Sudan vs Thailand: Median age

Median age in 2023: 18.3 years in Sudan and 39.7 years in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 21.4 years, or 2.17 times that in Sudan.

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What the numbers say

Thailand has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Sudan ranked 203 and Thailand ranked 55 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Sudan at 35.5 years and Thailand at 51.9 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Sudan	Thailand	World
2023	18.3	39.7	30.4
2022	18.1	39.2	30.1
2021	18	38.7	29.8
2020	17.8	38.2	29.6
2019	17.7	37.7	29.3
2018	17.5	37.2	29
2017	17.2	36.7	28.8
2016	17	36.3	28.5
2015	16.8	35.8	28.3
2014	16.6	35.3	28.1
2013	16.4	34.9	27.8
2012	16.4	34.4	27.6
2011	16.3	34	27.4
2010	16.3	33.5	27.2
2009	16.3	33.1	27
2008	16.2	32.6	26.7
2007	16.2	32.1	26.5
2006	16.1	31.7	26.3
2005	16	31.2	26.1
2004	16	30.8	25.9
2003	16	30.3	25.7
2002	15.9	29.9	25.5
2001	15.9	29.5	25.3
2000	15.8	29	25.1
1999	15.8	28.5	24.9
1998	15.7	27.9	24.7
1997	15.7	27.3	24.4
1996	15.7	26.7	24.2
1995	15.7	26.2	24
1994	15.7	25.6	23.8
1993	15.7	25	23.5
1992	15.7	24.4	23.3
1991	15.7	23.8	23.1
1990	15.8	23.2	22.9
1989	15.8	22.7	22.8
1988	15.8	22.2	22.6
1987	15.7	21.8	22.4
1986	15.7	21.3	22.2
1985	15.7	20.9	22
1984	15.7	20.4	21.9
1983	15.6	20	21.8
1982	15.6	19.6	21.7
1981	15.5	19.2	21.6
1980	15.4	18.9	21.5
1979	15.3	18.5	21.3
1978	15.1	18.2	21.1
1977	15	17.9	21
1976	15	17.6	20.8
1975	14.9	17.3	20.7
1974	14.9	17.1	20.5
1973	14.9	16.9	20.4
1972	15	16.7	20.4
1971	15.1	16.5	20.3
1970	15.1	16.3	20.3
1969	15.2	16.2	20.3
1968	15.2	16.2	20.4
1967	15.3	16.1	20.5
1966	15.3	16.2	20.6
1965	15.4	16.2	20.8
1964	15.5	16.4	21
1963	15.5	16.5	21.2
1962	15.5	16.6	21.4
1961	15.6	16.8	21.4
1960	15.6	16.9	21.5
1959	15.7	17.1	21.5
1958	15.8	17.2	21.5
1957	15.8	17.3	21.6
1956	15.9	17.4	21.7
1955	16	17.4	21.8
1954	16	17.4	21.9
1953	16.1	17.5	22
1952	16.1	17.5	22.1
1951	16.1	17.5	22.1
1950	16.1	17.5	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Sudan	Thailand	World
2024	18.418.3–18.5	40.140.1–40.2	30.6
2025	18.518.4–18.7	40.640.4–40.7	30.9
2026	18.818.7–18.8	4140.7–41.2	31.1
2027	1918.9–18.9	41.441–41.8	31.3
2028	19.119.1–19.1	41.841.3–42.3	31.6
2029	19.319.3–19.3	42.241.6–42.8	31.8
2030	19.519.5–19.6	42.641.8–43.4	32
2031	19.619.6–19.8	42.942.1–43.9	32.2
2032	19.819.7–20.1	43.342.3–44.4	32.4
2033	2019.8–20.4	43.742.6–44.9	32.6
2034	20.219.9–20.7	4442.8–45.4	32.8
2035	20.320–21	44.443.1–45.8	33
2036	20.520.1–21.3	44.743.3–46.3	33.2
2037	20.720.1–21.7	4543.5–46.8	33.4
2038	2120.2–22	45.443.7–47.2	33.6
2039	21.220.3–22.4	45.743.9–47.7	33.8
2040	21.420.4–22.8	4644.1–48.1	34
2041	21.720.5–23.3	46.344.3–48.6	34.2
2042	21.920.6–23.7	46.644.5–49	34.4
2043	22.220.7–24.2	46.944.7–49.4	34.6
2044	22.420.8–24.6	47.244.8–49.8	34.8
2045	22.720.9–25	47.545–50.2	35
2046	2321.1–25.3	47.845–50.6	35.2
2047	23.221.3–25.7	4845.2–51	35.4
2048	23.521.6–26	48.245.3–51.4	35.6
2049	23.721.8–26.3	48.445.4–51.7	35.9
2050	2422–26.6	48.645.5–52.1	36.1
2051	24.322.2–27	48.845.6–52.5	36.3
2052	24.522.4–27.3	4945.7–52.8	36.5
2053	24.822.6–27.6	49.245.9–53.1	36.7
2054	2522.8–27.9	49.446–53.4	36.9
2055	25.323–28.1	49.646.1–53.6	37.1
2056	25.523.2–28.4	49.846.2–53.9	37.3
2057	25.823.4–28.7	5046.4–54.2	37.5
2058	2623.6–29	50.146.5–54.6	37.6
2059	26.323.7–29.2	50.346.6–54.9	37.8
2060	26.523.9–29.3	50.546.7–55.2	37.9
2061	26.824–29.4	50.746.8–55.5	38
2062	2724.1–29.5	50.946.9–55.8	38.1
2063	27.324.2–29.7	5147–56.1	38.3
2064	27.524.4–29.8	51.247–56.4	38.4
2065	27.724.5–29.8	51.447–56.6	38.5
2066	2824.6–29.8	51.547–56.9	38.6
2067	28.224.7–30	51.746.9–57.2	38.7
2068	28.424.8–30.1	51.846.9–57.5	38.8
2069	28.724.9–30.2	51.946.8–57.8	38.9
2070	28.925–30.4	5246.7–58.1	39
2071	29.125.2–30.5	5246.6–58.5	39.1
2072	29.325.3–30.6	52.146.5–58.8	39.2
2073	29.625.4–30.6	52.146.5–59.1	39.3
2074	29.825.5–30.8	52.146.4–59.4	39.4
2075	3025.6–30.9	52.146.4–59.7	39.5
2076	30.225.8–31	52.146.4–59.9	39.6
2077	30.525.9–31.1	52.146.3–60.2	39.7
2078	30.726–31.1	5246.3–60.5	39.8
2079	30.926.1–31.2	5246.3–60.7	40
2080	31.126.2–31.2	5246.3–60.9	40.1
2081	31.326.3–31.2	51.946.3–61.1	40.2
2082	31.626.4–31.1	51.946.4–61.3	40.3
2083	31.826.6–31.2	51.946.4–61.5	40.4
2084	3226.8–31.2	51.946.4–61.7	40.5
2085	32.226.9–31.3	51.946.4–61.8	40.6
2086	32.427.1–31.5	51.946.4–62	40.7
2087	32.727.2–31.6	51.946.3–62	40.9
2088	32.927.3–31.6	51.946.3–62.1	41
2089	33.127.4–31.7	51.946.3–62.1	41.1
2090	33.327.6–31.7	51.946.3–62.1	41.2
2091	33.627.7–31.7	51.946.3–62.2	41.3
2092	33.827.9–31.7	51.946.3–62.2	41.4
2093	3428–31.6	51.946.2–62.2	41.5
2094	34.228.2–31.6	51.946.2–62.1	41.6
2095	34.528.3–31.6	51.946.2–62.1	41.7
2096	34.728.4–31.7	51.946.1–62.1	41.8
2097	34.928.6–31.6	51.946.1–62.1	41.9
2098	35.128.7–31.6	51.946–62.1	42
2099	35.328.8–31.5	51.945.9–62.1	42
2100	35.528.9–31.4	51.945.9–62.1	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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