Pakistan vs Singapore: Median age

Median age in 2023: 20.3 years in Pakistan and 35.1 years in Singapore, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Singapore, by 14.8 years, or 1.73 times that in Pakistan.

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What the numbers say

Singapore has been higher since 1968, when it overtook Pakistan.
In 2023, Pakistan ranked 187 and Singapore ranked 93 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Pakistan at 37.3 years and Singapore at 56 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Pakistan	Singapore	World
2023	20.3	35.1	30.4
2022	20.2	34.9	30.1
2021	20	34.8	29.8
2020	19.8	34.5	29.6
2019	19.7	34.2	29.3
2018	19.5	34	29
2017	19.4	33.8	28.8
2016	19.3	33.5	28.5
2015	19.2	33.3	28.3
2014	19.2	33.2	28.1
2013	19.1	33	27.8
2012	19	32.9	27.6
2011	18.9	32.8	27.4
2010	18.8	32.7	27.2
2009	18.6	32.6	27
2008	18.4	32.5	26.7
2007	18.2	32.6	26.5
2006	18	32.6	26.3
2005	17.8	32.5	26.1
2004	17.6	32.2	25.9
2003	17.4	32	25.7
2002	17.3	31.7	25.5
2001	17.2	31.4	25.3
2000	17	31.2	25.1
1999	16.9	31	24.9
1998	16.8	30.7	24.7
1997	16.7	30.4	24.4
1996	16.7	30.2	24.2
1995	16.6	30	24
1994	16.6	29.7	23.8
1993	16.7	29.4	23.5
1992	16.8	29.1	23.3
1991	16.9	28.8	23.1
1990	16.9	28.5	22.9
1989	16.9	28.1	22.8
1988	17	27.7	22.6
1987	17.1	27.3	22.4
1986	17.1	26.8	22.2
1985	17.2	26.3	22
1984	17.2	25.8	21.9
1983	17.3	25.4	21.8
1982	17.3	24.9	21.7
1981	17.2	24.3	21.6
1980	17.1	23.7	21.5
1979	16.9	23.1	21.3
1978	16.8	22.5	21.1
1977	16.8	22	21
1976	16.8	21.4	20.8
1975	16.8	20.9	20.7
1974	16.8	20.4	20.5
1973	16.8	20	20.4
1972	16.9	19.5	20.4
1971	17	19.1	20.3
1970	17.1	18.7	20.3
1969	17.2	18.3	20.3
1968	17.4	17.9	20.4
1967	17.6	17.5	20.5
1966	17.7	17.2	20.6
1965	17.8	17	20.8
1964	17.9	16.8	21
1963	17.9	16.7	21.2
1962	18	16.8	21.4
1961	18	17	21.4
1960	18.1	17.2	21.5
1959	18.1	17.4	21.5
1958	18	17.6	21.5
1957	18	17.7	21.6
1956	18	17.8	21.7
1955	17.9	17.9	21.8
1954	17.8	18	21.9
1953	17.7	18.2	22
1952	17.6	18.4	22.1
1951	17.5	18.6	22.1
1950	17.3	18.9	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Pakistan	Singapore	World
2024	20.420.4–20.5	35.733.8–36.2	30.6
2025	20.620.5–20.7	36.232.5–37.5	30.9
2026	20.820.6–20.9	36.832.8–38.5	31.1
2027	20.920.7–21.1	37.333–39.6	31.3
2028	21.120.8–21.4	37.933.2–40.5	31.6
2029	21.321–21.6	38.533.3–41.5	31.8
2030	21.621.1–21.9	39.133.3–42.6	32
2031	21.821.3–22.3	39.633.4–43.7	32.2
2032	22.121.5–22.6	40.233.5–44.6	32.4
2033	22.321.6–22.9	40.833.6–45.6	32.6
2034	22.621.8–23.3	41.333.8–46.7	32.8
2035	22.821.9–23.7	41.934–47.7	33
2036	23.122.1–24.1	42.534.3–48.7	33.2
2037	23.322.2–24.5	43.134.6–49.8	33.4
2038	23.622.4–24.9	43.734.9–50.7	33.6
2039	23.822.5–25.3	44.335.2–51.6	33.8
2040	2422.5–25.6	44.935.6–52.6	34
2041	24.322.6–26	45.535.9–53.5	34.2
2042	24.522.7–26.3	46.136.3–54.5	34.4
2043	24.722.8–26.7	46.736.6–55.4	34.6
2044	24.922.9–27.1	47.436.9–56.4	34.8
2045	25.123–27.4	4837.2–57.3	35
2046	25.423.1–27.8	48.637.4–58.2	35.2
2047	25.623.2–28.1	49.237.5–59	35.4
2048	25.823.3–28.5	49.837.6–59.9	35.6
2049	2623.4–28.8	50.337.6–60.7	35.9
2050	26.323.6–29.2	50.937.7–61.6	36.1
2051	26.523.7–29.6	51.537.9–62.5	36.3
2052	26.723.9–29.9	5238.1–63.3	36.5
2053	26.924–30.3	52.638.2–64.1	36.7
2054	27.224.1–30.6	53.138.3–65	36.9
2055	27.424.3–31	53.638.4–65.8	37.1
2056	27.624.4–31.4	54.238.6–66.6	37.3
2057	27.824.6–31.7	54.738.7–67.4	37.5
2058	28.124.7–32.1	55.238.9–68.2	37.6
2059	28.324.9–32.4	55.639–69.1	37.8
2060	28.525–32.7	56.139.2–69.8	37.9
2061	28.825.2–33	56.539.3–70.6	38
2062	2925.4–33.3	5739.5–71.4	38.1
2063	29.225.6–33.6	57.339.7–72.1	38.3
2064	29.525.7–33.9	57.739.8–72.9	38.4
2065	29.725.9–34.2	5840–73.6	38.5
2066	29.926–34.5	58.240.3–74.4	38.6
2067	30.226.2–34.8	58.440.5–75.1	38.7
2068	30.426.3–35	58.540.7–75.8	38.8
2069	30.726.5–35.3	58.540.8–76.5	38.9
2070	30.926.6–35.5	58.341–77.1	39
2071	31.226.7–35.8	58.241.3–77.8	39.1
2072	31.426.9–36.1	58.141.6–78.5	39.2
2073	31.627–36.4	57.941.9–79.2	39.3
2074	31.927.2–36.6	57.842.1–79.9	39.4
2075	32.127.3–36.9	57.842.2–80.5	39.5
2076	32.327.4–37.1	57.742.4–81.2	39.6
2077	32.627.6–37.4	57.642.6–81.9	39.7
2078	32.827.7–37.7	57.542.7–82.6	39.8
2079	3327.9–38	57.442.9–83.4	40
2080	33.228–38.3	57.343–84.1	40.1
2081	33.528.1–38.6	57.343.1–84.8	40.2
2082	33.728.2–38.9	57.243.1–85.5	40.3
2083	33.928.4–39.1	57.243.1–86.2	40.4
2084	34.128.5–39.4	57.243.2–87	40.5
2085	34.328.6–39.6	57.243.3–87.7	40.6
2086	34.528.8–39.8	57.243.4–88.4	40.7
2087	34.728.9–40.1	57.243.4–89.1	40.9
2088	34.929–40.3	57.243.5–89.8	41
2089	35.129.1–40.5	57.243.6–90.6	41.1
2090	35.329.3–40.7	57.143.8–91.3	41.2
2091	35.529.4–40.9	57.143.8–92.1	41.3
2092	35.729.5–41.1	57.143.8–92.9	41.4
2093	35.929.7–41.3	5743.7–93.9	41.5
2094	36.129.8–41.4	56.943.6–95.2	41.6
2095	36.330–41.5	56.843.5–96.6	41.7
2096	36.530.1–41.7	56.743.4–98	41.8
2097	36.730.3–41.8	56.543.3–99.1	41.9
2098	36.930.4–41.9	56.443.3–49.7	42
2099	37.130.5–42.1	56.243.3–180.9	42
2100	37.330.6–42.3	563.8–43.3	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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