Mauritania vs Western Sahara: Median age

Median age in 2023: 17.1 years in Mauritania and 32 years in Western Sahara, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Western Sahara, by 14.9 years, or 1.87 times that in Mauritania.

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What the numbers say

Western Sahara has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Mauritania ranked 218 and Western Sahara ranked 115 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mauritania at 34.7 years and Western Sahara at 42.9 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Mauritania	Western Sahara	World
2023	17.1	32	30.4
2022	17	31.7	30.1
2021	16.9	31.3	29.8
2020	16.8	30.9	29.6
2019	16.8	30.6	29.3
2018	16.7	30.2	29
2017	16.7	29.8	28.8
2016	16.7	29.4	28.5
2015	16.7	29	28.3
2014	16.7	28.6	28.1
2013	16.7	28.2	27.8
2012	16.8	27.8	27.6
2011	16.8	27.4	27.4
2010	16.7	26.9	27.2
2009	16.7	26.5	27
2008	16.6	26	26.7
2007	16.5	25.5	26.5
2006	16.5	25	26.3
2005	16.5	24.5	26.1
2004	16.6	23.9	25.9
2003	16.6	23.4	25.7
2002	16.6	22.8	25.5
2001	16.6	22.3	25.3
2000	16.6	21.8	25.1
1999	16.5	21.2	24.9
1998	16.4	20.7	24.7
1997	16.3	20.1	24.4
1996	16.4	19.4	24.2
1995	16.5	18.8	24
1994	16.5	18.4	23.8
1993	16.5	18.5	23.5
1992	16.3	18.6	23.3
1991	16.1	18.7	23.1
1990	16	18.9	22.9
1989	16	19.1	22.8
1988	16	19.4	22.6
1987	16	19.8	22.4
1986	15.9	20.2	22.2
1985	15.9	20.6	22
1984	15.9	20.9	21.9
1983	15.8	21.2	21.8
1982	15.8	21.3	21.7
1981	15.8	21.4	21.6
1980	15.9	21.2	21.5
1979	15.9	20.6	21.3
1978	15.9	19.5	21.1
1977	16	17.7	21
1976	16.1	16.5	20.8
1975	16.2	16.7	20.7
1974	16.3	16.6	20.5
1973	16.4	16.8	20.4
1972	16.6	17.4	20.4
1971	16.8	18.2	20.3
1970	17	20.3	20.3
1969	17.2	22.7	20.3
1968	17.4	22.5	20.4
1967	17.6	22.3	20.5
1966	17.7	22.3	20.6
1965	17.7	22.4	20.8
1964	17.7	22.5	21
1963	17.7	22.6	21.2
1962	17.7	22.6	21.4
1961	17.7	22.6	21.4
1960	17.7	22.6	21.5
1959	17.7	22.5	21.5
1958	17.6	22.4	21.5
1957	17.6	22.2	21.6
1956	17.5	21.9	21.7
1955	17.4	21.6	21.8
1954	17.3	21.2	21.9
1953	17.2	20.7	22
1952	17	20.1	22.1
1951	16.9	19.3	22.1
1950	16.7	18.3	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Mauritania	Western Sahara	World
2024	17.317.3–17.3	32.332.2–32.5	30.6
2025	17.417.3–17.5	32.632.2–33	30.9
2026	17.517.4–17.8	32.932.1–33.6	31.1
2027	17.717.4–18	33.131.9–34.2	31.3
2028	17.817.5–18.3	33.331.7–34.8	31.6
2029	1817.5–18.7	33.531.5–35.4	31.8
2030	18.217.6–19	33.731.2–36	32
2031	18.417.6–19.4	33.831–36.7	32.2
2032	18.617.7–19.7	3430.7–37.4	32.4
2033	18.717.7–20.1	34.130.5–38.1	32.6
2034	18.917.7–20.6	34.330.3–38.8	32.8
2035	19.117.7–21	34.430.1–39.6	33
2036	19.317.8–21.4	34.529.9–40.4	33.2
2037	19.517.8–21.8	34.729.8–41.3	33.4
2038	19.717.8–22.3	34.829.7–42.1	33.6
2039	19.917.8–22.8	34.929.6–43	33.8
2040	20.117.8–23.2	35.129.5–43.8	34
2041	20.317.8–23.7	35.229.4–44.7	34.2
2042	20.517.8–24.1	35.329.4–45.6	34.4
2043	20.717.9–24.6	35.529.4–46.5	34.6
2044	2118.1–25.1	35.629.2–47.4	34.8
2045	21.218.2–25.5	35.828.9–48.3	35
2046	21.418.3–26	35.928.5–49.2	35.2
2047	21.618.5–26.4	36.128.1–50.1	35.4
2048	21.818.6–26.9	36.227.8–51	35.6
2049	22.118.7–27.3	36.427.6–51.8	35.9
2050	22.318.9–27.8	36.627.3–52.7	36.1
2051	22.519–28.2	36.827.1–53.5	36.3
2052	22.819.1–28.7	36.927–54.3	36.5
2053	2319.2–29.1	37.126.9–55	36.7
2054	23.219.4–29.5	37.326.8–55.8	36.9
2055	23.519.5–30	37.426.7–56.6	37.1
2056	23.719.6–30.3	37.626.7–57.2	37.3
2057	2419.8–30.7	37.726.7–57.8	37.5
2058	24.219.9–31.1	37.926.8–58.4	37.6
2059	24.520.1–31.5	3827–59	37.8
2060	24.720.2–31.8	38.227–59.5	37.9
2061	2520.3–32.2	38.327.1–60	38
2062	25.220.4–32.6	38.427.2–60.5	38.1
2063	25.520.5–32.9	38.527.3–60.9	38.3
2064	25.720.6–33.2	38.727.4–61.4	38.4
2065	2620.8–33.6	38.827.4–61.8	38.5
2066	26.220.9–33.9	38.927.5–62.2	38.6
2067	26.521–34.2	3927.5–62.6	38.7
2068	26.721.1–34.5	3927.6–63	38.8
2069	2721.2–34.8	39.127.6–63.4	38.9
2070	27.321.4–35.1	39.227.6–63.8	39
2071	27.521.5–35.4	39.327.6–64.1	39.1
2072	27.821.6–35.7	39.427.6–64.3	39.2
2073	2821.7–35.9	39.527.5–64.5	39.3
2074	28.321.8–36.1	39.627.5–64.5	39.4
2075	28.521.9–36.3	39.627.6–64.2	39.5
2076	28.822.1–36.5	39.727.6–63.7	39.6
2077	2922.2–36.7	39.827.6–63	39.7
2078	29.322.3–36.9	39.927.7–62.1	39.8
2079	29.522.4–37.1	4027.8–61	40
2080	29.822.5–37.3	40.127.9–59.7	40.1
2081	30.122.6–37.5	40.228–58.5	40.2
2082	30.322.8–37.7	40.428.1–57.2	40.3
2083	30.622.9–37.9	40.528.2–56	40.4
2084	30.823–38.1	40.628.4–54.7	40.5
2085	31.123.1–38.2	40.828.4–53.4	40.6
2086	31.323.2–38.3	40.928.4–52.3	40.7
2087	31.623.4–38.5	41.128.5–51.3	40.9
2088	31.823.5–38.7	41.228.5–50.6	41
2089	32.123.7–38.8	41.428.6–50.2	41.1
2090	32.323.8–39	41.528.6–49.9	41.2
2091	32.624–39.1	41.728.7–50	41.3
2092	32.824.1–39.3	41.828.9–50.3	41.4
2093	3324.3–39.4	4229–50.7	41.5
2094	33.324.4–39.5	42.129.1–51	41.6
2095	33.524.6–39.7	42.229.1–51.2	41.7
2096	33.824.7–39.8	42.429.1–51.2	41.8
2097	3424.9–39.9	42.529.4–51.2	41.9
2098	34.225–40	42.629.5–51.4	42
2099	34.525.2–40.1	42.829.6–51.5	42
2100	34.725.3–40.2	42.929.8–51.6	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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