Median age in Peru

Median age in Peru: 17.9 years in 1950 and 29.5 years in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023: 29.5 years
Since 1950: +11.6 years
Rank, 2023: 128 of 229; counting from the highest
World, 2023: 30.4 years
Projected, 2100: 48.9 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 48.9 years in 2100, between 42.6 years and 58.9 years (95% prediction interval).
The highest was 29.5 years in 2023, the lowest 16.7 years in 1965.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Peru	World
2023	29.5	30.4
2022	29.1	30.1
2021	28.8	29.8
2020	28.5	29.6
2019	28.2	29.3
2018	27.9	29
2017	27.6	28.8
2016	27.3	28.5
2015	27.1	28.3
2014	26.7	28.1
2013	26.4	27.8
2012	26	27.6
2011	25.6	27.4
2010	25.2	27.2
2009	24.8	27
2008	24.4	26.7
2007	24	26.5
2006	23.6	26.3
2005	23.2	26.1
2004	22.8	25.9
2003	22.5	25.7
2002	22.1	25.5
2001	21.7	25.3
2000	21.4	25.1
1999	21.1	24.9
1998	20.8	24.7
1997	20.5	24.4
1996	20.2	24.2
1995	19.9	24
1994	19.6	23.8
1993	19.4	23.5
1992	19.2	23.3
1991	19	23.1
1990	18.8	22.9
1989	18.6	22.8
1988	18.4	22.6
1987	18.3	22.4
1986	18.1	22.2
1985	18	22
1984	17.9	21.9
1983	17.7	21.8
1982	17.6	21.7
1981	17.5	21.6
1980	17.4	21.5
1979	17.3	21.3
1978	17.2	21.1
1977	17.1	21
1976	17.1	20.8
1975	17	20.7
1974	17	20.5
1973	16.9	20.4
1972	16.9	20.4
1971	16.8	20.3
1970	16.8	20.3
1969	16.8	20.3
1968	16.8	20.4
1967	16.7	20.5
1966	16.7	20.6
1965	16.7	20.8
1964	16.8	21
1963	16.8	21.2
1962	16.9	21.4
1961	16.9	21.4
1960	17.1	21.5
1959	17.2	21.5
1958	17.3	21.5
1957	17.4	21.6
1956	17.5	21.7
1955	17.6	21.8
1954	17.7	21.9
1953	17.8	22
1952	17.8	22.1
1951	17.9	22.1
1950	17.9	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Peru	World
2024	29.829.8–29.9	30.6
2025	30.230–30.3	30.9
2026	30.630.3–30.8	31.1
2027	30.930.5–31.3	31.3
2028	31.330.8–31.8	31.6
2029	31.631–32.3	31.8
2030	3231.2–32.8	32
2031	32.431.5–33.3	32.2
2032	32.731.7–33.8	32.4
2033	33.131.9–34.3	32.6
2034	33.432.2–34.8	32.8
2035	33.832.4–35.3	33
2036	34.132.6–35.8	33.2
2037	34.532.9–36.3	33.4
2038	34.833.1–36.9	33.6
2039	35.233.4–37.3	33.8
2040	35.533.7–37.8	34
2041	35.933.9–38.3	34.2
2042	36.334.2–38.8	34.4
2043	36.634.5–39.3	34.6
2044	3734.7–39.8	34.8
2045	37.335–40.3	35
2046	37.735.2–40.7	35.2
2047	3835.4–41.2	35.4
2048	38.435.6–41.7	35.6
2049	38.735.8–42.2	35.9
2050	39.136–42.7	36.1
2051	39.436.2–43.2	36.3
2052	39.736.4–43.7	36.5
2053	4036.6–44.1	36.7
2054	40.336.7–44.6	36.9
2055	40.636.9–45	37.1
2056	40.937.1–45.5	37.3
2057	41.237.3–45.9	37.5
2058	41.537.5–46.3	37.6
2059	41.837.7–46.6	37.8
2060	4237.8–47	37.9
2061	42.338–47.4	38
2062	42.638.2–47.8	38.1
2063	42.838.3–48.1	38.3
2064	43.138.4–48.5	38.4
2065	43.338.6–48.9	38.5
2066	43.638.8–49.3	38.6
2067	43.838.9–49.6	38.7
2068	4439.1–50	38.8
2069	44.339.2–50.4	38.9
2070	44.539.4–50.7	39
2071	44.739.5–51	39.1
2072	44.939.7–51.4	39.2
2073	45.139.9–51.8	39.3
2074	45.340–52.1	39.4
2075	45.540.2–52.5	39.5
2076	45.740.3–52.9	39.6
2077	45.940.5–53.3	39.7
2078	46.140.6–53.7	39.8
2079	46.340.7–54	40
2080	46.440.9–54.3	40.1
2081	46.641–54.7	40.2
2082	46.841.1–54.9	40.3
2083	46.941.2–55.2	40.4
2084	47.141.3–55.5	40.5
2085	47.241.4–55.7	40.6
2086	47.341.5–55.9	40.7
2087	47.541.6–56.2	40.9
2088	47.641.7–56.5	41
2089	47.741.9–56.7	41.1
2090	47.842–57	41.2
2091	4842.1–57.2	41.3
2092	48.142.2–57.4	41.4
2093	48.242.2–57.6	41.5
2094	48.342.3–57.9	41.6
2095	48.442.4–58.1	41.7
2096	48.542.5–58.2	41.8
2097	48.642.5–58.4	41.9
2098	48.742.6–58.6	42
2099	48.842.6–58.7	42
2100	48.942.6–58.9	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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