Median age in Iceland

Median age in Iceland: 25.5 years in 1950 and 35.8 years in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023: 35.8 years
Since 1950: +10.3 years
Rank, 2023: 88 of 229; counting from the highest
World, 2023: 30.4 years
Projected, 2100: 51.6 years; UN projection (medium variant)

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years · UN

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What the numbers say

The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 51.6 years in 2100, between 46.1 years and 62.4 years (95% prediction interval).
The highest was 35.8 years in 2023, the lowest 23 years in 1966.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Iceland	World
2023	35.8	30.4
2022	35.8	30.1
2021	35.7	29.8
2020	35.6	29.6
2019	35.5	29.3
2018	35.4	29
2017	35.3	28.8
2016	35.2	28.5
2015	34.9	28.3
2014	34.7	28.1
2013	34.5	27.8
2012	34.4	27.6
2011	34.1	27.4
2010	33.9	27.2
2009	33.6	27
2008	33.5	26.7
2007	33.6	26.5
2006	33.5	26.3
2005	33.2	26.1
2004	33	25.9
2003	32.7	25.7
2002	32.4	25.5
2001	32.1	25.3
2000	31.9	25.1
1999	31.7	24.9
1998	31.4	24.7
1997	31.1	24.4
1996	30.8	24.2
1995	30.4	24
1994	30.1	23.8
1993	29.7	23.5
1992	29.5	23.3
1991	29.2	23.1
1990	29	22.9
1989	28.6	22.8
1988	28.3	22.6
1987	28.1	22.4
1986	27.8	22.2
1985	27.4	22
1984	27	21.9
1983	26.7	21.8
1982	26.4	21.7
1981	26.1	21.6
1980	25.9	21.5
1979	25.6	21.3
1978	25.3	21.1
1977	25	21
1976	24.7	20.8
1975	24.4	20.7
1974	24.1	20.5
1973	23.9	20.4
1972	23.8	20.4
1971	23.6	20.3
1970	23.4	20.3
1969	23.3	20.3
1968	23.1	20.4
1967	23	20.5
1966	23	20.6
1965	23.1	20.8
1964	23.3	21
1963	23.6	21.2
1962	23.9	21.4
1961	24.2	21.4
1960	24.4	21.5
1959	24.7	21.5
1958	24.9	21.5
1957	25	21.6
1956	25.1	21.7
1955	25.1	21.8
1954	25.2	21.9
1953	25.3	22
1952	25.4	22.1
1951	25.5	22.1
1950	25.5	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Iceland	World
2024	3635.9–36.1	30.6
2025	36.235.9–36.6	30.9
2026	36.636–37.2	31.1
2027	36.936.1–37.8	31.3
2028	37.336.3–38.4	31.6
2029	37.736.5–39.1	31.8
2030	38.136.6–39.7	32
2031	38.536.8–40.4	32.2
2032	3936.9–41	32.4
2033	39.437.1–41.7	32.6
2034	39.837.3–42.4	32.8
2035	40.337.4–43	33
2036	40.737.5–43.7	33.2
2037	41.137.6–44.4	33.4
2038	41.437.6–45.1	33.6
2039	41.837.7–45.8	33.8
2040	42.137.7–46.4	34
2041	42.537.8–47.1	34.2
2042	42.837.9–47.7	34.4
2043	43.138–48.4	34.6
2044	43.438.1–49	34.8
2045	43.738.3–49.6	35
2046	43.938.4–50.2	35.2
2047	44.238.6–50.8	35.4
2048	44.438.9–51.3	35.6
2049	44.639.1–51.9	35.9
2050	44.939.3–52.4	36.1
2051	45.139.5–52.9	36.3
2052	45.339.7–53.5	36.5
2053	45.639.9–54	36.7
2054	45.840.2–54.5	36.9
2055	46.140.4–55	37.1
2056	46.340.5–55.6	37.3
2057	46.640.7–56.1	37.5
2058	46.940.9–56.6	37.6
2059	47.141–57.1	37.8
2060	47.441.2–57.6	37.9
2061	47.641.4–58.1	38
2062	47.841.7–58.5	38.1
2063	4841.9–58.8	38.3
2064	48.242.1–59.2	38.4
2065	48.342.3–59.5	38.5
2066	48.442.5–59.9	38.6
2067	48.642.7–60.3	38.7
2068	48.842.9–60.7	38.8
2069	48.943–60.9	38.9
2070	49.143.2–61.2	39
2071	49.343.4–61.5	39.1
2072	49.643.5–61.8	39.2
2073	49.743.7–62	39.3
2074	49.943.8–62.1	39.4
2075	5044–62.3	39.5
2076	50.244.1–62.3	39.6
2077	50.344.2–62.4	39.7
2078	50.444.3–62.4	39.8
2079	50.544.5–62.4	40
2080	50.644.6–62.3	40.1
2081	50.744.7–62.3	40.2
2082	50.744.9–62.3	40.3
2083	50.845–62.4	40.4
2084	50.845.1–62.5	40.5
2085	50.845.2–62.8	40.6
2086	50.945.3–63.1	40.7
2087	50.945.4–63.2	40.9
2088	50.945.4–63.4	41
2089	5145.5–63.6	41.1
2090	5145.6–63.6	41.2
2091	5145.7–63.7	41.3
2092	51.145.8–63.7	41.4
2093	51.145.9–63.7	41.5
2094	51.246–63.5	41.6
2095	51.246–63.3	41.7
2096	51.346.1–63.1	41.8
2097	51.446.1–62.9	41.9
2098	51.446.1–62.8	42
2099	51.546.1–62.6	42
2100	51.646.1–62.4	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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