Median Age by Country in 1957

In the year 1957, the world had a median age of 21.64 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 44.65 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with a median age of 40.88 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey with 35.47.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands where the median is 13.99 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger with a median age of 14.28, and ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands with 14.30 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 28.76 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 28.54 years, and Oceania with 25.98 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 32.56 years, and Australia/New Zealand with 28.71 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 27.98 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by No income group available with a median age of only 15.85.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1957

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 44.6516
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 40.8781
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 35.4658
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 34.7739
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 34.5496
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 34.4028
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 34.3758
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 34.0477
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 33.7527
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 33.6629
11 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 33.0204
12 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 31.7981
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 31.7965
14 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 31.7008
15 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 31.5695
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 31.2556
17 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 30.4176
18 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 30.3871
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 30.0632
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 29.7542
21 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 29.3407
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 29.339
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 29.3124
24 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 29.1257
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 28.9933
26 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 28.8024
27 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 28.5072
28 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 28.2354
29 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 27.9969
30 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 27.6711
31 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 27.6332
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 27.5756
33 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 27.3795
34 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 27.1464
35 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 27.0891
36 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 26.9815
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 26.6497
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 26.5759
39 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 26.5679
40 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 26.4858
41 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 26.4601
42 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 26.4178
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 26.3314
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 26.331
45 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 25.968
46 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 25.6321
47 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 25.6246
48 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 25.5388
49 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 25.3159
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 25.2683
51 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 25.1921
52 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 25.1504
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 24.9962
54 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 23.987
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 23.8731
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 23.7004
57 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 23.6237
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 23.514
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 23.2614
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 23.1059
61 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 23.093
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 22.7588
63 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 22.7397
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 22.5897
65 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 22.5293
66 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 22.4275
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 22.3977
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 22.3059
69 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 22.2553
70 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 22.1908
71 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 22.175
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 21.9538
73 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 21.9025
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 21.8074
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 21.8
76 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 21.6043
77 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 21.5985
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 21.5928
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 21.5391
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 21.39
81 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 21.3083
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 21.2049
83 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 21.0005
84 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 20.9481
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 20.8581
86 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 20.7359
87 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 20.7055
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 20.663
89 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 20.5961
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 20.3817
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 20.3016
92 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 20.2341
93 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 20.2046
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 20.069
95 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 20.0067
96 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 19.8745
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 19.8345
98 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 19.8309
99 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 19.6168
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 19.537
101 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 19.4743
102 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 19.4412
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 19.3558
104 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 19.2882
105 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 19.2783
106 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 19.257
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 19.2244
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 19.1933
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 19.1732
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 19.1591
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 19.0997
112 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 19.0869
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 19.0369
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 18.9938
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 18.9364
116 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.8605
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 18.8308
118 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 18.7935
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 18.6465
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 18.6438
121 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 18.6403
122 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 18.623
123 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.517
124 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.5121
125 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 18.4275
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 18.4088
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 18.3765
128 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 18.3671
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 18.2854
130 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 18.2599
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 18.2075
132 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.1877
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 18.1736
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 18.1578
135 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 18.1563
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 18.1534
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 18.0921
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 18.0829
139 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 18.007
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 18.0069
141 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 17.8969
142 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 17.896
143 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 17.8596
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 17.8487
145 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 17.8402
146 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 17.8013
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 17.792
148 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 17.7474
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 17.7314
150 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 17.7264
151 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 17.7079
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 17.7066
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 17.6098
154 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 17.6092
155 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 17.5857
156 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 17.5671
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 17.5609
158 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 17.5517
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 17.5415
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 17.541
161 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 17.5065
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 17.4839
163 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 17.4611
164 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.4486
165 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 17.438
166 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 17.4377
167 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 17.437
168 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 17.421
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 17.4187
170 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 17.3816
171 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 17.3433
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 17.3397
173 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 17.3133
174 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 17.3017
175 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 17.294
176 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.2377
177 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 17.2359
178 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 17.2302
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 17.2301
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 17.1732
181 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 17.1666
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 17.1653
183 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 17.1464
184 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 17.1242
185 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 17.066
186 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 17.0593
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 17.0
188 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 16.9654
189 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 16.9412
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.9371
191 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 16.91
192 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 16.8745
193 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 16.8411
194 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 16.7996
195 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 16.7408
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 16.5269
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 16.4333
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 16.419
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 16.3901
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.3542
201 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 16.3398
202 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 16.332
203 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.2845
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 16.2491
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 16.2341
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 16.2148
207 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 16.1871
208 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 16.1486
209 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.1373
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 16.1032
211 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 16.1022
212 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 16.0582
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 16.0114
214 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 15.9982
215 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 15.9333
216 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 15.8762
217 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 15.8491
218 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.8314
219 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.8189
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 15.8165
221 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 15.812
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 15.7823
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 15.7675
224 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 15.5228
225 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 15.5209
226 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 15.4424
227 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 15.4153
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 15.3039
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 15.2371
230 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 15.063
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 15.0572
232 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.9425
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 14.655
234 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 14.3005
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 14.2991
236 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.2786
237 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 13.9925

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1957

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 28.7575
2 Northern America 28.5355
3 Oceania 25.9822
4 Americas 22.2072
5 Asia 19.7711
6 Africa 17.7881
7 Latin America and the Caribbean 17.7605

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1957

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Northern Europe 33.1711
2 Western Europe 32.5613
3 Australia/New Zealand 28.7101
4 Southern Europe 27.7458
5 Eastern Europe 26.501
6 Central Asia 21.9167
7 Eastern Asia 20.4834
8 Western Asia 19.4762
9 Southern Asia 19.2147
10 Micronesia 19.0792
11 Caribbean 18.859
12 South-Eastern Asia 18.5603
13 Middle Africa 18.4237
14 South America 18.2674
15 Western Africa 18.1814
16 Southern Africa 18.1324
17 Northern Africa 17.9574
18 Melanesia 17.399
19 Eastern Africa 16.9303
20 Central America 15.8681
21 Polynesia 15.6561

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1957

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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