Median age in New Zealand

Median age in New Zealand: 28.4 years in 1950 and 37.3 years in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023: 37.3 years
Since 1950: +8.9 years
Rank, 2023: 76 of 229; counting from the highest
World, 2023: 30.4 years
Projected, 2100: 47.5 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 47.5 years in 2100, between 41.8 years and 64.1 years (95% prediction interval).
The highest was 37.3 years in 2023, the lowest 24.6 years in 1970.

Every year

years · UN

Year	New Zealand	World
2023	37.3	30.4
2022	37.1	30.1
2021	36.8	29.8
2020	36.5	29.6
2019	36.3	29.3
2018	36.2	29
2017	36.2	28.8
2016	36.3	28.5
2015	36.4	28.3
2014	36.5	28.1
2013	36.5	27.8
2012	36.4	27.6
2011	36.1	27.4
2010	35.9	27.2
2009	35.7	27
2008	35.4	26.7
2007	35.1	26.5
2006	34.8	26.3
2005	34.5	26.1
2004	34.2	25.9
2003	34	25.7
2002	33.8	25.5
2001	33.6	25.3
2000	33.3	25.1
1999	33	24.9
1998	32.6	24.7
1997	32.2	24.4
1996	31.9	24.2
1995	31.6	24
1994	31.3	23.8
1993	31	23.5
1992	30.7	23.3
1991	30.4	23.1
1990	30.1	22.9
1989	29.8	22.8
1988	29.4	22.6
1987	29.1	22.4
1986	28.8	22.2
1985	28.4	22
1984	28.1	21.9
1983	27.8	21.8
1982	27.5	21.7
1981	27.2	21.6
1980	26.9	21.5
1979	26.5	21.3
1978	26.2	21.1
1977	25.8	21
1976	25.5	20.8
1975	25.3	20.7
1974	25.1	20.5
1973	24.9	20.4
1972	24.8	20.4
1971	24.7	20.3
1970	24.6	20.3
1969	24.7	20.3
1968	24.7	20.4
1967	24.8	20.5
1966	24.8	20.6
1965	24.9	20.8
1964	25.1	21
1963	25.4	21.2
1962	25.7	21.4
1961	26.1	21.4
1960	26.5	21.5
1959	26.8	21.5
1958	27.1	21.5
1957	27.4	21.6
1956	27.6	21.7
1955	27.8	21.8
1954	27.9	21.9
1953	28	22
1952	28.2	22.1
1951	28.3	22.1
1950	28.4	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	New Zealand	World
2024	37.537.4–37.7	30.6
2025	37.736.3–38.5	30.9
2026	3834.4–39.7	31.1
2027	38.332.4–40.9	31.3
2028	38.631.2–41.8	31.6
2029	38.931–42.4	31.8
2030	39.230.8–42.9	32
2031	39.530.7–43.5	32.2
2032	39.830.8–44.1	32.4
2033	40.130.9–44.7	32.6
2034	40.431.1–45.2	32.8
2035	40.731.4–45.8	33
2036	40.931.8–46.4	33.2
2037	41.132.1–47	33.4
2038	41.332.5–47.5	33.6
2039	41.533–48.1	33.8
2040	41.633.4–48.7	34
2041	41.733.9–49.3	34.2
2042	41.834.4–49.8	34.4
2043	41.934.8–50.4	34.6
2044	4235.2–50.9	34.8
2045	42.135.6–51.5	35
2046	42.235.9–52	35.2
2047	42.336.2–52.5	35.4
2048	42.436.4–53	35.6
2049	42.536.6–53.4	35.9
2050	42.736.8–53.8	36.1
2051	42.837–54.2	36.3
2052	4337.1–54.6	36.5
2053	43.237.3–55	36.7
2054	43.437.5–55.4	36.9
2055	43.537.6–55.8	37.1
2056	43.737.8–56.1	37.3
2057	43.937.9–56.5	37.5
2058	4438.1–56.7	37.6
2059	44.238.2–56.9	37.8
2060	44.338.3–57	37.9
2061	44.538.4–56.9	38
2062	44.638.6–56.5	38.1
2063	44.738.7–55.9	38.3
2064	44.938.7–55.7	38.4
2065	4538.8–55.7	38.5
2066	45.139–55.8	38.6
2067	45.239.1–56	38.7
2068	45.339.2–56.3	38.8
2069	45.539.4–56.5	38.9
2070	45.639.5–56.8	39
2071	45.739.6–57.1	39.1
2072	45.839.7–57.3	39.2
2073	45.939.8–57.5	39.3
2074	4640–57.7	39.4
2075	46.140.1–57.9	39.5
2076	46.140.2–58	39.6
2077	46.240.4–58.1	39.7
2078	46.240.6–58.2	39.8
2079	46.340.7–58.3	40
2080	46.340.9–58.4	40.1
2081	46.441–58.5	40.2
2082	46.441.2–58.7	40.3
2083	46.441.3–58.8	40.4
2084	46.541.5–58.9	40.5
2085	46.541.6–59	40.6
2086	46.641.7–59.2	40.7
2087	46.641.8–59.6	40.9
2088	46.741.9–60	41
2089	46.741.9–60.4	41.1
2090	46.841.9–60.8	41.2
2091	46.841.9–61.1	41.3
2092	46.942–61.5	41.4
2093	4741.9–61.9	41.5
2094	47.141.9–62.3	41.6
2095	47.141.9–62.7	41.7
2096	47.241.9–63.1	41.8
2097	47.341.9–63.4	41.9
2098	47.441.9–63.6	42
2099	47.441.8–63.9	42
2100	47.541.8–64.1	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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