Median age in Malta

Median age in Malta: 23.6 years in 1950 and 40.3 years in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023: 40.3 years
Since 1950: +16.7 years
Rank, 2023: 51 of 229; counting from the highest
World, 2023: 30.4 years
Projected, 2100: 55.1 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 55.1 years in 2100, between 42.1 years and 43.2 years (95% prediction interval).
The highest was 40.3 years in 2023, the lowest 22.3 years in 1957.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Malta	World
2023	40.3	30.4
2022	39.8	30.1
2021	39.2	29.8
2020	38.9	29.6
2019	38.9	29.3
2018	39.2	29
2017	39.5	28.8
2016	39.6	28.5
2015	39.5	28.3
2014	39.5	28.1
2013	39.4	27.8
2012	39.2	27.6
2011	38.9	27.4
2010	38.6	27.2
2009	38.3	27
2008	38	26.7
2007	37.7	26.5
2006	37.4	26.3
2005	37.1	26.1
2004	36.8	25.9
2003	36.5	25.7
2002	36.2	25.5
2001	35.8	25.3
2000	35.5	25.1
1999	35.2	24.9
1998	34.8	24.7
1997	34.5	24.4
1996	34.1	24.2
1995	33.7	24
1994	33.4	23.8
1993	33	23.5
1992	32.7	23.3
1991	32.3	23.1
1990	32	22.9
1989	31.6	22.8
1988	31.3	22.6
1987	31	22.4
1986	30.7	22.2
1985	30.5	22
1984	30.2	21.9
1983	29.9	21.8
1982	29.7	21.7
1981	29.3	21.6
1980	29	21.5
1979	28.6	21.3
1978	28.2	21.1
1977	27.8	21
1976	27.3	20.8
1975	26.9	20.7
1974	26.4	20.5
1973	26	20.4
1972	25.6	20.4
1971	25.1	20.3
1970	24.7	20.3
1969	24.4	20.3
1968	24	20.4
1967	23.7	20.5
1966	23.5	20.6
1965	23.4	20.8
1964	23.3	21
1963	23.2	21.2
1962	23	21.4
1961	22.9	21.4
1960	22.7	21.5
1959	22.5	21.5
1958	22.3	21.5
1957	22.3	21.6
1956	22.4	21.7
1955	22.5	21.8
1954	22.7	21.9
1953	22.9	22
1952	23.1	22.1
1951	23.3	22.1
1950	23.6	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Malta	World
2024	40.740.6–40.8	30.6
2025	41.140.7–41.3	30.9
2026	41.540.9–42	31.1
2027	41.941.1–42.6	31.3
2028	42.441.2–43.3	31.6
2029	42.841.4–44.1	31.8
2030	43.341.6–44.8	32
2031	43.841.8–45.6	32.2
2032	44.342–46.3	32.4
2033	44.842.2–47.1	32.6
2034	45.342.3–47.9	32.8
2035	45.842.5–48.7	33
2036	46.342.5–49.5	33.2
2037	46.942.6–50.2	33.4
2038	47.442.5–51	33.6
2039	47.942.5–51.8	33.8
2040	48.442.4–52.6	34
2041	4942.2–53.3	34.2
2042	49.542–54.1	34.4
2043	5041.6–54.9	34.6
2044	50.541.3–55.7	34.8
2045	50.941–56.5	35
2046	51.440.8–57.4	35.2
2047	51.840.6–58.2	35.4
2048	52.340.5–59.1	35.6
2049	52.740.4–59.9	35.9
2050	5340.3–60.8	36.1
2051	53.440.3–61.6	36.3
2052	53.740.4–62.5	36.5
2053	5440.4–63.3	36.7
2054	54.240.5–64.1	36.9
2055	54.440.5–64.9	37.1
2056	54.540.5–65.7	37.3
2057	54.640.4–66.5	37.5
2058	54.740.4–67.3	37.6
2059	54.840.4–68	37.8
2060	54.840.4–68.8	37.9
2061	54.940.4–69.5	38
2062	5540.4–70.2	38.1
2063	55.140.3–70.9	38.3
2064	55.240.4–71.6	38.4
2065	55.340.4–72.3	38.5
2066	55.440.5–72.9	38.6
2067	55.540.5–73.5	38.7
2068	55.740.5–74.1	38.8
2069	55.840.5–74.7	38.9
2070	55.940.5–75.3	39
2071	5640.4–75.8	39.1
2072	56.140.3–76.3	39.2
2073	56.240.2–76.8	39.3
2074	56.340.2–77.2	39.4
2075	56.340.2–77.6	39.5
2076	56.440.2–78	39.6
2077	56.440.3–78.2	39.7
2078	56.540.3–78.3	39.8
2079	56.540.3–78.4	40
2080	56.440.4–78.3	40.1
2081	56.440.6–77.9	40.2
2082	56.440.8–77.3	40.3
2083	56.440.9–76.5	40.4
2084	56.341.1–75	40.5
2085	56.341.3–72.8	40.6
2086	56.241.5–70.8	40.7
2087	56.141.7–68.5	40.9
2088	5641.9–62.5	41
2089	55.942.2–56.2	41.1
2090	55.842.4–52.6	41.2
2091	55.742.7–50.2	41.3
2092	55.642.8–48.5	41.4
2093	55.542.9–47.1	41.5
2094	55.443–45.9	41.6
2095	55.343.1–44.9	41.7
2096	55.343.1–44.1	41.8
2097	55.243.1–43.6	41.9
2098	55.143–43.2	42
2099	55.142.5–43.2	42
2100	55.142.1–43.2	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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