Israel vs Jordan: Median age

Median age in 2023: 29.2 years in Israel and 24.3 years in Jordan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Israel, by 4.9 years, or 1.2 times that in Jordan.

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What the numbers say

Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Israel at 40.6 years and Jordan at 43.1 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Israel	Jordan	World
2023	29.2	24.3	30.4
2022	29.1	23.9	30.1
2021	29.1	23.6	29.8
2020	29	23.3	29.6
2019	28.9	22.9	29.3
2018	28.9	22.5	29
2017	28.9	22.2	28.8
2016	28.8	21.8	28.5
2015	28.8	21.5	28.3
2014	28.7	21.3	28.1
2013	28.6	21.2	27.8
2012	28.5	21	27.6
2011	28.5	20.8	27.4
2010	28.4	20.6	27.2
2009	28.3	20.5	27
2008	28.2	20.3	26.7
2007	28	20.1	26.5
2006	27.9	19.9	26.3
2005	27.7	19.7	26.1
2004	27.5	19.5	25.9
2003	27.4	19.3	25.7
2002	27.2	19.2	25.5
2001	27	19.1	25.3
2000	26.8	19	25.1
1999	26.5	18.9	24.9
1998	26.3	18.8	24.7
1997	26.2	18.8	24.4
1996	26	18.7	24.2
1995	25.7	18.5	24
1994	25.6	18.3	23.8
1993	25.5	17.9	23.5
1992	25.3	17.5	23.3
1991	25.1	17	23.1
1990	24.8	16.1	22.9
1989	24.6	15.3	22.8
1988	24.5	15.2	22.6
1987	24.5	15	22.4
1986	24.5	14.9	22.2
1985	24.4	14.7	22
1984	24.4	14.6	21.9
1983	24.3	14.4	21.8
1982	24.2	14.3	21.7
1981	24.1	14.2	21.6
1980	24	14.1	21.5
1979	23.8	14	21.3
1978	23.7	13.9	21.1
1977	23.5	13.8	21
1976	23.3	13.8	20.8
1975	23.2	13.7	20.7
1974	23	13.7	20.5
1973	22.8	13.7	20.4
1972	22.6	13.8	20.4
1971	22.4	13.8	20.3
1970	22.2	13.9	20.3
1969	22.1	14	20.3
1968	22.1	14.1	20.4
1967	22.1	14.3	20.5
1966	22.3	14.4	20.6
1965	22.6	14.6	20.8
1964	23.1	14.9	21
1963	23.5	15.1	21.2
1962	24	15.4	21.4
1961	24.3	15.7	21.4
1960	24.3	16	21.5
1959	24.1	16.2	21.5
1958	23.9	16.4	21.5
1957	23.9	16.5	21.6
1956	23.9	16.6	21.7
1955	23.9	16.7	21.8
1954	24	16.8	21.9
1953	24.1	16.8	22
1952	24.2	16.9	22.1
1951	24.4	17	22.1
1950	24.5	17.1	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Israel	Jordan	World
2024	29.229–29.3	24.524.4–24.6	30.6
2025	29.228.5–29.6	24.724.4–24.9	30.9
2026	29.328.1–29.9	24.924.5–25.2	31.1
2027	29.327.6–30.2	25.124.6–25.5	31.3
2028	29.327.1–30.5	25.424.8–25.7	31.6
2029	29.426.7–30.8	25.625–26	31.8
2030	29.526.4–31.2	25.925.4–26.2	32
2031	29.526.3–31.6	26.225.7–26.5	32.2
2032	29.626.2–32	26.526–26.7	32.4
2033	29.726.1–32.4	26.826.3–27	32.6
2034	29.826.1–32.9	27.126.7–27.3	32.8
2035	29.926.1–33.4	27.427.1–27.5	33
2036	3026.1–33.9	27.727.5–27.7	33.2
2037	30.126.2–34.4	28.127.9–28	33.4
2038	30.326.3–34.9	28.428.2–28.3	33.6
2039	30.426.3–35.4	28.728.5–28.6	33.8
2040	30.526.4–36	29.128.7–29	34
2041	30.726.5–36.6	29.428.9–29.5	34.2
2042	30.826.6–37.3	29.829.2–29.9	34.4
2043	3126.6–37.9	30.129.4–30.4	34.6
2044	31.126.7–38.4	30.429.6–30.9	34.8
2045	31.326.7–38.9	30.729.8–31.3	35
2046	31.526.7–39.4	31.130.1–31.8	35.2
2047	31.626.7–39.9	31.430.3–32.3	35.4
2048	31.826.7–40.4	31.730.5–32.7	35.6
2049	3226.7–40.9	3230.6–33.1	35.9
2050	32.226.7–41.6	32.330.9–33.5	36.1
2051	32.426.8–42.2	32.631.1–33.9	36.3
2052	32.526.9–42.8	32.831.3–34.3	36.5
2053	32.726.9–43.3	33.131.5–34.7	36.7
2054	32.927–43.8	33.431.7–35	36.9
2055	3327.1–44.2	33.731.9–35.4	37.1
2056	33.227.2–44.7	3432.1–35.8	37.3
2057	33.427.4–45.2	34.232.3–36	37.5
2058	33.527.5–45.7	34.532.4–36.3	37.6
2059	33.727.6–46	34.732.5–36.6	37.8
2060	33.827.7–46.3	34.932.7–36.8	37.9
2061	33.927.8–46.7	35.232.8–36.9	38
2062	34.127.9–47.2	35.433–37	38.1
2063	34.228–47.8	35.633.1–37.2	38.3
2064	34.428–48.3	35.833.3–37.4	38.4
2065	34.528–48.8	3633.4–37.6	38.5
2066	34.628–49.3	36.233.6–37.6	38.6
2067	34.828.1–49.8	36.433.9–37.7	38.7
2068	34.928.1–50.2	36.634.1–37.7	38.8
2069	35.128.2–50.7	36.934.3–37.9	38.9
2070	35.228.2–51.2	37.134.6–38.1	39
2071	35.428.2–51.8	37.334.8–38.2	39.1
2072	35.528.2–52.4	37.535–38.5	39.2
2073	35.728.3–53	37.835.2–38.8	39.3
2074	35.928.3–53.7	3835.4–39.1	39.4
2075	36.128.4–54.3	38.235.7–39.5	39.5
2076	36.228.5–54.9	38.535.9–39.9	39.6
2077	36.428.7–55.4	38.736.2–40.3	39.7
2078	36.628.8–56	3936.4–40.7	39.8
2079	36.828.9–56.6	39.236.6–41.1	40
2080	36.929–57.1	39.536.8–41.5	40.1
2081	37.129.2–57.7	39.737–41.7	40.2
2082	37.329.4–58.2	39.937.1–41.9	40.3
2083	37.529.7–58.7	40.237.3–42.3	40.4
2084	37.729.8–59.4	40.437.6–42.7	40.5
2085	37.930–60	40.737.8–43	40.6
2086	38.130.1–60.6	40.938–43.3	40.7
2087	38.330.3–61.3	41.138.2–43.7	40.9
2088	38.530.3–62	41.338.3–44	41
2089	38.730.4–62.6	41.538.4–44.1	41.1
2090	38.930.5–63.1	41.738.6–44.3	41.2
2091	39.130.6–63.6	41.838.7–44.3	41.3
2092	39.230.6–64.4	4238.8–44.2	41.4
2093	39.430.6–65.2	42.238.8–44.1	41.5
2094	39.630.7–65.9	42.338.9–43.9	41.6
2095	39.830.7–66.6	42.539–43.6	41.7
2096	4030.7–67.3	42.639.1–43.4	41.8
2097	40.130.7–67.9	42.839.2–43.4	41.9
2098	40.330.7–68.5	42.939.3–43.3	42
2099	40.530.7–69	4339.4–43.3	42
2100	40.630.8–69.3	43.139.6–43.4	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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