Philippines vs Spain: Median age

Median age in 2023: 25.3 years in Philippines and 44.9 years in Spain, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Spain, by 19.6 years, or 1.78 times that in Philippines.

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What the numbers say

Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Philippines ranked 156 and Spain ranked 16 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Philippines at 46.1 years and Spain at 52.2 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Philippines	Spain	World
2023	25.3	44.9	30.4
2022	24.9	44.4	30.1
2021	24.5	43.9	29.8
2020	24.1	43.5	29.6
2019	23.7	43.1	29.3
2018	23.3	42.8	29
2017	23	42.4	28.8
2016	22.6	42.1	28.5
2015	22.2	41.6	28.3
2014	21.9	41.2	28.1
2013	21.6	40.6	27.8
2012	21.4	40.1	27.6
2011	21.1	39.6	27.4
2010	20.9	39.2	27.2
2009	20.7	38.8	27
2008	20.5	38.4	26.7
2007	20.3	38.2	26.5
2006	20.1	38	26.3
2005	19.9	37.8	26.1
2004	19.7	37.5	25.9
2003	19.5	37.3	25.7
2002	19.3	37.1	25.5
2001	19.2	36.8	25.3
2000	19	36.3	25.1
1999	18.8	35.9	24.9
1998	18.6	35.5	24.7
1997	18.4	35.1	24.4
1996	18.3	34.7	24.2
1995	18.2	34.3	24
1994	18.1	33.9	23.8
1993	18	33.6	23.5
1992	17.9	33.2	23.3
1991	17.9	32.9	23.1
1990	17.8	32.5	22.9
1989	17.7	32.1	22.8
1988	17.6	31.8	22.6
1987	17.4	31.5	22.4
1986	17.3	31.2	22.2
1985	17.2	30.9	22
1984	17	30.6	21.9
1983	16.8	30.4	21.8
1982	16.6	30.1	21.7
1981	16.4	29.9	21.6
1980	16.2	29.8	21.5
1979	16	29.6	21.3
1978	15.8	29.4	21.1
1977	15.6	29.2	21
1976	15.4	29.1	20.8
1975	15.2	29	20.7
1974	15	29	20.5
1973	14.9	29	20.4
1972	14.8	29	20.4
1971	14.7	29.1	20.3
1970	14.6	29.1	20.3
1969	14.6	29.3	20.3
1968	14.5	29.4	20.4
1967	14.4	29.4	20.5
1966	14.4	29.3	20.6
1965	14.3	29.2	20.8
1964	14.3	29.1	21
1963	14.3	29	21.2
1962	14.4	28.8	21.4
1961	14.6	28.6	21.4
1960	14.7	28.4	21.5
1959	14.9	28.2	21.5
1958	15	28.1	21.5
1957	15.1	28	21.6
1956	15.1	27.9	21.7
1955	15.2	27.7	21.8
1954	15.3	27.5	21.9
1953	15.3	27.2	22
1952	15.4	27	22.1
1951	15.5	26.8	22.1
1950	15.5	26.5	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Philippines	Spain	World
2024	25.725.7–25.8	45.445.3–45.5	30.6
2025	26.126–26.3	45.945.6–46.1	30.9
2026	26.626.3–26.9	46.345.9–46.7	31.1
2027	2726.6–27.4	46.846.1–47.3	31.3
2028	27.426.9–28	47.246.4–47.9	31.6
2029	27.827.2–28.5	47.646.5–48.6	31.8
2030	28.227.4–29.1	48.146.6–49.2	32
2031	28.627.7–29.6	48.446.7–49.9	32.2
2032	2928–30.2	48.846.6–50.5	32.4
2033	29.428.2–30.7	49.246.5–51.2	32.6
2034	29.828.5–31.3	49.546.4–51.8	32.8
2035	30.128.7–31.8	49.846.2–52.4	33
2036	30.529–32.3	50.146–53.1	33.2
2037	30.929.2–32.8	50.445.8–53.7	33.4
2038	31.229.5–33.4	50.645.4–54.3	33.6
2039	31.629.8–33.9	50.845–54.9	33.8
2040	3230.1–34.4	5144.6–55.4	34
2041	32.430.4–34.9	51.244–56	34.2
2042	32.830.7–35.5	51.443.3–56.5	34.4
2043	33.131–36	51.542.7–57.1	34.6
2044	33.531.3–36.5	51.642.2–57.6	34.8
2045	33.931.6–37	51.741.7–58.1	35
2046	34.331.9–37.5	51.841.4–58.6	35.2
2047	34.732.2–38	51.841.3–59.1	35.4
2048	35.132.5–38.5	51.841.2–59.6	35.6
2049	35.532.9–39	51.841.1–60	35.9
2050	35.933.2–39.5	51.841.1–60.5	36.1
2051	36.333.5–40	51.741.2–60.9	36.3
2052	36.733.8–40.5	51.741.3–61.3	36.5
2053	37.134.1–40.9	51.741.3–61.8	36.7
2054	37.534.4–41.4	51.741.4–62.2	36.9
2055	37.934.7–41.9	51.741.4–62.6	37.1
2056	38.334.9–42.4	51.741.4–63.1	37.3
2057	38.635–42.9	51.841.5–63.5	37.5
2058	3935.1–43.4	51.841.5–63.9	37.6
2059	39.435.2–43.8	51.941.5–64.2	37.8
2060	39.735.3–44.3	5241.5–64.5	37.9
2061	4035.4–44.8	52.241.4–64.8	38
2062	40.235.5–45.3	52.341.4–65.1	38.1
2063	40.335.7–45.8	52.441.3–65.4	38.3
2064	40.535.8–46.2	52.541.2–65.6	38.4
2065	40.736–46.7	52.641.1–65.9	38.5
2066	40.836.2–47.2	52.641–66.1	38.6
2067	4136.4–47.6	52.740.8–66.3	38.7
2068	41.136.6–48.1	52.740.7–66.6	38.8
2069	41.336.8–48.4	52.740.5–66.9	38.9
2070	41.536.9–48.7	52.740.4–67.1	39
2071	41.637.1–48.9	52.740.4–67.4	39.1
2072	41.837.2–49.1	52.640.3–67.8	39.2
2073	41.937.4–49.2	52.540.2–68.1	39.3
2074	42.137.6–49.4	52.440.2–68.4	39.4
2075	42.337.7–49.6	52.240.2–68.8	39.5
2076	42.537.9–49.7	52.140.1–69.2	39.6
2077	42.638.1–49.8	5240.1–69.6	39.7
2078	42.838.3–49.9	51.840–70	39.8
2079	4338.4–50	51.740–70.4	40
2080	43.238.6–50.1	51.640–70.8	40.1
2081	43.438.8–50.2	51.539.9–71.2	40.2
2082	43.638.9–50.4	51.540–71.6	40.3
2083	43.739.1–50.4	51.440–72	40.4
2084	43.939.2–50.5	51.340.1–72.4	40.5
2085	44.139.3–50.6	51.340.1–72.7	40.6
2086	44.339.4–50.7	51.340.2–73	40.7
2087	44.539.5–50.9	51.340.2–73.3	40.9
2088	44.639.6–51	51.340.2–73.5	41
2089	44.839.7–51.2	51.440.3–73.8	41.1
2090	4539.7–51.4	51.440.3–74	41.2
2091	45.139.8–51.5	51.540.4–74.3	41.3
2092	45.339.8–51.6	51.640.4–74.5	41.4
2093	45.439.8–51.8	51.740.5–74.7	41.5
2094	45.539.9–51.9	51.740.6–74.8	41.6
2095	45.740–52	51.840.7–74.8	41.7
2096	45.840–52.1	51.940.7–74.7	41.8
2097	45.940.1–52.3	5240.8–74.4	41.9
2098	4640.1–52.5	52.140.8–74.2	42
2099	4640.1–52.6	52.240.8–73.9	42
2100	46.140.1–52.7	52.240.9–73.5	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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