Niger vs South Africa: Median age

Median age in 2023: 15.3 years in Niger and 28.2 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 13 years, or 1.85 times that in Niger.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Niger ranked 228 and South Africa ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Niger at 34.5 years and South Africa at 38.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Niger	South Africa	World
2023	15.3	28.2	30.4
2022	15.1	27.9	30.1
2021	15	27.6	29.8
2020	14.8	27.3	29.6
2019	14.7	26.9	29.3
2018	14.6	26.5	29
2017	14.5	26.1	28.8
2016	14.4	25.7	28.5
2015	14.3	25.4	28.3
2014	14.3	25	28.1
2013	14.3	24.7	27.8
2012	14.2	24.3	27.6
2011	14.2	24	27.4
2010	14.3	23.6	27.2
2009	14.3	23.3	27
2008	14.4	23	26.7
2007	14.5	22.7	26.5
2006	14.6	22.4	26.3
2005	14.7	22.1	26.1
2004	14.8	21.9	25.9
2003	14.9	21.6	25.7
2002	15	21.3	25.5
2001	15.1	21.1	25.3
2000	15.2	20.8	25.1
1999	15.3	20.6	24.9
1998	15.4	20.3	24.7
1997	15.4	20.1	24.4
1996	15.5	20.2	24.2
1995	15.5	20.5	24
1994	15.5	20.9	23.8
1993	15.5	20.9	23.5
1992	15.5	20.5	23.3
1991	15.5	20.5	23.1
1990	15.5	20.3	22.9
1989	15.4	20	22.8
1988	15.4	19.8	22.6
1987	15.4	19.7	22.4
1986	15.4	19.5	22.2
1985	15.3	19.4	22
1984	15.3	19.2	21.9
1983	15.3	19	21.8
1982	15.4	18.8	21.7
1981	15.4	18.6	21.6
1980	15.3	18.4	21.5
1979	15.3	18.2	21.3
1978	15.3	18.1	21.1
1977	15.2	18	21
1976	15.2	17.9	20.8
1975	15.1	17.9	20.7
1974	15.1	17.8	20.5
1973	15	17.8	20.4
1972	14.9	17.7	20.4
1971	14.9	17.7	20.3
1970	14.8	17.7	20.3
1969	14.7	17.7	20.3
1968	14.7	17.8	20.4
1967	14.6	17.8	20.5
1966	14.6	17.8	20.6
1965	14.6	17.8	20.8
1964	14.5	17.8	21
1963	14.5	17.8	21.2
1962	14.5	17.8	21.4
1961	14.5	17.9	21.4
1960	14.4	17.9	21.5
1959	14.4	18	21.5
1958	14.3	18.1	21.5
1957	14.3	18.3	21.6
1956	14.2	18.4	21.7
1955	14.2	18.6	21.8
1954	14.2	18.7	21.9
1953	14.1	18.9	22
1952	14.1	19	22.1
1951	14	19.1	22.1
1950	14	19.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Niger	South Africa	World
2024	15.415.4–15.5	28.528.3–28.6	30.6
2025	15.615.4–15.7	28.728.3–29	30.9
2026	15.715.5–16	28.928.3–29.4	31.1
2027	15.915.6–16.3	29.128.2–29.8	31.3
2028	16.115.6–16.6	29.328.2–30.1	31.6
2029	16.215.7–16.9	29.528.1–30.5	31.8
2030	16.415.8–17.3	29.628.1–30.8	32
2031	16.615.8–17.6	29.728–31.2	32.2
2032	16.815.9–18	29.927.9–31.5	32.4
2033	1715.9–18.5	3027.9–31.8	32.6
2034	17.215.9–18.9	30.128–32.1	32.8
2035	17.516–19.3	30.228.1–32.3	33
2036	17.716–19.8	30.328.1–32.5	33.2
2037	17.916–20.2	30.528.3–32.8	33.4
2038	18.116–20.7	30.628.4–33	33.6
2039	18.316–21.2	30.828.4–33.2	33.8
2040	18.616–21.7	3128.5–33.5	34
2041	18.816.1–22.2	31.228.6–33.8	34.2
2042	1916.2–22.7	31.328.6–34.1	34.4
2043	19.316.4–23.2	31.528.7–34.4	34.6
2044	19.616.5–23.7	31.628.7–34.6	34.8
2045	19.816.6–24.2	31.828.7–34.9	35
2046	20.116.8–24.7	31.928.7–35.1	35.2
2047	20.416.9–25.2	3228.8–35.3	35.4
2048	20.617.1–25.7	32.128.8–35.5	35.6
2049	20.917.2–26.2	32.228.9–35.7	35.9
2050	21.217.3–26.7	32.329–35.9	36.1
2051	21.517.5–27.2	32.429.1–36.1	36.3
2052	21.817.6–27.7	32.629.2–36.3	36.5
2053	2217.8–28.2	32.729.3–36.5	36.7
2054	22.317.9–28.7	32.929.4–36.6	36.9
2055	22.618.1–29.1	33.129.6–36.9	37.1
2056	22.918.2–29.6	33.329.7–37.1	37.3
2057	23.218.4–30.1	33.529.8–37.3	37.5
2058	23.518.5–30.5	33.630–37.6	37.6
2059	23.818.6–31	33.830.1–37.9	37.8
2060	24.118.8–31.4	3430.2–38.2	37.9
2061	24.318.9–31.9	34.130.3–38.5	38
2062	24.619.1–32.3	34.230.5–38.7	38.1
2063	24.919.2–32.7	34.430.6–39	38.3
2064	25.219.3–33.1	34.530.7–39.2	38.4
2065	25.519.5–33.5	34.630.8–39.4	38.5
2066	25.819.6–33.9	34.830.9–39.6	38.6
2067	2619.8–34.3	34.931–39.7	38.7
2068	26.319.9–34.6	3531.1–39.8	38.8
2069	26.620–35	35.131.2–39.9	38.9
2070	26.920.2–35.3	35.231.3–40	39
2071	27.220.3–35.6	35.331.4–40.1	39.1
2072	27.420.5–35.9	35.431.5–40.2	39.2
2073	27.720.6–36.2	35.531.5–40.3	39.3
2074	2820.8–36.4	35.631.6–40.4	39.4
2075	28.320.9–36.7	35.731.7–40.5	39.5
2076	28.621.1–36.9	35.831.8–40.7	39.6
2077	28.821.3–37.2	35.931.9–40.7	39.7
2078	29.121.4–37.4	3632–40.8	39.8
2079	29.421.5–37.6	36.132.1–40.9	40
2080	29.621.7–37.7	36.232.2–41	40.1
2081	29.921.9–37.9	36.332.4–41.1	40.2
2082	30.222–38.1	36.432.5–41.2	40.3
2083	30.422.2–38.3	36.532.6–41.2	40.4
2084	30.722.3–38.4	36.632.6–41.3	40.5
2085	30.922.5–38.6	36.732.7–41.4	40.6
2086	31.222.6–38.7	36.832.9–41.6	40.7
2087	31.522.8–38.9	36.933–41.7	40.9
2088	31.722.9–39	37.133.1–41.9	41
2089	3223.1–39.2	37.233.2–42	41.1
2090	32.223.2–39.3	37.333.3–42.2	41.2
2091	32.423.4–39.4	37.433.4–42.3	41.3
2092	32.723.5–39.5	37.533.5–42.4	41.4
2093	32.923.7–39.7	37.633.5–42.6	41.5
2094	33.123.8–39.8	37.733.6–42.7	41.6
2095	33.423.9–39.9	37.833.7–42.8	41.7
2096	33.624.1–40	37.933.8–43	41.8
2097	33.824.2–40	3833.9–43.1	41.9
2098	3424.3–40.1	38.134–43.2	42
2099	34.324.5–40.2	38.234.1–43.3	42
2100	34.524.6–40.3	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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