Ukraine vs United Kingdom: Median age

Median age in 2023: 42 years in Ukraine and 39.8 years in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 2.2 years, or 1.06 times that in United Kingdom.

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What the numbers say

Ukraine has been higher since 2003, when it overtook United Kingdom.
In 2023, Ukraine ranked 36 and United Kingdom ranked 54 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ukraine at 57.9 years and United Kingdom at 48 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Ukraine	United Kingdom	World
2023	42	39.8	30.4
2022	41.5	39.5	30.1
2021	41.1	39.3	29.8
2020	40.8	39.2	29.6
2019	40.5	39.1	29.3
2018	40.2	39	29
2017	39.8	38.9	28.8
2016	39.5	38.8	28.5
2015	39.2	38.8	28.3
2014	39	38.7	28.1
2013	38.8	38.6	27.8
2012	38.8	38.5	27.6
2011	38.7	38.3	27.4
2010	38.6	38.2	27.2
2009	38.4	38.1	27
2008	38.2	37.9	26.7
2007	38	37.8	26.5
2006	37.9	37.6	26.3
2005	37.7	37.5	26.1
2004	37.6	37.4	25.9
2003	37.3	37.2	25.7
2002	37	37	25.5
2001	36.7	36.8	25.3
2000	36.3	36.6	25.1
1999	35.9	36.4	24.9
1998	35.5	36.2	24.7
1997	35.2	36	24.4
1996	34.8	35.8	24.2
1995	34.5	35.6	24
1994	34.2	35.4	23.8
1993	33.9	35.3	23.5
1992	33.7	35.1	23.3
1991	33.4	35	23.1
1990	33.2	35	22.9
1989	33.1	34.9	22.8
1988	33.1	34.7	22.6
1987	33	34.5	22.4
1986	32.9	34.4	22.2
1985	32.7	34.3	22
1984	32.6	34.2	21.9
1983	32.6	34	21.8
1982	32.6	33.8	21.7
1981	32.5	33.5	21.6
1980	32.5	33.3	21.5
1979	32.7	33.2	21.3
1978	33	33.1	21.1
1977	33.2	33	21
1976	33.2	32.9	20.8
1975	33.1	32.9	20.7
1974	32.8	32.9	20.5
1973	32.5	33	20.4
1972	32.1	33	20.4
1971	31.7	33.1	20.3
1970	31.3	33.2	20.3
1969	30.8	33.4	20.3
1968	30.3	33.6	20.4
1967	29.9	33.8	20.5
1966	29.5	33.9	20.6
1965	29.1	34.1	20.8
1964	28.9	34.2	21
1963	28.8	34.3	21.2
1962	28.7	34.3	21.4
1961	28.6	34.5	21.4
1960	28.3	34.5	21.5
1959	28.1	34.5	21.5
1958	28.2	34.5	21.5
1957	28.2	34.4	21.6
1956	27.9	34.3	21.7
1955	27.5	34.1	21.8
1954	27.2	33.9	21.9
1953	26.9	33.8	22
1952	26.7	33.9	22.1
1951	26.5	33.9	22.1
1950	26.4	33.9	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Ukraine	United Kingdom	World
2024	42.142.1–42.2	4039.9–40	30.6
2025	41.841.6–42	40.139.9–40.2	30.9
2026	41.841.5–42.1	40.239.9–40.5	31.1
2027	42.342–42.6	40.439.9–40.8	31.3
2028	42.842.5–43.1	40.539.9–41.1	31.6
2029	43.242.9–43.6	40.639.9–41.4	31.8
2030	43.743.4–44.1	40.739.8–41.6	32
2031	44.243.9–44.6	40.839.8–41.9	32.2
2032	44.744.4–45	4139.8–42.2	32.4
2033	45.244.9–45.5	41.239.8–42.5	32.6
2034	45.745.3–46.1	41.439.8–42.8	32.8
2035	46.145.8–46.5	41.539.8–43.1	33
2036	46.646.2–47	41.739.7–43.5	33.2
2037	4746.7–47.5	41.839.6–43.8	33.4
2038	47.547.1–48	41.939.5–44.1	33.6
2039	47.947.5–48.4	4239.4–44.4	33.8
2040	48.347.8–48.8	42.139.3–44.7	34
2041	48.648.2–49.2	42.239.1–45	34.2
2042	4948.5–49.6	42.338.9–45.3	34.4
2043	49.348.7–50	42.438.8–45.5	34.6
2044	49.649–50.3	42.438.7–45.8	34.8
2045	49.949.2–50.7	42.538.7–46.1	35
2046	50.149.5–51	42.538.6–46.3	35.2
2047	50.449.7–51.3	42.538.7–46.6	35.4
2048	50.649.9–51.6	42.638.7–46.8	35.6
2049	50.950.1–51.9	42.738.7–47	35.9
2050	51.150.3–52.1	42.938.8–47.1	36.1
2051	51.350.4–52.4	4338.8–47.3	36.3
2052	51.550.6–52.6	43.238.9–47.5	36.5
2053	51.750.7–52.9	43.439–47.7	36.7
2054	51.950.9–53.1	43.539–47.9	36.9
2055	52.151.1–53.3	43.739.1–48.1	37.1
2056	52.351.2–53.5	43.939.1–48.4	37.3
2057	52.551.4–53.7	44.139.2–48.7	37.5
2058	52.751.6–53.9	44.339.2–49	37.6
2059	5351.8–54.2	44.539.2–49.3	37.8
2060	53.252–54.5	44.739.2–49.6	37.9
2061	53.552.2–54.7	44.939.2–49.9	38
2062	53.852.5–55	45.139.2–50.2	38.1
2063	54.152.7–55.4	45.239.2–50.6	38.3
2064	54.452.9–55.7	45.439.2–50.9	38.4
2065	54.753.1–56	45.539.2–51.3	38.5
2066	5553.4–56.4	45.639.2–51.6	38.6
2067	55.353.6–56.7	45.739.2–52	38.7
2068	55.653.8–57.1	45.839.2–52.3	38.8
2069	55.954–57.4	45.939.2–52.6	38.9
2070	56.254.1–57.8	45.939.2–52.9	39
2071	56.654.3–58.2	4639.2–53.2	39.1
2072	56.954.4–58.6	46.139.3–53.5	39.2
2073	57.154.4–59	46.139.3–53.8	39.3
2074	57.454.4–59.4	46.239.3–54.1	39.4
2075	57.654.3–59.8	46.239.3–54.3	39.5
2076	57.854.3–60.2	46.339.4–54.6	39.6
2077	57.954.1–60.6	46.339.4–54.8	39.7
2078	58.153.8–61	46.339.5–55	39.8
2079	58.253.6–61.3	46.339.5–55.2	40
2080	58.353.5–61.7	46.439.6–55.3	40.1
2081	58.353.3–62	46.439.7–55.5	40.2
2082	58.253.1–62.3	46.439.7–55.6	40.3
2083	58.252.9–62.6	46.539.8–55.8	40.4
2084	58.252.8–62.9	46.539.8–55.9	40.5
2085	58.152.7–63.2	46.639.9–56	40.6
2086	5852.6–63.4	46.740–56.1	40.7
2087	57.952.5–63.5	46.740.1–56.2	40.9
2088	57.852.4–63.6	46.840.1–56.2	41
2089	57.852.3–63.8	46.940.2–56.3	41.1
2090	57.752.3–63.9	4740.2–56.3	41.2
2091	57.752.3–64	47.140.3–56.4	41.3
2092	57.752.3–64	47.240.4–56.5	41.4
2093	57.752.4–64	47.340.5–56.6	41.5
2094	57.752.4–64	47.440.5–56.6	41.6
2095	57.752.5–64	47.540.6–56.6	41.7
2096	57.752.6–64	47.640.6–56.6	41.8
2097	57.852.6–64.1	47.740.7–56.6	41.9
2098	57.852.7–64.1	47.840.7–56.6	42
2099	57.952.8–64.1	47.940.7–56.6	42
2100	57.952.8–64.1	4840.7–56.6	42.1

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Good to know

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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