Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Median age

Median age in 2023: 24.7 years in Nepal and 32.8 years in Sri Lanka, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sri Lanka, by 8.1 years, or 1.33 times that in Nepal.

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What the numbers say

Sri Lanka has been higher since 1967, when it overtook Nepal.
In 2023, Nepal ranked 159 and Sri Lanka ranked 109 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Nepal at 47.4 years and Sri Lanka at 50 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Nepal	Sri Lanka	World
2023	24.7	32.8	30.4
2022	24.4	32.6	30.1
2021	24	32.3	29.8
2020	23.5	32.1	29.6
2019	22.7	31.8	29.3
2018	22.1	31.6	29
2017	21.8	31.3	28.8
2016	21.5	31	28.5
2015	21.2	30.7	28.3
2014	21	30.4	28.1
2013	20.8	30.1	27.8
2012	20.6	29.8	27.6
2011	20.4	29.5	27.4
2010	20.2	29.2	27.2
2009	20	28.9	27
2008	19.7	28.6	26.7
2007	19.5	28.3	26.5
2006	19.2	28	26.3
2005	19	27.7	26.1
2004	18.8	27.4	25.9
2003	18.6	27.1	25.7
2002	18.5	26.8	25.5
2001	18.3	26.5	25.3
2000	18.3	26.2	25.1
1999	18.2	25.9	24.9
1998	18.2	25.5	24.7
1997	18.1	25.1	24.4
1996	18.1	24.7	24.2
1995	18.1	24.3	24
1994	18.2	23.9	23.8
1993	18.2	23.6	23.5
1992	18.2	23.2	23.3
1991	18.1	22.9	23.1
1990	18.1	22.6	22.9
1989	18.1	22.3	22.8
1988	18.2	22	22.6
1987	18.3	21.7	22.4
1986	18.3	21.4	22.2
1985	18.4	21.1	22
1984	18.4	20.9	21.9
1983	18.5	20.8	21.8
1982	18.5	20.7	21.7
1981	18.5	20.5	21.6
1980	18.5	20.4	21.5
1979	18.6	20.2	21.3
1978	18.6	20.1	21.1
1977	18.6	20	21
1976	18.7	19.8	20.8
1975	18.7	19.7	20.7
1974	18.7	19.5	20.5
1973	18.7	19.4	20.4
1972	18.7	19.2	20.4
1971	18.7	19.1	20.3
1970	18.7	19	20.3
1969	18.7	18.9	20.3
1968	18.7	18.8	20.4
1967	18.6	18.7	20.5
1966	18.6	18.6	20.6
1965	18.6	18.5	20.8
1964	18.6	18.4	21
1963	18.6	18.4	21.2
1962	18.5	18.4	21.4
1961	18.5	18.4	21.4
1960	18.5	18.5	21.5
1959	18.4	18.6	21.5
1958	18.5	18.7	21.5
1957	18.5	18.8	21.6
1956	18.5	19	21.7
1955	18.6	19.1	21.8
1954	18.6	19.2	21.9
1953	18.6	19.4	22
1952	18.6	19.5	22.1
1951	18.6	19.7	22.1
1950	18.6	19.9	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Nepal	Sri Lanka	World
2024	2525–25	33.133–33.2	30.6
2025	25.425.2–25.5	33.333–33.7	30.9
2026	25.725.5–25.9	33.633.1–34.2	31.1
2027	26.125.8–26.3	33.933.1–34.8	31.3
2028	26.426.1–26.8	34.233.2–35.3	31.6
2029	26.826.3–27.4	34.533.3–35.8	31.8
2030	27.126.6–27.9	34.833.3–36.4	32
2031	27.526.8–28.5	35.133.4–36.9	32.2
2032	27.927.1–29.1	35.333.4–37.4	32.4
2033	28.327.3–29.7	35.633.5–37.9	32.6
2034	28.727.6–30.3	35.933.6–38.4	32.8
2035	29.127.9–30.9	36.133.7–38.9	33
2036	29.528.2–31.5	36.433.7–39.4	33.2
2037	29.928.4–32.2	36.633.9–39.9	33.4
2038	30.328.7–32.9	36.834–40.4	33.6
2039	30.729–33.6	37.134.2–40.8	33.8
2040	31.129.3–34.3	37.334.3–41.3	34
2041	31.529.7–35	37.634.5–41.7	34.2
2042	31.930–35.7	37.934.7–42.2	34.4
2043	32.330.3–36.3	38.134.9–42.6	34.6
2044	32.730.6–37	38.435.1–43	34.8
2045	33.130.9–37.6	38.735.2–43.4	35
2046	33.531.2–38.2	3935.4–43.7	35.2
2047	33.831.4–38.9	39.335.6–44.1	35.4
2048	34.231.7–39.5	39.635.8–44.5	35.6
2049	34.632–40.1	39.936.1–44.9	35.9
2050	3532.3–40.7	40.236.3–45.2	36.1
2051	35.432.5–41.3	40.536.4–45.6	36.3
2052	35.832.8–41.9	40.736.6–46	36.5
2053	36.233.1–42.6	4136.8–46.4	36.7
2054	36.533.3–43.2	41.336.9–46.7	36.9
2055	36.933.6–43.8	41.637.1–47.1	37.1
2056	37.333.8–44.4	41.937.2–47.5	37.3
2057	37.634.1–44.9	42.237.4–47.9	37.5
2058	37.934.3–45.5	42.437.5–48.3	37.6
2059	38.334.5–46	42.737.7–48.7	37.8
2060	38.634.8–46.6	42.937.8–49.1	37.9
2061	3935.1–47.1	43.237.9–49.5	38
2062	39.335.3–47.7	43.438.1–49.8	38.1
2063	39.635.5–48.2	43.638.2–50.2	38.3
2064	4035.8–48.7	43.838.3–50.6	38.4
2065	40.336–49.3	44.138.4–51	38.5
2066	40.636.2–49.8	44.338.6–51.4	38.6
2067	40.936.4–50.3	44.538.7–51.8	38.7
2068	41.236.6–50.8	44.738.9–52.2	38.8
2069	41.536.8–51.2	44.939–52.6	38.9
2070	41.837–51.7	4539.2–52.9	39
2071	42.137.1–52.1	45.239.3–53.3	39.1
2072	42.437.3–52.6	45.439.4–53.6	39.2
2073	42.737.4–53	45.639.5–54	39.3
2074	42.937.6–53.3	45.739.7–54.3	39.4
2075	43.237.8–53.7	45.939.8–54.7	39.5
2076	43.537.9–54.2	46.139.9–55	39.6
2077	43.738.1–54.6	46.240.1–55.3	39.7
2078	43.938.2–55	46.440.2–55.6	39.8
2079	44.238.4–55.4	46.640.3–55.9	40
2080	44.438.5–55.8	46.840.4–56.2	40.1
2081	44.638.7–56.1	46.940.5–56.5	40.2
2082	44.838.8–56.5	47.140.7–56.8	40.3
2083	4538.9–56.8	47.340.8–57	40.4
2084	45.239–57.1	47.540.9–57.2	40.5
2085	45.439.2–57.3	47.741.1–57.5	40.6
2086	45.539.4–57.5	47.941.2–57.7	40.7
2087	45.739.6–57.7	4841.3–57.9	40.9
2088	45.839.7–57.9	48.241.4–57.9	41
2089	4639.9–58.2	48.441.5–58	41.1
2090	46.240.1–58.4	48.641.7–58.2	41.2
2091	46.340.2–58.5	48.741.8–58.4	41.3
2092	46.440.4–58.6	48.942–58.6	41.4
2093	46.640.5–58.7	4942.1–58.8	41.5
2094	46.740.7–58.8	49.242.3–59	41.6
2095	46.840.8–59	49.342.4–59.2	41.7
2096	4740.9–59.1	49.542.5–59.4	41.8
2097	47.141–59.2	49.642.6–59.5	41.9
2098	47.241.1–59.2	49.742.7–59.7	42
2099	47.341.2–59.2	49.842.9–59.8	42
2100	47.441.3–59.2	5043–59.9	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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