Côte d’Ivoire vs South Africa: Median age

Median age in 2023: 18.1 years in Côte d’Ivoire and 28.2 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 10.1 years, or 1.56 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 207 and South Africa ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Côte d’Ivoire at 30.5 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	Côte d’Ivoire	South Africa	World
2023	18.1	28.2	30.4
2022	18	27.9	30.1
2021	17.9	27.6	29.8
2020	17.9	27.3	29.6
2019	17.8	26.9	29.3
2018	17.8	26.5	29
2017	17.8	26.1	28.8
2016	17.8	25.7	28.5
2015	18	25.4	28.3
2014	18.1	25	28.1
2013	17.9	24.7	27.8
2012	17.5	24.3	27.6
2011	17.1	24	27.4
2010	16.7	23.6	27.2
2009	16.2	23.3	27
2008	15.8	23	26.7
2007	15.5	22.7	26.5
2006	15.5	22.4	26.3
2005	15.6	22.1	26.1
2004	15.6	21.9	25.9
2003	15.6	21.6	25.7
2002	15.6	21.3	25.5
2001	15.7	21.1	25.3
2000	15.7	20.8	25.1
1999	15.7	20.6	24.9
1998	15.7	20.3	24.7
1997	15.6	20.1	24.4
1996	15.5	20.2	24.2
1995	15.4	20.5	24
1994	15.3	20.9	23.8
1993	15.2	20.9	23.5
1992	15.1	20.5	23.3
1991	15	20.5	23.1
1990	15	20.3	22.9
1989	14.9	20	22.8
1988	14.9	19.8	22.6
1987	14.9	19.7	22.4
1986	14.9	19.5	22.2
1985	15	19.4	22
1984	15	19.2	21.9
1983	15.1	19	21.8
1982	15.2	18.8	21.7
1981	15.3	18.6	21.6
1980	15.4	18.4	21.5
1979	15.6	18.2	21.3
1978	15.8	18.1	21.1
1977	16	18	21
1976	16.3	17.9	20.8
1975	16.4	17.9	20.7
1974	16.5	17.8	20.5
1973	16.5	17.8	20.4
1972	16.6	17.7	20.4
1971	16.6	17.7	20.3
1970	16.6	17.7	20.3
1969	16.7	17.7	20.3
1968	16.8	17.8	20.4
1967	17	17.8	20.5
1966	17.2	17.8	20.6
1965	17.3	17.8	20.8
1964	17.4	17.8	21
1963	17.5	17.8	21.2
1962	17.5	17.8	21.4
1961	17.5	17.9	21.4
1960	17.5	17.9	21.5
1959	17.5	18	21.5
1958	17.5	18.1	21.5
1957	17.4	18.3	21.6
1956	17.4	18.4	21.7
1955	17.3	18.6	21.8
1954	17.3	18.7	21.9
1953	17.2	18.9	22
1952	17.1	19	22.1
1951	17	19.1	22.1
1950	16.8	19.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Côte d’Ivoire	South Africa	World
2024	18.218.2–18.2	28.528.3–28.6	30.6
2025	18.318.3–18.4	28.728.3–29	30.9
2026	18.518.4–18.6	28.928.3–29.4	31.1
2027	18.718.5–18.8	29.128.2–29.8	31.3
2028	18.918.7–19.1	29.328.2–30.1	31.6
2029	19.118.9–19.3	29.528.1–30.5	31.8
2030	19.319–19.6	29.628.1–30.8	32
2031	19.519.2–19.8	29.728–31.2	32.2
2032	19.719.4–20	29.927.9–31.5	32.4
2033	19.919.5–20.2	3027.9–31.8	32.6
2034	2019.7–20.4	30.128–32.1	32.8
2035	20.319.9–20.7	30.228.1–32.3	33
2036	20.520.1–20.9	30.328.1–32.5	33.2
2037	20.720.2–21.2	30.528.3–32.8	33.4
2038	20.920.4–21.5	30.628.4–33	33.6
2039	21.120.5–21.8	30.828.4–33.2	33.8
2040	21.320.7–22	3128.5–33.5	34
2041	21.420.7–22.3	31.228.6–33.8	34.2
2042	21.620.8–22.5	31.328.6–34.1	34.4
2043	21.720.9–22.7	31.528.7–34.4	34.6
2044	21.821–22.9	31.628.7–34.6	34.8
2045	2221–23.1	31.828.7–34.9	35
2046	22.121.1–23.3	31.928.7–35.1	35.2
2047	22.221.2–23.5	3228.8–35.3	35.4
2048	22.421.3–23.6	32.128.8–35.5	35.6
2049	22.521.4–23.8	32.228.9–35.7	35.9
2050	22.621.6–23.9	32.329–35.9	36.1
2051	22.721.7–24.1	32.429.1–36.1	36.3
2052	22.921.8–24.2	32.629.2–36.3	36.5
2053	2321.9–24.3	32.729.3–36.5	36.7
2054	23.122.1–24.4	32.929.4–36.6	36.9
2055	23.322.2–24.5	33.129.6–36.9	37.1
2056	23.422.3–24.6	33.329.7–37.1	37.3
2057	23.622.4–24.7	33.529.8–37.3	37.5
2058	23.722.6–24.8	33.630–37.6	37.6
2059	23.922.7–25	33.830.1–37.9	37.8
2060	24.122.8–25.1	3430.2–38.2	37.9
2061	24.222.9–25.2	34.130.3–38.5	38
2062	24.423–25.4	34.230.5–38.7	38.1
2063	24.623.1–25.5	34.430.6–39	38.3
2064	24.723.3–25.7	34.530.7–39.2	38.4
2065	24.923.4–25.8	34.630.8–39.4	38.5
2066	25.123.5–25.9	34.830.9–39.6	38.6
2067	25.323.6–26.1	34.931–39.7	38.7
2068	25.423.8–26.2	3531.1–39.8	38.8
2069	25.623.9–26.4	35.131.2–39.9	38.9
2070	25.824.1–26.6	35.231.3–40	39
2071	2624.2–26.7	35.331.4–40.1	39.1
2072	26.124.3–26.9	35.431.5–40.2	39.2
2073	26.324.4–27	35.531.5–40.3	39.3
2074	26.524.6–27.2	35.631.6–40.4	39.4
2075	26.724.7–27.4	35.731.7–40.5	39.5
2076	26.824.8–27.5	35.831.8–40.7	39.6
2077	2724.9–27.7	35.931.9–40.7	39.7
2078	27.225.1–27.8	3632–40.8	39.8
2079	27.325.2–27.9	36.132.1–40.9	40
2080	27.525.4–28.1	36.232.2–41	40.1
2081	27.725.5–28.2	36.332.4–41.1	40.2
2082	27.825.7–28.4	36.432.5–41.2	40.3
2083	2825.8–28.5	36.532.6–41.2	40.4
2084	28.126–28.6	36.632.6–41.3	40.5
2085	28.326.1–28.7	36.732.7–41.4	40.6
2086	28.426.3–28.7	36.832.9–41.6	40.7
2087	28.626.5–28.8	36.933–41.7	40.9
2088	28.726.6–28.8	37.133.1–41.9	41
2089	28.926.7–28.9	37.233.2–42	41.1
2090	2926.8–28.9	37.333.3–42.2	41.2
2091	29.226.9–29	37.433.4–42.3	41.3
2092	29.327.1–29	37.533.5–42.4	41.4
2093	29.527.2–29	37.633.5–42.6	41.5
2094	29.627.3–29	37.733.6–42.7	41.6
2095	29.827.4–29.1	37.833.7–42.8	41.7
2096	29.927.6–29.2	37.933.8–43	41.8
2097	30.127.7–29.3	3833.9–43.1	41.9
2098	30.227.8–29.3	38.134–43.2	42
2099	30.427.9–29.3	38.234.1–43.3	42
2100	30.528–29.2	38.334.1–43.4	42.1

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Good to know

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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