Median Age by Country in 1953

In the year 1953, the world had a median age of 22.04 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 42.84 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey with a median age of 41.43 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with 39.11.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands where the median is 13.57 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger with a median age of 14.29, and ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa with 14.57 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 28.08 years, and Oceania with 26.37 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Northern Europe had the highest median age of 32.61 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 32.26 years, and Australia/New Zealand with 29.05 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 27.78 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by No income group available with a median age of only 16.18.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1953

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 42.8414
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 41.4318
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 39.1138
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 35.3732
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 34.3079
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 33.9384
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 33.9065
8 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 33.6533
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 33.6005
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 33.0715
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 32.6091
12 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 32.1773
13 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 31.9011
14 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 31.8215
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 31.2357
16 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 30.9367
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 30.773
18 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 29.9544
19 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 29.6363
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 29.457
21 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 29.2646
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 29.2622
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 29.1198
24 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 28.6119
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 28.5354
26 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 28.3613
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 28.0588
28 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 28.0575
29 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 27.4316
30 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 27.223
31 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 27.1787
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 26.9616
33 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 26.8858
34 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 26.8687
35 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 26.8394
36 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 26.7847
37 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 26.737
38 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 26.5431
39 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 26.5125
40 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 26.2971
41 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 26.2279
42 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 25.7448
43 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 25.6227
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 25.4414
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 25.3696
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 25.301
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 25.2833
48 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 25.1864
49 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 25.1654
50 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 25.0141
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 24.89
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 24.7509
53 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 24.7232
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 24.7163
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 24.6541
56 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 24.2443
57 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 23.9753
58 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 23.9562
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 23.7299
60 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 23.5473
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 23.545
62 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 23.4782
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 23.2024
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 23.1476
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 22.9918
66 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 22.8189
67 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 22.77
68 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 22.7086
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 22.5858
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 22.5617
71 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 22.5211
72 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 22.4432
73 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 22.2973
74 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 22.2564
75 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 22.1862
76 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 22.0899
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 22.0275
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 21.878
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 21.6739
80 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 21.4196
81 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 21.3712
82 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 21.3704
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 21.2947
84 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 21.2845
85 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 21.2678
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 21.1876
87 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 21.1277
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 20.7239
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 20.7202
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 20.7006
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 20.6909
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 20.5488
93 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 20.5247
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 20.5149
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 20.4613
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 20.4596
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 20.132
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 20.0918
99 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 20.0043
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 19.9619
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 19.9289
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 19.8777
103 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 19.72
104 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 19.6794
105 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 19.6577
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 19.6313
107 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 19.5446
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 19.5121
109 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 19.5072
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 19.4317
111 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 19.3442
112 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 19.3362
113 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 19.3133
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 19.2763
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 19.2425
116 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 19.1931
117 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 19.0699
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 19.0027
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 18.9133
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 18.9018
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 18.8924
122 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.8609
123 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 18.8421
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 18.8419
125 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 18.7272
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 18.7258
127 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 18.701
128 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.6903
129 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 18.6618
130 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 18.6401
131 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 18.5974
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 18.5875
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 18.571
134 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.549
135 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 18.5397
136 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 18.5321
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 18.4805
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 18.462
139 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 18.365
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 18.3426
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 18.329
142 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 18.2889
143 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 18.2614
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 18.2569
145 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 18.238
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 18.2376
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 18.1512
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 18.109
149 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 18.0834
150 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 18.0123
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 18.0123
152 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 18.004
153 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 17.9851
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 17.9643
155 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 17.9438
156 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 17.9336
157 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 17.9293
158 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 17.8304
159 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 17.8209
160 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.7874
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 17.7767
162 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 17.7613
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 17.7498
164 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 17.7455
165 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 17.7337
166 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 17.7332
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 17.7318
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 17.6699
169 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 17.6693
170 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 17.6584
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 17.6483
172 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 17.5425
173 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 17.5238
174 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 17.4801
175 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 17.4173
176 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 17.4045
177 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 17.403
178 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 17.3786
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 17.3515
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 17.3405
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 17.3354
182 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 17.33
183 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 17.2759
184 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 17.2671
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 17.1955
186 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 17.1902
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 17.1756
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 17.1627
189 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 17.1507
190 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 17.1452
191 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 17.0913
192 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 17.0566
193 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 17.0119
194 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 17.0097
195 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 16.9751
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 16.9671
197 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 16.9525
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 16.9319
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.9196
200 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 16.8933
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 16.8607
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 16.8467
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 16.7533
204 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 16.7511
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 16.7432
206 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 16.6734
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 16.6731
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 16.6582
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 16.5848
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 16.5764
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.5441
212 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 16.5312
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 16.4464
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 16.3535
215 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 16.3219
216 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 16.2804
217 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 16.1526
218 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 16.068
219 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.0494
220 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 15.9933
221 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 15.9837
222 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 15.9707
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 15.9603
224 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 15.9495
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 15.9251
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 15.7912
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 15.7766
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 15.7425
229 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 15.7365
230 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 15.6736
231 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 15.6224
232 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 15.5024
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 15.2972
234 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 14.6189
235 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 14.5732
236 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.2886
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 13.5748

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1953

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Northern America 29.0328
2 Europe 28.0774
3 Oceania 26.3682
4 Asia 20.2354
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 18.1665
6 Africa 18.0517

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1953

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Northern Europe 32.6124
2 Western Europe 32.2572
3 Australia/New Zealand 29.0507
4 Southern Europe 26.835
5 Eastern Europe 25.311
6 Central Asia 22.6148
7 Eastern Asia 21.1238
8 Micronesia 20.503
9 Southern Asia 19.6087
10 Western Asia 19.5475
11 Caribbean 19.141
12 South-Eastern Asia 18.7604
13 Southern Africa 18.7549
14 South America 18.5733
15 Northern Africa 18.5135
16 Middle Africa 18.5077
17 Western Africa 18.2909
18 Melanesia 17.5176
19 Eastern Africa 17.1135
20 Central America 16.531
21 Polynesia 15.8849

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1953

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 27.78
2 Upper-middle-income countries 21.0579
3 Middle-income countries 20.3717
4 Lower-middle-income countries 19.6367
5 Low-income countries 17.6246
6 No income group available 16.1771

Data Information

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

Data Sources

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

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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