Morocco vs Spain: Median age

Median age in 2023: 29.2 years in Morocco and 44.9 years in Spain, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Spain, by 15.7 years, or 1.54 times that in Morocco.

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What the numbers say

Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Morocco ranked 132 and Spain ranked 16 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Morocco at 48.1 years and Spain at 52.2 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Morocco	Spain	World
2023	29.2	44.9	30.4
2022	28.9	44.4	30.1
2021	28.6	43.9	29.8
2020	28.2	43.5	29.6
2019	27.9	43.1	29.3
2018	27.5	42.8	29
2017	27.1	42.4	28.8
2016	26.8	42.1	28.5
2015	26.4	41.6	28.3
2014	26.1	41.2	28.1
2013	25.7	40.6	27.8
2012	25.4	40.1	27.6
2011	25	39.6	27.4
2010	24.7	39.2	27.2
2009	24.4	38.8	27
2008	24	38.4	26.7
2007	23.7	38.2	26.5
2006	23.3	38	26.3
2005	23	37.8	26.1
2004	22.6	37.5	25.9
2003	22.3	37.3	25.7
2002	22	37.1	25.5
2001	21.7	36.8	25.3
2000	21.4	36.3	25.1
1999	21.1	35.9	24.9
1998	20.8	35.5	24.7
1997	20.5	35.1	24.4
1996	20.2	34.7	24.2
1995	19.9	34.3	24
1994	19.6	33.9	23.8
1993	19.3	33.6	23.5
1992	19	33.2	23.3
1991	18.7	32.9	23.1
1990	18.4	32.5	22.9
1989	18.1	32.1	22.8
1988	17.9	31.8	22.6
1987	17.6	31.5	22.4
1986	17.4	31.2	22.2
1985	17.2	30.9	22
1984	17	30.6	21.9
1983	16.9	30.4	21.8
1982	16.7	30.1	21.7
1981	16.6	29.9	21.6
1980	16.4	29.8	21.5
1979	16.3	29.6	21.3
1978	16.2	29.4	21.1
1977	16	29.2	21
1976	15.9	29.1	20.8
1975	15.8	29	20.7
1974	15.7	29	20.5
1973	15.7	29	20.4
1972	15.6	29	20.4
1971	15.5	29.1	20.3
1970	15.5	29.1	20.3
1969	15.5	29.3	20.3
1968	15.5	29.4	20.4
1967	15.5	29.4	20.5
1966	15.6	29.3	20.6
1965	15.6	29.2	20.8
1964	15.8	29.1	21
1963	16	29	21.2
1962	16.3	28.8	21.4
1961	16.6	28.6	21.4
1960	16.9	28.4	21.5
1959	17.2	28.2	21.5
1958	17.5	28.1	21.5
1957	17.7	28	21.6
1956	17.9	27.9	21.7
1955	18	27.7	21.8
1954	18.2	27.5	21.9
1953	18.2	27.2	22
1952	18.3	27	22.1
1951	18.3	26.8	22.1
1950	18.3	26.5	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Morocco	Spain	World
2024	29.529.5–29.6	45.445.3–45.5	30.6
2025	29.829.7–30	45.945.6–46.1	30.9
2026	30.129.8–30.4	46.345.9–46.7	31.1
2027	30.530–30.9	46.846.1–47.3	31.3
2028	30.830.2–31.3	47.246.4–47.9	31.6
2029	31.130.4–31.7	47.646.5–48.6	31.8
2030	31.430.5–32.2	48.146.6–49.2	32
2031	31.730.7–32.6	48.446.7–49.9	32.2
2032	3230.9–33	48.846.6–50.5	32.4
2033	32.331–33.5	49.246.5–51.2	32.6
2034	32.631.2–33.9	49.546.4–51.8	32.8
2035	32.831.3–34.3	49.846.2–52.4	33
2036	33.131.5–34.7	50.146–53.1	33.2
2037	33.431.6–35.2	50.445.8–53.7	33.4
2038	33.731.8–35.6	50.645.4–54.3	33.6
2039	3432–36	50.845–54.9	33.8
2040	34.232.2–36.4	5144.6–55.4	34
2041	34.532.4–36.8	51.244–56	34.2
2042	34.832.6–37.2	51.443.3–56.5	34.4
2043	35.132.8–37.6	51.542.7–57.1	34.6
2044	35.433.1–38	51.642.2–57.6	34.8
2045	35.833.3–38.3	51.741.7–58.1	35
2046	36.133.5–38.7	51.841.4–58.6	35.2
2047	36.433.8–39.1	51.841.3–59.1	35.4
2048	36.834–39.5	51.841.2–59.6	35.6
2049	37.134.2–39.9	51.841.1–60	35.9
2050	37.434.4–40.3	51.841.1–60.5	36.1
2051	37.734.6–40.8	51.741.2–60.9	36.3
2052	38.134.8–41.2	51.741.3–61.3	36.5
2053	38.435–41.6	51.741.3–61.8	36.7
2054	38.735.2–42	51.741.4–62.2	36.9
2055	3935.4–42.4	51.741.4–62.6	37.1
2056	39.335.6–42.8	51.741.4–63.1	37.3
2057	39.635.8–43.2	51.841.5–63.5	37.5
2058	39.936–43.6	51.841.5–63.9	37.6
2059	40.236.1–44	51.941.5–64.2	37.8
2060	40.536.3–44.4	5241.5–64.5	37.9
2061	40.736.4–44.7	52.241.4–64.8	38
2062	4136.6–45.1	52.341.4–65.1	38.1
2063	41.336.8–45.5	52.441.3–65.4	38.3
2064	41.536.9–45.9	52.541.2–65.6	38.4
2065	41.837.1–46.3	52.641.1–65.9	38.5
2066	4237.3–46.6	52.641–66.1	38.6
2067	42.337.4–47	52.740.8–66.3	38.7
2068	42.537.6–47.4	52.740.7–66.6	38.8
2069	42.737.8–47.8	52.740.5–66.9	38.9
2070	42.938–48.2	52.740.4–67.1	39
2071	43.138.1–48.5	52.740.4–67.4	39.1
2072	43.338.3–48.9	52.640.3–67.8	39.2
2073	43.538.5–49.2	52.540.2–68.1	39.3
2074	43.738.6–49.6	52.440.2–68.4	39.4
2075	43.938.8–49.8	52.240.2–68.8	39.5
2076	4438.9–50.1	52.140.1–69.2	39.6
2077	44.239.1–50.3	5240.1–69.6	39.7
2078	44.439.3–50.5	51.840–70	39.8
2079	44.639.4–50.7	51.740–70.4	40
2080	44.739.6–50.9	51.640–70.8	40.1
2081	44.939.8–51.1	51.539.9–71.2	40.2
2082	45.139.9–51.3	51.540–71.6	40.3
2083	45.340.1–51.4	51.440–72	40.4
2084	45.540.2–51.6	51.340.1–72.4	40.5
2085	45.640.4–51.7	51.340.1–72.7	40.6
2086	45.840.5–51.9	51.340.2–73	40.7
2087	4640.7–52	51.340.2–73.3	40.9
2088	46.240.8–52.1	51.340.2–73.5	41
2089	46.440.9–52.2	51.440.3–73.8	41.1
2090	46.541.1–52.3	51.440.3–74	41.2
2091	46.741.2–52.4	51.540.4–74.3	41.3
2092	46.941.3–52.6	51.640.4–74.5	41.4
2093	47.141.4–52.7	51.740.5–74.7	41.5
2094	47.241.5–52.8	51.740.6–74.8	41.6
2095	47.441.7–52.9	51.840.7–74.8	41.7
2096	47.641.8–53	51.940.7–74.7	41.8
2097	47.741.9–53.1	5240.8–74.4	41.9
2098	47.942.1–53.2	52.140.8–74.2	42
2099	4842.2–53.3	52.240.8–73.9	42
2100	48.142.3–53.4	52.240.9–73.5	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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