Italy vs South Africa: Median age

Median age in 2023: 47.5 years in Italy and 28.2 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Italy, by 19.3 years, or 1.68 times that in South Africa.

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What the numbers say

Italy has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Italy ranked 5 and South Africa ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Italy at 53.4 years and South Africa at 38.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	Italy	South Africa	World
2023	47.5	28.2	30.4
2022	47.1	27.9	30.1
2021	46.8	27.6	29.8
2020	46.4	27.3	29.6
2019	46	26.9	29.3
2018	45.6	26.5	29
2017	45.2	26.1	28.8
2016	44.8	25.7	28.5
2015	44.4	25.4	28.3
2014	44	25	28.1
2013	43.6	24.7	27.8
2012	43.2	24.3	27.6
2011	42.9	24	27.4
2010	42.5	23.6	27.2
2009	42.2	23.3	27
2008	41.8	23	26.7
2007	41.5	22.7	26.5
2006	41.2	22.4	26.3
2005	40.8	22.1	26.1
2004	40.5	21.9	25.9
2003	40.2	21.6	25.7
2002	39.9	21.3	25.5
2001	39.6	21.1	25.3
2000	39.3	20.8	25.1
1999	38.9	20.6	24.9
1998	38.6	20.3	24.7
1997	38.3	20.1	24.4
1996	38	20.2	24.2
1995	37.9	20.5	24
1994	37.6	20.9	23.8
1993	37.1	20.9	23.5
1992	36.9	20.5	23.3
1991	36.5	20.5	23.1
1990	36.1	20.3	22.9
1989	35.8	20	22.8
1988	35.5	19.8	22.6
1987	35.2	19.7	22.4
1986	34.9	19.5	22.2
1985	34.6	19.4	22
1984	34.2	19.2	21.9
1983	33.9	19	21.8
1982	33.6	18.8	21.7
1981	33.3	18.6	21.6
1980	33	18.4	21.5
1979	32.9	18.2	21.3
1978	32.7	18.1	21.1
1977	32.7	18	21
1976	32.6	17.9	20.8
1975	32.6	17.9	20.7
1974	32.5	17.8	20.5
1973	32.4	17.8	20.4
1972	32.2	17.7	20.4
1971	32.1	17.7	20.3
1970	31.9	17.7	20.3
1969	31.8	17.7	20.3
1968	31.6	17.8	20.4
1967	31.5	17.8	20.5
1966	31.4	17.8	20.6
1965	31.3	17.8	20.8
1964	31.2	17.8	21
1963	31.1	17.8	21.2
1962	31	17.8	21.4
1961	30.8	17.9	21.4
1960	30.5	17.9	21.5
1959	30.3	18	21.5
1958	30	18.1	21.5
1957	29.8	18.3	21.6
1956	29.5	18.4	21.7
1955	29.2	18.6	21.8
1954	28.9	18.7	21.9
1953	28.5	18.9	22
1952	28.2	19	22.1
1951	27.9	19.1	22.1
1950	27.6	19.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Italy	South Africa	World
2024	47.947.8–47.9	28.528.3–28.6	30.6
2025	48.248–48.5	28.728.3–29	30.9
2026	48.648.2–49	28.928.3–29.4	31.1
2027	4948.4–49.4	29.128.2–29.8	31.3
2028	49.348.6–49.9	29.328.2–30.1	31.6
2029	49.748.8–50.3	29.528.1–30.5	31.8
2030	5049–50.8	29.628.1–30.8	32
2031	50.349.1–51.2	29.728–31.2	32.2
2032	50.549.3–51.6	29.927.9–31.5	32.4
2033	50.849.4–52	3027.9–31.8	32.6
2034	5149.5–52.3	30.128–32.1	32.8
2035	51.349.5–52.7	30.228.1–32.3	33
2036	51.549.5–53	30.328.1–32.5	33.2
2037	51.649.5–53.3	30.528.3–32.8	33.4
2038	51.849.5–53.6	30.628.4–33	33.6
2039	51.949.5–53.9	30.828.4–33.2	33.8
2040	5249.5–54.2	3128.5–33.5	34
2041	52.249.5–54.4	31.228.6–33.8	34.2
2042	52.349.5–54.6	31.328.6–34.1	34.4
2043	52.449.4–54.9	31.528.7–34.4	34.6
2044	52.649.3–55.1	31.628.7–34.6	34.8
2045	52.749.2–55.4	31.828.7–34.9	35
2046	52.849.1–55.6	31.928.7–35.1	35.2
2047	52.848.9–55.8	3228.8–35.3	35.4
2048	52.948.8–56	32.128.8–35.5	35.6
2049	52.948.7–56.2	32.228.9–35.7	35.9
2050	52.948.6–56.3	32.329–35.9	36.1
2051	52.948.5–56.5	32.429.1–36.1	36.3
2052	52.948.5–56.6	32.629.2–36.3	36.5
2053	52.848.5–56.6	32.729.3–36.5	36.7
2054	52.848.6–56.7	32.929.4–36.6	36.9
2055	52.848.7–56.8	33.129.6–36.9	37.1
2056	52.848.9–56.9	33.329.7–37.1	37.3
2057	52.849–57	33.529.8–37.3	37.5
2058	52.949.2–57	33.630–37.6	37.6
2059	52.949.4–57.1	33.830.1–37.9	37.8
2060	5349.5–57.2	3430.2–38.2	37.9
2061	5349.7–57.2	34.130.3–38.5	38
2062	53.149.8–57.2	34.230.5–38.7	38.1
2063	53.249.9–57.3	34.430.6–39	38.3
2064	53.350–57.4	34.530.7–39.2	38.4
2065	53.350–57.5	34.630.8–39.4	38.5
2066	53.450–57.5	34.830.9–39.6	38.6
2067	53.450.1–57.6	34.931–39.7	38.7
2068	53.450.1–57.7	3531.1–39.8	38.8
2069	53.450.1–57.8	35.131.2–39.9	38.9
2070	53.550–58	35.231.3–40	39
2071	53.549.9–58.1	35.331.4–40.1	39.1
2072	53.549.9–58.2	35.431.5–40.2	39.2
2073	53.449.8–58.3	35.531.5–40.3	39.3
2074	53.449.8–58.4	35.631.6–40.4	39.4
2075	53.349.7–58.5	35.731.7–40.5	39.5
2076	53.349.7–58.6	35.831.8–40.7	39.6
2077	53.249.6–58.7	35.931.9–40.7	39.7
2078	53.149.6–58.8	3632–40.8	39.8
2079	53.149.6–58.9	36.132.1–40.9	40
2080	5349.6–58.9	36.232.2–41	40.1
2081	5349.6–58.9	36.332.4–41.1	40.2
2082	52.949.6–59	36.432.5–41.2	40.3
2083	52.949.7–59	36.532.6–41.2	40.4
2084	52.949.7–59	36.632.6–41.3	40.5
2085	52.849.8–59	36.732.7–41.4	40.6
2086	52.849.8–59	36.832.9–41.6	40.7
2087	52.849.9–59	36.933–41.7	40.9
2088	52.849.9–59	37.133.1–41.9	41
2089	52.850–59	37.233.2–42	41.1
2090	52.950.1–59	37.333.3–42.2	41.2
2091	52.950.1–59.1	37.433.4–42.3	41.3
2092	5350.2–59.1	37.533.5–42.4	41.4
2093	5350.2–59.2	37.633.5–42.6	41.5
2094	53.150.3–59.2	37.733.6–42.7	41.6
2095	53.250.4–59.3	37.833.7–42.8	41.7
2096	53.250.5–59.3	37.933.8–43	41.8
2097	53.350.5–59.4	3833.9–43.1	41.9
2098	53.350.6–59.5	38.134–43.2	42
2099	53.450.6–59.5	38.234.1–43.3	42
2100	53.450.7–59.6	38.334.1–43.4	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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