Median Age by Country in 1958

In the year 1958, the world had a median age of 21.53 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 44.57 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with a median age of 41.36 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey with 35.57.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands where the median is 13.78 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands with a median age of 13.80, and ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa with 14.19 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 28.93 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 28.38 years, and Oceania with 25.81 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Northern Europe had the highest median age of 33.25 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 32.65 years, and Australia/New Zealand with 28.59 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 28.03 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by No income group available with a median age of only 15.73.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1958

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 44.568
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 41.3607
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 35.5718
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 34.9467
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 34.7438
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 34.4832
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 34.467
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 34.0925
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 33.8548
10 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 33.823
11 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 33.1699
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 31.9253
13 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 31.7364
14 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 31.7312
15 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 31.7123
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 31.4361
17 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 30.6612
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 30.3266
19 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 30.2223
20 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 30.1133
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 30.0324
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 29.3253
23 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 29.2685
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 28.9005
25 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 28.8343
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 28.7687
27 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 28.6561
28 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 28.1483
29 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 28.1081
30 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 27.7463
31 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 27.7022
32 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 27.4131
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 27.3224
34 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 27.3158
35 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 27.2183
36 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 27.1332
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 26.8935
38 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 26.8735
39 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 26.8525
40 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 26.5833
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 26.5478
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 26.5141
43 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 26.4876
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 26.4568
45 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 25.903
46 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 25.7664
47 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 25.7652
48 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 25.4379
49 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 25.3955
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 25.3678
51 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 25.3567
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 25.2766
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 24.894
54 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 24.1801
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 23.9385
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 23.9205
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 23.5366
58 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 23.5265
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 23.3123
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 22.785
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 22.6112
62 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 22.6097
63 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 22.5366
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 22.4713
65 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 22.3686
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 22.3278
67 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 22.2651
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 22.212
69 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 22.0115
70 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 21.9699
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 21.9269
72 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 21.8897
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 21.8512
74 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 21.8291
75 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 21.7409
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 21.7103
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 21.6932
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 21.3604
79 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 21.3483
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 21.2215
81 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 21.2009
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 20.9792
83 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 20.9572
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 20.874
85 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 20.8597
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 20.6999
87 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 20.6008
88 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 20.5964
89 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 20.3251
90 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 20.3083
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 20.2421
92 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 20.0369
93 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 19.941
94 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 19.8784
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 19.766
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 19.7527
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 19.7183
98 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 19.6462
99 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 19.6003
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 19.4421
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 19.4342
102 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 19.4065
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 19.3389
104 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 19.2375
105 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 19.1344
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 19.118
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 19.1089
108 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 19.1051
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 19.0646
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 18.942
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 18.9276
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 18.8682
113 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 18.8618
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 18.8247
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 18.7865
116 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.7662
117 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 18.7595
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 18.7114
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 18.6648
120 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 18.6434
121 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 18.5199
122 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.5183
123 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.47
124 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 18.4249
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 18.3202
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 18.3141
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 18.2997
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 18.2756
129 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 18.2658
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 18.2543
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 18.1971
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 18.1778
133 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 18.1409
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 18.1401
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 18.109
136 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 18.0769
137 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.0589
138 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 18.0354
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 18.0269
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 18.0202
141 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 17.9986
142 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 17.9476
143 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 17.8769
144 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 17.827
145 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 17.8269
146 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 17.8079
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 17.7867
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 17.6875
149 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 17.6694
150 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 17.6153
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 17.6116
152 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.5983
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 17.5834
154 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 17.5686
155 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 17.5581
156 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 17.5407
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 17.5244
158 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 17.5036
159 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 17.4812
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 17.4687
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 17.467
162 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 17.4611
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 17.4492
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 17.3978
165 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 17.3355
166 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 17.3294
167 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 17.326
168 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 17.3036
169 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 17.2924
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 17.2481
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 17.2414
172 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 17.2382
173 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 17.1926
174 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 17.1827
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 17.1657
176 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.1617
177 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 17.1516
178 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 17.1273
179 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 17.066
180 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 17.0635
181 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 17.0533
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 17.0034
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 16.9695
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 16.8996
185 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 16.8634
186 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 16.8526
187 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 16.8033
188 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 16.7954
189 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 16.7859
190 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 16.7795
191 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 16.771
192 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 16.6685
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 16.6212
194 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 16.6124
195 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 16.5358
196 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 16.4645
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.4279
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 16.405
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 16.3816
200 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 16.3432
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 16.3315
202 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.2813
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 16.2784
204 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 16.2363
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 16.1224
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 16.0755
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 16.0333
208 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 16.028
209 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 15.974
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 15.9684
211 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 15.9506
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 15.8501
213 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 15.8226
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 15.8208
215 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 15.811
216 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.7569
217 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 15.741
218 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 15.7227
219 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 15.7212
220 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.7007
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 15.6571
222 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 15.6465
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 15.5988
224 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 15.5426
225 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 15.3938
226 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 15.3164
227 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 15.0786
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 15.0582
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 15.0568
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 15.0502
231 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 14.9834
232 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.7243
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 14.4846
234 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.3221
235 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 14.191
236 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 13.7981
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 13.78

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1958

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 28.933
2 Northern America 28.377
3 Oceania 25.8109
4 Americas 21.9802
5 Asia 19.6485
6 Africa 17.6948
7 Latin America and the Caribbean 17.6562

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1958

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Northern Europe 33.2514
2 Western Europe 32.6498
3 Australia/New Zealand 28.5897
4 Southern Europe 27.9503
5 Eastern Europe 26.6895
6 Central Asia 21.7671
7 Eastern Asia 20.333
8 Western Asia 19.4235
9 Southern Asia 19.1229
10 Caribbean 18.7989
11 Micronesia 18.7374
12 South-Eastern Asia 18.4786
13 Middle Africa 18.3763
14 South America 18.177
15 Western Africa 18.15
16 Southern Africa 17.9903
17 Northern Africa 17.7445
18 Melanesia 17.3107
19 Eastern Africa 16.8549
20 Central America 15.7466
21 Polynesia 15.5643

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1958

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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