United Kingdom vs United States: Median age

Median age in 2023: 39.8 years in United Kingdom and 38 years in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 1.8 years, or 1.05 times that in United States.

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What the numbers say

United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, United Kingdom ranked 54 and United States ranked 68 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts United Kingdom at 48 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 Kingdom	United States	World
2023	39.8	38	30.4
2022	39.5	37.7	30.1
2021	39.3	37.5	29.8
2020	39.2	37.2	29.6
2019	39.1	37	29.3
2018	39	36.8	29
2017	38.9	36.7	28.8
2016	38.8	36.5	28.5
2015	38.8	36.4	28.3
2014	38.7	36.3	28.1
2013	38.6	36.2	27.8
2012	38.5	36.1	27.6
2011	38.3	36	27.4
2010	38.2	35.9	27.2
2009	38.1	35.8	27
2008	37.9	35.7	26.7
2007	37.8	35.5	26.5
2006	37.6	35.4	26.3
2005	37.5	35.2	26.1
2004	37.4	35	25.9
2003	37.2	34.8	25.7
2002	37	34.7	25.5
2001	36.8	34.5	25.3
2000	36.6	34.3	25.1
1999	36.4	34.1	24.9
1998	36.2	33.9	24.7
1997	36	33.6	24.4
1996	35.8	33.4	24.2
1995	35.6	33.1	24
1994	35.4	32.9	23.8
1993	35.3	32.6	23.5
1992	35.1	32.4	23.3
1991	35	32.1	23.1
1990	35	31.9	22.9
1989	34.9	31.6	22.8
1988	34.7	31.3	22.6
1987	34.5	31	22.4
1986	34.4	30.7	22.2
1985	34.3	30.4	22
1984	34.2	30.2	21.9
1983	34	29.9	21.8
1982	33.8	29.6	21.7
1981	33.5	29.4	21.6
1980	33.3	29.1	21.5
1979	33.2	28.9	21.3
1978	33.1	28.6	21.1
1977	33	28.3	21
1976	32.9	27.9	20.8
1975	32.9	27.6	20.7
1974	32.9	27.3	20.5
1973	33	27.1	20.4
1972	33	27	20.4
1971	33.1	26.8	20.3
1970	33.2	26.7	20.3
1969	33.4	26.7	20.3
1968	33.6	26.7	20.4
1967	33.8	26.8	20.5
1966	33.9	26.9	20.6
1965	34.1	27	20.8
1964	34.2	27.2	21
1963	34.3	27.5	21.2
1962	34.3	27.7	21.4
1961	34.5	28	21.4
1960	34.5	28.3	21.5
1959	34.5	28.5	21.5
1958	34.5	28.7	21.5
1957	34.4	28.8	21.6
1956	34.3	28.9	21.7
1955	34.1	29	21.8
1954	33.9	29	21.9
1953	33.8	29	22
1952	33.9	29	22.1
1951	33.9	29	22.1
1950	33.9	29	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	United Kingdom	United States	World
2024	4039.9–40	38.338.3–38.3	30.6
2025	40.139.9–40.2	38.538.4–38.6	30.9
2026	40.239.9–40.5	38.738.6–38.9	31.1
2027	40.439.9–40.8	38.938.7–39.1	31.3
2028	40.539.9–41.1	39.138.8–39.4	31.6
2029	40.639.9–41.4	39.339–39.7	31.8
2030	40.739.8–41.6	39.639.1–40	32
2031	40.839.8–41.9	39.839.2–40.3	32.2
2032	4139.8–42.2	4039.3–40.6	32.4
2033	41.239.8–42.5	40.239.4–40.9	32.6
2034	41.439.8–42.8	40.339.5–41.2	32.8
2035	41.539.8–43.1	40.539.5–41.4	33
2036	41.739.7–43.5	40.639.5–41.7	33.2
2037	41.839.6–43.8	40.739.4–41.9	33.4
2038	41.939.5–44.1	40.739.4–42.1	33.6
2039	4239.4–44.4	40.839.3–42.3	33.8
2040	42.139.3–44.7	40.839.3–42.5	34
2041	42.239.1–45	40.939.2–42.6	34.2
2042	42.338.9–45.3	4139.2–42.8	34.4
2043	42.438.8–45.5	4139.2–43	34.6
2044	42.438.7–45.8	41.139.2–43.2	34.8
2045	42.538.7–46.1	41.239.3–43.4	35
2046	42.538.6–46.3	41.339.4–43.6	35.2
2047	42.538.7–46.6	41.439.5–43.8	35.4
2048	42.638.7–46.8	41.539.6–44	35.6
2049	42.738.7–47	41.739.7–44.2	35.9
2050	42.938.8–47.1	41.939.7–44.4	36.1
2051	4338.8–47.3	4239.8–44.6	36.3
2052	43.238.9–47.5	42.239.9–44.8	36.5
2053	43.439–47.7	42.339.9–45.1	36.7
2054	43.539–47.9	42.440–45.3	36.9
2055	43.739.1–48.1	42.640–45.6	37.1
2056	43.939.1–48.4	42.740.1–45.8	37.3
2057	44.139.2–48.7	42.840.1–46	37.5
2058	44.339.2–49	42.940.1–46.2	37.6
2059	44.539.2–49.3	4340.2–46.4	37.8
2060	44.739.2–49.6	43.140.1–46.6	37.9
2061	44.939.2–49.9	43.240.1–46.8	38
2062	45.139.2–50.2	43.340.1–47	38.1
2063	45.239.2–50.6	43.440.1–47.2	38.3
2064	45.439.2–50.9	43.540–47.4	38.4
2065	45.539.2–51.3	43.540–47.6	38.5
2066	45.639.2–51.6	43.540–47.7	38.6
2067	45.739.2–52	43.640–47.9	38.7
2068	45.839.2–52.3	43.640–48	38.8
2069	45.939.2–52.6	43.740–48.1	38.9
2070	45.939.2–52.9	43.740–48.3	39
2071	4639.2–53.2	43.840–48.4	39.1
2072	46.139.3–53.5	43.840–48.5	39.2
2073	46.139.3–53.8	43.840–48.6	39.3
2074	46.239.3–54.1	43.940–48.7	39.4
2075	46.239.3–54.3	43.940–48.8	39.5
2076	46.339.4–54.6	43.940–48.9	39.6
2077	46.339.4–54.8	4440.1–49	39.7
2078	46.339.5–55	4440.1–49.2	39.8
2079	46.339.5–55.2	44.140.2–49.3	40
2080	46.439.6–55.3	44.140.2–49.4	40.1
2081	46.439.7–55.5	44.240.2–49.6	40.2
2082	46.439.7–55.6	44.240.3–49.7	40.3
2083	46.539.8–55.8	44.340.3–49.8	40.4
2084	46.539.8–55.9	44.440.4–49.9	40.5
2085	46.639.9–56	44.540.4–50	40.6
2086	46.740–56.1	44.540.5–50.1	40.7
2087	46.740.1–56.2	44.640.5–50.3	40.9
2088	46.840.1–56.2	44.740.5–50.4	41
2089	46.940.2–56.3	44.840.6–50.5	41.1
2090	4740.2–56.3	44.840.6–50.7	41.2
2091	47.140.3–56.4	44.940.6–50.8	41.3
2092	47.240.4–56.5	4540.6–51	41.4
2093	47.340.5–56.6	4540.7–51.1	41.5
2094	47.440.5–56.6	45.140.7–51.2	41.6
2095	47.540.6–56.6	45.140.7–51.4	41.7
2096	47.640.6–56.6	45.240.7–51.5	41.8
2097	47.740.7–56.6	45.240.7–51.6	41.9
2098	47.840.7–56.6	45.340.7–51.7	42
2099	47.940.7–56.6	45.340.7–51.8	42
2100	4840.7–56.6	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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