United Arab Emirates vs United States: Median age

Median age in 2023: 31.2 years in United Arab Emirates and 38 years in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 6.8 years, or 1.22 times that in United Arab Emirates.

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What the numbers say

United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, United Arab Emirates ranked 120 and United States ranked 68 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts United Arab Emirates at 34 years and United States at 45.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	United Arab Emirates	United States	World
2023	31.2	38	30.4
2022	30.9	37.7	30.1
2021	30.9	37.5	29.8
2020	30.9	37.2	29.6
2019	30.8	37	29.3
2018	30.8	36.8	29
2017	30.8	36.7	28.8
2016	30.8	36.5	28.5
2015	30.8	36.4	28.3
2014	30.8	36.3	28.1
2013	30.7	36.2	27.8
2012	30.7	36.1	27.6
2011	30.7	36	27.4
2010	30.7	35.9	27.2
2009	30.7	35.8	27
2008	30.6	35.7	26.7
2007	30.6	35.5	26.5
2006	30.4	35.4	26.3
2005	29.9	35.2	26.1
2004	29.3	35	25.9
2003	28.7	34.8	25.7
2002	28.1	34.7	25.5
2001	27.7	34.5	25.3
2000	27.3	34.3	25.1
1999	27.1	34.1	24.9
1998	27	33.9	24.7
1997	27	33.6	24.4
1996	27.2	33.4	24.2
1995	27	33.1	24
1994	26.4	32.9	23.8
1993	25.8	32.6	23.5
1992	25.4	32.4	23.3
1991	25	32.1	23.1
1990	24.9	31.9	22.9
1989	24.9	31.6	22.8
1988	25.1	31.3	22.6
1987	25.3	31	22.4
1986	25.6	30.7	22.2
1985	25.7	30.4	22
1984	25.5	30.2	21.9
1983	25.5	29.9	21.8
1982	25.4	29.6	21.7
1981	25.5	29.4	21.6
1980	25.2	29.1	21.5
1979	24.8	28.9	21.3
1978	24.5	28.6	21.1
1977	24.4	28.3	21
1976	24.6	27.9	20.8
1975	24.4	27.6	20.7
1974	23.7	27.3	20.5
1973	23.2	27.1	20.4
1972	22.6	27	20.4
1971	22.2	26.8	20.3
1970	22	26.7	20.3
1969	22.1	26.7	20.3
1968	22.5	26.7	20.4
1967	22.4	26.8	20.5
1966	21.6	26.9	20.6
1965	21	27	20.8
1964	20.5	27.2	21
1963	20	27.5	21.2
1962	19.5	27.7	21.4
1961	19.1	28	21.4
1960	18.6	28.3	21.5
1959	18.2	28.5	21.5
1958	17.8	28.7	21.5
1957	17.4	28.8	21.6
1956	17.1	28.9	21.7
1955	16.9	29	21.8
1954	16.7	29	21.9
1953	16.7	29	22
1952	16.8	29	22.1
1951	17.1	29	22.1
1950	17.5	29	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	United Arab Emirates	United States	World
2024	31.631.3–31.3	38.338.3–38.3	30.6
2025	31.630.9–30.9	38.538.4–38.6	30.9
2026	31.630.6–30.6	38.738.6–38.9	31.1
2027	31.730.4–30.5	38.938.7–39.1	31.3
2028	31.730.2–30.5	39.138.8–39.4	31.6
2029	31.730.2–30.5	39.339–39.7	31.8
2030	31.830.1–30.6	39.639.1–40	32
2031	31.830.1–30.8	39.839.2–40.3	32.2
2032	31.930.1–31	4039.3–40.6	32.4
2033	31.930.2–31.2	40.239.4–40.9	32.6
2034	3230.3–31.5	40.339.5–41.2	32.8
2035	3230.5–31.8	40.539.5–41.4	33
2036	32.130.6–32.1	40.639.5–41.7	33.2
2037	32.230.8–32.3	40.739.4–41.9	33.4
2038	32.230.9–32.5	40.739.4–42.1	33.6
2039	32.331–32.5	40.839.3–42.3	33.8
2040	32.331.1–32.5	40.839.3–42.5	34
2041	32.331.3–32.5	40.939.2–42.6	34.2
2042	32.431.4–32.5	4139.2–42.8	34.4
2043	32.431.5–32.5	4139.2–43	34.6
2044	32.431.6–32.5	41.139.2–43.2	34.8
2045	32.431.7–32.5	41.239.3–43.4	35
2046	32.531.9–32.6	41.339.4–43.6	35.2
2047	32.532–32.7	41.439.5–43.8	35.4
2048	32.532.2–32.7	41.539.6–44	35.6
2049	32.632.3–32.7	41.739.7–44.2	35.9
2050	32.632.5–32.8	41.939.7–44.4	36.1
2051	32.632.6–32.8	4239.8–44.6	36.3
2052	32.632.7–32.8	42.239.9–44.8	36.5
2053	32.632.8–32.9	42.339.9–45.1	36.7
2054	32.632.7–33	42.440–45.3	36.9
2055	32.732.7–33.1	42.640–45.6	37.1
2056	32.732.8–33.3	42.740.1–45.8	37.3
2057	32.732.8–33.5	42.840.1–46	37.5
2058	32.732.8–33.7	42.940.1–46.2	37.6
2059	32.732.8–33.8	4340.2–46.4	37.8
2060	32.732.9–34	43.140.1–46.6	37.9
2061	32.732.9–34.2	43.240.1–46.8	38
2062	32.832.8–34.4	43.340.1–47	38.1
2063	32.832.8–34.5	43.440.1–47.2	38.3
2064	32.832.8–34.7	43.540–47.4	38.4
2065	32.933–34.9	43.540–47.6	38.5
2066	32.933.1–35.1	43.540–47.7	38.6
2067	3333.3–35.3	43.640–47.9	38.7
2068	3333.5–35.5	43.640–48	38.8
2069	33.133.7–35.8	43.740–48.1	38.9
2070	33.134–35.9	43.740–48.3	39
2071	33.234.2–36.1	43.840–48.4	39.1
2072	33.334.4–36.3	43.840–48.5	39.2
2073	33.334.7–36.5	43.840–48.6	39.3
2074	33.434.9–36.7	43.940–48.7	39.4
2075	33.435.1–36.9	43.940–48.8	39.5
2076	33.535.3–37	43.940–48.9	39.6
2077	33.535.4–37.2	4440.1–49	39.7
2078	33.535.6–37.4	4440.1–49.2	39.8
2079	33.635.8–37.6	44.140.2–49.3	40
2080	33.636–37.8	44.140.2–49.4	40.1
2081	33.736.2–38	44.240.2–49.6	40.2
2082	33.736.3–38.2	44.240.3–49.7	40.3
2083	33.736.4–38.4	44.340.3–49.8	40.4
2084	33.736.6–38.5	44.440.4–49.9	40.5
2085	33.736.7–38.7	44.540.4–50	40.6
2086	33.836.7–38.8	44.540.5–50.1	40.7
2087	33.836.5–38.9	44.640.5–50.3	40.9
2088	33.836.3–39	44.740.5–50.4	41
2089	33.836.1–39.1	44.840.6–50.5	41.1
2090	33.836–39.2	44.840.6–50.7	41.2
2091	33.835.9–39.2	44.940.6–50.8	41.3
2092	33.835.6–39.3	4540.6–51	41.4
2093	33.835–39.4	4540.7–51.1	41.5
2094	33.934.5–39.4	45.140.7–51.2	41.6
2095	33.934.3–39.5	45.140.7–51.4	41.7
2096	33.939.5–62.2	45.240.7–51.5	41.8
2097	33.939.5–65.2	45.240.7–51.6	41.9
2098	33.939.6–70.2	45.340.7–51.7	42
2099	33.939.6–81.6	45.340.7–51.8	42
2100	3439.6–61.2	45.340.7–52	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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