South Sudan vs Zambia: Median age

Median age in 2023: 18 years in South Sudan and 17.5 years in Zambia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 0.5 years, or 1.03 times that in Zambia.

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What the numbers say

South Sudan has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Zambia.
In 2023, South Sudan ranked 209 and Zambia ranked 215 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Sudan at 35.2 years and Zambia at 34.4 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	South Sudan	Zambia	World
2023	18	17.5	30.4
2022	17.6	17.3	30.1
2021	17.3	17.1	29.8
2020	17	16.9	29.6
2019	16.6	16.8	29.3
2018	16.1	16.6	29
2017	16.1	16.4	28.8
2016	17	16.3	28.5
2015	17.5	16.1	28.3
2014	18	16	28.1
2013	18.3	15.9	27.8
2012	18.2	15.8	27.6
2011	18	15.7	27.4
2010	17.6	15.6	27.2
2009	17.3	15.5	27
2008	17.1	15.5	26.7
2007	16.8	15.4	26.5
2006	16.6	15.3	26.3
2005	16.4	15.2	26.1
2004	16.4	15.1	25.9
2003	16.4	15.1	25.7
2002	16.3	15	25.5
2001	16.3	14.9	25.3
2000	16.2	14.8	25.1
1999	16.1	14.8	24.9
1998	15.9	14.7	24.7
1997	15.8	14.7	24.4
1996	15.8	14.7	24.2
1995	15.8	14.7	24
1994	15.8	14.7	23.8
1993	15.9	14.7	23.5
1992	15.9	14.7	23.3
1991	15.9	14.7	23.1
1990	15.9	14.6	22.9
1989	16	14.6	22.8
1988	15.7	14.6	22.6
1987	15.4	14.5	22.4
1986	15.5	14.5	22.2
1985	15.6	14.4	22
1984	15.7	14.4	21.9
1983	15.8	14.4	21.8
1982	15.8	14.3	21.7
1981	15.9	14.2	21.6
1980	16	14.2	21.5
1979	16.1	14.2	21.3
1978	16.1	14.3	21.1
1977	16.2	14.3	21
1976	16.2	14.4	20.8
1975	16.3	14.5	20.7
1974	16.3	14.6	20.5
1973	16.4	14.7	20.4
1972	16.4	14.9	20.4
1971	16.5	15	20.3
1970	16.6	15.2	20.3
1969	16.8	15.3	20.3
1968	16.9	15.3	20.4
1967	17.1	15.3	20.5
1966	17.3	15.4	20.6
1965	17.3	15.5	20.8
1964	17.4	15.6	21
1963	17.4	15.7	21.2
1962	17.4	15.7	21.4
1961	17.4	15.8	21.4
1960	17.5	15.9	21.5
1959	17.5	16	21.5
1958	17.5	16	21.5
1957	17.6	16.1	21.6
1956	17.6	16.2	21.7
1955	17.6	16.2	21.8
1954	17.6	16.3	21.9
1953	17.6	16.3	22
1952	17.6	16.4	22.1
1951	17.5	16.4	22.1
1950	17.5	16.4	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	South Sudan	Zambia	World
2024	18.318.3–18.3	17.717.6–17.8	30.6
2025	18.718.7–18.7	17.917.7–18.2	30.9
2026	1919–19.1	18.217.8–18.6	31.1
2027	19.419.3–19.6	18.418–19	31.3
2028	19.719.6–20	18.618.1–19.4	31.6
2029	20.119.8–20.5	18.918.2–19.8	31.8
2030	20.420.1–21	19.118.3–20.2	32
2031	20.720.3–21.5	19.318.4–20.6	32.2
2032	21.120.5–22	19.618.5–21.1	32.4
2033	21.420.7–22.6	19.818.6–21.5	32.6
2034	21.720.8–23.1	2018.7–21.9	32.8
2035	2221–23.7	20.318.7–22.3	33
2036	22.421.1–24.4	20.518.8–22.8	33.2
2037	22.721.2–25	20.718.8–23.2	33.4
2038	22.921.2–25.7	20.918.9–23.7	33.6
2039	23.221.2–26.4	21.118.9–24.1	33.8
2040	23.421.2–27.1	21.419–24.5	34
2041	23.521.2–27.8	21.619–25	34.2
2042	23.721.2–28.5	21.819–25.4	34.4
2043	23.821.2–29	2219–25.9	34.6
2044	2421.2–29.4	22.219.1–26.3	34.8
2045	24.121.3–29.8	22.519.3–26.7	35
2046	24.321.4–30.2	22.719.4–27.2	35.2
2047	24.521.5–30.6	22.919.6–27.6	35.4
2048	24.621.6–30.9	23.119.7–28	35.6
2049	24.821.8–31.1	23.419.9–28.4	35.9
2050	2521.9–31	23.620–28.8	36.1
2051	25.222.1–30.9	23.820.1–29.3	36.3
2052	25.422.3–30.9	24.120.3–29.7	36.5
2053	25.622.5–30.9	24.320.4–30.1	36.7
2054	25.922.7–31.1	24.520.5–30.5	36.9
2055	26.122.8–31.3	24.720.6–30.9	37.1
2056	26.423–31.4	2520.8–31.2	37.3
2057	26.623.2–31.4	25.220.9–31.6	37.5
2058	26.923.4–31.5	25.421–31.9	37.6
2059	27.123.6–31.6	25.721.1–32.2	37.8
2060	27.423.8–31.9	25.921.1–32.5	37.9
2061	27.723.9–32.2	26.121.2–32.7	38
2062	2824–32.3	26.421.3–33	38.1
2063	28.224.2–32.4	26.621.4–33.3	38.3
2064	28.524.3–32.5	26.821.5–33.5	38.4
2065	28.824.4–32.6	27.121.6–33.8	38.5
2066	2924.5–32.7	27.321.6–34.1	38.6
2067	29.324.7–32.9	27.521.7–34.3	38.7
2068	29.624.8–33.2	27.721.8–34.6	38.8
2069	29.824.9–33.4	27.921.9–34.9	38.9
2070	30.125–33.6	28.222–35.1	39
2071	30.325.2–33.9	28.422.1–35.3	39.1
2072	30.525.3–33.9	28.622.3–35.6	39.2
2073	30.825.4–34	28.822.3–35.8	39.3
2074	3125.5–34.2	2922.4–36.1	39.4
2075	31.225.6–34.5	29.222.5–36.3	39.5
2076	31.425.7–34.9	29.522.6–36.5	39.6
2077	31.625.8–35.2	29.722.8–36.7	39.7
2078	31.826–35.4	29.922.9–37	39.8
2079	3226.1–35.5	30.123–37.2	40
2080	32.226.2–35.7	30.323.1–37.4	40.1
2081	32.426.4–36	30.523.2–37.6	40.2
2082	32.626.5–36.2	30.723.3–37.7	40.3
2083	32.726.7–36.2	30.923.3–37.9	40.4
2084	32.926.8–36.1	31.123.4–38	40.5
2085	3326.8–36	31.323.5–38.2	40.6
2086	33.226.9–36	31.523.6–38.3	40.7
2087	33.427.1–35.6	31.723.7–38.4	40.9
2088	33.527.2–35	3223.8–38.5	41
2089	33.727.3–34.7	32.223.9–38.7	41.1
2090	33.827.4–34.4	32.424–38.8	41.2
2091	3427.5–34.2	32.624.2–39	41.3
2092	34.127.6–34	32.824.3–39.1	41.4
2093	34.227.6–34	3324.4–39.3	41.5
2094	34.427.7–33.8	33.224.5–39.4	41.6
2095	34.527.7–33.7	33.424.6–39.5	41.7
2096	34.727.8–33.5	33.624.7–39.6	41.8
2097	34.828–33.4	33.824.8–39.7	41.9
2098	3528.2–33.6	3424.9–39.8	42
2099	35.128.4–33.7	34.225–39.9	42
2100	35.228.5–33.8	34.425.1–40	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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