Uganda vs Zambia: Median age

Median age in 2023: 16.5 years in Uganda and 17.5 years in Zambia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zambia, by 1 years, or 1.06 times that in Uganda.

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What the numbers say

Zambia has been higher since 1992, when it overtook Uganda.
In 2023, Uganda ranked 220 and Zambia ranked 215 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Uganda at 40.2 years and Zambia at 34.4 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

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

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Uganda	Zambia	World
2024	16.716.7–16.8	17.717.6–17.8	30.6
2025	16.916.8–17.1	17.917.7–18.2	30.9
2026	17.116.9–17.4	18.217.8–18.6	31.1
2027	17.317–17.7	18.418–19	31.3
2028	17.517.1–18.1	18.618.1–19.4	31.6
2029	17.817.2–18.5	18.918.2–19.8	31.8
2030	1817.3–18.9	19.118.3–20.2	32
2031	18.317.4–19.3	19.318.4–20.6	32.2
2032	18.517.5–19.8	19.618.5–21.1	32.4
2033	18.817.6–20.2	19.818.6–21.5	32.6
2034	1917.7–20.7	2018.7–21.9	32.8
2035	19.317.8–21.2	20.318.7–22.3	33
2036	19.617.9–21.7	20.518.8–22.8	33.2
2037	19.818–22.2	20.718.8–23.2	33.4
2038	20.118.1–22.7	20.918.9–23.7	33.6
2039	20.418.2–23.2	21.118.9–24.1	33.8
2040	20.718.3–23.7	21.419–24.5	34
2041	2118.4–24.3	21.619–25	34.2
2042	21.318.5–24.8	21.819–25.4	34.4
2043	21.718.6–25.4	2219–25.9	34.6
2044	2218.8–25.9	22.219.1–26.3	34.8
2045	22.319–26.5	22.519.3–26.7	35
2046	22.719.2–27	22.719.4–27.2	35.2
2047	2319.4–27.5	22.919.6–27.6	35.4
2048	23.419.6–28	23.119.7–28	35.6
2049	23.719.8–28.5	23.419.9–28.4	35.9
2050	2420–29	23.620–28.8	36.1
2051	24.420.2–29.5	23.820.1–29.3	36.3
2052	24.720.4–30	24.120.3–29.7	36.5
2053	25.120.6–30.5	24.320.4–30.1	36.7
2054	25.420.8–31	24.520.5–30.5	36.9
2055	25.820.9–31.6	24.720.6–30.9	37.1
2056	26.121.1–32.1	2520.8–31.2	37.3
2057	26.421.2–32.6	25.220.9–31.6	37.5
2058	26.821.4–33.1	25.421–31.9	37.6
2059	27.121.6–33.6	25.721.1–32.2	37.8
2060	27.521.7–34	25.921.1–32.5	37.9
2061	27.821.9–34.5	26.121.2–32.7	38
2062	28.222–35	26.421.3–33	38.1
2063	28.522.2–35.4	26.621.4–33.3	38.3
2064	28.822.3–35.8	26.821.5–33.5	38.4
2065	29.222.4–36.2	27.121.6–33.8	38.5
2066	29.522.6–36.6	27.321.6–34.1	38.6
2067	29.822.8–37	27.521.7–34.3	38.7
2068	30.223–37.4	27.721.8–34.6	38.8
2069	30.523.2–37.8	27.921.9–34.9	38.9
2070	30.923.4–38.2	28.222–35.1	39
2071	31.223.6–38.6	28.422.1–35.3	39.1
2072	31.523.8–38.9	28.622.3–35.6	39.2
2073	31.923.9–39.2	28.822.3–35.8	39.3
2074	32.224.1–39.6	2922.4–36.1	39.4
2075	32.524.3–39.9	29.222.5–36.3	39.5
2076	32.824.5–40.2	29.522.6–36.5	39.6
2077	33.224.7–40.5	29.722.8–36.7	39.7
2078	33.524.9–40.8	29.922.9–37	39.8
2079	33.825.2–41.1	30.123–37.2	40
2080	34.125.4–41.4	30.323.1–37.4	40.1
2081	34.525.6–41.7	30.523.2–37.6	40.2
2082	34.825.8–42	30.723.3–37.7	40.3
2083	35.126–42.2	30.923.3–37.9	40.4
2084	35.426.2–42.4	31.123.4–38	40.5
2085	35.726.5–42.7	31.323.5–38.2	40.6
2086	36.126.7–42.9	31.523.6–38.3	40.7
2087	36.426.8–43.1	31.723.7–38.4	40.9
2088	36.727–43.3	3223.8–38.5	41
2089	3727.2–43.6	32.223.9–38.7	41.1
2090	37.327.4–43.8	32.424–38.8	41.2
2091	37.627.6–44	32.624.2–39	41.3
2092	37.927.8–44.2	32.824.3–39.1	41.4
2093	38.228–44.4	3324.4–39.3	41.5
2094	38.528.2–44.6	33.224.5–39.4	41.6
2095	38.828.4–44.8	33.424.6–39.5	41.7
2096	39.128.6–45	33.624.7–39.6	41.8
2097	39.428.9–45.2	33.824.8–39.7	41.9
2098	39.729.1–45.3	3424.9–39.8	42
2099	4029.2–45.5	34.225–39.9	42
2100	40.229.4–45.6	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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