Median Age by Country in 1957

In the year 1957, the world had a median age of 21.63 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 44.68 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with a median age of 40.99 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey with 38.38.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands where the median is 14.05 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa with a median age of 14.32, and ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger with 14.37 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 28.72 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 28.69 years, and Oceania with 26.01 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Northern Europe had the highest median age of 33.17 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 32.71 years, and Australia/New Zealand with 28.73 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 28.04 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by No income group available with a median age of only 15.84.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1957

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 44.6773
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 40.9943
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 38.3814
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 35.446
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 34.5945
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 34.405
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 34.3731
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 33.861
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 33.7683
10 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 33.7527
11 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 33.0219
12 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 31.9747
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 31.8249
14 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 31.8005
15 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 31.5664
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 31.4321
17 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 30.4167
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 30.377
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 29.7569
20 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 29.6007
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 29.454
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 29.2962
23 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 29.2918
24 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 29.1867
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 29.011
26 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 28.9807
27 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 28.2394
28 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 28.0113
29 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 28.0046
30 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 27.6743
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 27.6603
32 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 27.6529
33 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 27.431
34 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 27.4055
35 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 27.0923
36 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 27.0604
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 26.6841
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 26.6072
39 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 26.4776
40 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 26.4606
41 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 26.4136
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 26.3501
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 26.0996
44 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 25.9863
45 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 25.866
46 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 25.6257
47 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 25.5535
48 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 25.3233
49 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 25.289
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 25.2261
51 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 25.164
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 25.0558
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 24.9842
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 24.7693
55 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 24.1574
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 23.8621
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 23.8495
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 23.5824
59 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 23.4597
60 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 23.0774
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 23.0303
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 22.9679
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 22.9533
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 22.8458
65 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 22.6356
66 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 22.3887
67 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 22.386
68 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 22.3141
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 22.223
70 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 22.1083
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 22.0896
72 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 22.0063
73 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 21.947
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 21.9039
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 21.855
76 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 21.6965
77 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 21.6329
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 21.6191
79 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 21.6164
80 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 21.5231
81 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 21.4217
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 21.2299
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 21.1725
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 21.1716
85 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 21.0954
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 20.8903
87 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 20.8868
88 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 20.834
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 20.5822
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 20.3564
91 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 20.2014
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 20.1809
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 20.1483
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 20.1469
95 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 20.0433
96 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 20.017
97 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 20.0093
98 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 19.9734
99 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 19.9323
100 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 19.8214
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 19.5468
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 19.4796
103 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 19.471
104 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 19.4667
105 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 19.3603
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 19.2751
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 19.2146
108 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 19.1676
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 19.1565
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 19.0632
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 18.9748
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 18.9747
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 18.9274
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 18.855
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.8337
116 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.8115
117 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 18.7713
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 18.7227
119 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 18.6846
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 18.6842
121 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 18.6014
122 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 18.5672
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 18.5148
124 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.4385
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 18.3508
126 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 18.3468
127 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 18.3133
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 18.3048
129 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.2902
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 18.187
131 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 18.1858
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 18.1646
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 18.1591
134 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 18.1284
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 18.1122
136 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 18.0718
137 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 18.0287
138 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 17.9739
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 17.957
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 17.9395
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 17.9189
142 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 17.8231
143 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 17.8004
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 17.8003
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 17.7977
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 17.7925
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 17.6744
148 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 17.6604
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 17.6457
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 17.5975
151 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 17.5929
152 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 17.5747
153 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.548
154 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 17.5353
155 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 17.5219
156 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 17.4683
157 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 17.4659
158 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 17.4568
159 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 17.453
160 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 17.4506
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 17.4439
162 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 17.4398
163 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 17.4397
164 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 17.3586
165 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 17.3573
166 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 17.3208
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 17.301
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 17.2921
169 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 17.2902
170 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 17.2824
171 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 17.2705
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 17.2517
173 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 17.2414
174 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 17.2158
175 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 17.1883
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 17.1829
177 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 17.1797
178 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.1769
179 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 17.1612
180 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 17.1242
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 17.1137
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 17.094
183 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 17.0486
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 17.034
185 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 17.0077
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.9709
187 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 16.9589
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 16.9428
189 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 16.8564
190 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 16.8297
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 16.8223
192 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 16.6935
193 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 16.6752
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 16.6337
195 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 16.5999
196 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 16.5337
197 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 16.5058
198 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 16.4427
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 16.4371
200 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 16.3899
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 16.3813
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.3591
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 16.3474
204 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 16.3185
205 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 16.2856
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 16.2618
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 16.1865
208 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 16.1804
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 16.1093
210 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.0573
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 16.0485
212 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.9126
213 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 15.907
214 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 15.9036
215 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 15.888
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 15.8745
217 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 15.8739
218 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 15.8719
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 15.8562
220 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 15.8516
221 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 15.8343
222 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.8035
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 15.7859
224 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 15.3975
225 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 15.3846
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 15.3617
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 15.3608
228 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 15.3368
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 15.2823
230 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 15.2804
231 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 15.1399
232 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.0476
233 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 15.0024
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 14.7588
235 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.372
236 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 14.3221
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 14.0513

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1957

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 28.7177
2 Northern America 28.6907
3 Oceania 26.0058
4 Asia 19.7794
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 17.7877
6 Africa 17.7673

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1957

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Northern Europe 33.1747
2 Western Europe 32.7083
3 Australia/New Zealand 28.7292
4 Southern Europe 27.7209
5 Eastern Europe 26.3229
6 Central Asia 21.9053
7 Eastern Asia 20.4647
8 Western Asia 19.3876
9 Micronesia 19.3392
10 Southern Asia 19.2819
11 Caribbean 18.9641
12 South-Eastern Asia 18.5678
13 Middle Africa 18.3999
14 South America 18.2499
15 Western Africa 18.246
16 Southern Africa 18.0101
17 Northern Africa 17.9493
18 Melanesia 17.398
19 Eastern Africa 16.8348
20 Central America 15.9586
21 Polynesia 15.704

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1957

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 28.044
2 Upper-middle-income countries 20.3551
3 Middle-income countries 19.8852
4 Lower-middle-income countries 19.3731
5 Low-income countries 17.5867
6 No income group available 15.8365

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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