Median age in Djibouti

Median age in Djibouti: 15.6 years in 1950 and 24.4 years in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023: 24.4 years
Since 1950: +8.8 years
Rank, 2023: 161 of 229; counting from the highest
World, 2023: 30.4 years
Projected, 2100: 38.8 years; UN projection (medium variant)

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years · UN

Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 38.8 years in 2100, between 29.7 years and 35.3 years (95% prediction interval).

Every year

years · UN

Year	Djibouti	World
2023	24.4	30.4
2022	24.1	30.1
2021	23.8	29.8
2020	23.5	29.6
2019	23.2	29.3
2018	22.9	29
2017	22.6	28.8
2016	22.3	28.5
2015	22	28.3
2014	21.8	28.1
2013	21.5	27.8
2012	21.2	27.6
2011	21	27.4
2010	20.7	27.2
2009	20.5	27
2008	20.3	26.7
2007	20	26.5
2006	19.8	26.3
2005	19.7	26.1
2004	19.6	25.9
2003	19.5	25.7
2002	19.4	25.5
2001	19.2	25.3
2000	18.9	25.1
1999	18.6	24.9
1998	18.3	24.7
1997	17.9	24.4
1996	17.5	24.2
1995	17.4	24
1994	17.2	23.8
1993	17.1	23.5
1992	17	23.3
1991	16.9	23.1
1990	16.8	22.9
1989	16.7	22.8
1988	16.6	22.6
1987	16.5	22.4
1986	16.4	22.2
1985	16.3	22
1984	16.3	21.9
1983	16.2	21.8
1982	16.2	21.7
1981	16.1	21.6
1980	16.1	21.5
1979	16.1	21.3
1978	16.1	21.1
1977	16.1	21
1976	16.2	20.8
1975	16.2	20.7
1974	16.3	20.5
1973	16.3	20.4
1972	16.4	20.4
1971	16.5	20.3
1970	16.7	20.3
1969	16.8	20.3
1968	16.9	20.4
1967	16.9	20.5
1966	16.9	20.6
1965	16.8	20.8
1964	16.8	21
1963	16.7	21.2
1962	16.7	21.4
1961	16.6	21.4
1960	16.6	21.5
1959	16.5	21.5
1958	16.4	21.5
1957	16.4	21.6
1956	16.3	21.7
1955	16.2	21.8
1954	16.1	21.9
1953	16	22
1952	15.9	22.1
1951	15.7	22.1
1950	15.6	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Djibouti	World
2024	24.724.6–24.7	30.6
2025	24.924.8–24.9	30.9
2026	25.225–25.1	31.1
2027	25.425.3–25.3	31.3
2028	25.725.5–25.6	31.6
2029	2625.8–25.9	31.8
2030	26.326.1–26.2	32
2031	26.626.4–26.5	32.2
2032	26.926.7–26.7	32.4
2033	27.226.9–27	32.6
2034	27.527.2–27.4	32.8
2035	27.827.4–27.8	33
2036	2827.6–28.2	33.2
2037	28.327.9–28.6	33.4
2038	28.528–29	33.6
2039	28.828.2–29.4	33.8
2040	2928.4–29.9	34
2041	29.228.6–30.4	34.2
2042	29.528.7–30.9	34.4
2043	29.728.8–31.4	34.6
2044	29.929–31.9	34.8
2045	30.129.2–32.5	35
2046	30.329.3–32.9	35.2
2047	30.629.4–33.3	35.4
2048	30.829.5–33.6	35.6
2049	3129.7–34.1	35.9
2050	31.229.9–34.7	36.1
2051	31.430.1–35.2	36.3
2052	31.530.3–35.7	36.5
2053	31.730.3–35.8	36.7
2054	31.930.4–35.7	36.9
2055	32.130.5–35.8	37.1
2056	32.230.6–35.9	37.3
2057	32.430.6–35.6	37.5
2058	32.530.8–35.4	37.6
2059	32.731–35.2	37.8
2060	32.931.1–34.6	37.9
2061	33.131.2–34.1	38
2062	33.231.3–33.4	38.1
2063	33.431.5–32.9	38.3
2064	33.631.7–32.7	38.4
2065	33.832–32.2	38.5
2066	3431.6–32.2	38.6
2067	34.231.1–32.4	38.7
2068	34.330.7–32.5	38.8
2069	34.530.4–32.6	38.9
2070	34.730.2–32.6	39
2071	34.930–32.7	39.1
2072	35.129.5–32.8	39.2
2073	35.328.9–32.8	39.3
2074	35.428.4–32.8	39.4
2075	35.628–32.8	39.5
2076	35.827.6–32.9	39.6
2077	35.927.4–33	39.7
2078	36.127.5–33.1	39.8
2079	36.327.6–33.2	40
2080	36.427.6–33.3	40.1
2081	36.627.8–33.4	40.2
2082	36.728–33.6	40.3
2083	36.928–33.8	40.4
2084	3728.1–34.1	40.5
2085	37.128.1–34.2	40.6
2086	37.228–34.4	40.7
2087	37.328–34.4	40.9
2088	37.428.2–34.5	41
2089	37.628.2–34.5	41.1
2090	37.728.2–34.6	41.2
2091	37.828.3–34.7	41.3
2092	37.928.5–34.9	41.4
2093	3828.5–35	41.5
2094	38.128.4–35	41.6
2095	38.228.5–34.9	41.7
2096	38.328.7–34.9	41.8
2097	38.429.1–34.9	41.9
2098	38.529.3–35	42
2099	38.729.5–35.2	42
2100	38.829.7–35.3	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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