Russia vs South Africa: Median age

Median age in 2023: 39.5 years in Russia and 28.2 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Russia, by 11.2 years, or 1.4 times that in South Africa.

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What the numbers say

Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Russia ranked 57 and South Africa ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Russia at 45 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	Russia	South Africa	World
2023	39.5	28.2	30.4
2022	39.1	27.9	30.1
2021	38.9	27.6	29.8
2020	38.7	27.3	29.6
2019	38.4	26.9	29.3
2018	38.2	26.5	29
2017	38	26.1	28.8
2016	37.8	25.7	28.5
2015	37.7	25.4	28.3
2014	37.5	25	28.1
2013	37.4	24.7	27.8
2012	37.2	24.3	27.6
2011	37.1	24	27.4
2010	37	23.6	27.2
2009	36.9	23.3	27
2008	36.7	23	26.7
2007	36.6	22.7	26.5
2006	36.5	22.4	26.3
2005	36.4	22.1	26.1
2004	36.3	21.9	25.9
2003	36.2	21.6	25.7
2002	36.1	21.3	25.5
2001	36	21.1	25.3
2000	35.7	20.8	25.1
1999	35.4	20.6	24.9
1998	35.1	20.3	24.7
1997	34.7	20.1	24.4
1996	34.4	20.2	24.2
1995	34	20.5	24
1994	33.7	20.9	23.8
1993	33.4	20.9	23.5
1992	32.9	20.5	23.3
1991	32.5	20.5	23.1
1990	32.2	20.3	22.9
1989	31.8	20	22.8
1988	31.5	19.8	22.6
1987	31.3	19.7	22.4
1986	31.1	19.5	22.2
1985	30.9	19.4	22
1984	30.8	19.2	21.9
1983	30.6	19	21.8
1982	30.5	18.8	21.7
1981	30.3	18.6	21.6
1980	30.1	18.4	21.5
1979	29.9	18.2	21.3
1978	29.7	18.1	21.1
1977	29.5	18	21
1976	29.5	17.9	20.8
1975	29.9	17.9	20.7
1974	30.6	17.8	20.5
1973	30.7	17.8	20.4
1972	30.5	17.7	20.4
1971	30.1	17.7	20.3
1970	29.7	17.7	20.3
1969	29.3	17.7	20.3
1968	28.8	17.8	20.4
1967	28.3	17.8	20.5
1966	27.9	17.8	20.6
1965	27.4	17.8	20.8
1964	27	17.8	21
1963	26.7	17.8	21.2
1962	26.5	17.8	21.4
1961	26.4	17.9	21.4
1960	26.3	17.9	21.5
1959	26.1	18	21.5
1958	25.9	18.1	21.5
1957	25.6	18.3	21.6
1956	25.3	18.4	21.7
1955	25	18.6	21.8
1954	24.6	18.7	21.9
1953	24.2	18.9	22
1952	23.8	19	22.1
1951	23.4	19.1	22.1
1950	23	19.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Russia	South Africa	World
2024	39.939.8–39.9	28.528.3–28.6	30.6
2025	40.340–40.4	28.728.3–29	30.9
2026	40.740.3–40.9	28.928.3–29.4	31.1
2027	41.140.6–41.3	29.128.2–29.8	31.3
2028	41.441–41.8	29.328.2–30.1	31.6
2029	41.841.3–42.2	29.528.1–30.5	31.8
2030	42.241.6–42.6	29.628.1–30.8	32
2031	42.641.9–43	29.728–31.2	32.2
2032	42.942.2–43.5	29.927.9–31.5	32.4
2033	43.342.4–43.8	3027.9–31.8	32.6
2034	43.642.7–44.2	30.128–32.1	32.8
2035	43.842.8–44.6	30.228.1–32.3	33
2036	44.142.8–44.9	30.328.1–32.5	33.2
2037	44.242.7–45.1	30.528.3–32.8	33.4
2038	44.242.5–45.3	30.628.4–33	33.6
2039	44.142.2–45.4	30.828.4–33.2	33.8
2040	43.941.8–45.4	3128.5–33.5	34
2041	43.641.3–45.3	31.228.6–33.8	34.2
2042	43.340.9–45.1	31.328.6–34.1	34.4
2043	42.940.6–44.8	31.528.7–34.4	34.6
2044	42.540.4–44.5	31.628.7–34.6	34.8
2045	42.240.3–44.2	31.828.7–34.9	35
2046	4240.3–43.9	31.928.7–35.1	35.2
2047	41.940.3–43.7	3228.8–35.3	35.4
2048	41.840.3–43.6	32.128.8–35.5	35.6
2049	41.740.3–43.4	32.228.9–35.7	35.9
2050	41.740.4–43.3	32.329–35.9	36.1
2051	41.740.5–43.3	32.429.1–36.1	36.3
2052	41.840.6–43.3	32.629.2–36.3	36.5
2053	41.940.8–43.4	32.729.3–36.5	36.7
2054	42.140.9–43.6	32.929.4–36.6	36.9
2055	42.341.1–43.7	33.129.6–36.9	37.1
2056	42.541.4–43.9	33.329.7–37.1	37.3
2057	42.741.6–44.1	33.529.8–37.3	37.5
2058	42.941.8–44.4	33.630–37.6	37.6
2059	43.242–44.7	33.830.1–37.9	37.8
2060	43.442.2–45	3430.2–38.2	37.9
2061	43.642.3–45.3	34.130.3–38.5	38
2062	43.842.4–45.6	34.230.5–38.7	38.1
2063	4442.4–45.9	34.430.6–39	38.3
2064	44.142.5–46.1	34.530.7–39.2	38.4
2065	44.142.4–46.3	34.630.8–39.4	38.5
2066	44.142.4–46.5	34.830.9–39.6	38.6
2067	44.142.3–46.6	34.931–39.7	38.7
2068	44.142.2–46.7	3531.1–39.8	38.8
2069	4442–46.8	35.131.2–39.9	38.9
2070	43.941.9–46.9	35.231.3–40	39
2071	43.841.8–46.9	35.331.4–40.1	39.1
2072	43.741.6–47	35.431.5–40.2	39.2
2073	43.641.5–47	35.531.5–40.3	39.3
2074	43.541.4–46.9	35.631.6–40.4	39.4
2075	43.341.3–46.8	35.731.7–40.5	39.5
2076	43.241.2–46.8	35.831.8–40.7	39.6
2077	43.141.2–46.7	35.931.9–40.7	39.7
2078	4341.1–46.7	3632–40.8	39.8
2079	4341.1–46.6	36.132.1–40.9	40
2080	42.941–46.6	36.232.2–41	40.1
2081	42.941–46.6	36.332.4–41.1	40.2
2082	42.941–46.6	36.432.5–41.2	40.3
2083	4341–46.6	36.532.6–41.2	40.4
2084	43.141.1–46.7	36.632.6–41.3	40.5
2085	43.141.2–46.8	36.732.7–41.4	40.6
2086	43.341.2–46.9	36.832.9–41.6	40.7
2087	43.441.3–47	36.933–41.7	40.9
2088	43.541.4–47.1	37.133.1–41.9	41
2089	43.741.5–47.2	37.233.2–42	41.1
2090	43.841.6–47.4	37.333.3–42.2	41.2
2091	4441.7–47.5	37.433.4–42.3	41.3
2092	44.141.8–47.7	37.533.5–42.4	41.4
2093	44.341.9–47.9	37.633.5–42.6	41.5
2094	44.441.9–48	37.733.6–42.7	41.6
2095	44.642–48.2	37.833.7–42.8	41.7
2096	44.742–48.4	37.933.8–43	41.8
2097	44.842.1–48.5	3833.9–43.1	41.9
2098	44.942.1–48.7	38.134–43.2	42
2099	4542.1–48.8	38.234.1–43.3	42
2100	4542.1–49	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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