Tunisia vs Yemen: Median age

Median age in 2023: 32.1 years in Tunisia and 18.2 years in Yemen, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Tunisia, by 14 years, or 1.77 times that in Yemen.

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What the numbers say

Tunisia has been higher since 1973, when it overtook Yemen.
In 2023, Tunisia ranked 113 and Yemen ranked 204 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Tunisia at 50.7 years and Yemen at 37.2 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Tunisia	Yemen	World
2023	32.1	18.2	30.4
2022	31.7	18.1	30.1
2021	31.4	18.1	29.8
2020	31.1	18.1	29.6
2019	30.8	18	29.3
2018	30.4	18	29
2017	30.1	17.9	28.8
2016	29.7	17.8	28.5
2015	29.4	17.7	28.3
2014	29.1	17.5	28.1
2013	28.8	17.3	27.8
2012	28.5	17.1	27.6
2011	28.2	16.9	27.4
2010	27.8	16.6	27.2
2009	27.4	16.3	27
2008	27	16.1	26.7
2007	26.6	15.8	26.5
2006	26.1	15.6	26.3
2005	25.6	15.3	26.1
2004	25.1	15.1	25.9
2003	24.7	14.9	25.7
2002	24.2	14.7	25.5
2001	23.8	14.6	25.3
2000	23.4	14.4	25.1
1999	23	14.2	24.9
1998	22.6	14	24.7
1997	22.2	13.9	24.4
1996	21.8	13.8	24.2
1995	21.4	13.6	24
1994	21	13.6	23.8
1993	20.7	13.5	23.5
1992	20.5	13.5	23.3
1991	20.2	13.5	23.1
1990	20	13.6	22.9
1989	19.7	13.6	22.8
1988	19.4	13.7	22.6
1987	19.2	13.8	22.4
1986	18.9	13.9	22.2
1985	18.7	14	22
1984	18.4	14.1	21.9
1983	18.2	14.3	21.8
1982	17.9	14.4	21.7
1981	17.7	14.6	21.6
1980	17.4	14.8	21.5
1979	17.2	15	21.3
1978	17	15.2	21.1
1977	16.9	15.4	21
1976	16.8	15.7	20.8
1975	16.7	15.9	20.7
1974	16.7	16.2	20.5
1973	16.6	16.4	20.4
1972	16.5	16.7	20.4
1971	16.5	17	20.3
1970	16.4	17.3	20.3
1969	16.4	17.6	20.3
1968	16.4	17.9	20.4
1967	16.5	18.1	20.5
1966	16.7	18.2	20.6
1965	16.9	18.3	20.8
1964	17	18.4	21
1963	17	18.5	21.2
1962	17.1	18.6	21.4
1961	17.2	18.6	21.4
1960	17.3	18.6	21.5
1959	17.4	18.7	21.5
1958	17.5	18.6	21.5
1957	17.6	18.6	21.6
1956	17.8	18.6	21.7
1955	18.1	18.6	21.8
1954	18.3	18.5	21.9
1953	18.5	18.5	22
1952	18.7	18.4	22.1
1951	18.9	18.3	22.1
1950	19.1	18.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Tunisia	Yemen	World
2024	32.532.5–32.6	18.318.2–18.4	30.6
2025	32.932.8–33.2	18.418.1–18.7	30.9
2026	33.433–33.7	18.518–19.1	31.1
2027	33.833.3–34.3	18.618–19.4	31.3
2028	34.233.6–34.9	18.717.9–19.8	31.6
2029	34.633.8–35.6	18.817.9–20.2	31.8
2030	35.134.1–36.2	1917.8–20.6	32
2031	35.534.3–36.8	19.117.8–21	32.2
2032	35.934.4–37.4	19.317.8–21.5	32.4
2033	36.234.6–38.1	19.517.9–21.9	32.6
2034	36.634.7–38.7	19.717.9–22.4	32.8
2035	36.934.8–39.3	19.918–22.8	33
2036	37.234.9–39.9	20.118.1–23.3	33.2
2037	37.535–40.5	20.418.2–23.7	33.4
2038	37.735–41	20.618.3–24.2	33.6
2039	3835.1–41.6	20.918.4–24.6	33.8
2040	38.235.2–42.1	21.118.5–25.1	34
2041	38.435.3–42.6	21.418.6–25.6	34.2
2042	38.635.4–43	21.718.8–26.1	34.4
2043	38.835.5–43.5	2218.9–26.5	34.6
2044	3935.6–43.9	22.319.1–27	34.8
2045	39.135.8–44.3	22.619.3–27.5	35
2046	39.336–44.7	22.919.5–27.9	35.2
2047	39.536.2–45.1	23.219.7–28.4	35.4
2048	39.836.4–45.5	23.519.9–28.9	35.6
2049	4036.7–45.8	23.820.1–29.3	35.9
2050	40.336.9–46.2	24.120.3–29.8	36.1
2051	40.637.1–46.5	24.320.4–30.3	36.3
2052	40.937.3–46.8	24.620.6–30.8	36.5
2053	41.337.5–47.2	24.920.7–31.3	36.7
2054	41.637.8–47.5	25.220.8–31.8	36.9
2055	4238–47.9	25.521–32.3	37.1
2056	42.338.2–48.3	25.721.1–32.8	37.3
2057	42.738.4–48.7	2621.2–33.3	37.5
2058	43.138.6–49.1	26.321.3–33.8	37.6
2059	43.538.8–49.5	26.521.4–34.2	37.8
2060	43.938.9–50	26.821.6–34.6	37.9
2061	44.339–50.5	2721.7–34.9	38
2062	44.739.1–51	27.321.8–35.2	38.1
2063	45.139.2–51.5	27.521.9–35.6	38.3
2064	45.539.2–52	27.822–35.8	38.4
2065	45.839.3–52.5	28.122.2–36.1	38.5
2066	46.139.4–53	28.322.3–36.4	38.6
2067	46.439.5–53.5	28.622.4–36.7	38.7
2068	46.739.5–54.1	28.822.6–36.9	38.8
2069	46.939.6–54.7	2922.7–37.1	38.9
2070	47.139.6–55.3	29.322.9–37.3	39
2071	47.339.7–55.8	29.623–37.5	39.1
2072	47.539.7–56.3	29.823.2–37.7	39.2
2073	47.639.8–56.9	30.123.3–37.8	39.3
2074	47.739.8–57.4	30.323.5–38	39.4
2075	47.839.8–57.9	30.623.6–38.1	39.5
2076	47.939.8–58.5	30.923.8–38.3	39.6
2077	47.939.8–59	31.124–38.4	39.7
2078	4839.8–59.5	31.424.2–38.6	39.8
2079	4839.8–60	31.724.3–38.7	40
2080	48.139.9–60.5	3224.5–38.9	40.1
2081	48.139.9–61.1	32.224.7–39	40.2
2082	48.140–61.6	32.524.9–39.2	40.3
2083	48.140.1–62.1	32.825.1–39.4	40.4
2084	48.240.2–62.5	3325.3–39.5	40.5
2085	48.240.3–62.9	33.325.5–39.7	40.6
2086	48.340.5–63.3	33.625.7–39.9	40.7
2087	48.440.6–63.7	33.925.9–40.1	40.9
2088	48.540.7–64.2	34.126.1–40.3	41
2089	48.640.8–64.7	34.426.3–40.5	41.1
2090	48.840.9–65	34.726.5–40.7	41.2
2091	4941–65.3	34.926.6–40.8	41.3
2092	49.141.1–65.6	35.226.8–41	41.4
2093	49.341.1–65.9	35.427–41.1	41.5
2094	49.541.2–66.1	35.727.1–41.3	41.6
2095	49.741.3–66.3	3627.3–41.5	41.7
2096	49.941.4–66.4	36.227.5–41.6	41.8
2097	50.141.5–66.5	36.427.6–41.7	41.9
2098	50.341.6–66.6	36.727.8–41.8	42
2099	50.541.7–66.6	36.928–41.9	42
2100	50.741.7–66.7	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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