Median age estimates and projections in United States
The median age in United States was 38.0 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
United States, 2023 (latest estimate)
38.0
Change from 2022
+0.8%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
41.4 years
Projection for 2030
39.6 years
Projection for 2050
41.9 years
Projection for 2100
45.3 years
Position in 2023
60th of 216
Median age estimates and projections in United States over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | United States |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 45.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 45.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 44.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 44.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 44.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 43.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 43.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 43.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 43.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 42.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 41.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 41.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 40.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 40.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 39.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 38.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 38.0 years |
| 2022 | 37.7 years |
| 2021 | 37.5 years |
| 2020 | 37.2 years |
| 2019 | 37.0 years |
| 2018 | 36.8 years |
| 2017 | 36.6 years |
| 2016 | 36.5 years |
| 2015 | 36.4 years |
| 2014 | 36.3 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8% from 37.7 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 36.2 years, the figure has changed by +5.1%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, United States has the 60th highest value.
More for United States
All statistics for United States
Population estimates and projections
343,477,335 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.62 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.58%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
341,784,857 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
18.4%
2025 · World Bank