Median Age by Country in 1960

In the year 1960, the world had a median age of 21.46 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 44.44 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with a median age of 42.20 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey with 36.05.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa where the median is 13.64 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands with a median age of 13.69, and ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa with 14.40 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 29.30 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 28.34 years, and Oceania with 25.32 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Northern Europe had the highest median age of 33.34 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 32.73 years, and Southern Europe with 28.34 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 28.20 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by No income group available with a median age of only 15.52.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1960

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 44.4425
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 42.2033
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 36.0531
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 35.782
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 35.1105
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 34.5228
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 34.5208
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 34.0966
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 33.9158
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 33.728
11 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 33.3663
12 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 32.0968
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 32.0669
14 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 32.0232
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 31.8121
16 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 31.5955
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 31.2017
18 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 31.1086
19 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 31.0872
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 30.5464
21 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 29.4572
22 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 29.3357
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 29.2003
24 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 29.197
25 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 28.6385
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 28.5981
27 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 28.3841
28 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 28.3043
29 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 28.2483
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 28.1661
31 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 27.9874
32 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 27.948
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 27.9269
34 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 27.766
35 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 27.4353
36 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 27.2512
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 26.9309
38 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 26.8764
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 26.8375
40 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 26.8295
41 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 26.6894
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 26.5575
43 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 26.5425
44 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 26.5374
45 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 26.3421
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 26.1253
47 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 25.6346
48 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 25.495
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 25.4852
50 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 25.4771
51 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 25.2845
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 24.8419
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 24.7876
54 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 24.6274
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 24.5108
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 24.433
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 23.6711
58 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 23.3544
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 23.2591
60 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 23.2487
61 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 22.9869
62 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 22.8987
63 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 22.8875
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 22.7579
65 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 22.267
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 22.2007
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 22.0978
68 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 21.9771
69 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 21.9622
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 21.8672
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 21.8332
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 21.6957
73 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 21.667
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 21.6635
75 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 21.5319
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 21.4596
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 21.2387
78 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 21.1183
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 21.0758
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 21.0328
81 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 20.9167
82 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 20.8485
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 20.8051
84 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 20.6835
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 20.606
86 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 20.5117
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 20.4496
88 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 20.3555
89 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 20.3474
90 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 20.0918
91 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 19.978
92 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 19.9405
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 19.9094
94 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 19.8948
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 19.8609
96 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 19.6456
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 19.5688
98 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 19.5226
99 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 19.3708
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 19.3692
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 19.2371
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 19.1029
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 19.0819
104 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 19.0687
105 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 18.9651
106 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 18.8221
107 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.7996
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 18.7958
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 18.7686
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 18.7556
111 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 18.7312
112 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 18.7197
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 18.6982
114 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 18.6216
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 18.5851
116 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 18.5691
117 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.5443
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 18.4483
119 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 18.4293
120 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 18.4028
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 18.3947
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 18.3884
123 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 18.3747
124 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.371
125 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 18.3598
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 18.356
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 18.332
128 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 18.3317
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 18.3274
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 18.3223
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 18.2592
132 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 18.1985
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 18.1752
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 18.0715
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 17.9998
136 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 17.9932
137 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 17.9542
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 17.9471
139 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 17.9143
140 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 17.8958
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 17.8353
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 17.7179
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 17.7143
144 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 17.5975
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 17.5938
146 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 17.5266
147 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 17.4868
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 17.4378
149 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.3961
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 17.3811
151 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 17.3538
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 17.3297
153 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 17.322
154 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.3027
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 17.2755
156 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 17.253
157 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 17.2422
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 17.2167
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 17.1787
160 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 17.1303
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 17.1287
162 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 17.0879
163 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 17.0546
164 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 17.0456
165 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 17.0302
166 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 17.0256
167 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 16.9791
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 16.9783
169 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 16.9624
170 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 16.9609
171 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 16.9234
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 16.902
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 16.8982
174 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 16.8344
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 16.8155
176 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 16.7925
177 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 16.7901
178 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 16.7833
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 16.6701
180 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 16.6122
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.5845
182 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 16.5365
183 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 16.5159
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 16.5099
185 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 16.4933
186 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 16.4791
187 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 16.4755
188 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 16.4088
189 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 16.3787
190 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 16.2997
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 16.2972
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 16.2008
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 16.199
194 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 16.1796
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 16.0982
196 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 16.0847
197 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 16.069
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 16.0209
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 16.0119
200 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.0111
201 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 15.8827
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 15.8775
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 15.8418
204 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 15.8255
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 15.8184
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 15.813
207 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 15.7948
208 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.7331
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 15.7044
210 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 15.6708
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 15.5987
212 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 15.5932
213 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 15.5929
214 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.4875
215 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 15.4792
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 15.4473
217 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 15.4208
218 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 15.3528
219 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 15.341
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 15.2861
221 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 15.2304
222 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 15.1664
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 15.1444
224 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 15.086
225 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 15.0745
226 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 14.9958
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 14.992
228 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 14.9018
229 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 14.8047
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 14.7925
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 14.5656
232 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 14.4897
233 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.4802
234 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.4275
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 14.4029
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 13.6928
237 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 13.643

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1960

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 29.2991
2 Northern America 28.3352
3 Oceania 25.3227
4 Asia 19.5528
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 17.499
6 Africa 17.4566

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1960

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Northern Europe 33.3412
2 Western Europe 32.7302
3 Southern Europe 28.3406
4 Australia/New Zealand 28.2367
5 Eastern Europe 27.0482
6 Central Asia 21.5564
7 Eastern Asia 20.3916
8 Western Asia 19.1662
9 Southern Asia 18.959
10 Caribbean 18.7622
11 South-Eastern Asia 18.2331
12 Middle Africa 18.2245
13 Western Africa 18.1468
14 Micronesia 18.1272
15 South America 17.9857
16 Southern Africa 17.5723
17 Northern Africa 17.2464
18 Melanesia 17.111
19 Eastern Africa 16.5692
20 Central America 15.6509
21 Polynesia 15.2244

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1960

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 28.1957
2 Upper-middle-income countries 20.2656
3 Middle-income countries 19.6824
4 Lower-middle-income countries 19.0653
5 Low-income countries 17.5073
6 No income group available 15.5249

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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