Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Median age

Median age in 2023: 33.2 years in Qatar and 29.3 years in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Qatar, by 3.9 years, or 1.13 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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QatarSaudi ArabiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Qatar has been higher since 1961, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
In 2023, Qatar ranked 106 and Saudi Arabia ranked 131 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Qatar at 33.7 years and Saudi Arabia at 35.8 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Qatar	Saudi Arabia	World
2023	33.2	29.3	30.4
2022	32.5	28.7	30.1
2021	32	28.5	29.8
2020	31.6	28.5	29.6
2019	31.2	28.4	29.3
2018	30.8	28.3	29
2017	30.5	28.1	28.8
2016	30.3	27.6	28.5
2015	30.1	27	28.3
2014	30	26.3	28.1
2013	29.9	25.6	27.8
2012	29.9	24.9	27.6
2011	30.1	24.2	27.4
2010	30.3	23.6	27.2
2009	29.8	22.9	27
2008	29.1	22.3	26.7
2007	29.1	21.8	26.5
2006	29.6	21.2	26.3
2005	30	20.8	26.1
2004	30.1	20.3	25.9
2003	29.9	20	25.7
2002	29.5	19.8	25.5
2001	29.1	19.7	25.3
2000	28.9	19.7	25.1
1999	28.8	19.7	24.9
1998	28.8	19.4	24.7
1997	28.9	19.2	24.4
1996	28.7	18.9	24.2
1995	28.2	18.7	24
1994	27.8	18.5	23.8
1993	27.5	18.4	23.5
1992	27.2	18.2	23.3
1991	27	18.1	23.1
1990	26.9	18	22.9
1989	26.8	17.9	22.8
1988	26.7	17.9	22.6
1987	26.7	17.8	22.4
1986	26.6	17.7	22.2
1985	26.1	17.6	22
1984	25.3	17.6	21.9
1983	24.6	17.5	21.8
1982	23.9	17.4	21.7
1981	23.2	17.3	21.6
1980	22.5	17.1	21.5
1979	21.9	17	21.3
1978	21.3	16.9	21.1
1977	20.8	16.8	21
1976	20.3	16.7	20.8
1975	20	16.6	20.7
1974	19.8	16.5	20.5
1973	19.9	16.4	20.4
1972	20.3	16.3	20.4
1971	21.3	16.3	20.3
1970	22.8	16.3	20.3
1969	23.5	16.3	20.3
1968	23.1	16.4	20.4
1967	22.6	16.5	20.5
1966	22.1	16.6	20.6
1965	21.6	16.8	20.8
1964	20.9	17	21
1963	20.1	17.1	21.2
1962	19.1	17.3	21.4
1961	17.9	17.4	21.4
1960	17	17.6	21.5
1959	16.5	17.7	21.5
1958	16.3	17.8	21.5
1957	16.3	17.9	21.6
1956	16.4	18	21.7
1955	16.6	18	21.8
1954	16.8	18	21.9
1953	17	18	22
1952	17.2	18	22.1
1951	17.4	18	22.1
1950	17.6	18	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Qatar	Saudi Arabia	World
2024	33.633.2–33.3	29.629.4–29.5	30.6
2025	33.532.4–32.8	29.629.2–29.4	30.9
2026	33.431.9–32.4	29.729.1–29.4	31.1
2027	33.331.4–32.1	29.729–29.4	31.3
2028	33.231–31.9	29.728.9–29.4	31.6
2029	33.230.7–31.7	29.728.9–29.3	31.8
2030	33.130.5–31.5	29.728.8–29.3	32
2031	3330.3–31.4	29.728.9–29.3	32.2
2032	32.830.2–31.3	29.829–29.2	32.4
2033	32.730.1–31.3	29.829.1–29.2	32.6
2034	32.530.2–31.4	29.929.2–29.3	32.8
2035	32.330.2–31.4	3029.3–29.3	33
2036	32.230.4–31.5	30.129.4–29.4	33.2
2037	32.130.5–31.7	30.329.5–29.6	33.4
2038	32.130.7–31.8	30.429.6–29.7	33.6
2039	32.130.9–32	30.529.7–29.9	33.8
2040	32.231–32.2	30.729.8–30	34
2041	32.231.2–32.3	30.829.9–30.2	34.2
2042	32.231.3–32.3	30.930.1–30.4	34.4
2043	32.231.5–32.4	31.130.2–30.5	34.6
2044	32.331.7–32.5	31.230.4–30.7	34.8
2045	32.331.9–32.6	31.330.5–30.8	35
2046	32.332–32.7	31.530.6–31	35.2
2047	32.332.2–32.8	31.630.8–31.1	35.4
2048	32.332.3–32.8	31.730.9–31.3	35.6
2049	32.332.5–32.9	31.931.1–31.5	35.9
2050	32.332.7–33.1	3231.3–31.6	36.1
2051	32.332.9–33.2	32.131.4–31.8	36.3
2052	32.333–33.3	32.231.6–31.9	36.5
2053	32.333.1–33.4	32.331.8–32	36.7
2054	32.333.2–33.4	32.431.9–32.1	36.9
2055	32.333.3–33.3	32.532.1–32.3	37.1
2056	32.333.3–33.4	32.632.3–32.4	37.3
2057	32.333.2–33.6	32.732.4–32.6	37.5
2058	32.333.1–33.7	32.832.6–32.8	37.6
2059	32.333–33.8	32.932.8–32.9	37.8
2060	32.333–34	3333–33.1	37.9
2061	32.333–34.2	33.133.1–33.2	38
2062	32.333–34.4	33.333.2–33.4	38.1
2063	32.333–34.6	33.433.3–33.5	38.3
2064	32.432.9–34.8	33.533.4–33.6	38.4
2065	32.433–34.9	33.633.5–33.7	38.5
2066	32.433.1–35.1	33.733.6–33.9	38.6
2067	32.433.2–35.2	33.833.7–34	38.7
2068	32.533.3–35.3	33.933.8–34.1	38.8
2069	32.533.4–35.5	3433.8–34.2	38.9
2070	32.533.6–35.7	3433.9–34.3	39
2071	32.533.7–35.9	34.133.9–34.5	39.1
2072	32.633.9–36	34.234–34.6	39.2
2073	32.634.1–36.2	34.334–34.7	39.3
2074	32.734.2–36.4	34.434.1–34.8	39.4
2075	32.734.3–36.6	34.534.1–34.9	39.5
2076	32.734.4–36.8	34.534.2–35	39.6
2077	32.834.6–37	34.634.3–35.1	39.7
2078	32.834.8–37.2	34.734.3–35.2	39.8
2079	32.935.1–37.4	34.734.4–35.3	40
2080	32.935.5–37.6	34.834.4–35.4	40.1
2081	32.935.7–37.8	34.934.4–35.4	40.2
2082	3335.9–38	34.934.5–35.5	40.3
2083	3336–38.2	3534.5–35.6	40.4
2084	33.136.2–38.4	3534.5–35.7	40.5
2085	33.136.6–38.6	35.134.5–35.8	40.6
2086	33.137–38.7	35.134.5–35.8	40.7
2087	33.238.8–38.9	35.234.5–35.9	40.9
2088	33.239–62.4	35.334.5–35.9	41
2089	33.339.1–53.3	35.334.5–35.9	41.1
2090	33.30–39.2	35.434.5–36	41.2
2091	33.439.3–49.7	35.434.5–36	41.3
2092	33.427.2–39.3	35.534.5–36.1	41.4
2093	33.439.4–54.7	35.534.4–36.1	41.5
2094	33.539.5–77	35.634.4–36.1	41.6
2095	33.532.1–39.6	35.634.4–36.2	41.7
2096	33.539.7–40.9	35.634.4–36.1	41.8
2097	33.639.8–83.3	35.734.4–36.1	41.9
2098	33.639.9–91.7	35.734.4–36.1	42
2099	33.740–43	35.834.4–36.1	42
2100	33.70–40	35.834.4–36.2	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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