Laos vs Vietnam: Median age

Median age in 2023: 24.3 years in Laos and 32.4 years in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 8.1 years, or 1.34 times that in Laos.

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What the numbers say

Vietnam has been higher since 1975, when it overtook Laos.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Laos at 45 years and Vietnam at 49.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Laos	Vietnam	World
2023	24.3	32.4	30.4
2022	24	31.9	30.1
2021	23.7	31.5	29.8
2020	23.4	31	29.6
2019	23.1	30.6	29.3
2018	22.8	30.2	29
2017	22.5	29.8	28.8
2016	22.3	29.5	28.5
2015	22	29.2	28.3
2014	21.7	28.8	28.1
2013	21.2	28.4	27.8
2012	20.8	28	27.6
2011	20.4	27.6	27.4
2010	19.9	27.2	27.2
2009	19.5	26.8	27
2008	19	26.3	26.7
2007	18.6	25.8	26.5
2006	18.1	25.3	26.3
2005	17.8	24.8	26.1
2004	17.6	24.4	25.9
2003	17.4	24	25.7
2002	17.2	23.5	25.5
2001	17.1	23.1	25.3
2000	17	22.7	25.1
1999	16.9	22.2	24.9
1998	16.9	21.8	24.7
1997	16.9	21.4	24.4
1996	16.8	21	24.2
1995	16.8	20.6	24
1994	16.8	20.3	23.8
1993	16.8	20	23.5
1992	16.8	19.8	23.3
1991	16.8	19.6	23.1
1990	16.8	19.5	22.9
1989	16.8	19.3	22.8
1988	16.8	19.2	22.6
1987	16.7	19.1	22.4
1986	16.7	19	22.2
1985	16.7	18.9	22
1984	16.7	18.8	21.9
1983	16.7	18.7	21.8
1982	16.7	18.6	21.7
1981	16.8	18.5	21.6
1980	16.8	18.4	21.5
1979	16.9	18.3	21.3
1978	17	18.1	21.1
1977	17.2	17.9	21
1976	17.4	17.7	20.8
1975	17.5	17.6	20.7
1974	17.6	17.5	20.5
1973	17.6	17.4	20.4
1972	17.6	17.3	20.4
1971	17.6	17.3	20.3
1970	17.7	17.2	20.3
1969	17.7	17.2	20.3
1968	17.7	17.2	20.4
1967	17.8	17.2	20.5
1966	17.8	17.3	20.6
1965	17.9	17.7	20.8
1964	17.9	18.1	21
1963	18	18.7	21.2
1962	18	19.2	21.4
1961	18.1	19.7	21.4
1960	18.2	20.2	21.5
1959	18.3	20.7	21.5
1958	18.3	21.2	21.5
1957	18.4	21.6	21.6
1956	18.4	21.9	21.7
1955	18.5	22	21.8
1954	18.6	22.3	21.9
1953	18.6	22.5	22
1952	18.7	22.7	22.1
1951	18.7	22.9	22.1
1950	18.8	23.1	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Laos	Vietnam	World
2024	24.624.5–24.7	32.932.9–33	30.6
2025	24.924.7–25.1	33.433.2–33.6	30.9
2026	25.324.9–25.6	33.933.6–34.3	31.1
2027	25.625.1–26.1	34.433.9–34.9	31.3
2028	2625.3–26.6	34.834.2–35.5	31.6
2029	26.325.4–27.1	35.334.5–36.1	31.8
2030	26.625.6–27.5	35.734.8–36.7	32
2031	26.925.8–28	36.135–37.2	32.2
2032	27.225.9–28.5	36.535.2–37.8	32.4
2033	27.526.1–29	36.835.4–38.3	32.6
2034	27.826.3–29.5	37.135.4–38.8	32.8
2035	28.226.5–29.9	37.435.5–39.3	33
2036	28.526.7–30.4	37.635.5–39.8	33.2
2037	28.826.9–30.8	37.735.6–40.2	33.4
2038	29.127.1–31.3	37.935.6–40.6	33.6
2039	29.427.2–31.8	3835.6–40.9	33.8
2040	29.827.4–32.3	38.235.7–41.3	34
2041	30.127.6–32.7	38.335.9–41.6	34.2
2042	30.427.8–33.2	38.536–41.9	34.4
2043	30.728–33.7	38.736.2–42.2	34.6
2044	3128.3–34.1	38.836.3–42.5	34.8
2045	31.428.5–34.6	3936.6–42.7	35
2046	31.728.7–35	39.236.8–43	35.2
2047	3228.9–35.5	39.437.1–43.2	35.4
2048	32.329.2–35.9	39.737.3–43.5	35.6
2049	32.729.4–36.3	4037.5–43.7	35.9
2050	3329.7–36.8	40.237.8–44	36.1
2051	33.429.9–37.2	40.538.2–44.3	36.3
2052	33.730.1–37.6	40.838.5–44.5	36.5
2053	34.130.3–38.1	41.138.9–44.8	36.7
2054	34.430.5–38.5	41.439.2–45.2	36.9
2055	34.730.7–38.9	41.839.5–45.5	37.1
2056	3531–39.4	42.239.8–45.8	37.3
2057	35.431.2–39.8	42.640–46.1	37.5
2058	35.731.5–40.3	42.940.2–46.4	37.6
2059	3631.7–40.7	43.340.4–46.8	37.8
2060	36.332–41.1	43.640.6–47.2	37.9
2061	36.632.2–41.6	43.940.7–47.7	38
2062	36.932.5–42	44.140.9–48.1	38.1
2063	37.232.7–42.4	44.441–48.5	38.3
2064	37.532.9–42.9	44.641–48.9	38.4
2065	37.833.2–43.3	44.841.1–49.3	38.5
2066	3833.4–43.7	4541.1–49.7	38.6
2067	38.333.6–44.1	45.241.2–50.1	38.7
2068	38.633.8–44.6	45.341.3–50.4	38.8
2069	38.834–45	45.541.3–50.7	38.9
2070	39.134.2–45.4	45.641.4–51	39
2071	39.334.4–45.7	45.741.4–51.3	39.1
2072	39.634.6–46	45.841.4–51.6	39.2
2073	39.834.8–46.3	45.841.4–51.9	39.3
2074	4035–46.6	45.941.4–52.2	39.4
2075	40.235.2–46.9	4641.5–52.5	39.5
2076	40.535.3–47.1	4641.5–52.8	39.6
2077	40.735.5–47.3	46.141.6–53.1	39.7
2078	40.935.7–47.6	46.241.6–53.3	39.8
2079	41.135.8–47.8	46.341.7–53.6	40
2080	41.336–48.1	46.341.7–53.8	40.1
2081	41.536.1–48.3	46.541.8–53.9	40.2
2082	41.736.2–48.5	46.641.9–54.1	40.3
2083	41.936.3–48.7	46.742–54.2	40.4
2084	42.136.5–49	46.842.1–54.4	40.5
2085	42.336.6–49.2	4742.2–54.5	40.6
2086	42.536.7–49.4	47.242.2–54.6	40.7
2087	42.736.8–49.7	47.342.3–54.8	40.9
2088	42.936.9–50	47.542.4–54.9	41
2089	43.137–50.2	47.742.4–55.1	41.1
2090	43.337.1–50.5	47.942.5–55.3	41.2
2091	43.537.2–50.7	4842.5–55.4	41.3
2092	43.637.3–51	48.242.5–55.6	41.4
2093	43.837.4–51.2	48.442.5–55.8	41.5
2094	4437.5–51.5	48.542.5–56	41.6
2095	44.237.6–51.7	48.742.5–56.2	41.7
2096	44.337.8–52	48.842.5–56.4	41.8
2097	44.537.9–52.2	4942.5–56.6	41.9
2098	44.738–52.5	49.142.5–56.8	42
2099	44.838.2–52.7	49.242.5–57.1	42
2100	4538.3–52.9	49.342.4–57.3	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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