Papua New Guinea vs South Korea: Median age

Median age in 2023: 22.3 years in Papua New Guinea and 44.5 years in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Korea, by 22.2 years, or 1.99 times that in Papua New Guinea.

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What the numbers say

South Korea has been higher since 1955, when it overtook Papua New Guinea.
In 2023, Papua New Guinea ranked 172 and South Korea ranked 19 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Papua New Guinea at 37.2 years and South Korea at 59.9 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Papua New Guinea	South Korea	World
2023	22.3	44.5	30.4
2022	22.1	43.9	30.1
2021	21.9	43.4	29.8
2020	21.7	42.8	29.6
2019	21.5	42.2	29.3
2018	21.4	41.6	29
2017	21.2	41.1	28.8
2016	21	40.5	28.5
2015	20.8	39.9	28.3
2014	20.6	39.2	28.1
2013	20.5	38.5	27.8
2012	20.3	37.9	27.6
2011	20.1	37.2	27.4
2010	20	36.6	27.2
2009	19.8	36	27
2008	19.7	35.4	26.7
2007	19.5	34.8	26.5
2006	19.4	34.2	26.3
2005	19.3	33.6	26.1
2004	19.2	32.9	25.9
2003	19	32.3	25.7
2002	18.9	31.7	25.5
2001	18.9	31.2	25.3
2000	18.8	30.7	25.1
1999	18.7	30.2	24.9
1998	18.6	29.7	24.7
1997	18.4	29.2	24.4
1996	18.3	28.8	24.2
1995	18.2	28.3	24
1994	18.1	27.9	23.8
1993	18	27.4	23.5
1992	17.9	26.9	23.3
1991	17.7	26.3	23.1
1990	17.6	25.8	22.9
1989	17.6	25.3	22.8
1988	17.5	24.8	22.6
1987	17.5	24.3	22.4
1986	17.4	23.8	22.2
1985	17.3	23.3	22
1984	17.3	22.8	21.9
1983	17.2	22.3	21.8
1982	17.1	21.8	21.7
1981	17	21.4	21.6
1980	16.9	20.9	21.5
1979	16.7	20.5	21.3
1978	16.5	20	21.1
1977	16.4	19.6	21
1976	16.2	19.2	20.8
1975	16.1	18.9	20.7
1974	16.1	18.5	20.5
1973	16	18.2	20.4
1972	16	18	20.4
1971	16.1	17.8	20.3
1970	16.2	17.7	20.3
1969	16.3	17.6	20.3
1968	16.4	17.6	20.4
1967	16.6	17.5	20.5
1966	16.7	17.5	20.6
1965	16.8	17.5	20.8
1964	17	17.7	21
1963	17.1	17.9	21.2
1962	17.2	18.1	21.4
1961	17.3	18.3	21.4
1960	17.5	18.3	21.5
1959	17.6	18.3	21.5
1958	17.7	18.3	21.5
1957	17.8	18.2	21.6
1956	17.8	18	21.7
1955	17.8	17.9	21.8
1954	17.8	17.7	21.9
1953	17.7	17.6	22
1952	17.6	17.5	22.1
1951	17.5	17.5	22.1
1950	17.3	17.7	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Papua New Guinea	South Korea	World
2024	22.622.5–22.7	45.145–45.1	30.6
2025	22.822.5–23	45.645.5–45.8	30.9
2026	2322.6–23.4	46.245.9–46.5	31.1
2027	23.222.6–23.8	46.846.4–47.2	31.3
2028	23.522.7–24.2	47.346.8–47.9	31.6
2029	23.722.7–24.6	47.947.2–48.6	31.8
2030	23.922.8–25	48.547.6–49.3	32
2031	24.222.9–25.4	4948–50	32.2
2032	24.423–25.8	49.648.4–50.8	32.4
2033	24.623.1–26.1	50.148.7–51.5	32.6
2034	24.923.2–26.5	50.749–52.2	32.8
2035	25.123.4–26.9	51.249.2–52.9	33
2036	25.323.5–27.3	51.649.4–53.6	33.2
2037	25.623.6–27.7	52.149.7–54.2	33.4
2038	25.823.7–28.1	52.549.8–54.9	33.6
2039	2623.8–28.4	52.950–55.5	33.8
2040	26.323.9–28.8	53.350.2–56.1	34
2041	26.524.1–29.2	53.750.4–56.7	34.2
2042	26.724.2–29.5	5450.6–57.2	34.4
2043	2724.3–29.9	54.450.8–57.7	34.6
2044	27.224.4–30.3	54.751–58.2	34.8
2045	27.424.5–30.6	5551.2–58.7	35
2046	27.624.6–31	55.351.4–59.2	35.2
2047	27.924.8–31.3	55.751.6–59.6	35.4
2048	28.124.9–31.7	5651.8–60.1	35.6
2049	28.325–32	56.452–60.5	35.9
2050	28.525.1–32.3	56.752.2–60.9	36.1
2051	28.825.3–32.6	57.152.4–61.4	36.3
2052	2925.5–32.9	57.552.6–61.8	36.5
2053	29.225.7–33.2	57.852.7–62.2	36.7
2054	29.425.8–33.5	58.252.9–62.6	36.9
2055	29.626–33.8	58.553–63.1	37.1
2056	29.826.1–34.2	58.853.1–63.5	37.3
2057	3026.3–34.5	59.253.1–63.9	37.5
2058	30.226.4–34.8	59.553.1–64.4	37.6
2059	30.426.5–35.1	59.853.1–64.9	37.8
2060	30.626.6–35.4	60.153.1–65.4	37.9
2061	30.826.7–35.6	60.353.1–65.8	38
2062	30.926.8–35.8	60.653.2–66.3	38.1
2063	31.127–36	60.853.2–66.7	38.3
2064	31.327.1–36.2	60.953.2–67.1	38.4
2065	31.527.2–36.4	6153.3–67.5	38.5
2066	31.727.3–36.6	61.153.4–67.9	38.6
2067	31.827.4–36.8	61.253.5–68.3	38.7
2068	3227.5–36.9	61.353.5–68.7	38.8
2069	32.227.6–37.1	61.453.5–69	38.9
2070	32.427.7–37.2	61.553.6–69.4	39
2071	32.527.9–37.4	61.653.6–69.7	39.1
2072	32.728–37.5	61.853.5–70	39.2
2073	32.928.1–37.6	61.953.4–70.2	39.3
2074	3328.3–37.7	62.153.3–70.3	39.4
2075	33.228.4–37.8	62.253.1–70.4	39.5
2076	33.428.6–37.8	62.452.9–70.4	39.6
2077	33.628.7–37.9	62.652.7–70.4	39.7
2078	33.728.9–38	62.752.5–70.4	39.8
2079	33.929.1–38.1	62.952.3–70.4	40
2080	34.129.2–38.2	6352.2–70.4	40.1
2081	34.229.4–38.3	6352–70.4	40.2
2082	34.429.5–38.4	6351.9–70.5	40.3
2083	34.529.7–38.5	62.951.8–70.6	40.4
2084	34.729.9–38.6	62.751.7–70.7	40.5
2085	34.930–38.7	62.551.7–70.8	40.6
2086	3530.2–38.7	62.251.7–70.8	40.7
2087	35.230.4–38.8	61.951.6–70.8	40.9
2088	35.330.6–38.9	61.651.5–70.9	41
2089	35.530.8–38.9	61.451.5–70.7	41.1
2090	35.730.9–39	61.251.5–70.2	41.2
2091	35.831.1–39	6151.4–69.6	41.3
2092	3631.3–39	60.951.3–69	41.4
2093	36.131.4–39.1	60.751.3–68.3	41.5
2094	36.331.6–39.2	60.651.3–67.6	41.6
2095	36.431.8–39.2	60.551.2–67	41.7
2096	36.631.9–39.2	60.451.2–66.4	41.8
2097	36.732.1–39.1	60.251.1–65.9	41.9
2098	36.932.2–39	60.151.1–65.3	42
2099	3732.4–38.9	6051.1–64.7	42
2100	37.232.5–38.8	59.951–64.1	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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Deaths in conflictsPapua New Guinea: 96 deaths in 2022South Korea: 0 deaths in 2022