Mozambique vs South Africa: Median age

Median age in 2023: 16.3 years in Mozambique and 28.2 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 11.9 years, or 1.73 times that in Mozambique.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher since 1970, when it overtook Mozambique.
In 2023, Mozambique ranked 222 and South Africa ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mozambique 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

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Year	Mozambique	South Africa	World
2023	16.3	28.2	30.4
2022	16.3	27.9	30.1
2021	16.2	27.6	29.8
2020	16.1	27.3	29.6
2019	16.1	26.9	29.3
2018	16	26.5	29
2017	16	26.1	28.8
2016	15.9	25.7	28.5
2015	15.8	25.4	28.3
2014	15.8	25	28.1
2013	15.8	24.7	27.8
2012	15.8	24.3	27.6
2011	15.8	24	27.4
2010	15.8	23.6	27.2
2009	15.9	23.3	27
2008	15.9	23	26.7
2007	16	22.7	26.5
2006	16	22.4	26.3
2005	16	22.1	26.1
2004	16	21.9	25.9
2003	16.1	21.6	25.7
2002	16.1	21.3	25.5
2001	16.1	21.1	25.3
2000	16.2	20.8	25.1
1999	16.2	20.6	24.9
1998	16.3	20.3	24.7
1997	16.3	20.1	24.4
1996	16.2	20.2	24.2
1995	16.2	20.5	24
1994	16.1	20.9	23.8
1993	16.1	20.9	23.5
1992	16	20.5	23.3
1991	16	20.5	23.1
1990	15.9	20.3	22.9
1989	15.9	20	22.8
1988	15.9	19.8	22.6
1987	15.8	19.7	22.4
1986	15.9	19.5	22.2
1985	15.9	19.4	22
1984	16	19.2	21.9
1983	16.1	19	21.8
1982	16.2	18.8	21.7
1981	16.3	18.6	21.6
1980	16.5	18.4	21.5
1979	16.7	18.2	21.3
1978	16.8	18.1	21.1
1977	16.9	18	21
1976	17	17.9	20.8
1975	17.1	17.9	20.7
1974	17.2	17.8	20.5
1973	17.3	17.8	20.4
1972	17.4	17.7	20.4
1971	17.5	17.7	20.3
1970	17.6	17.7	20.3
1969	17.8	17.7	20.3
1968	18	17.8	20.4
1967	18.1	17.8	20.5
1966	18.3	17.8	20.6
1965	18.4	17.8	20.8
1964	18.6	17.8	21
1963	18.7	17.8	21.2
1962	18.7	17.8	21.4
1961	18.8	17.9	21.4
1960	18.9	17.9	21.5
1959	18.9	18	21.5
1958	18.9	18.1	21.5
1957	18.9	18.3	21.6
1956	19	18.4	21.7
1955	19	18.6	21.8
1954	19.1	18.7	21.9
1953	19.2	18.9	22
1952	19.2	19	22.1
1951	19.2	19.1	22.1
1950	19.2	19.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Mozambique	South Africa	World
2024	16.416.4–16.4	28.528.3–28.6	30.6
2025	16.516.4–16.6	28.728.3–29	30.9
2026	16.616.5–16.8	28.928.3–29.4	31.1
2027	16.816.7–17	29.128.2–29.8	31.3
2028	16.916.8–17.1	29.328.2–30.1	31.6
2029	17.117–17.3	29.528.1–30.5	31.8
2030	17.317.2–17.4	29.628.1–30.8	32
2031	17.417.5–17.5	29.728–31.2	32.2
2032	17.617.6–17.7	29.927.9–31.5	32.4
2033	17.817.7–18	3027.9–31.8	32.6
2034	1817.8–18.4	30.128–32.1	32.8
2035	18.217.9–18.7	30.228.1–32.3	33
2036	18.418–19.1	30.328.1–32.5	33.2
2037	18.618–19.5	30.528.3–32.8	33.4
2038	18.818.1–19.9	30.628.4–33	33.6
2039	1918.2–20.3	30.828.4–33.2	33.8
2040	19.218.2–20.7	3128.5–33.5	34
2041	19.418.3–21.1	31.228.6–33.8	34.2
2042	19.718.3–21.5	31.328.6–34.1	34.4
2043	19.918.3–22	31.528.7–34.4	34.6
2044	20.118.4–22.4	31.628.7–34.6	34.8
2045	20.418.5–22.9	31.828.7–34.9	35
2046	20.618.7–23.3	31.928.7–35.1	35.2
2047	20.918.8–23.8	3228.8–35.3	35.4
2048	21.118.9–24.2	32.128.8–35.5	35.6
2049	21.419–24.6	32.228.9–35.7	35.9
2050	21.619.1–25	32.329–35.9	36.1
2051	21.919.2–25.4	32.429.1–36.1	36.3
2052	22.219.3–25.7	32.629.2–36.3	36.5
2053	22.419.4–26.1	32.729.3–36.5	36.7
2054	22.719.6–26.5	32.929.4–36.6	36.9
2055	2319.7–26.8	33.129.6–36.9	37.1
2056	23.219.8–27.2	33.329.7–37.1	37.3
2057	23.519.9–27.5	33.529.8–37.3	37.5
2058	23.820–27.9	33.630–37.6	37.6
2059	24.120.1–28.3	33.830.1–37.9	37.8
2060	24.320.1–28.7	3430.2–38.2	37.9
2061	24.620.2–29	34.130.3–38.5	38
2062	24.920.3–29.4	34.230.5–38.7	38.1
2063	25.120.4–29.8	34.430.6–39	38.3
2064	25.420.5–30.1	34.530.7–39.2	38.4
2065	25.720.6–30.4	34.630.8–39.4	38.5
2066	25.920.7–30.6	34.830.9–39.6	38.6
2067	26.220.8–30.8	34.931–39.7	38.7
2068	26.520.9–31.1	3531.1–39.8	38.8
2069	26.721.1–31.3	35.131.2–39.9	38.9
2070	2721.2–31.5	35.231.3–40	39
2071	27.321.4–31.7	35.331.4–40.1	39.1
2072	27.521.5–31.9	35.431.5–40.2	39.2
2073	27.821.7–32	35.531.5–40.3	39.3
2074	2821.8–32.2	35.631.6–40.4	39.4
2075	28.322–32.5	35.731.7–40.5	39.5
2076	28.622.1–32.7	35.831.8–40.7	39.6
2077	28.822.2–33	35.931.9–40.7	39.7
2078	29.122.3–33.2	3632–40.8	39.8
2079	29.322.5–33.3	36.132.1–40.9	40
2080	29.622.7–33.4	36.232.2–41	40.1
2081	29.822.8–33.5	36.332.4–41.1	40.2
2082	30.122.9–33.7	36.432.5–41.2	40.3
2083	30.323–33.8	36.532.6–41.2	40.4
2084	30.623.1–34	36.632.6–41.3	40.5
2085	30.823.3–34.2	36.732.7–41.4	40.6
2086	31.123.4–34.4	36.832.9–41.6	40.7
2087	31.323.6–34.6	36.933–41.7	40.9
2088	31.523.7–34.8	37.133.1–41.9	41
2089	31.823.9–35	37.233.2–42	41.1
2090	3224–35.1	37.333.3–42.2	41.2
2091	32.224.2–35.4	37.433.4–42.3	41.3
2092	32.524.4–35.7	37.533.5–42.4	41.4
2093	32.724.5–35.9	37.633.5–42.6	41.5
2094	32.924.7–36.1	37.733.6–42.7	41.6
2095	33.124.8–36.3	37.833.7–42.8	41.7
2096	33.324.9–36.5	37.933.8–43	41.8
2097	33.625–36.6	3833.9–43.1	41.9
2098	33.825.2–36.8	38.134–43.2	42
2099	3425.3–36.9	38.234.1–43.3	42
2100	34.225.4–37	38.334.1–43.4	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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