Syria vs Yemen: Median age

Median age in 2023: 22.3 years in Syria and 18.2 years in Yemen, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 4.1 years, or 1.22 times that in Yemen.

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What the numbers say

Syria has been higher since 1982, when it overtook Yemen.
In 2023, Syria ranked 173 and Yemen ranked 204 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Syria at 43.3 years and Yemen at 37.2 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Syria	Yemen	World
2023	22.3	18.2	30.4
2022	21.6	18.1	30.1
2021	21	18.1	29.8
2020	20.4	18.1	29.6
2019	19.8	18	29.3
2018	19.1	18	29
2017	18.6	17.9	28.8
2016	18.4	17.8	28.5
2015	18.4	17.7	28.3
2014	19.1	17.5	28.1
2013	20.1	17.3	27.8
2012	20.8	17.1	27.6
2011	20.9	16.9	27.4
2010	20.7	16.6	27.2
2009	20.5	16.3	27
2008	20.3	16.1	26.7
2007	19.9	15.8	26.5
2006	19.2	15.6	26.3
2005	18.7	15.3	26.1
2004	18.4	15.1	25.9
2003	18.2	14.9	25.7
2002	17.9	14.7	25.5
2001	17.7	14.6	25.3
2000	17.5	14.4	25.1
1999	17.2	14.2	24.9
1998	17	14	24.7
1997	16.8	13.9	24.4
1996	16.6	13.8	24.2
1995	16.4	13.6	24
1994	16.2	13.6	23.8
1993	16	13.5	23.5
1992	15.8	13.5	23.3
1991	15.6	13.5	23.1
1990	15.4	13.6	22.9
1989	15.3	13.6	22.8
1988	15.2	13.7	22.6
1987	15	13.8	22.4
1986	14.9	13.9	22.2
1985	14.9	14	22
1984	14.8	14.1	21.9
1983	14.7	14.3	21.8
1982	14.6	14.4	21.7
1981	14.6	14.6	21.6
1980	14.5	14.8	21.5
1979	14.5	15	21.3
1978	14.6	15.2	21.1
1977	14.6	15.4	21
1976	14.6	15.7	20.8
1975	14.6	15.9	20.7
1974	14.6	16.2	20.5
1973	14.7	16.4	20.4
1972	14.7	16.7	20.4
1971	14.8	17	20.3
1970	14.8	17.3	20.3
1969	14.9	17.6	20.3
1968	15	17.9	20.4
1967	15.1	18.1	20.5
1966	15.3	18.2	20.6
1965	15.5	18.3	20.8
1964	15.6	18.4	21
1963	15.7	18.5	21.2
1962	15.9	18.6	21.4
1961	16.2	18.6	21.4
1960	16.5	18.6	21.5
1959	16.8	18.7	21.5
1958	17.1	18.6	21.5
1957	17.4	18.6	21.6
1956	17.7	18.6	21.7
1955	18	18.6	21.8
1954	18.3	18.5	21.9
1953	18.5	18.5	22
1952	18.8	18.4	22.1
1951	19	18.3	22.1
1950	19.2	18.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Syria	Yemen	World
2024	22.822.8–22.8	18.318.2–18.4	30.6
2025	23.323.3–23.4	18.418.1–18.7	30.9
2026	23.823.7–23.8	18.518–19.1	31.1
2027	24.324.2–24.3	18.618–19.4	31.3
2028	24.724.6–24.8	18.717.9–19.8	31.6
2029	25.125–25.2	18.817.9–20.2	31.8
2030	25.525.3–25.7	1917.8–20.6	32
2031	25.925.7–26.2	19.117.8–21	32.2
2032	26.226.1–26.6	19.317.8–21.5	32.4
2033	26.626.4–27.1	19.517.9–21.9	32.6
2034	26.926.7–27.6	19.717.9–22.4	32.8
2035	27.326.9–28.2	19.918–22.8	33
2036	27.727.3–28.8	20.118.1–23.3	33.2
2037	28.127.6–29.4	20.418.2–23.7	33.4
2038	28.527.9–30	20.618.3–24.2	33.6
2039	28.928.2–30.7	20.918.4–24.6	33.8
2040	29.328.5–31.3	21.118.5–25.1	34
2041	29.728.7–32	21.418.6–25.6	34.2
2042	30.128.9–32.6	21.718.8–26.1	34.4
2043	30.529.2–33.3	2218.9–26.5	34.6
2044	30.829.4–34	22.319.1–27	34.8
2045	31.229.6–34.8	22.619.3–27.5	35
2046	31.529.8–35.6	22.919.5–27.9	35.2
2047	31.730–36.2	23.219.7–28.4	35.4
2048	31.930–36.9	23.519.9–28.9	35.6
2049	3230.1–37.5	23.820.1–29.3	35.9
2050	32.130.2–38.1	24.120.3–29.8	36.1
2051	32.230.3–38.8	24.320.4–30.3	36.3
2052	32.330.4–39.5	24.620.6–30.8	36.5
2053	32.430.6–40.3	24.920.7–31.3	36.7
2054	32.530.7–40.9	25.220.8–31.8	36.9
2055	32.730.8–41.5	25.521–32.3	37.1
2056	32.930.9–42.1	25.721.1–32.8	37.3
2057	33.231–42.6	2621.2–33.3	37.5
2058	33.431.2–43	26.321.3–33.8	37.6
2059	33.731.3–43.4	26.521.4–34.2	37.8
2060	34.131.5–42.6	26.821.6–34.6	37.9
2061	34.431.6–41.1	2721.7–34.9	38
2062	34.731.8–40.9	27.321.8–35.2	38.1
2063	35.132.1–41	27.521.9–35.6	38.3
2064	35.432.3–41.3	27.822–35.8	38.4
2065	35.732.6–41.9	28.122.2–36.1	38.5
2066	36.132.8–42.5	28.322.3–36.4	38.6
2067	36.533–43.1	28.622.4–36.7	38.7
2068	36.833.3–43.6	28.822.6–36.9	38.8
2069	37.233.5–44.1	2922.7–37.1	38.9
2070	37.633.8–44.8	29.322.9–37.3	39
2071	37.934.1–45.5	29.623–37.5	39.1
2072	38.334.4–46	29.823.2–37.7	39.2
2073	38.734.7–46.6	30.123.3–37.8	39.3
2074	3934.8–47.4	30.323.5–38	39.4
2075	39.334.9–47.9	30.623.6–38.1	39.5
2076	39.735–48.1	30.923.8–38.3	39.6
2077	4035.1–48.3	31.124–38.4	39.7
2078	40.335.2–48.7	31.424.2–38.6	39.8
2079	40.635.3–49	31.724.3–38.7	40
2080	40.835.5–49.3	3224.5–38.9	40.1
2081	4135.7–49.7	32.224.7–39	40.2
2082	41.235.8–50	32.524.9–39.2	40.3
2083	41.436–50.3	32.825.1–39.4	40.4
2084	41.536.1–50.6	3325.3–39.5	40.5
2085	41.636.2–50.6	33.325.5–39.7	40.6
2086	41.736.3–50.7	33.625.7–39.9	40.7
2087	41.936.4–50.8	33.925.9–40.1	40.9
2088	41.936.5–50.7	34.126.1–40.3	41
2089	4236.6–50.1	34.426.3–40.5	41.1
2090	42.136.7–49	34.726.5–40.7	41.2
2091	42.136.7–47.5	34.926.6–40.8	41.3
2092	42.236.8–46.4	35.226.8–41	41.4
2093	42.336.8–45.4	35.427–41.1	41.5
2094	42.437–44.7	35.727.1–41.3	41.6
2095	42.537.1–44.1	3627.3–41.5	41.7
2096	42.637.1–43.7	36.227.5–41.6	41.8
2097	42.737.1–43.5	36.427.6–41.7	41.9
2098	42.937.2–43.4	36.727.8–41.8	42
2099	43.137.4–43.4	36.928–41.9	42
2100	43.337.6–43.2	37.228.2–42	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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