
2064	45.744.3–47	49.748.5–51.4	38.4
2065	45.744.3–47.1	49.848.5–51.5	38.5
2066	45.844.3–47.3	49.948.6–51.7	38.6
2067	45.844.2–47.4	5048.6–51.9	38.7
2068	45.944.2–47.5	50.148.7–52.1	38.8
2069	45.944.1–47.7	50.348.8–52.2	38.9
2070	45.944–47.9	50.448.8–52.4	39
2071	45.944–48	50.548.8–52.7	39.1
2072	45.943.9–48.2	50.648.8–52.9	39.2
2073	45.943.9–48.3	50.748.7–53.2	39.3
2074	45.943.8–48.4	50.748.6–53.4	39.4
2075	45.943.7–48.6	50.748.5–53.6	39.5
2076	45.943.7–48.7	50.748.4–53.9	39.6
2077	45.843.6–48.8	50.748.3–54.1	39.7
2078	45.843.6–48.9	50.648.2–54.3	39.8
2079	45.843.6–49	50.648–54.5	40
2080	45.843.5–49.1	50.547.9–54.7	40.1
2081	45.843.5–49.2	50.547.8–54.8	40.2
2082	45.843.5–49.3	50.447.6–54.9	40.3
2083	45.843.5–49.4	50.347.5–55.1	40.4
2084	45.943.5–49.5	50.347.5–55.2	40.5
2085	45.943.5–49.6	50.347.4–55.4	40.6
2086	45.943.5–49.7	50.247.3–55.5	40.7
2087	4643.5–49.8	50.247.2–55.6	40.9
2088	4643.6–49.9	50.247.2–55.7	41
2089	46.143.6–50.1	50.247.2–55.9	41.1
2090	46.243.7–50.2	50.347.2–56	41.2
2091	46.243.7–50.3	50.347.3–56.1	41.3
2092	46.343.7–50.5	50.447.3–56.1	41.4
2093	46.443.8–50.6	50.547.4–56.3	41.5
2094	46.543.8–50.7	50.647.5–56.4	41.6
2095	46.643.9–50.8	50.747.6–56.5	41.7
2096	46.743.9–51	50.847.7–56.7	41.8
2097	46.844–51.1	5147.8–56.8	41.9
2098	46.844–51.2	51.147.9–56.9	42
2099	46.944.1–51.4	51.348–57.1	42
2100	4744.1–51.5	51.448.1–57.2	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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