Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Median age

Median age in 2023: 34.5 years in Kuwait and 29.3 years in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Kuwait, by 5.3 years, or 1.18 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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What the numbers say

Kuwait has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Kuwait ranked 97 and Saudi Arabia ranked 131 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kuwait at 35.9 years and Saudi Arabia at 35.8 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Kuwait	Saudi Arabia	World
2023	34.5	29.3	30.4
2022	33.5	28.7	30.1
2021	34.8	28.5	29.8
2020	36.8	28.5	29.6
2019	36.2	28.4	29.3
2018	35.4	28.3	29
2017	34.6	28.1	28.8
2016	33.7	27.6	28.5
2015	32.9	27	28.3
2014	32.1	26.3	28.1
2013	31.3	25.6	27.8
2012	30.6	24.9	27.6
2011	29.5	24.2	27.4
2010	28.6	23.6	27.2
2009	28.2	22.9	27
2008	27.9	22.3	26.7
2007	27.7	21.8	26.5
2006	27.6	21.2	26.3
2005	27.4	20.8	26.1
2004	27	20.3	25.9
2003	26.3	20	25.7
2002	25.7	19.8	25.5
2001	25.3	19.7	25.3
2000	24.9	19.7	25.1
1999	24.6	19.7	24.9
1998	24.5	19.4	24.7
1997	24.5	19.2	24.4
1996	24.6	18.9	24.2
1995	24.6	18.7	24
1994	24.1	18.5	23.8
1993	23.2	18.4	23.5
1992	22.6	18.2	23.3
1991	22.5	18.1	23.1
1990	22.3	18	22.9
1989	22.2	17.9	22.8
1988	22.1	17.9	22.6
1987	21.9	17.8	22.4
1986	21.8	17.7	22.2
1985	21.5	17.6	22
1984	21.2	17.6	21.9
1983	20.8	17.5	21.8
1982	20.4	17.4	21.7
1981	19.9	17.3	21.6
1980	19.5	17.1	21.5
1979	19.1	17	21.3
1978	18.6	16.9	21.1
1977	18.2	16.8	21
1976	17.7	16.7	20.8
1975	17.4	16.6	20.7
1974	17.3	16.5	20.5
1973	17.3	16.4	20.4
1972	17.3	16.3	20.4
1971	17.4	16.3	20.3
1970	17.5	16.3	20.3
1969	17.8	16.3	20.3
1968	18.2	16.4	20.4
1967	18.6	16.5	20.5
1966	19	16.6	20.6
1965	19.4	16.8	20.8
1964	19.7	17	21
1963	20	17.1	21.2
1962	20.5	17.3	21.4
1961	20.8	17.4	21.4
1960	21	17.6	21.5
1959	21.4	17.7	21.5
1958	21.7	17.8	21.5
1957	21.8	17.9	21.6
1956	21.4	18	21.7
1955	20.6	18	21.8
1954	20.2	18	21.9
1953	20.3	18	22
1952	20.4	18	22.1
1951	20.4	18	22.1
1950	20.3	18	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Kuwait	Saudi Arabia	World
2024	34.834.3–34.3	29.629.4–29.5	30.6
2025	34.833.7–33.8	29.629.2–29.4	30.9
2026	34.833.7–33.7	29.729.1–29.4	31.1
2027	34.833.6–33.7	29.729–29.4	31.3
2028	34.933.5–33.9	29.728.9–29.4	31.6
2029	34.933.4–34.1	29.728.9–29.3	31.8
2030	34.933.3–34.4	29.728.8–29.3	32
2031	3533.2–34.7	29.728.9–29.3	32.2
2032	3533.1–34.8	29.829–29.2	32.4
2033	3533.1–34.9	29.829.1–29.2	32.6
2034	34.933.1–35	29.929.2–29.3	32.8
2035	34.933.3–35.1	3029.3–29.3	33
2036	34.933.4–35.1	30.129.4–29.4	33.2
2037	34.933.5–35	30.329.5–29.6	33.4
2038	34.933.6–35	30.429.6–29.7	33.6
2039	34.933.8–35.1	30.529.7–29.9	33.8
2040	3534–35.1	30.729.8–30	34
2041	35.134.2–35.1	30.829.9–30.2	34.2
2042	35.134.4–35.1	30.930.1–30.4	34.4
2043	35.234.6–35	31.130.2–30.5	34.6
2044	35.334.8–35	31.230.4–30.7	34.8
2045	35.335–35	31.330.5–30.8	35
2046	35.434.9–35.2	31.530.6–31	35.2
2047	35.434.8–35.4	31.630.8–31.1	35.4
2048	35.534.7–35.5	31.730.9–31.3	35.6
2049	35.634.5–35.7	31.931.1–31.5	35.9
2050	35.634.3–35.9	3231.3–31.6	36.1
2051	35.734.1–36	32.131.4–31.8	36.3
2052	35.734–36.2	32.231.6–31.9	36.5
2053	35.733.9–36.4	32.331.8–32	36.7
2054	35.733.7–36.5	32.431.9–32.1	36.9
2055	35.833.5–36.7	32.532.1–32.3	37.1
2056	35.833.1–36.8	32.632.3–32.4	37.3
2057	35.832.8–36.9	32.732.4–32.6	37.5
2058	35.832.5–37	32.832.6–32.8	37.6
2059	35.832.1–37.1	32.932.8–32.9	37.8
2060	35.831.9–37.2	3333–33.1	37.9
2061	35.831.6–37.3	33.133.1–33.2	38
2062	35.830.9–37.4	33.333.2–33.4	38.1
2063	35.730.2–37.5	33.433.3–33.5	38.3
2064	35.729.4–37.6	33.533.4–33.6	38.4
2065	35.728.8–37.7	33.633.5–33.7	38.5
2066	35.728.2–37.9	33.733.6–33.9	38.6
2067	35.727.7–38	33.833.7–34	38.7
2068	35.727.3–38.1	33.933.8–34.1	38.8
2069	35.826.8–38.2	3433.8–34.2	38.9
2070	35.826.3–38.4	3433.9–34.3	39
2071	35.825.3–38.6	34.133.9–34.5	39.1
2072	35.823.8–38.8	34.234–34.6	39.2
2073	35.80–39	34.334–34.7	39.3
2074	35.839.2–45.6	34.434.1–34.8	39.4
2075	35.830.5–39.3	34.534.1–34.9	39.5
2076	35.839.5–85.6	34.534.2–35	39.6
2077	35.81.6–39.6	34.634.3–35.1	39.7
2078	35.939.8–67.9	34.734.3–35.2	39.8
2079	35.940–67	34.734.4–35.3	40
2080	35.940.1–66.3	34.834.4–35.4	40.1
2081	35.940.3–65.5	34.934.4–35.4	40.2
2082	35.940.4–65	34.934.5–35.5	40.3
2083	35.940.5–64.3	3534.5–35.6	40.4
2084	35.940.6–63.4	3534.5–35.7	40.5
2085	35.940.8–62.3	35.134.5–35.8	40.6
2086	3640.9–62	35.134.5–35.8	40.7
2087	3641–61.9	35.234.5–35.9	40.9
2088	3641.1–61.4	35.334.5–35.9	41
2089	3641.2–61.1	35.334.5–35.9	41.1
2090	3641.2–60.8	35.434.5–36	41.2
2091	35.941.3–60.3	35.434.5–36	41.3
2092	35.941.4–59.8	35.534.5–36.1	41.4
2093	35.941.5–59.8	35.534.4–36.1	41.5
2094	35.941.4–59.9	35.634.4–36.1	41.6
2095	35.941.4–60	35.634.4–36.2	41.7
2096	35.941.5–60.1	35.634.4–36.1	41.8
2097	35.941.5–60.3	35.734.4–36.1	41.9
2098	35.941.5–60.4	35.734.4–36.1	42
2099	35.941.6–60.4	35.834.4–36.1	42
2100	35.941.6–60.5	35.834.4–36.2	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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