Median age in Turkmenistan

Median age in Turkmenistan: 21.3 years in 1950 and 26.2 years in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023: 26.2 years
Since 1950: +4.9 years
Rank, 2023: 151 of 229; counting from the highest
World, 2023: 30.4 years
Projected, 2100: 44 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 44 years in 2100, between 36.8 years and 49 years (95% prediction interval).
The highest was 26.2 years in 2023, the lowest 16.2 years in 1970.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Turkmenistan	World
2023	26.2	30.4
2022	25.9	30.1
2021	25.6	29.8
2020	25.4	29.6
2019	25.1	29.3
2018	24.9	29
2017	24.7	28.8
2016	24.5	28.5
2015	24.3	28.3
2014	24	28.1
2013	23.8	27.8
2012	23.5	27.6
2011	23.3	27.4
2010	23	27.2
2009	22.6	27
2008	22.3	26.7
2007	22	26.5
2006	21.6	26.3
2005	21.3	26.1
2004	21	25.9
2003	20.7	25.7
2002	20.4	25.5
2001	20.1	25.3
2000	19.8	25.1
1999	19.6	24.9
1998	19.3	24.7
1997	19.1	24.4
1996	18.9	24.2
1995	18.7	24
1994	18.6	23.8
1993	18.5	23.5
1992	18.4	23.3
1991	18.4	23.1
1990	18.3	22.9
1989	18.3	22.8
1988	18.3	22.6
1987	18.3	22.4
1986	18.3	22.2
1985	18.3	22
1984	18.2	21.9
1983	18.1	21.8
1982	18	21.7
1981	17.8	21.6
1980	17.6	21.5
1979	17.4	21.3
1978	17.2	21.1
1977	17.1	21
1976	16.9	20.8
1975	16.7	20.7
1974	16.6	20.5
1973	16.4	20.4
1972	16.3	20.4
1971	16.2	20.3
1970	16.2	20.3
1969	16.2	20.3
1968	16.3	20.4
1967	16.4	20.5
1966	16.6	20.6
1965	17.1	20.8
1964	17.9	21
1963	18.7	21.2
1962	19.5	21.4
1961	20	21.4
1960	20.3	21.5
1959	20.5	21.5
1958	20.6	21.5
1957	20.7	21.6
1956	20.9	21.7
1955	21.1	21.8
1954	21.3	21.9
1953	21.4	22
1952	21.4	22.1
1951	21.4	22.1
1950	21.3	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Turkmenistan	World
2024	26.626.5–26.6	30.6
2025	26.926.8–27.1	30.9
2026	27.327–27.7	31.1
2027	27.627.2–28.2	31.3
2028	27.927.5–28.8	31.6
2029	28.227.7–29.3	31.8
2030	28.527.8–29.8	32
2031	28.827.9–30.3	32.2
2032	2927.9–30.8	32.4
2033	29.227.9–31.3	32.6
2034	29.327.9–31.8	32.8
2035	29.327.9–32.2	33
2036	29.427.9–32.5	33.2
2037	29.427.9–32.9	33.4
2038	29.628–33.1	33.6
2039	29.728.1–33.4	33.8
2040	29.928.3–33.5	34
2041	30.128.5–33.7	34.2
2042	30.428.6–33.8	34.4
2043	30.628.8–34	34.6
2044	30.929–34.2	34.8
2045	31.229.2–34.4	35
2046	31.529.5–34.7	35.2
2047	31.829.7–35	35.4
2048	32.129.9–35.3	35.6
2049	32.430.1–35.6	35.9
2050	32.830.3–36	36.1
2051	33.130.5–36.3	36.3
2052	33.430.6–36.7	36.5
2053	33.830.8–37.1	36.7
2054	34.131–37.5	36.9
2055	34.431.1–37.9	37.1
2056	34.831.3–38.3	37.3
2057	35.131.5–38.7	37.5
2058	35.431.7–39.1	37.6
2059	35.731.9–39.5	37.8
2060	3632.1–39.9	37.9
2061	36.332.3–40.3	38
2062	36.532.4–40.7	38.1
2063	36.832.5–41.1	38.3
2064	3732.6–41.5	38.4
2065	37.232.7–41.9	38.5
2066	37.432.8–42.2	38.6
2067	37.632.9–42.6	38.7
2068	37.733–42.9	38.8
2069	37.833.1–43.1	38.9
2070	3833.2–43.3	39
2071	38.133.3–43.5	39.1
2072	38.233.4–43.7	39.2
2073	38.333.5–43.8	39.3
2074	38.433.7–43.9	39.4
2075	38.633.8–44	39.5
2076	38.733.9–44.1	39.6
2077	38.934.1–44.2	39.7
2078	39.134.2–44.3	39.8
2079	39.334.3–44.4	40
2080	39.534.5–44.5	40.1
2081	39.734.6–44.7	40.2
2082	39.934.7–44.8	40.3
2083	40.134.9–45	40.4
2084	40.435–45.2	40.5
2085	40.635.1–45.4	40.6
2086	40.935.2–45.6	40.7
2087	41.135.4–45.8	40.9
2088	41.435.5–46	41
2089	41.635.6–46.3	41.1
2090	41.935.7–46.5	41.2
2091	42.235.9–46.8	41.3
2092	42.436–47	41.4
2093	42.636.1–47.3	41.5
2094	42.936.1–47.6	41.6
2095	43.136.2–47.8	41.7
2096	43.336.3–48.1	41.8
2097	43.536.4–48.3	41.9
2098	43.636.5–48.5	42
2099	43.836.6–48.7	42
2100	4436.8–49	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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