It may help to back up first and consider the different phases of life in Korean:
영아 | 유아 | 아동기 | 청소년기 | 성인기 | 중년기 | 노년기 |
infancy | toddlerhood | childhood | teenage | adulthood | middle age | old age |
어리다 typically describes someone in the 아동기 phase.
젊다 typically describes someone in the early part of 성인기 (high school through 30s).