Madagascar vs South Africa: Median age

Median age in 2023: 18.9 years in Madagascar and 28.2 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 9.3 years, or 1.49 times that in Madagascar.

Watch it change on the map

years · UN

MadagascarSouth AfricaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher since 1954, when it overtook Madagascar.
In 2023, Madagascar ranked 198 and South Africa ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Madagascar at 34.2 years and South Africa at 38.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Madagascar	South Africa	World
2023	18.9	28.2	30.4
2022	18.7	27.9	30.1
2021	18.6	27.6	29.8
2020	18.4	27.3	29.6
2019	18.2	26.9	29.3
2018	18.1	26.5	29
2017	17.9	26.1	28.8
2016	17.7	25.7	28.5
2015	17.5	25.4	28.3
2014	17.3	25	28.1
2013	17.1	24.7	27.8
2012	16.9	24.3	27.6
2011	16.8	24	27.4
2010	16.7	23.6	27.2
2009	16.6	23.3	27
2008	16.5	23	26.7
2007	16.4	22.7	26.5
2006	16.3	22.4	26.3
2005	16.2	22.1	26.1
2004	16.2	21.9	25.9
2003	16.2	21.6	25.7
2002	16.1	21.3	25.5
2001	16.1	21.1	25.3
2000	16.1	20.8	25.1
1999	16.1	20.6	24.9
1998	16.1	20.3	24.7
1997	16.1	20.1	24.4
1996	16.1	20.2	24.2
1995	16	20.5	24
1994	16	20.9	23.8
1993	15.9	20.9	23.5
1992	15.9	20.5	23.3
1991	15.8	20.5	23.1
1990	15.8	20.3	22.9
1989	15.7	20	22.8
1988	15.6	19.8	22.6
1987	15.5	19.7	22.4
1986	15.5	19.5	22.2
1985	15.4	19.4	22
1984	15.4	19.2	21.9
1983	15.3	19	21.8
1982	15.3	18.8	21.7
1981	15.3	18.6	21.6
1980	15.4	18.4	21.5
1979	15.4	18.2	21.3
1978	15.4	18.1	21.1
1977	15.5	18	21
1976	15.5	17.9	20.8
1975	15.5	17.9	20.7
1974	15.5	17.8	20.5
1973	15.6	17.8	20.4
1972	15.6	17.7	20.4
1971	15.6	17.7	20.3
1970	15.6	17.7	20.3
1969	15.6	17.7	20.3
1968	15.5	17.8	20.4
1967	15.5	17.8	20.5
1966	15.5	17.8	20.6
1965	15.5	17.8	20.8
1964	15.6	17.8	21
1963	15.8	17.8	21.2
1962	16.1	17.8	21.4
1961	16.4	17.9	21.4
1960	16.8	17.9	21.5
1959	17.1	18	21.5
1958	17.5	18.1	21.5
1957	17.8	18.3	21.6
1956	18.1	18.4	21.7
1955	18.4	18.6	21.8
1954	18.7	18.7	21.9
1953	18.9	18.9	22
1952	19.2	19	22.1
1951	19.4	19.1	22.1
1950	19.7	19.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Madagascar	South Africa	World
2024	1919–19.1	28.528.3–28.6	30.6
2025	19.219–19.4	28.728.3–29	30.9
2026	19.419–19.7	28.928.3–29.4	31.1
2027	19.519–20.1	29.128.2–29.8	31.3
2028	19.719–20.4	29.328.2–30.1	31.6
2029	19.919.1–20.8	29.528.1–30.5	31.8
2030	20.119.1–21.2	29.628.1–30.8	32
2031	20.319.1–21.5	29.728–31.2	32.2
2032	20.519.1–21.9	29.927.9–31.5	32.4
2033	20.719.1–22.3	3027.9–31.8	32.6
2034	20.919.1–22.7	30.128–32.1	32.8
2035	21.119.1–23.1	30.228.1–32.3	33
2036	21.219–23.5	30.328.1–32.5	33.2
2037	21.419.1–23.9	30.528.3–32.8	33.4
2038	21.619.1–24.3	30.628.4–33	33.6
2039	21.819.1–24.7	30.828.4–33.2	33.8
2040	2219.1–25.1	3128.5–33.5	34
2041	22.219.1–25.5	31.228.6–33.8	34.2
2042	22.419.2–25.9	31.328.6–34.1	34.4
2043	22.619.2–26.3	31.528.7–34.4	34.6
2044	22.919.2–26.7	31.628.7–34.6	34.8
2045	23.119.4–27.2	31.828.7–34.9	35
2046	23.319.5–27.6	31.928.7–35.1	35.2
2047	23.519.6–28	3228.8–35.3	35.4
2048	23.719.8–28.4	32.128.8–35.5	35.6
2049	2419.9–28.8	32.228.9–35.7	35.9
2050	24.220–29.2	32.329–35.9	36.1
2051	24.420.2–29.6	32.429.1–36.1	36.3
2052	24.620.3–30.1	32.629.2–36.3	36.5
2053	24.920.4–30.5	32.729.3–36.5	36.7
2054	25.120.5–30.9	32.929.4–36.6	36.9
2055	25.320.6–31.4	33.129.6–36.9	37.1
2056	25.520.8–31.8	33.329.7–37.1	37.3
2057	25.720.9–32.2	33.529.8–37.3	37.5
2058	2621–32.6	33.630–37.6	37.6
2059	26.221.1–32.9	33.830.1–37.9	37.8
2060	26.421.2–33.3	3430.2–38.2	37.9
2061	26.621.2–33.6	34.130.3–38.5	38
2062	26.821.3–33.9	34.230.5–38.7	38.1
2063	2721.4–34.2	34.430.6–39	38.3
2064	27.221.4–34.5	34.530.7–39.2	38.4
2065	27.421.5–34.7	34.630.8–39.4	38.5
2066	27.621.6–35	34.830.9–39.6	38.6
2067	27.821.7–35.3	34.931–39.7	38.7
2068	2821.8–35.5	3531.1–39.8	38.8
2069	28.221.9–35.7	35.131.2–39.9	38.9
2070	28.522–35.9	35.231.3–40	39
2071	28.722.1–36.2	35.331.4–40.1	39.1
2072	28.922.2–36.4	35.431.5–40.2	39.2
2073	29.122.4–36.6	35.531.5–40.3	39.3
2074	29.322.5–36.8	35.631.6–40.4	39.4
2075	29.522.6–36.9	35.731.7–40.5	39.5
2076	29.722.7–37.1	35.831.8–40.7	39.6
2077	29.922.9–37.3	35.931.9–40.7	39.7
2078	30.123–37.4	3632–40.8	39.8
2079	30.323.1–37.6	36.132.1–40.9	40
2080	30.523.2–37.7	36.232.2–41	40.1
2081	30.723.4–37.9	36.332.4–41.1	40.2
2082	30.823.5–38	36.432.5–41.2	40.3
2083	3123.6–38.1	36.532.6–41.2	40.4
2084	31.223.7–38.2	36.632.6–41.3	40.5
2085	31.423.8–38.4	36.732.7–41.4	40.6
2086	31.623.9–38.5	36.832.9–41.6	40.7
2087	31.824–38.6	36.933–41.7	40.9
2088	3224.2–38.7	37.133.1–41.9	41
2089	32.224.3–38.9	37.233.2–42	41.1
2090	32.424.4–39	37.333.3–42.2	41.2
2091	32.624.6–39.1	37.433.4–42.3	41.3
2092	32.724.7–39.1	37.533.5–42.4	41.4
2093	32.924.9–39.2	37.633.5–42.6	41.5
2094	33.125–39.3	37.733.6–42.7	41.6
2095	33.325.1–39.3	37.833.7–42.8	41.7
2096	33.525.3–39.4	37.933.8–43	41.8
2097	33.725.4–39.4	3833.9–43.1	41.9
2098	33.925.6–39.5	38.134–43.2	42
2099	3425.7–39.5	38.234.1–43.3	42
2100	34.225.8–39.5	38.334.1–43.4	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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

Madagascar vs South Africa: Median age

What the numbers say

Every year

Each country on its own

Good to know

Madagascar vs South Africa

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment