Kazakhstan vs Tajikistan: Median age

Median age in 2023: 29.5 years in Kazakhstan and 21.9 years in Tajikistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Kazakhstan, by 7.5 years, or 1.34 times that in Tajikistan.

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years · UN

All years Since 1990 Since 2010

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Latest figures

years · UN

Country	Latest	10 years before	Rank in 2023	Projected
Kazakhstan	29.5 2023	27.9	127 of 229	40.9 2100
Tajikistan	21.9 2023	20.4	175 of 229	40.2 2100
World	30.4 2023	27.8		42.1 2100

What the numbers say

Kazakhstan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Kazakhstan ranked 127 and Tajikistan ranked 175 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kazakhstan at 40.9 years and Tajikistan at 40.2 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Kazakhstan	Tajikistan	World
2023	29.5	21.9	30.4
2022	29.4	21.7	30.1
2021	29.3	21.6	29.8
2020	29.2	21.4	29.6
2019	29.1	21.3	29.3
2018	28.9	21.1	29
2017	28.7	21	28.8
2016	28.5	20.9	28.5
2015	28.3	20.7	28.3
2014	28.1	20.6	28.1
2013	27.9	20.4	27.8
2012	27.7	20.2	27.6
2011	27.6	20	27.4
2010	27.5	19.8	27.2
2009	27.4	19.6	27
2008	27.4	19.4	26.7
2007	27.4	19.1	26.5
2006	27.4	18.8	26.3
2005	27.4	18.6	26.1
2004	27.3	18.3	25.9
2003	27.2	18.1	25.7
2002	27	17.8	25.5
2001	26.8	17.6	25.3
2000	26.6	17.4	25.1
1999	26.3	17.1	24.9
1998	26.1	16.9	24.7
1997	25.8	16.7	24.4
1996	25.6	16.6	24.2
1995	25.4	16.6	24
1994	25.3	16.6	23.8
1993	25.1	16.7	23.5
1992	25	16.9	23.3
1991	24.9	17	23.1
1990	24.7	17.1	22.9
1989	24.5	17.2	22.8
1988	24.3	17.2	22.6
1987	23.9	17.2	22.4
1986	23.6	17.2	22.2
1985	23.4	17.2	22
1984	23.1	17.1	21.9
1983	22.9	17.1	21.8
1982	22.6	17.1	21.7
1981	22.3	17.1	21.6
1980	21.9	17	21.5
1979	21.9	17	21.3
1978	22.1	16.9	21.1
1977	22.1	16.9	21
1976	22.3	16.8	20.8
1975	22.3	16.7	20.7
1974	22.1	16.7	20.5
1973	22	16.6	20.4
1972	21.9	16.6	20.4
1971	21.7	16.6	20.3
1970	21.6	16.6	20.3
1969	21.4	16.7	20.3
1968	21.4	16.7	20.4
1967	21.9	16.8	20.5
1966	22.5	17.1	20.6
1965	22.7	17.6	20.8
1964	22.7	18.4	21
1963	22.7	19.5	21.2
1962	22.5	20.1	21.4
1961	22.3	20.5	21.4
1960	22.2	20.7	21.5
1959	22	20.8	21.5
1958	21.9	20.9	21.5
1957	22	21	21.6
1956	22.2	21	21.7
1955	22.5	21.1	21.8
1954	22.6	21.2	21.9
1953	22.6	21.2	22
1952	22.4	21.1	22.1
1951	22.2	20.9	22.1
1950	22	20.7	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Kazakhstan	Tajikistan	World
2024	29.629.5–29.7	22.122–22.2	30.6
2025	29.729.2–30.1	22.222.1–22.4	30.9
2026	29.728.9–30.6	22.422–22.6	31.1
2027	29.828.5–31	22.422–22.8	31.3
2028	29.728–31.5	22.522–23	31.6
2029	29.627.5–32	22.622–23.3	31.8
2030	29.527–32.4	22.722.1–23.5	32
2031	29.426.7–33	22.922.1–23.7	32.2
2032	29.226.5–33.5	2322.3–23.9	32.4
2033	29.126.3–34	23.322.4–24.2	32.6
2034	29.126.3–34.5	23.522.6–24.5	32.8
2035	29.126.3–35	23.722.7–24.8	33
2036	29.126.3–35.4	2422.8–25.2	33.2
2037	29.226.4–35.9	24.222.9–25.5	33.4
2038	29.326.4–36.4	24.423–25.9	33.6
2039	29.426.5–37	24.723.2–26.2	33.8
2040	29.626.6–37.4	2523.4–26.6	34
2041	29.726.6–37.9	25.323.5–27.1	34.2
2042	29.926.6–38.3	25.623.7–27.5	34.4
2043	3026.6–38.7	25.923.8–28	34.6
2044	30.226.7–39	26.224–28.4	34.8
2045	30.426.7–39.3	26.424.1–28.9	35
2046	30.526.8–39.6	26.724.3–29.4	35.2
2047	30.726.8–39.8	2724.4–29.8	35.4
2048	30.826.9–40.1	27.324.5–30.3	35.6
2049	3127–40.4	27.624.7–30.7	35.9
2050	31.227.1–40.7	27.924.8–31.1	36.1
2051	31.427.1–41.1	28.224.9–31.6	36.3
2052	31.627.2–41.4	28.425–32	36.5
2053	31.827.2–41.8	28.725.1–32.4	36.7
2054	32.127.2–42.2	2925.3–32.9	36.9
2055	32.327.3–42.6	29.225.3–33.3	37.1
2056	32.527.3–43.1	29.525.4–33.7	37.3
2057	32.727.4–43.5	29.725.5–34.1	37.5
2058	32.927.4–43.9	29.925.6–34.5	37.6
2059	3327.5–44.3	30.125.7–35	37.8
2060	33.227.5–44.8	30.325.8–35.3	37.9
2061	33.327.6–45.2	30.625.9–35.7	38
2062	33.427.6–45.6	30.826.1–36	38.1
2063	33.627.7–46	3126.2–36.3	38.3
2064	33.727.8–46.4	31.226.4–36.5	38.4
2065	33.827.9–46.8	31.426.5–36.7	38.5
2066	3428–47.3	31.726.7–36.9	38.6
2067	34.128.1–47.8	31.926.9–37.1	38.7
2068	34.228.2–48.4	32.127.1–37.4	38.8
2069	34.428.4–49	32.427.3–37.7	38.9
2070	34.528.5–49.6	32.727.5–38	39
2071	34.728.6–50.3	3327.6–38.2	39.1
2072	34.828.7–50.8	33.227.8–38.5	39.2
2073	3528.9–51.4	33.528–38.8	39.3
2074	35.129–51.9	33.828.1–39.1	39.4
2075	35.329.1–52.4	34.128.2–39.4	39.5
2076	35.529.3–53	34.428.4–39.8	39.6
2077	35.729.4–53.3	34.728.5–40.1	39.7
2078	35.929.5–53.7	3528.6–40.5	39.8
2079	36.129.7–54.1	35.328.7–40.9	40
2080	36.329.8–54.5	35.628.8–41.2	40.1
2081	36.529.9–54.9	35.828.9–41.6	40.2
2082	36.830–55.2	36.128.9–42	40.3
2083	3730.2–55.4	36.429–42.3	40.4
2084	37.330.3–55.5	36.729.1–42.7	40.5
2085	37.530.4–55.5	36.929.2–43	40.6
2086	37.830.6–55.3	37.229.4–43.3	40.7
2087	3830.7–55	37.429.6–43.6	40.9
2088	38.330.8–54.8	37.729.7–43.9	41
2089	38.531–54.4	37.929.9–44.2	41.1
2090	38.831.1–53.7	38.130.1–44.5	41.2
2091	3931.3–53.1	38.330.3–44.8	41.3
2092	39.331.5–52.6	38.630.5–45.1	41.4
2093	39.531.7–52.2	38.830.7–45.4	41.5
2094	39.731.8–51.7	3930.9–45.8	41.6
2095	39.932–51.2	39.231.2–46	41.7
2096	40.132.1–50.6	39.431.4–46.3	41.8
2097	40.332.3–50	39.631.7–46.5	41.9
2098	40.532.5–49.5	39.831.9–46.7	42
2099	40.732.6–49.1	4032.1–46.8	42
2100	40.932.8–48.6	40.232.3–47	42.1

Each country on its own

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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