Median Age by Country in 1951

In the year 1951, the world had a median age of 22.17 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 42.47 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with a median age of 38.23 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey with 37.80.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger where the median is 14.24 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands with a median age of 14.50, and ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa with 14.68 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Northern America with a median of 29.03 years. Closely followed by Europe with a median age of 27.87 years, and Oceania with 26.41 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Northern Europe had the highest median age of 32.55 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 32.52 years, and Australia/New Zealand with 29.13 years of median age.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that High-income countries has the highest median age of 27.60 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by No income group available with a median age of only 16.20.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1951

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 42.4677
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 38.2255
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 37.8017
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 35.301
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 34.924
6 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 34.4626
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 33.9814
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 33.9652
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 33.4249
10 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 33.3265
11 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 32.5485
12 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 32.0822
13 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 31.7492
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 31.117
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 30.8268
16 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 30.8172
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 30.4272
18 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 30.1508
19 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 29.8214
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 29.2982
21 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 29.2599
22 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 29.2598
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 29.2088
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 28.9513
25 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 28.7094
26 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 28.3288
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 27.8452
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 27.8402
29 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 27.1873
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 27.0438
31 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 26.9472
32 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 26.7546
33 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 26.7076
34 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 26.6916
35 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 26.6627
36 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 26.641
37 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 26.4222
38 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 26.2733
39 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 26.1823
40 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 26.0405
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 25.5532
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 25.4504
43 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 25.3339
44 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 25.2978
45 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 25.2843
46 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 25.2477
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 25.1106
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 25.1
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 25.0199
50 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 24.9023
51 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 24.8907
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 24.8123
53 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 24.7485
54 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 24.6834
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 24.6635
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 24.4878
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 24.1472
58 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 24.0633
59 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 23.8398
60 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 23.7506
61 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 23.6219
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 23.541
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 23.5062
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 23.2583
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 23.0382
66 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 22.9463
67 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 22.8016
68 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 22.7642
69 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 22.7319
70 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 22.6889
71 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 22.5315
72 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 22.4534
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 22.4533
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 22.2595
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 22.2225
76 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 21.9448
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 21.7485
78 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 21.6858
79 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 21.6078
80 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 21.5609
81 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 21.5034
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 21.4268
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 21.3186
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 21.2213
85 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 21.2099
86 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 21.0487
87 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 21.0445
88 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 20.8598
89 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 20.7601
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 20.7442
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 20.7348
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 20.731
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 20.6096
94 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 20.5033
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 20.4716
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 20.4715
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 20.4667
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 20.4365
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 20.3769
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 20.3614
101 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 20.2773
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 20.2304
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 20.0801
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 20.0763
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 19.9862
106 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 19.7675
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 19.6265
108 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 19.6207
109 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 19.6049
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 19.602
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 19.5597
112 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 19.5218
113 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 19.5125
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 19.4506
115 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 19.4482
116 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 19.4462
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 19.4226
118 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 19.4206
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 19.3938
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 19.3723
121 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 19.3593
122 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 19.2124
123 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 19.2103
124 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 19.1822
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 19.1455
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 19.0655
127 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 19.0417
128 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.9231
129 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 18.9108
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 18.8978
131 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 18.8586
132 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.8403
133 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 18.7508
134 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 18.7452
135 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 18.729
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 18.7083
137 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 18.6496
138 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 18.6323
139 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 18.6176
140 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 18.5958
141 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.5711
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 18.5531
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 18.5193
144 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 18.4614
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 18.4488
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 18.3934
147 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 18.3702
148 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 18.3452
149 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 18.3216
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 18.3148
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 18.301
152 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 18.2781
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 18.2429
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 18.2408
155 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 18.2076
156 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 18.1709
157 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 18.0842
158 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 18.0832
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 18.0593
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 18.0234
161 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 18.0062
162 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 17.9346
163 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.9155
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 17.8934
165 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 17.8624
166 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 17.8551
167 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 17.8464
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 17.8205
169 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 17.7677
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 17.6942
171 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 17.6765
172 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 17.6648
173 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 17.6614
174 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 17.6571
175 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 17.607
176 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 17.5225
177 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 17.5007
178 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 17.4951
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 17.4637
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 17.4622
181 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 17.4544
182 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 17.4483
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 17.4298
184 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.4173
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 17.3799
186 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 17.3756
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 17.3507
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 17.2514
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 17.2326
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 17.2229
191 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 17.2122
192 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 17.2001
193 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 17.1945
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 17.1671
195 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 17.1383
196 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 17.1133
197 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 17.0825
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 17.0776
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 17.0273
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 17.0084
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 16.9789
202 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 16.9637
203 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 16.9443
204 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 16.9311
205 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 16.8859
206 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 16.8821
207 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 16.8224
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 16.8062
209 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 16.798
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.7562
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 16.7491
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 16.5198
213 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 16.5105
214 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 16.4824
215 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 16.457
216 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 16.4365
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 16.4227
218 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 16.4017
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 16.3551
220 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 16.3141
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.2964
222 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 16.1752
223 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 16.1209
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 16.0767
225 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.0093
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 15.9878
227 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 15.9722
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 15.8618
229 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 15.7256
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 15.7085
231 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 15.6733
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 15.5038
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 15.2527
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 15.1598
235 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 14.6845
236 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 14.4956
237 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.2394

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1951

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Northern America 29.0288
2 Europe 27.8748
3 Oceania 26.4123
4 Asia 20.4986
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 18.2934
6 Africa 18.116

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1951

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Northern Europe 32.5497
2 Western Europe 32.5214
3 Australia/New Zealand 29.1299
4 Southern Europe 26.3471
5 Eastern Europe 24.9223
6 Central Asia 22.4385
7 Eastern Asia 21.5858
8 Micronesia 20.8854
9 Southern Asia 19.7164
10 Western Asia 19.6331
11 Caribbean 19.1886
12 Southern Africa 19.0185
13 South-Eastern Asia 18.7537
14 South America 18.655
15 Northern Africa 18.6076
16 Middle Africa 18.5302
17 Western Africa 18.2611
18 Melanesia 17.4293
19 Eastern Africa 17.2232
20 Central America 16.8186
21 Polynesia 15.9604

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1951

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 27.5998
2 Upper-middle-income countries 21.4226
3 Middle-income countries 20.6119
4 Lower-middle-income countries 19.7102
5 Low-income countries 17.6496
6 No income group available 16.1964

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

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The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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