Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Median age

Median age in 2023: 17.5 years in Zambia and 17.8 years in Zimbabwe, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 0.3 years, or 1.02 times that in Zambia.

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What the numbers say

Zimbabwe has been higher since 1973, when it overtook Zambia.
In 2023, Zambia ranked 215 and Zimbabwe ranked 210 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Zambia at 34.4 years and Zimbabwe at 35.7 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Zambia	Zimbabwe	World
2023	17.5	17.8	30.4
2022	17.3	17.7	30.1
2021	17.1	17.5	29.8
2020	16.9	17.4	29.6
2019	16.8	17.2	29.3
2018	16.6	17	29
2017	16.4	16.9	28.8
2016	16.3	16.8	28.5
2015	16.1	16.7	28.3
2014	16	16.8	28.1
2013	15.9	16.9	27.8
2012	15.8	17	27.6
2011	15.7	17.2	27.4
2010	15.6	17.3	27.2
2009	15.5	17.4	27
2008	15.5	17.4	26.7
2007	15.4	17.5	26.5
2006	15.3	17.5	26.3
2005	15.2	17.5	26.1
2004	15.1	17.4	25.9
2003	15.1	17.2	25.7
2002	15	17.1	25.5
2001	14.9	16.9	25.3
2000	14.8	16.8	25.1
1999	14.8	16.6	24.9
1998	14.7	16.3	24.7
1997	14.7	16	24.4
1996	14.7	15.8	24.2
1995	14.7	15.5	24
1994	14.7	15.3	23.8
1993	14.7	15.1	23.5
1992	14.7	15.2	23.3
1991	14.7	15.3	23.1
1990	14.6	15.2	22.9
1989	14.6	15	22.8
1988	14.6	14.9	22.6
1987	14.5	14.9	22.4
1986	14.5	14.9	22.2
1985	14.4	14.8	22
1984	14.4	14.8	21.9
1983	14.4	14.7	21.8
1982	14.3	14.7	21.7
1981	14.2	14.7	21.6
1980	14.2	14.6	21.5
1979	14.2	14.5	21.3
1978	14.3	14.7	21.1
1977	14.3	14.8	21
1976	14.4	14.8	20.8
1975	14.5	14.8	20.7
1974	14.6	14.8	20.5
1973	14.7	14.8	20.4
1972	14.9	14.8	20.4
1971	15	14.7	20.3
1970	15.2	14.7	20.3
1969	15.3	14.7	20.3
1968	15.3	14.6	20.4
1967	15.3	14.6	20.5
1966	15.4	14.6	20.6
1965	15.5	14.5	20.8
1964	15.6	14.6	21
1963	15.7	14.8	21.2
1962	15.7	15	21.4
1961	15.8	15.1	21.4
1960	15.9	15.3	21.5
1959	16	15.4	21.5
1958	16	15.6	21.5
1957	16.1	15.8	21.6
1956	16.2	16	21.7
1955	16.2	16.2	21.8
1954	16.3	16.4	21.9
1953	16.3	16.7	22
1952	16.4	16.9	22.1
1951	16.4	17.2	22.1
1950	16.4	17.4	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Zambia	Zimbabwe	World
2024	17.717.6–17.8	1817.9–18	30.6
2025	17.917.7–18.2	18.118–18.2	30.9
2026	18.217.8–18.6	18.318.1–18.4	31.1
2027	18.418–19	18.518.3–18.7	31.3
2028	18.618.1–19.4	18.718.6–18.8	31.6
2029	18.918.2–19.8	1918.9–19	31.8
2030	19.118.3–20.2	19.219.2–19.2	32
2031	19.318.4–20.6	19.519.4–19.6	32.2
2032	19.618.5–21.1	19.819.6–19.9	32.4
2033	19.818.6–21.5	20.119.8–20.3	32.6
2034	2018.7–21.9	20.319.9–20.6	32.8
2035	20.318.7–22.3	20.620.1–21	33
2036	20.518.8–22.8	20.820.2–21.4	33.2
2037	20.718.8–23.2	21.120.3–21.8	33.4
2038	20.918.9–23.7	21.320.4–22.2	33.6
2039	21.118.9–24.1	21.520.4–22.5	33.8
2040	21.419–24.5	21.620.5–22.9	34
2041	21.619–25	21.820.5–23.2	34.2
2042	21.819–25.4	2220.6–23.6	34.4
2043	2219–25.9	22.220.7–23.9	34.6
2044	22.219.1–26.3	22.420.8–24.2	34.8
2045	22.519.3–26.7	22.620.9–24.5	35
2046	22.719.4–27.2	22.821–24.8	35.2
2047	22.919.6–27.6	2321.1–25.2	35.4
2048	23.119.7–28	23.221.2–25.5	35.6
2049	23.419.9–28.4	23.421.3–25.9	35.9
2050	23.620–28.8	23.621.5–26.2	36.1
2051	23.820.1–29.3	23.821.6–26.6	36.3
2052	24.120.3–29.7	2421.8–26.9	36.5
2053	24.320.4–30.1	24.322–27.2	36.7
2054	24.520.5–30.5	24.522.2–27.5	36.9
2055	24.720.6–30.9	24.722.4–27.8	37.1
2056	2520.8–31.2	2522.5–28.1	37.3
2057	25.220.9–31.6	25.222.7–28.4	37.5
2058	25.421–31.9	25.522.9–28.7	37.6
2059	25.721.1–32.2	25.723.1–29	37.8
2060	25.921.1–32.5	2623.2–29.4	37.9
2061	26.121.2–32.7	26.223.4–29.7	38
2062	26.421.3–33	26.523.5–30	38.1
2063	26.621.4–33.3	26.723.7–30.3	38.3
2064	26.821.5–33.5	2723.9–30.6	38.4
2065	27.121.6–33.8	27.224–31	38.5
2066	27.321.6–34.1	27.524.2–31.3	38.6
2067	27.521.7–34.3	27.724.4–31.6	38.7
2068	27.721.8–34.6	2824.5–31.9	38.8
2069	27.921.9–34.9	28.324.6–32.2	38.9
2070	28.222–35.1	28.524.8–32.5	39
2071	28.422.1–35.3	28.824.9–32.9	39.1
2072	28.622.3–35.6	2925–33.2	39.2
2073	28.822.3–35.8	29.325.2–33.5	39.3
2074	2922.4–36.1	29.525.3–33.8	39.4
2075	29.222.5–36.3	29.825.5–34.1	39.5
2076	29.522.6–36.5	30.125.6–34.4	39.6
2077	29.722.8–36.7	30.325.8–34.7	39.7
2078	29.922.9–37	30.625.9–35.1	39.8
2079	30.123–37.2	30.826.1–35.4	40
2080	30.323.1–37.4	31.126.2–35.7	40.1
2081	30.523.2–37.6	31.326.4–36	40.2
2082	30.723.3–37.7	31.626.5–36.2	40.3
2083	30.923.3–37.9	31.826.6–36.4	40.4
2084	31.123.4–38	32.126.7–36.6	40.5
2085	31.323.5–38.2	32.326.9–36.9	40.6
2086	31.523.6–38.3	32.527–37.2	40.7
2087	31.723.7–38.4	32.827.2–37.4	40.9
2088	3223.8–38.5	3327.3–37.5	41
2089	32.223.9–38.7	33.227.4–37.7	41.1
2090	32.424–38.8	33.527.6–37.8	41.2
2091	32.624.2–39	33.727.7–38	41.3
2092	32.824.3–39.1	33.927.9–38.3	41.4
2093	3324.4–39.3	34.128–38.5	41.5
2094	33.224.5–39.4	34.428.2–38.7	41.6
2095	33.424.6–39.5	34.628.3–38.9	41.7
2096	33.624.7–39.6	34.828.4–39	41.8
2097	33.824.8–39.7	3528.6–39.2	41.9
2098	3424.9–39.8	35.228.7–39.4	42
2099	34.225–39.9	35.528.8–39.5	42
2100	34.425.1–40	35.728.9–39.6	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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