Median Age by Country in 1956

In the year 1956, the world had a median age of 21.74 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 44.75 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with a median age of 40.37 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey with 35.38.

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 14.26, and ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa with 14.38 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Northern America with a median of 28.66 years. Closely followed by Europe with a median age of 28.56 years, and Oceania with 26.11 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Northern Europe had the highest median age of 33.07 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 32.45 years, and Australia/New Zealand with 28.81 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 27.92 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by No income group available with a median age of only 15.96.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1956

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 44.7462
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 40.3683
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 35.3751
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 34.5425
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 34.3259
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 34.2577
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 34.2575
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 34.0231
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 33.6699
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 33.3807
11 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 32.8326
12 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 31.8587
13 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 31.7134
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 31.6244
15 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 31.4193
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 31.0976
17 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 30.564
18 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 30.0804
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 30.0666
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 29.8191
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 29.4851
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 29.2981
23 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 29.1049
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 29.0746
25 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 28.9354
26 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 28.9097
27 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 28.1787
28 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 27.8729
29 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 27.8469
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 27.7742
31 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 27.6298
32 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 27.5798
33 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 27.5164
34 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 26.9929
35 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 26.9205
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 26.7629
37 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 26.666
38 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 26.3817
39 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 26.3345
40 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 26.3311
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 26.2742
42 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 26.1834
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 26.1489
44 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 26.1409
45 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 26.1236
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 26.112
47 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 25.6022
48 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 25.3158
49 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 25.2546
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 25.1645
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 25.0553
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 25.0038
53 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 24.4899
54 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 24.486
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 23.8749
56 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 23.8694
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 23.8631
58 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 23.4635
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 23.3081
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 23.2209
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 23.1168
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 23.0899
63 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 22.8591
64 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 22.7978
65 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 22.6945
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 22.5976
67 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 22.5698
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 22.5561
69 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 22.4749
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 22.3977
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 22.3183
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 22.1701
73 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 21.9117
74 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 21.8713
75 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 21.8616
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 21.8185
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 21.5488
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 21.3734
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 21.3722
80 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 21.275
81 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 21.1838
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 21.0574
83 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 21.0355
84 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 21.0299
85 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 20.8974
86 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 20.8914
87 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 20.8284
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 20.8125
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 20.7155
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 20.6321
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 20.498
92 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 20.4594
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 20.3943
94 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 20.1516
95 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 20.021
96 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 19.9676
97 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 19.9459
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 19.9194
99 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 19.7759
100 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 19.7147
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 19.6343
102 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 19.6145
103 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 19.4709
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 19.4479
105 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 19.4097
106 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 19.3963
107 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 19.3838
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 19.3658
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 19.3373
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 19.3244
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 19.2371
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 19.1249
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 19.0058
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 18.9838
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.9586
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 18.9532
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 18.9495
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 18.8982
119 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 18.7887
120 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 18.7666
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 18.6912
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 18.6392
123 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 18.6093
124 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 18.5919
125 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.5392
126 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.5216
127 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 18.472
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 18.4301
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 18.4299
130 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.3063
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 18.2522
132 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 18.2434
133 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 18.2107
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 18.1402
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 18.1356
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 18.1058
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 18.0906
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 18.0177
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 17.9964
140 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 17.9648
141 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 17.9607
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 17.96
143 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 17.9529
144 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 17.9268
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 17.9026
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 17.8881
147 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 17.8441
148 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 17.8407
149 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 17.8187
150 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 17.7941
151 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 17.7896
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 17.7369
153 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 17.7121
154 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 17.6954
155 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 17.674
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 17.6693
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 17.6596
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 17.6235
159 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 17.6022
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 17.6004
161 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 17.5787
162 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 17.5448
163 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 17.5303
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 17.494
165 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 17.4911
166 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 17.4806
167 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 17.4777
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 17.4205
169 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 17.4201
170 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 17.3946
171 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 17.385
172 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 17.3763
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 17.3623
174 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 17.3532
175 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 17.3511
176 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 17.3494
177 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.3177
178 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 17.3154
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 17.3103
180 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.301
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 17.2847
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 17.2582
183 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 17.2161
184 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 17.2042
185 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 17.1964
186 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 17.1908
187 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 17.1602
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 17.1034
189 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 17.0783
190 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 17.052
191 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 17.0239
192 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 17.0142
193 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 17.0138
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.8575
195 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 16.7759
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 16.6307
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 16.6301
198 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.6282
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 16.5669
200 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 16.4919
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 16.4898
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 16.4437
203 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 16.4349
204 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 16.4147
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 16.3372
206 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.2764
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.276
208 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 16.2193
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 16.1854
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 16.1785
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 16.1659
212 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 16.1591
213 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 16.1466
214 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 16.1176
215 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 16.0364
216 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 16.035
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 15.9789
218 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.9319
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 15.9008
220 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 15.9
221 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.8958
222 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 15.8258
223 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 15.8038
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 15.7863
225 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 15.6514
226 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 15.5277
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 15.5154
228 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 15.5089
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 15.4042
230 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.1879
231 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 15.1361
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 15.1361
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 15.0641
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 14.8198
235 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 14.377
236 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 14.262
237 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.2412

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1956

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Northern America 28.6582
2 Europe 28.559
3 Oceania 26.1125
4 Americas 22.4225
5 Asia 19.8872
6 Africa 17.8667
7 Latin America and the Caribbean 17.8648

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1956

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Northern Europe 33.071
2 Western Europe 32.4456
3 Australia/New Zealand 28.8132
4 Southern Europe 27.5405
5 Eastern Europe 26.2226
6 Central Asia 22.1507
7 Eastern Asia 20.6321
8 Western Asia 19.5352
9 Micronesia 19.4539
10 Southern Asia 19.3019
11 Caribbean 18.9115
12 South-Eastern Asia 18.6141
13 Middle Africa 18.4534
14 South America 18.3572
15 Southern Africa 18.2766
16 Western Africa 18.2008
17 Northern Africa 18.1337
18 Melanesia 17.4676
19 Eastern Africa 17.0028
20 Central America 16.0064
21 Polynesia 15.7282

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1956

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

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

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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