Iraq vs Syria: Median age

Median age in 2023: 20.4 years in Iraq and 22.3 years in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 1.9 years, or 1.09 times that in Iraq.

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What the numbers say

Syria has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Iraq.
In 2023, Iraq ranked 185 and Syria ranked 173 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iraq at 39.1 years and Syria at 43.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Iraq	Syria	World
2023	20.4	22.3	30.4
2022	20.1	21.6	30.1
2021	19.8	21	29.8
2020	19.6	20.4	29.6
2019	19.4	19.8	29.3
2018	19.1	19.1	29
2017	18.9	18.6	28.8
2016	18.7	18.4	28.5
2015	18.5	18.4	28.3
2014	18.4	19.1	28.1
2013	18.2	20.1	27.8
2012	18.1	20.8	27.6
2011	18	20.9	27.4
2010	17.9	20.7	27.2
2009	17.8	20.5	27
2008	17.7	20.3	26.7
2007	17.6	19.9	26.5
2006	17.5	19.2	26.3
2005	17.4	18.7	26.1
2004	17.3	18.4	25.9
2003	17.2	18.2	25.7
2002	17.1	17.9	25.5
2001	17	17.7	25.3
2000	16.9	17.5	25.1
1999	16.8	17.2	24.9
1998	16.7	17	24.7
1997	16.6	16.8	24.4
1996	16.5	16.6	24.2
1995	16.4	16.4	24
1994	16.4	16.2	23.8
1993	16.3	16	23.5
1992	16.2	15.8	23.3
1991	16.1	15.6	23.1
1990	16	15.4	22.9
1989	15.9	15.3	22.8
1988	15.8	15.2	22.6
1987	15.8	15	22.4
1986	15.7	14.9	22.2
1985	15.6	14.9	22
1984	15.5	14.8	21.9
1983	15.5	14.7	21.8
1982	15.4	14.6	21.7
1981	15.4	14.6	21.6
1980	15.4	14.5	21.5
1979	15.3	14.5	21.3
1978	15.2	14.6	21.1
1977	15.3	14.6	21
1976	15.6	14.6	20.8
1975	15.9	14.6	20.7
1974	16.4	14.6	20.5
1973	16.6	14.7	20.4
1972	16.8	14.7	20.4
1971	16.9	14.8	20.3
1970	17	14.8	20.3
1969	17.1	14.9	20.3
1968	17.4	15	20.4
1967	17.6	15.1	20.5
1966	17.9	15.3	20.6
1965	18.2	15.5	20.8
1964	18.5	15.6	21
1963	18.8	15.7	21.2
1962	19.1	15.9	21.4
1961	19.3	16.2	21.4
1960	19.4	16.5	21.5
1959	19.5	16.8	21.5
1958	19.4	17.1	21.5
1957	19.4	17.4	21.6
1956	19.4	17.7	21.7
1955	19.5	18	21.8
1954	19.6	18.3	21.9
1953	19.9	18.5	22
1952	20.1	18.8	22.1
1951	20.3	19	22.1
1950	20.5	19.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Iraq	Syria	World
2024	20.620.6–20.6	22.822.8–22.8	30.6
2025	20.920.8–20.9	23.323.3–23.4	30.9
2026	21.121.1–21.1	23.823.7–23.8	31.1
2027	21.421.3–21.4	24.324.2–24.3	31.3
2028	21.621.5–21.7	24.724.6–24.8	31.6
2029	21.921.7–22.1	25.125–25.2	31.8
2030	22.121.9–22.4	25.525.3–25.7	32
2031	22.422–22.8	25.925.7–26.2	32.2
2032	22.722.2–23.2	26.226.1–26.6	32.4
2033	22.922.4–23.7	26.626.4–27.1	32.6
2034	23.222.6–24.1	26.926.7–27.6	32.8
2035	23.522.8–24.5	27.326.9–28.2	33
2036	23.923–25	27.727.3–28.8	33.2
2037	24.223.2–25.4	28.127.6–29.4	33.4
2038	24.523.4–25.9	28.527.9–30	33.6
2039	24.923.6–26.5	28.928.2–30.7	33.8
2040	25.223.8–27	29.328.5–31.3	34
2041	25.523.9–27.5	29.728.7–32	34.2
2042	25.824–28	30.128.9–32.6	34.4
2043	26.124.1–28.5	30.529.2–33.3	34.6
2044	26.424.2–29	30.829.4–34	34.8
2045	26.624.3–29.5	31.229.6–34.8	35
2046	26.824.4–29.9	31.529.8–35.6	35.2
2047	27.124.5–30.4	31.730–36.2	35.4
2048	27.324.6–30.8	31.930–36.9	35.6
2049	27.624.7–31.2	3230.1–37.5	35.9
2050	27.824.8–31.6	32.130.2–38.1	36.1
2051	2825–32	32.230.3–38.8	36.3
2052	28.325.2–32.4	32.330.4–39.5	36.5
2053	28.525.3–32.8	32.430.6–40.3	36.7
2054	28.825.5–33.1	32.530.7–40.9	36.9
2055	2925.6–33.5	32.730.8–41.5	37.1
2056	29.225.7–33.9	32.930.9–42.1	37.3
2057	29.525.9–34.3	33.231–42.6	37.5
2058	29.726.1–34.6	33.431.2–43	37.6
2059	3026.2–35	33.731.3–43.4	37.8
2060	30.226.4–35.3	34.131.5–42.6	37.9
2061	30.526.5–35.6	34.431.6–41.1	38
2062	30.726.6–35.9	34.731.8–40.9	38.1
2063	3126.8–36.2	35.132.1–41	38.3
2064	31.226.9–36.5	35.432.3–41.3	38.4
2065	31.427.1–36.9	35.732.6–41.9	38.5
2066	31.727.2–37.1	36.132.8–42.5	38.6
2067	31.927.3–37.4	36.533–43.1	38.7
2068	32.227.5–37.8	36.833.3–43.6	38.8
2069	32.527.6–38	37.233.5–44.1	38.9
2070	32.727.7–38.3	37.633.8–44.8	39
2071	3327.8–38.6	37.934.1–45.5	39.1
2072	33.227.9–38.8	38.334.4–46	39.2
2073	33.528–39.1	38.734.7–46.6	39.3
2074	33.728.1–39.4	3934.8–47.4	39.4
2075	3428.2–39.7	39.334.9–47.9	39.5
2076	34.228.4–40	39.735–48.1	39.6
2077	34.528.5–40.3	4035.1–48.3	39.7
2078	34.728.6–40.5	40.335.2–48.7	39.8
2079	34.928.7–40.8	40.635.3–49	40
2080	35.228.8–41.1	40.835.5–49.3	40.1
2081	35.429–41.3	4135.7–49.7	40.2
2082	35.629.1–41.5	41.235.8–50	40.3
2083	35.829.2–41.8	41.436–50.3	40.4
2084	3629.3–42	41.536.1–50.6	40.5
2085	36.329.4–42.2	41.636.2–50.6	40.6
2086	36.529.5–42.3	41.736.3–50.7	40.7
2087	36.729.7–42.4	41.936.4–50.8	40.9
2088	36.929.8–42.6	41.936.5–50.7	41
2089	37.129.9–42.8	4236.6–50.1	41.1
2090	37.330.1–42.9	42.136.7–49	41.2
2091	37.530.2–43.1	42.136.7–47.5	41.3
2092	37.630.3–43.2	42.236.8–46.4	41.4
2093	37.830.4–43.3	42.336.8–45.4	41.5
2094	3830.6–43.5	42.437–44.7	41.6
2095	38.230.7–43.6	42.537.1–44.1	41.7
2096	38.430.8–43.7	42.637.1–43.7	41.8
2097	38.630.9–43.8	42.737.1–43.5	41.9
2098	38.731.1–43.8	42.937.2–43.4	42
2099	38.931.2–43.9	43.137.4–43.4	42
2100	39.131.4–44	43.337.6–43.2	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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