Saudi Arabia vs Tunisia: Median age

Median age in 2023: 29.3 years in Saudi Arabia and 32.1 years in Tunisia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Tunisia, by 2.9 years, or 1.1 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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What the numbers say

Tunisia has been higher since 1965, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
In 2023, Saudi Arabia ranked 131 and Tunisia ranked 113 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Saudi Arabia at 35.8 years and Tunisia at 50.7 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Saudi Arabia	Tunisia	World
2023	29.3	32.1	30.4
2022	28.7	31.7	30.1
2021	28.5	31.4	29.8
2020	28.5	31.1	29.6
2019	28.4	30.8	29.3
2018	28.3	30.4	29
2017	28.1	30.1	28.8
2016	27.6	29.7	28.5
2015	27	29.4	28.3
2014	26.3	29.1	28.1
2013	25.6	28.8	27.8
2012	24.9	28.5	27.6
2011	24.2	28.2	27.4
2010	23.6	27.8	27.2
2009	22.9	27.4	27
2008	22.3	27	26.7
2007	21.8	26.6	26.5
2006	21.2	26.1	26.3
2005	20.8	25.6	26.1
2004	20.3	25.1	25.9
2003	20	24.7	25.7
2002	19.8	24.2	25.5
2001	19.7	23.8	25.3
2000	19.7	23.4	25.1
1999	19.7	23	24.9
1998	19.4	22.6	24.7
1997	19.2	22.2	24.4
1996	18.9	21.8	24.2
1995	18.7	21.4	24
1994	18.5	21	23.8
1993	18.4	20.7	23.5
1992	18.2	20.5	23.3
1991	18.1	20.2	23.1
1990	18	20	22.9
1989	17.9	19.7	22.8
1988	17.9	19.4	22.6
1987	17.8	19.2	22.4
1986	17.7	18.9	22.2
1985	17.6	18.7	22
1984	17.6	18.4	21.9
1983	17.5	18.2	21.8
1982	17.4	17.9	21.7
1981	17.3	17.7	21.6
1980	17.1	17.4	21.5
1979	17	17.2	21.3
1978	16.9	17	21.1
1977	16.8	16.9	21
1976	16.7	16.8	20.8
1975	16.6	16.7	20.7
1974	16.5	16.7	20.5
1973	16.4	16.6	20.4
1972	16.3	16.5	20.4
1971	16.3	16.5	20.3
1970	16.3	16.4	20.3
1969	16.3	16.4	20.3
1968	16.4	16.4	20.4
1967	16.5	16.5	20.5
1966	16.6	16.7	20.6
1965	16.8	16.9	20.8
1964	17	17	21
1963	17.1	17	21.2
1962	17.3	17.1	21.4
1961	17.4	17.2	21.4
1960	17.6	17.3	21.5
1959	17.7	17.4	21.5
1958	17.8	17.5	21.5
1957	17.9	17.6	21.6
1956	18	17.8	21.7
1955	18	18.1	21.8
1954	18	18.3	21.9
1953	18	18.5	22
1952	18	18.7	22.1
1951	18	18.9	22.1
1950	18	19.1	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Saudi Arabia	Tunisia	World
2024	29.629.4–29.5	32.532.5–32.6	30.6
2025	29.629.2–29.4	32.932.8–33.2	30.9
2026	29.729.1–29.4	33.433–33.7	31.1
2027	29.729–29.4	33.833.3–34.3	31.3
2028	29.728.9–29.4	34.233.6–34.9	31.6
2029	29.728.9–29.3	34.633.8–35.6	31.8
2030	29.728.8–29.3	35.134.1–36.2	32
2031	29.728.9–29.3	35.534.3–36.8	32.2
2032	29.829–29.2	35.934.4–37.4	32.4
2033	29.829.1–29.2	36.234.6–38.1	32.6
2034	29.929.2–29.3	36.634.7–38.7	32.8
2035	3029.3–29.3	36.934.8–39.3	33
2036	30.129.4–29.4	37.234.9–39.9	33.2
2037	30.329.5–29.6	37.535–40.5	33.4
2038	30.429.6–29.7	37.735–41	33.6
2039	30.529.7–29.9	3835.1–41.6	33.8
2040	30.729.8–30	38.235.2–42.1	34
2041	30.829.9–30.2	38.435.3–42.6	34.2
2042	30.930.1–30.4	38.635.4–43	34.4
2043	31.130.2–30.5	38.835.5–43.5	34.6
2044	31.230.4–30.7	3935.6–43.9	34.8
2045	31.330.5–30.8	39.135.8–44.3	35
2046	31.530.6–31	39.336–44.7	35.2
2047	31.630.8–31.1	39.536.2–45.1	35.4
2048	31.730.9–31.3	39.836.4–45.5	35.6
2049	31.931.1–31.5	4036.7–45.8	35.9
2050	3231.3–31.6	40.336.9–46.2	36.1
2051	32.131.4–31.8	40.637.1–46.5	36.3
2052	32.231.6–31.9	40.937.3–46.8	36.5
2053	32.331.8–32	41.337.5–47.2	36.7
2054	32.431.9–32.1	41.637.8–47.5	36.9
2055	32.532.1–32.3	4238–47.9	37.1
2056	32.632.3–32.4	42.338.2–48.3	37.3
2057	32.732.4–32.6	42.738.4–48.7	37.5
2058	32.832.6–32.8	43.138.6–49.1	37.6
2059	32.932.8–32.9	43.538.8–49.5	37.8
2060	3333–33.1	43.938.9–50	37.9
2061	33.133.1–33.2	44.339–50.5	38
2062	33.333.2–33.4	44.739.1–51	38.1
2063	33.433.3–33.5	45.139.2–51.5	38.3
2064	33.533.4–33.6	45.539.2–52	38.4
2065	33.633.5–33.7	45.839.3–52.5	38.5
2066	33.733.6–33.9	46.139.4–53	38.6
2067	33.833.7–34	46.439.5–53.5	38.7
2068	33.933.8–34.1	46.739.5–54.1	38.8
2069	3433.8–34.2	46.939.6–54.7	38.9
2070	3433.9–34.3	47.139.6–55.3	39
2071	34.133.9–34.5	47.339.7–55.8	39.1
2072	34.234–34.6	47.539.7–56.3	39.2
2073	34.334–34.7	47.639.8–56.9	39.3
2074	34.434.1–34.8	47.739.8–57.4	39.4
2075	34.534.1–34.9	47.839.8–57.9	39.5
2076	34.534.2–35	47.939.8–58.5	39.6
2077	34.634.3–35.1	47.939.8–59	39.7
2078	34.734.3–35.2	4839.8–59.5	39.8
2079	34.734.4–35.3	4839.8–60	40
2080	34.834.4–35.4	48.139.9–60.5	40.1
2081	34.934.4–35.4	48.139.9–61.1	40.2
2082	34.934.5–35.5	48.140–61.6	40.3
2083	3534.5–35.6	48.140.1–62.1	40.4
2084	3534.5–35.7	48.240.2–62.5	40.5
2085	35.134.5–35.8	48.240.3–62.9	40.6
2086	35.134.5–35.8	48.340.5–63.3	40.7
2087	35.234.5–35.9	48.440.6–63.7	40.9
2088	35.334.5–35.9	48.540.7–64.2	41
2089	35.334.5–35.9	48.640.8–64.7	41.1
2090	35.434.5–36	48.840.9–65	41.2
2091	35.434.5–36	4941–65.3	41.3
2092	35.534.5–36.1	49.141.1–65.6	41.4
2093	35.534.4–36.1	49.341.1–65.9	41.5
2094	35.634.4–36.1	49.541.2–66.1	41.6
2095	35.634.4–36.2	49.741.3–66.3	41.7
2096	35.634.4–36.1	49.941.4–66.4	41.8
2097	35.734.4–36.1	50.141.5–66.5	41.9
2098	35.734.4–36.1	50.341.6–66.6	42
2099	35.834.4–36.1	50.541.7–66.6	42
2100	35.834.4–36.2	50.741.7–66.7	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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