Türkiye vs United States: Median age

Median age in 2023: 32.5 years in Türkiye and 38 years in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 5.5 years, or 1.17 times that in Türkiye.

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What the numbers say

United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Türkiye ranked 111 and United States ranked 68 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Türkiye at 54.7 years and United States at 45.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	Türkiye	United States	World
2023	32.5	38	30.4
2022	32.1	37.7	30.1
2021	31.7	37.5	29.8
2020	31.2	37.2	29.6
2019	30.8	37	29.3
2018	30.5	36.8	29
2017	30.2	36.7	28.8
2016	29.9	36.5	28.5
2015	29.6	36.4	28.3
2014	29.4	36.3	28.1
2013	29.1	36.2	27.8
2012	28.8	36.1	27.6
2011	28.5	36	27.4
2010	28.1	35.9	27.2
2009	27.7	35.8	27
2008	27.3	35.7	26.7
2007	26.8	35.5	26.5
2006	26.4	35.4	26.3
2005	26	35.2	26.1
2004	25.6	35	25.9
2003	25.2	34.8	25.7
2002	24.8	34.7	25.5
2001	24.4	34.5	25.3
2000	24	34.3	25.1
1999	23.7	34.1	24.9
1998	23.3	33.9	24.7
1997	22.9	33.6	24.4
1996	22.6	33.4	24.2
1995	22.2	33.1	24
1994	21.9	32.9	23.8
1993	21.6	32.6	23.5
1992	21.4	32.4	23.3
1991	21.1	32.1	23.1
1990	20.8	31.9	22.9
1989	20.5	31.6	22.8
1988	20.3	31.3	22.6
1987	20	31	22.4
1986	19.8	30.7	22.2
1985	19.6	30.4	22
1984	19.4	30.2	21.9
1983	19.2	29.9	21.8
1982	19	29.6	21.7
1981	18.9	29.4	21.6
1980	18.8	29.1	21.5
1979	18.6	28.9	21.3
1978	18.5	28.6	21.1
1977	18.3	28.3	21
1976	18.2	27.9	20.8
1975	18.1	27.6	20.7
1974	17.9	27.3	20.5
1973	17.8	27.1	20.4
1972	17.7	27	20.4
1971	17.6	26.8	20.3
1970	17.5	26.7	20.3
1969	17.5	26.7	20.3
1968	17.5	26.7	20.4
1967	17.6	26.8	20.5
1966	17.7	26.9	20.6
1965	17.8	27	20.8
1964	17.8	27.2	21
1963	17.9	27.5	21.2
1962	18.1	27.7	21.4
1961	18.3	28	21.4
1960	18.4	28.3	21.5
1959	18.4	28.5	21.5
1958	18.5	28.7	21.5
1957	18.6	28.8	21.6
1956	18.8	28.9	21.7
1955	18.8	29	21.8
1954	18.8	29	21.9
1953	18.7	29	22
1952	18.7	29	22.1
1951	18.6	29	22.1
1950	18.6	29	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Türkiye	United States	World
2024	3332.9–33	38.338.3–38.3	30.6
2025	33.533.3–33.7	38.538.4–38.6	30.9
2026	33.933.6–34.3	38.738.6–38.9	31.1
2027	34.433.9–35	38.938.7–39.1	31.3
2028	34.934.3–35.7	39.138.8–39.4	31.6
2029	35.434.6–36.4	39.339–39.7	31.8
2030	35.834.9–37.1	39.639.1–40	32
2031	36.335.2–37.7	39.839.2–40.3	32.2
2032	36.735.5–38.4	4039.3–40.6	32.4
2033	37.235.8–39.1	40.239.4–40.9	32.6
2034	37.736.1–39.9	40.339.5–41.2	32.8
2035	38.136.4–40.6	40.539.5–41.4	33
2036	38.636.7–41.3	40.639.5–41.7	33.2
2037	39.137–42	40.739.4–41.9	33.4
2038	39.537.3–42.7	40.739.4–42.1	33.6
2039	4037.6–43.4	40.839.3–42.3	33.8
2040	40.537.9–44.1	40.839.3–42.5	34
2041	40.938.2–44.8	40.939.2–42.6	34.2
2042	41.438.4–45.5	4139.2–42.8	34.4
2043	41.838.6–46.2	4139.2–43	34.6
2044	42.238.8–46.9	41.139.2–43.2	34.8
2045	42.639–47.6	41.239.3–43.4	35
2046	4339.2–48.3	41.339.4–43.6	35.2
2047	43.339.4–49	41.439.5–43.8	35.4
2048	43.739.6–49.7	41.539.6–44	35.6
2049	4439.8–50.4	41.739.7–44.2	35.9
2050	44.340.1–51.1	41.939.7–44.4	36.1
2051	44.640.4–51.8	4239.8–44.6	36.3
2052	44.940.7–52.5	42.239.9–44.8	36.5
2053	45.240.9–53.2	42.339.9–45.1	36.7
2054	45.541.2–53.8	42.440–45.3	36.9
2055	45.941.5–54.5	42.640–45.6	37.1
2056	46.241.8–55.2	42.740.1–45.8	37.3
2057	46.542.1–55.9	42.840.1–46	37.5
2058	46.942.4–56.5	42.940.1–46.2	37.6
2059	47.242.7–57.2	4340.2–46.4	37.8
2060	47.642.9–57.8	43.140.1–46.6	37.9
2061	47.943.2–58.5	43.240.1–46.8	38
2062	48.343.5–59.1	43.340.1–47	38.1
2063	48.643.7–59.7	43.440.1–47.2	38.3
2064	4943.9–60.2	43.540–47.4	38.4
2065	49.344.1–60.8	43.540–47.6	38.5
2066	49.744.3–61.3	43.540–47.7	38.6
2067	5044.4–61.8	43.640–47.9	38.7
2068	50.344.5–62.4	43.640–48	38.8
2069	50.644.6–62.8	43.740–48.1	38.9
2070	50.944.7–63.3	43.740–48.3	39
2071	51.144.8–63.8	43.840–48.4	39.1
2072	51.444.8–64.2	43.840–48.5	39.2
2073	51.644.9–64.5	43.840–48.6	39.3
2074	51.845–64.9	43.940–48.7	39.4
2075	51.945–65.3	43.940–48.8	39.5
2076	5245.1–65.7	43.940–48.9	39.6
2077	52.245.2–66.1	4440.1–49	39.7
2078	52.345.2–66.5	4440.1–49.2	39.8
2079	52.445.3–66.8	44.140.2–49.3	40
2080	52.545.4–67.1	44.140.2–49.4	40.1
2081	52.645.5–67.5	44.240.2–49.6	40.2
2082	52.745.6–67.8	44.240.3–49.7	40.3
2083	52.845.7–68.1	44.340.3–49.8	40.4
2084	52.945.8–68.4	44.440.4–49.9	40.5
2085	5345.9–68.7	44.540.4–50	40.6
2086	53.146–69	44.540.5–50.1	40.7
2087	53.246.1–69.3	44.640.5–50.3	40.9
2088	53.346.2–69.5	44.740.5–50.4	41
2089	53.446.3–69.8	44.840.6–50.5	41.1
2090	53.546.4–70	44.840.6–50.7	41.2
2091	53.646.5–70.1	44.940.6–50.8	41.3
2092	53.746.6–70.2	4540.6–51	41.4
2093	53.846.7–70.2	4540.7–51.1	41.5
2094	53.946.8–70	45.140.7–51.2	41.6
2095	5446.9–69.8	45.140.7–51.4	41.7
2096	54.247–69.4	45.240.7–51.5	41.8
2097	54.347.2–69.1	45.240.7–51.6	41.9
2098	54.447.3–68.6	45.340.7–51.7	42
2099	54.547.3–68.1	45.340.7–51.8	42
2100	54.747.4–67.5	45.340.7–52	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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