Mexico vs Türkiye: Median age

Median age in 2023: 28.9 years in Mexico and 32.5 years in Türkiye, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 3.6 years, or 1.13 times that in Mexico.

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What the numbers say

Türkiye has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Mexico ranked 135 and Türkiye ranked 111 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mexico at 49.2 years and Türkiye at 54.7 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	Mexico	Türkiye	World
2023	28.9	32.5	30.4
2022	28.5	32.1	30.1
2021	28.2	31.7	29.8
2020	27.9	31.2	29.6
2019	27.6	30.8	29.3
2018	27.3	30.5	29
2017	26.9	30.2	28.8
2016	26.6	29.9	28.5
2015	26.3	29.6	28.3
2014	26	29.4	28.1
2013	25.7	29.1	27.8
2012	25.4	28.8	27.6
2011	25.1	28.5	27.4
2010	24.8	28.1	27.2
2009	24.5	27.7	27
2008	24.3	27.3	26.7
2007	24	26.8	26.5
2006	23.7	26.4	26.3
2005	23.4	26	26.1
2004	23	25.6	25.9
2003	22.7	25.2	25.7
2002	22.4	24.8	25.5
2001	22.1	24.4	25.3
2000	21.8	24	25.1
1999	21.5	23.7	24.9
1998	21.2	23.3	24.7
1997	20.9	22.9	24.4
1996	20.6	22.6	24.2
1995	20.3	22.2	24
1994	20	21.9	23.8
1993	19.7	21.6	23.5
1992	19.3	21.4	23.3
1991	19	21.1	23.1
1990	18.7	20.8	22.9
1989	18.4	20.5	22.8
1988	18.1	20.3	22.6
1987	17.8	20	22.4
1986	17.5	19.8	22.2
1985	17.2	19.6	22
1984	16.9	19.4	21.9
1983	16.6	19.2	21.8
1982	16.3	19	21.7
1981	16	18.9	21.6
1980	15.7	18.8	21.5
1979	15.5	18.6	21.3
1978	15.4	18.5	21.1
1977	15.3	18.3	21
1976	15.2	18.2	20.8
1975	15.1	18.1	20.7
1974	15	17.9	20.5
1973	15	17.8	20.4
1972	15	17.7	20.4
1971	15	17.6	20.3
1970	15	17.5	20.3
1969	15	17.5	20.3
1968	15	17.5	20.4
1967	15.1	17.6	20.5
1966	15.1	17.7	20.6
1965	15.1	17.8	20.8
1964	15.2	17.8	21
1963	15.2	17.9	21.2
1962	15.3	18.1	21.4
1961	15.4	18.3	21.4
1960	15.5	18.4	21.5
1959	15.6	18.4	21.5
1958	15.7	18.5	21.5
1957	15.8	18.6	21.6
1956	15.9	18.8	21.7
1955	16.1	18.8	21.8
1954	16.2	18.8	21.9
1953	16.4	18.7	22
1952	16.6	18.7	22.1
1951	16.7	18.6	22.1
1950	16.9	18.6	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Mexico	Türkiye	World
2024	29.329.2–29.3	3332.9–33	30.6
2025	29.629.5–29.8	33.533.3–33.7	30.9
2026	3029.7–30.3	33.933.6–34.3	31.1
2027	30.430–30.8	34.433.9–35	31.3
2028	30.730.2–31.3	34.934.3–35.7	31.6
2029	31.130.4–31.8	35.434.6–36.4	31.8
2030	31.530.7–32.3	35.834.9–37.1	32
2031	31.830.9–32.8	36.335.2–37.7	32.2
2032	32.231.2–33.3	36.735.5–38.4	32.4
2033	32.531.4–33.8	37.235.8–39.1	32.6
2034	32.931.7–34.3	37.736.1–39.9	32.8
2035	33.332–34.8	38.136.4–40.6	33
2036	33.732.2–35.3	38.636.7–41.3	33.2
2037	3432.5–35.8	39.137–42	33.4
2038	34.432.7–36.3	39.537.3–42.7	33.6
2039	34.833–36.8	4037.6–43.4	33.8
2040	35.233.2–37.3	40.537.9–44.1	34
2041	35.533.5–37.8	40.938.2–44.8	34.2
2042	35.933.8–38.3	41.438.4–45.5	34.4
2043	36.234–38.8	41.838.6–46.2	34.6
2044	36.634.3–39.3	42.238.8–46.9	34.8
2045	36.934.5–39.8	42.639–47.6	35
2046	37.334.8–40.2	4339.2–48.3	35.2
2047	37.735.1–40.7	43.339.4–49	35.4
2048	3835.3–41.2	43.739.6–49.7	35.6
2049	38.435.6–41.7	4439.8–50.4	35.9
2050	38.735.8–42.1	44.340.1–51.1	36.1
2051	39.136.1–42.6	44.640.4–51.8	36.3
2052	39.436.3–43.1	44.940.7–52.5	36.5
2053	39.836.5–43.5	45.240.9–53.2	36.7
2054	40.136.7–44	45.541.2–53.8	36.9
2055	40.536.9–44.4	45.941.5–54.5	37.1
2056	40.837–44.9	46.241.8–55.2	37.3
2057	41.137.2–45.3	46.542.1–55.9	37.5
2058	41.437.4–45.8	46.942.4–56.5	37.6
2059	41.737.5–46.2	47.242.7–57.2	37.8
2060	4237.7–46.7	47.642.9–57.8	37.9
2061	42.337.8–47.2	47.943.2–58.5	38
2062	42.537.9–47.6	48.343.5–59.1	38.1
2063	42.838–48	48.643.7–59.7	38.3
2064	43.138.2–48.4	4943.9–60.2	38.4
2065	43.338.4–48.8	49.344.1–60.8	38.5
2066	43.638.6–49.2	49.744.3–61.3	38.6
2067	43.838.8–49.6	5044.4–61.8	38.7
2068	44.138.9–50	50.344.5–62.4	38.8
2069	44.339.1–50.4	50.644.6–62.8	38.9
2070	44.539.3–50.8	50.944.7–63.3	39
2071	44.839.4–51.1	51.144.8–63.8	39.1
2072	4539.5–51.5	51.444.8–64.2	39.2
2073	45.239.7–51.9	51.644.9–64.5	39.3
2074	45.439.8–52.2	51.845–64.9	39.4
2075	45.640–52.6	51.945–65.3	39.5
2076	45.840.1–53	5245.1–65.7	39.6
2077	4640.2–53.3	52.245.2–66.1	39.7
2078	46.240.3–53.6	52.345.2–66.5	39.8
2079	46.440.4–53.9	52.445.3–66.8	40
2080	46.540.5–54.1	52.545.4–67.1	40.1
2081	46.740.6–54.3	52.645.5–67.5	40.2
2082	46.940.7–54.5	52.745.6–67.8	40.3
2083	4740.8–54.7	52.845.7–68.1	40.4
2084	47.240.9–54.8	52.945.8–68.4	40.5
2085	47.441–55	5345.9–68.7	40.6
2086	47.541.1–55.2	53.146–69	40.7
2087	47.741.2–55.3	53.246.1–69.3	40.9
2088	47.841.3–55.5	53.346.2–69.5	41
2089	4841.3–55.6	53.446.3–69.8	41.1
2090	48.141.4–55.7	53.546.4–70	41.2
2091	48.241.5–55.9	53.646.5–70.1	41.3
2092	48.341.5–56	53.746.6–70.2	41.4
2093	48.541.6–56.1	53.846.7–70.2	41.5
2094	48.641.6–56.2	53.946.8–70	41.6
2095	48.741.7–56.3	5446.9–69.8	41.7
2096	48.841.7–56.5	54.247–69.4	41.8
2097	48.941.8–56.6	54.347.2–69.1	41.9
2098	4941.8–56.8	54.447.3–68.6	42
2099	49.141.8–56.9	54.547.3–68.1	42
2100	49.241.9–57.1	54.747.4–67.5	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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