Libya vs Sudan: Median age

Median age in 2023: 27.2 years in Libya and 18.3 years in Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Libya, by 8.9 years, or 1.49 times that in Sudan.

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What the numbers say

Libya has been higher since 1984, when it overtook Sudan.
In 2023, Libya ranked 146 and Sudan ranked 203 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Libya at 46.2 years and Sudan at 35.5 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Libya	Sudan	World
2023	27.2	18.3	30.4
2022	26.9	18.1	30.1
2021	26.7	18	29.8
2020	26.5	17.8	29.6
2019	26.2	17.7	29.3
2018	26	17.5	29
2017	25.8	17.2	28.8
2016	25.6	17	28.5
2015	25.4	16.8	28.3
2014	25.2	16.6	28.1
2013	24.9	16.4	27.8
2012	24.7	16.4	27.6
2011	24.5	16.3	27.4
2010	24.3	16.3	27.2
2009	24	16.3	27
2008	23.6	16.2	26.7
2007	23.2	16.2	26.5
2006	22.9	16.1	26.3
2005	22.6	16	26.1
2004	22.4	16	25.9
2003	22.2	16	25.7
2002	22	15.9	25.5
2001	21.8	15.9	25.3
2000	21.6	15.8	25.1
1999	21.3	15.8	24.9
1998	20.9	15.7	24.7
1997	20.4	15.7	24.4
1996	20	15.7	24.2
1995	19.6	15.7	24
1994	19.1	15.7	23.8
1993	18.7	15.7	23.5
1992	18.2	15.7	23.3
1991	17.8	15.7	23.1
1990	17.5	15.8	22.9
1989	17.1	15.8	22.8
1988	16.8	15.8	22.6
1987	16.5	15.7	22.4
1986	16.2	15.7	22.2
1985	16	15.7	22
1984	15.7	15.7	21.9
1983	15.4	15.6	21.8
1982	15.2	15.6	21.7
1981	15.1	15.5	21.6
1980	15	15.4	21.5
1979	14.9	15.3	21.3
1978	14.8	15.1	21.1
1977	14.7	15	21
1976	14.6	15	20.8
1975	14.4	14.9	20.7
1974	14.3	14.9	20.5
1973	13.9	14.9	20.4
1972	13.6	15	20.4
1971	13.6	15.1	20.3
1970	13.6	15.1	20.3
1969	13.7	15.2	20.3
1968	13.9	15.2	20.4
1967	14.3	15.3	20.5
1966	14.8	15.3	20.6
1965	15.5	15.4	20.8
1964	16.1	15.5	21
1963	16.4	15.5	21.2
1962	16.8	15.5	21.4
1961	17.1	15.6	21.4
1960	17.5	15.6	21.5
1959	17.8	15.7	21.5
1958	18.1	15.8	21.5
1957	18.4	15.8	21.6
1956	18.7	15.9	21.7
1955	19	16	21.8
1954	19.1	16	21.9
1953	19.3	16.1	22
1952	19.4	16.1	22.1
1951	19.5	16.1	22.1
1950	19.7	16.1	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Libya	Sudan	World
2024	27.527.1–27.9	18.418.3–18.5	30.6
2025	27.726.6–28.4	18.518.4–18.7	30.9
2026	2826.4–28.2	18.818.7–18.8	31.1
2027	28.326.6–28.4	1918.9–18.9	31.3
2028	28.626.9–29.1	19.119.1–19.1	31.6
2029	2927.1–29.8	19.319.3–19.3	31.8
2030	29.327.3–30.5	19.519.5–19.6	32
2031	29.627.6–31.1	19.619.6–19.8	32.2
2032	29.927.8–31.7	19.819.7–20.1	32.4
2033	30.328–32.3	2019.8–20.4	32.6
2034	30.628.3–32.9	20.219.9–20.7	32.8
2035	3128.6–33.5	20.320–21	33
2036	31.328.8–34	20.520.1–21.3	33.2
2037	31.729–34.7	20.720.1–21.7	33.4
2038	3229.3–35.3	2120.2–22	33.6
2039	32.429.6–35.8	21.220.3–22.4	33.8
2040	32.829.8–36.3	21.420.4–22.8	34
2041	33.130–36.8	21.720.5–23.3	34.2
2042	33.530.2–37.2	21.920.6–23.7	34.4
2043	33.830.6–37.9	22.220.7–24.2	34.6
2044	34.230.9–38.5	22.420.8–24.6	34.8
2045	34.531.2–39	22.720.9–25	35
2046	34.931.4–39.4	2321.1–25.3	35.2
2047	35.331.7–39.9	23.221.3–25.7	35.4
2048	35.632–40.2	23.521.6–26	35.6
2049	35.932.3–40.8	23.721.8–26.3	35.9
2050	36.332.7–41.4	2422–26.6	36.1
2051	36.633–41.5	24.322.2–27	36.3
2052	36.933.3–41.7	24.522.4–27.3	36.5
2053	37.233.6–41.8	24.822.6–27.6	36.7
2054	37.633.9–42	2522.8–27.9	36.9
2055	37.934.2–42.3	25.323–28.1	37.1
2056	38.234.5–42.9	25.523.2–28.4	37.3
2057	38.534.7–43.4	25.823.4–28.7	37.5
2058	38.835–43.9	2623.6–29	37.6
2059	3935.2–44.4	26.323.7–29.2	37.8
2060	39.335.4–44.6	26.523.9–29.3	37.9
2061	39.635.6–44.6	26.824–29.4	38
2062	39.835.9–44.6	2724.1–29.5	38.1
2063	4036.1–45	27.324.2–29.7	38.3
2064	40.236.2–45.4	27.524.4–29.8	38.4
2065	40.436.4–45.8	27.724.5–29.8	38.5
2066	40.636.6–46.1	2824.6–29.8	38.6
2067	40.836.7–46.5	28.224.7–30	38.7
2068	40.936.8–47	28.424.8–30.1	38.8
2069	41.136.9–47.4	28.724.9–30.2	38.9
2070	41.237–47.9	28.925–30.4	39
2071	41.437–48.5	29.125.2–30.5	39.1
2072	41.537.2–49.1	29.325.3–30.6	39.2
2073	41.737.4–49.6	29.625.4–30.6	39.3
2074	41.837.6–50.2	29.825.5–30.8	39.4
2075	4237.8–50.7	3025.6–30.9	39.5
2076	42.138.1–51.1	30.225.8–31	39.6
2077	42.338.3–51.5	30.525.9–31.1	39.7
2078	42.538.5–51.9	30.726–31.1	39.8
2079	42.638.6–52.2	30.926.1–31.2	40
2080	42.838.8–52.4	31.126.2–31.2	40.1
2081	4339–52.5	31.326.3–31.2	40.2
2082	43.139.2–52.7	31.626.4–31.1	40.3
2083	43.339.4–53.1	31.826.6–31.2	40.4
2084	43.539.5–53.3	3226.8–31.2	40.5
2085	43.739.7–53.5	32.226.9–31.3	40.6
2086	43.939.9–53.8	32.427.1–31.5	40.7
2087	44.139.9–54.2	32.727.2–31.6	40.9
2088	44.340–54.8	32.927.3–31.6	41
2089	44.540.1–55.2	33.127.4–31.7	41.1
2090	44.740.2–55.7	33.327.6–31.7	41.2
2091	44.940.1–56.2	33.627.7–31.7	41.3
2092	45.140.1–56.6	33.827.9–31.7	41.4
2093	45.340.1–57.1	3428–31.6	41.5
2094	45.440.1–57.3	34.228.2–31.6	41.6
2095	45.640.2–57.3	34.528.3–31.6	41.7
2096	45.740.2–57.3	34.728.4–31.7	41.8
2097	45.940.3–57.2	34.928.6–31.6	41.9
2098	4640.3–57.5	35.128.7–31.6	42
2099	46.140.4–57.8	35.328.8–31.5	42
2100	46.240.5–58.1	35.528.9–31.4	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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