Myanmar (Burma) vs South Africa: Median age

Median age in 2023: 29.5 years in Myanmar (Burma) and 28.2 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 1.3 years, or 1.05 times that in South Africa.

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What the numbers say

Myanmar (Burma) has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 126 and South Africa ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Myanmar (Burma) at 43.8 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	Myanmar (Burma)	South Africa	World
2023	29.5	28.2	30.4
2022	29.3	27.9	30.1
2021	29	27.6	29.8
2020	28.7	27.3	29.6
2019	28.4	26.9	29.3
2018	28.2	26.5	29
2017	27.9	26.1	28.8
2016	27.6	25.7	28.5
2015	27.4	25.4	28.3
2014	27.1	25	28.1
2013	26.7	24.7	27.8
2012	26.4	24.3	27.6
2011	26.1	24	27.4
2010	25.8	23.6	27.2
2009	25.4	23.3	27
2008	25.1	23	26.7
2007	24.8	22.7	26.5
2006	24.5	22.4	26.3
2005	24.2	22.1	26.1
2004	24	21.9	25.9
2003	23.7	21.6	25.7
2002	23.4	21.3	25.5
2001	23.2	21.1	25.3
2000	23	20.8	25.1
1999	22.7	20.6	24.9
1998	22.4	20.3	24.7
1997	22.2	20.1	24.4
1996	22	20.2	24.2
1995	21.7	20.5	24
1994	21.5	20.9	23.8
1993	21.3	20.9	23.5
1992	21.1	20.5	23.3
1991	20.8	20.5	23.1
1990	20.6	20.3	22.9
1989	20.4	20	22.8
1988	20.2	19.8	22.6
1987	20	19.7	22.4
1986	19.8	19.5	22.2
1985	19.7	19.4	22
1984	19.5	19.2	21.9
1983	19.4	19	21.8
1982	19.3	18.8	21.7
1981	19.2	18.6	21.6
1980	19.1	18.4	21.5
1979	19	18.2	21.3
1978	18.9	18.1	21.1
1977	18.8	18	21
1976	18.8	17.9	20.8
1975	18.7	17.9	20.7
1974	18.6	17.8	20.5
1973	18.6	17.8	20.4
1972	18.6	17.7	20.4
1971	18.5	17.7	20.3
1970	18.5	17.7	20.3
1969	18.5	17.7	20.3
1968	18.5	17.8	20.4
1967	18.6	17.8	20.5
1966	18.8	17.8	20.6
1965	18.9	17.8	20.8
1964	19.1	17.8	21
1963	19.3	17.8	21.2
1962	19.5	17.8	21.4
1961	19.7	17.9	21.4
1960	19.9	17.9	21.5
1959	20.1	18	21.5
1958	20.2	18.1	21.5
1957	20.4	18.3	21.6
1956	20.5	18.4	21.7
1955	20.6	18.6	21.8
1954	20.7	18.7	21.9
1953	20.7	18.9	22
1952	20.7	19	22.1
1951	20.7	19.1	22.1
1950	20.7	19.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Myanmar (Burma)	South Africa	World
2024	29.829.8–29.9	28.528.3–28.6	30.6
2025	30.129.9–30.3	28.728.3–29	30.9
2026	30.430.1–30.8	28.928.3–29.4	31.1
2027	30.730.2–31.2	29.128.2–29.8	31.3
2028	3130.3–31.7	29.328.2–30.1	31.6
2029	31.330.5–32.1	29.528.1–30.5	31.8
2030	31.630.6–32.5	29.628.1–30.8	32
2031	31.930.7–33	29.728–31.2	32.2
2032	32.130.9–33.4	29.927.9–31.5	32.4
2033	32.431–33.9	3027.9–31.8	32.6
2034	32.731.1–34.3	30.128–32.1	32.8
2035	3331.3–34.7	30.228.1–32.3	33
2036	33.231.4–35.2	30.328.1–32.5	33.2
2037	33.531.5–35.6	30.528.3–32.8	33.4
2038	33.831.7–36	30.628.4–33	33.6
2039	3431.8–36.4	30.828.4–33.2	33.8
2040	34.331.9–36.9	3128.5–33.5	34
2041	34.532–37.3	31.228.6–33.8	34.2
2042	34.732.1–37.7	31.328.6–34.1	34.4
2043	3532.2–38	31.528.7–34.4	34.6
2044	35.232.3–38.4	31.628.7–34.6	34.8
2045	35.432.5–38.7	31.828.7–34.9	35
2046	35.632.6–39.1	31.928.7–35.1	35.2
2047	35.832.7–39.4	3228.8–35.3	35.4
2048	3632.9–39.7	32.128.8–35.5	35.6
2049	36.233–40	32.228.9–35.7	35.9
2050	36.433.2–40.3	32.329–35.9	36.1
2051	36.533.3–40.6	32.429.1–36.1	36.3
2052	36.733.5–40.9	32.629.2–36.3	36.5
2053	36.933.6–41.2	32.729.3–36.5	36.7
2054	37.133.8–41.5	32.929.4–36.6	36.9
2055	37.433.9–41.8	33.129.6–36.9	37.1
2056	37.634–42.1	33.329.7–37.1	37.3
2057	37.834.1–42.4	33.529.8–37.3	37.5
2058	3834.2–42.7	33.630–37.6	37.6
2059	38.234.4–43	33.830.1–37.9	37.8
2060	38.434.5–43.3	3430.2–38.2	37.9
2061	38.634.7–43.6	34.130.3–38.5	38
2062	38.734.8–43.9	34.230.5–38.7	38.1
2063	38.935–44.3	34.430.6–39	38.3
2064	39.135.2–44.6	34.530.7–39.2	38.4
2065	39.335.3–44.9	34.630.8–39.4	38.5
2066	39.435.4–45.2	34.830.9–39.6	38.6
2067	39.635.5–45.5	34.931–39.7	38.7
2068	39.735.7–45.8	3531.1–39.8	38.8
2069	39.935.8–46.1	35.131.2–39.9	38.9
2070	4035.9–46.4	35.231.3–40	39
2071	40.236–46.7	35.331.4–40.1	39.1
2072	40.336.2–46.9	35.431.5–40.2	39.2
2073	40.536.3–47.1	35.531.5–40.3	39.3
2074	40.636.4–47.3	35.631.6–40.4	39.4
2075	40.736.5–47.4	35.731.7–40.5	39.5
2076	40.936.6–47.6	35.831.8–40.7	39.6
2077	4136.7–47.7	35.931.9–40.7	39.7
2078	41.136.8–47.9	3632–40.8	39.8
2079	41.336.9–48	36.132.1–40.9	40
2080	41.436.9–48.2	36.232.2–41	40.1
2081	41.537–48.3	36.332.4–41.1	40.2
2082	41.637.1–48.4	36.432.5–41.2	40.3
2083	41.737.2–48.5	36.532.6–41.2	40.4
2084	41.937.3–48.6	36.632.6–41.3	40.5
2085	4237.4–48.7	36.732.7–41.4	40.6
2086	42.137.4–48.9	36.832.9–41.6	40.7
2087	42.237.5–49	36.933–41.7	40.9
2088	42.437.6–49.1	37.133.1–41.9	41
2089	42.537.7–49.2	37.233.2–42	41.1
2090	42.637.8–49.3	37.333.3–42.2	41.2
2091	42.737.8–49.4	37.433.4–42.3	41.3
2092	42.937.9–49.5	37.533.5–42.4	41.4
2093	4337.9–49.7	37.633.5–42.6	41.5
2094	43.138–49.8	37.733.6–42.7	41.6
2095	43.238.1–49.9	37.833.7–42.8	41.7
2096	43.338.2–50.1	37.933.8–43	41.8
2097	43.438.3–50.2	3833.9–43.1	41.9
2098	43.638.4–50.4	38.134–43.2	42
2099	43.738.4–50.5	38.234.1–43.3	42
2100	43.838.5–50.7	38.334.1–43.4	42.1

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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.

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