Senegal vs South Africa: Median age

Median age in 2023: 19.1 years in Senegal and 28.2 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 9.1 years, or 1.47 times that in Senegal.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Senegal ranked 195 and South Africa ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Senegal at 37.3 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	Senegal	South Africa	World
2023	19.1	28.2	30.4
2022	18.9	27.9	30.1
2021	18.6	27.6	29.8
2020	18.4	27.3	29.6
2019	18.2	26.9	29.3
2018	18	26.5	29
2017	17.8	26.1	28.8
2016	17.6	25.7	28.5
2015	17.5	25.4	28.3
2014	17.5	25	28.1
2013	17.4	24.7	27.8
2012	17.4	24.3	27.6
2011	17.4	24	27.4
2010	17.4	23.6	27.2
2009	17.4	23.3	27
2008	17.3	23	26.7
2007	17.3	22.7	26.5
2006	17.2	22.4	26.3
2005	17.1	22.1	26.1
2004	17	21.9	25.9
2003	16.9	21.6	25.7
2002	16.8	21.3	25.5
2001	16.6	21.1	25.3
2000	16.5	20.8	25.1
1999	16.4	20.6	24.9
1998	16.3	20.3	24.7
1997	16.2	20.1	24.4
1996	16.1	20.2	24.2
1995	16	20.5	24
1994	15.9	20.9	23.8
1993	15.8	20.9	23.5
1992	15.7	20.5	23.3
1991	15.5	20.5	23.1
1990	15.4	20.3	22.9
1989	15.4	20	22.8
1988	15.3	19.8	22.6
1987	15.2	19.7	22.4
1986	15.2	19.5	22.2
1985	15.2	19.4	22
1984	15.3	19.2	21.9
1983	15.3	19	21.8
1982	15.4	18.8	21.7
1981	15.6	18.6	21.6
1980	15.7	18.4	21.5
1979	15.9	18.2	21.3
1978	16.1	18.1	21.1
1977	16.3	18	21
1976	16.5	17.9	20.8
1975	16.6	17.9	20.7
1974	16.7	17.8	20.5
1973	16.8	17.8	20.4
1972	16.8	17.7	20.4
1971	16.8	17.7	20.3
1970	16.8	17.7	20.3
1969	16.8	17.7	20.3
1968	16.8	17.8	20.4
1967	16.8	17.8	20.5
1966	16.8	17.8	20.6
1965	16.8	17.8	20.8
1964	16.7	17.8	21
1963	16.8	17.8	21.2
1962	16.8	17.8	21.4
1961	16.9	17.9	21.4
1960	17	17.9	21.5
1959	17.1	18	21.5
1958	17.2	18.1	21.5
1957	17.2	18.3	21.6
1956	17.3	18.4	21.7
1955	17.4	18.6	21.8
1954	17.4	18.7	21.9
1953	17.5	18.9	22
1952	17.5	19	22.1
1951	17.6	19.1	22.1
1950	17.6	19.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Senegal	South Africa	World
2024	19.419.3–19.4	28.528.3–28.6	30.6
2025	19.619.5–19.8	28.728.3–29	30.9
2026	19.819.7–20.2	28.928.3–29.4	31.1
2027	20.119.9–20.5	29.128.2–29.8	31.3
2028	20.320–20.9	29.328.2–30.1	31.6
2029	20.620.2–21.3	29.528.1–30.5	31.8
2030	20.820.4–21.7	29.628.1–30.8	32
2031	2120.5–22.1	29.728–31.2	32.2
2032	21.320.7–22.6	29.927.9–31.5	32.4
2033	21.520.9–23	3027.9–31.8	32.6
2034	21.821–23.5	30.128–32.1	32.8
2035	2221.2–24	30.228.1–32.3	33
2036	22.321.3–24.5	30.328.1–32.5	33.2
2037	22.521.4–25	30.528.3–32.8	33.4
2038	22.821.6–25.5	30.628.4–33	33.6
2039	2321.7–26	30.828.4–33.2	33.8
2040	23.221.9–26.6	3128.5–33.5	34
2041	23.522–27.1	31.228.6–33.8	34.2
2042	23.722.2–27.6	31.328.6–34.1	34.4
2043	23.922.3–28	31.528.7–34.4	34.6
2044	24.222.5–28.5	31.628.7–34.6	34.8
2045	24.422.6–29	31.828.7–34.9	35
2046	24.622.7–29.4	31.928.7–35.1	35.2
2047	24.922.9–29.8	3228.8–35.3	35.4
2048	25.123.1–30.2	32.128.8–35.5	35.6
2049	25.423.3–30.6	32.228.9–35.7	35.9
2050	25.623.6–30.9	32.329–35.9	36.1
2051	25.923.8–31.3	32.429.1–36.1	36.3
2052	26.124.1–31.7	32.629.2–36.3	36.5
2053	26.424.3–32.1	32.729.3–36.5	36.7
2054	26.624.5–32.4	32.929.4–36.6	36.9
2055	26.924.7–32.8	33.129.6–36.9	37.1
2056	27.224.9–33.2	33.329.7–37.1	37.3
2057	27.425.1–33.6	33.529.8–37.3	37.5
2058	27.725.3–34	33.630–37.6	37.6
2059	27.925.5–34.4	33.830.1–37.9	37.8
2060	28.225.7–34.8	3430.2–38.2	37.9
2061	28.525.9–35.1	34.130.3–38.5	38
2062	28.726.1–35.5	34.230.5–38.7	38.1
2063	2926.3–35.8	34.430.6–39	38.3
2064	29.226.4–36.2	34.530.7–39.2	38.4
2065	29.526.6–36.6	34.630.8–39.4	38.5
2066	29.726.8–36.9	34.830.9–39.6	38.6
2067	3027–37.2	34.931–39.7	38.7
2068	30.227.1–37.6	3531.1–39.8	38.8
2069	30.427.2–37.8	35.131.2–39.9	38.9
2070	30.727.4–38.2	35.231.3–40	39
2071	30.927.5–38.5	35.331.4–40.1	39.1
2072	31.227.6–38.8	35.431.5–40.2	39.2
2073	31.427.8–39.1	35.531.5–40.3	39.3
2074	31.627.9–39.4	35.631.6–40.4	39.4
2075	31.828–39.7	35.731.7–40.5	39.5
2076	32.128.1–39.9	35.831.8–40.7	39.6
2077	32.328.2–40.2	35.931.9–40.7	39.7
2078	32.528.3–40.4	3632–40.8	39.8
2079	32.728.4–40.7	36.132.1–40.9	40
2080	32.928.5–40.9	36.232.2–41	40.1
2081	33.228.6–41.1	36.332.4–41.1	40.2
2082	33.428.7–41.3	36.432.5–41.2	40.3
2083	33.628.8–41.5	36.532.6–41.2	40.4
2084	33.828.9–41.6	36.632.6–41.3	40.5
2085	3429–41.8	36.732.7–41.4	40.6
2086	34.229.1–41.9	36.832.9–41.6	40.7
2087	34.429.3–42	36.933–41.7	40.9
2088	34.629.4–42.1	37.133.1–41.9	41
2089	34.929.5–42.2	37.233.2–42	41.1
2090	35.129.6–42.4	37.333.3–42.2	41.2
2091	35.329.7–42.5	37.433.4–42.3	41.3
2092	35.529.8–42.6	37.533.5–42.4	41.4
2093	35.730–42.8	37.633.5–42.6	41.5
2094	35.930.1–42.9	37.733.6–42.7	41.6
2095	36.230.2–43.1	37.833.7–42.8	41.7
2096	36.430.3–43.3	37.933.8–43	41.8
2097	36.630.4–43.5	3833.9–43.1	41.9
2098	36.830.5–43.6	38.134–43.2	42
2099	3730.6–43.7	38.234.1–43.3	42
2100	37.330.8–43.8	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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