Lithuania vs Russia: Median age

Median age in 2023: 42.1 years in Lithuania and 39.5 years in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Lithuania, by 2.7 years, or 1.07 times that in Russia.

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What the numbers say

Lithuania has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Russia.
In 2023, Lithuania ranked 35 and Russia ranked 57 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Lithuania at 55.4 years and Russia at 45 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Lithuania	Russia	World
2023	42.1	39.5	30.4
2022	42.6	39.1	30.1
2021	43.1	38.9	29.8
2020	43.2	38.7	29.6
2019	43.1	38.4	29.3
2018	43	38.2	29
2017	42.7	38	28.8
2016	42.3	37.8	28.5
2015	41.9	37.7	28.3
2014	41.6	37.5	28.1
2013	41.2	37.4	27.8
2012	40.9	37.2	27.6
2011	40.4	37.1	27.4
2010	39.7	37	27.2
2009	39.1	36.9	27
2008	38.8	36.7	26.7
2007	38.4	36.6	26.5
2006	38	36.5	26.3
2005	37.5	36.4	26.1
2004	37	36.3	25.9
2003	36.5	36.2	25.7
2002	36	36.1	25.5
2001	35.5	36	25.3
2000	35	35.7	25.1
1999	34.6	35.4	24.9
1998	34.2	35.1	24.7
1997	33.8	34.7	24.4
1996	33.4	34.4	24.2
1995	33.1	34	24
1994	32.7	33.7	23.8
1993	32.3	33.4	23.5
1992	32	32.9	23.3
1991	31.7	32.5	23.1
1990	31.5	32.2	22.9
1989	31.4	31.8	22.8
1988	31.3	31.5	22.6
1987	31.1	31.3	22.4
1986	31.1	31.1	22.2
1985	31.1	30.9	22
1984	31.1	30.8	21.9
1983	31.1	30.6	21.8
1982	31	30.5	21.7
1981	30.9	30.3	21.6
1980	30.8	30.1	21.5
1979	30.7	29.9	21.3
1978	30.7	29.7	21.1
1977	30.7	29.5	21
1976	30.6	29.5	20.8
1975	30.6	29.9	20.7
1974	30.5	30.6	20.5
1973	30.3	30.7	20.4
1972	30.1	30.5	20.4
1971	29.9	30.1	20.3
1970	29.8	29.7	20.3
1969	29.6	29.3	20.3
1968	29.4	28.8	20.4
1967	29.2	28.3	20.5
1966	28.9	27.9	20.6
1965	28.7	27.4	20.8
1964	28.4	27	21
1963	28.2	26.7	21.2
1962	28	26.5	21.4
1961	27.7	26.4	21.4
1960	27.5	26.3	21.5
1959	27	26.1	21.5
1958	26.6	25.9	21.5
1957	26.3	25.6	21.6
1956	26.1	25.3	21.7
1955	25.9	25	21.8
1954	25.7	24.6	21.9
1953	25.5	24.2	22
1952	25.3	23.8	22.1
1951	25.2	23.4	22.1
1950	25.1	23	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Lithuania	Russia	World
2024	4241.9–42.2	39.939.8–39.9	30.6
2025	42.341.9–42.9	40.340–40.4	30.9
2026	42.642–43.5	40.740.3–40.9	31.1
2027	42.942–44	41.140.6–41.3	31.3
2028	43.242–44.5	41.441–41.8	31.6
2029	43.542–45	41.841.3–42.2	31.8
2030	43.842.1–45.5	42.241.6–42.6	32
2031	44.142.1–46	42.641.9–43	32.2
2032	44.542.1–46.6	42.942.2–43.5	32.4
2033	44.842.1–47.1	43.342.4–43.8	32.6
2034	45.242.2–47.6	43.642.7–44.2	32.8
2035	45.542.2–48.2	43.842.8–44.6	33
2036	45.942.3–48.7	44.142.8–44.9	33.2
2037	46.342.3–49.3	44.242.7–45.1	33.4
2038	46.642.3–49.9	44.242.5–45.3	33.6
2039	4742.2–50.5	44.142.2–45.4	33.8
2040	47.442.2–51	43.941.8–45.4	34
2041	47.842.1–51.5	43.641.3–45.3	34.2
2042	48.242.1–52	43.340.9–45.1	34.4
2043	48.542–52.5	42.940.6–44.8	34.6
2044	48.841.9–53.1	42.540.4–44.5	34.8
2045	49.141.7–53.6	42.240.3–44.2	35
2046	49.441.5–54.2	4240.3–43.9	35.2
2047	49.641.4–54.7	41.940.3–43.7	35.4
2048	49.941.4–55.2	41.840.3–43.6	35.6
2049	50.141.3–55.7	41.740.3–43.4	35.9
2050	50.341.3–56.2	41.740.4–43.3	36.1
2051	50.541.3–56.7	41.740.5–43.3	36.3
2052	50.741.4–57.2	41.840.6–43.3	36.5
2053	50.941.5–57.7	41.940.8–43.4	36.7
2054	5141.6–58.1	42.140.9–43.6	36.9
2055	51.141.7–58.6	42.341.1–43.7	37.1
2056	51.241.8–59.1	42.541.4–43.9	37.3
2057	51.342–59.6	42.741.6–44.1	37.5
2058	51.442.1–60	42.941.8–44.4	37.6
2059	51.542.3–60.5	43.242–44.7	37.8
2060	51.642.5–61	43.442.2–45	37.9
2061	51.842.7–61.4	43.642.3–45.3	38
2062	51.942.8–61.9	43.842.4–45.6	38.1
2063	52.143–62.3	4442.4–45.9	38.3
2064	52.343.1–62.8	44.142.5–46.1	38.4
2065	52.543.2–63.3	44.142.4–46.3	38.5
2066	52.743.4–63.7	44.142.4–46.5	38.6
2067	52.943.5–64	44.142.3–46.6	38.7
2068	53.143.7–64.2	44.142.2–46.7	38.8
2069	53.443.8–64.3	4442–46.8	38.9
2070	53.744–64.4	43.941.9–46.9	39
2071	5444.1–64.4	43.841.8–46.9	39.1
2072	54.244.3–64.5	43.741.6–47	39.2
2073	54.544.5–64.6	43.641.5–47	39.3
2074	54.744.7–64.8	43.541.4–46.9	39.4
2075	54.944.9–65	43.341.3–46.8	39.5
2076	55.145.2–65.2	43.241.2–46.8	39.6
2077	55.345.3–65.4	43.141.2–46.7	39.7
2078	55.445.5–65.6	4341.1–46.7	39.8
2079	55.445.6–65.8	4341.1–46.6	40
2080	55.445.7–66	42.941–46.6	40.1
2081	55.445.8–66.2	42.941–46.6	40.2
2082	55.445.9–66.5	42.941–46.6	40.3
2083	55.346–66.8	4341–46.6	40.4
2084	55.346.1–67.2	43.141.1–46.7	40.5
2085	55.346.3–67.6	43.141.2–46.8	40.6
2086	55.346.4–68	43.341.2–46.9	40.7
2087	55.346.5–68.4	43.441.3–47	40.9
2088	55.246.6–68.8	43.541.4–47.1	41
2089	55.246.6–69.2	43.741.5–47.2	41.1
2090	55.246.7–69.5	43.841.6–47.4	41.2
2091	55.246.8–69.8	4441.7–47.5	41.3
2092	55.246.8–70.1	44.141.8–47.7	41.4
2093	55.146.8–70.2	44.341.9–47.9	41.5
2094	55.146.8–70.1	44.441.9–48	41.6
2095	55.246.9–70	44.642–48.2	41.7
2096	55.246.9–69.8	44.742–48.4	41.8
2097	55.246.9–69.5	44.842.1–48.5	41.9
2098	55.347–69	44.942.1–48.7	42
2099	55.347.1–68.5	4542.1–48.8	42
2100	55.447.2–68	4542.1–49	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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