Median age in Vietnam

Median age in Vietnam: 23.1 years in 1950 and 32.4 years in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023: 32.4 years
Since 1950: +9.3 years
Rank, 2023: 112 of 229; counting from the highest
World, 2023: 30.4 years
Projected, 2100: 49.3 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 49.3 years in 2100, between 42.4 years and 57.3 years (95% prediction interval).
The highest was 32.4 years in 2023, the lowest 17.2 years in 1970.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Vietnam	World
2023	32.4	30.4
2022	31.9	30.1
2021	31.5	29.8
2020	31	29.6
2019	30.6	29.3
2018	30.2	29
2017	29.8	28.8
2016	29.5	28.5
2015	29.2	28.3
2014	28.8	28.1
2013	28.4	27.8
2012	28	27.6
2011	27.6	27.4
2010	27.2	27.2
2009	26.8	27
2008	26.3	26.7
2007	25.8	26.5
2006	25.3	26.3
2005	24.8	26.1
2004	24.4	25.9
2003	24	25.7
2002	23.5	25.5
2001	23.1	25.3
2000	22.7	25.1
1999	22.2	24.9
1998	21.8	24.7
1997	21.4	24.4
1996	21	24.2
1995	20.6	24
1994	20.3	23.8
1993	20	23.5
1992	19.8	23.3
1991	19.6	23.1
1990	19.5	22.9
1989	19.3	22.8
1988	19.2	22.6
1987	19.1	22.4
1986	19	22.2
1985	18.9	22
1984	18.8	21.9
1983	18.7	21.8
1982	18.6	21.7
1981	18.5	21.6
1980	18.4	21.5
1979	18.3	21.3
1978	18.1	21.1
1977	17.9	21
1976	17.7	20.8
1975	17.6	20.7
1974	17.5	20.5
1973	17.4	20.4
1972	17.3	20.4
1971	17.3	20.3
1970	17.2	20.3
1969	17.2	20.3
1968	17.2	20.4
1967	17.2	20.5
1966	17.3	20.6
1965	17.7	20.8
1964	18.1	21
1963	18.7	21.2
1962	19.2	21.4
1961	19.7	21.4
1960	20.2	21.5
1959	20.7	21.5
1958	21.2	21.5
1957	21.6	21.6
1956	21.9	21.7
1955	22	21.8
1954	22.3	21.9
1953	22.5	22
1952	22.7	22.1
1951	22.9	22.1
1950	23.1	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Vietnam	World
2024	32.932.9–33	30.6
2025	33.433.2–33.6	30.9
2026	33.933.6–34.3	31.1
2027	34.433.9–34.9	31.3
2028	34.834.2–35.5	31.6
2029	35.334.5–36.1	31.8
2030	35.734.8–36.7	32
2031	36.135–37.2	32.2
2032	36.535.2–37.8	32.4
2033	36.835.4–38.3	32.6
2034	37.135.4–38.8	32.8
2035	37.435.5–39.3	33
2036	37.635.5–39.8	33.2
2037	37.735.6–40.2	33.4
2038	37.935.6–40.6	33.6
2039	3835.6–40.9	33.8
2040	38.235.7–41.3	34
2041	38.335.9–41.6	34.2
2042	38.536–41.9	34.4
2043	38.736.2–42.2	34.6
2044	38.836.3–42.5	34.8
2045	3936.6–42.7	35
2046	39.236.8–43	35.2
2047	39.437.1–43.2	35.4
2048	39.737.3–43.5	35.6
2049	4037.5–43.7	35.9
2050	40.237.8–44	36.1
2051	40.538.2–44.3	36.3
2052	40.838.5–44.5	36.5
2053	41.138.9–44.8	36.7
2054	41.439.2–45.2	36.9
2055	41.839.5–45.5	37.1
2056	42.239.8–45.8	37.3
2057	42.640–46.1	37.5
2058	42.940.2–46.4	37.6
2059	43.340.4–46.8	37.8
2060	43.640.6–47.2	37.9
2061	43.940.7–47.7	38
2062	44.140.9–48.1	38.1
2063	44.441–48.5	38.3
2064	44.641–48.9	38.4
2065	44.841.1–49.3	38.5
2066	4541.1–49.7	38.6
2067	45.241.2–50.1	38.7
2068	45.341.3–50.4	38.8
2069	45.541.3–50.7	38.9
2070	45.641.4–51	39
2071	45.741.4–51.3	39.1
2072	45.841.4–51.6	39.2
2073	45.841.4–51.9	39.3
2074	45.941.4–52.2	39.4
2075	4641.5–52.5	39.5
2076	4641.5–52.8	39.6
2077	46.141.6–53.1	39.7
2078	46.241.6–53.3	39.8
2079	46.341.7–53.6	40
2080	46.341.7–53.8	40.1
2081	46.541.8–53.9	40.2
2082	46.641.9–54.1	40.3
2083	46.742–54.2	40.4
2084	46.842.1–54.4	40.5
2085	4742.2–54.5	40.6
2086	47.242.2–54.6	40.7
2087	47.342.3–54.8	40.9
2088	47.542.4–54.9	41
2089	47.742.4–55.1	41.1
2090	47.942.5–55.3	41.2
2091	4842.5–55.4	41.3
2092	48.242.5–55.6	41.4
2093	48.442.5–55.8	41.5
2094	48.542.5–56	41.6
2095	48.742.5–56.2	41.7
2096	48.842.5–56.4	41.8
2097	4942.5–56.6	41.9
2098	49.142.5–56.8	42
2099	49.242.5–57.1	42
2100	49.342.4–57.3	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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