Median Age by Country in 1962

In the year 1962, the world had a median age of 21.37 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 44.29 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with a median age of 42.37 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey with 35.53.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands where the median is 13.61 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa with a median age of 13.74, and ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda with 13.90 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 29.64 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 27.45 years, and Oceania with 24.76 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Northern Europe had the highest median age of 33.27 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 32.63 years, and Southern Europe with 28.79 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 28.15 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by No income group available with a median age of only 15.43.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1962

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 44.2865
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 42.3715
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 35.5324
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 35.335
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 35.2485
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 34.3986
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 34.3431
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 34.0993
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 33.9115
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 33.7096
11 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 33.3935
12 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 32.4594
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 32.0589
14 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 31.8451
15 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 31.6545
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 31.6234
17 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 31.513
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 31.4704
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 30.9678
20 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 30.9419
21 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 29.995
22 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 29.8031
23 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 29.2801
24 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 28.7541
25 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 28.7049
26 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 28.6811
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 28.5427
28 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 28.5035
29 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 28.4562
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 28.2968
31 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 28.2897
32 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 28.1611
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 28.0553
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 28.0342
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 27.9562
36 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 27.889
37 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 27.7188
38 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 27.7169
39 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 27.4293
40 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 27.2762
41 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 26.8254
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 26.7276
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 26.4904
44 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 26.4642
45 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 26.1468
46 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 25.9458
47 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 25.734
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 25.7271
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 25.6313
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 25.5283
51 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 25.0498
52 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 25.0399
53 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 24.6643
54 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 24.4254
55 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 24.1519
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 23.9932
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 23.9043
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 23.9038
59 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 23.2396
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 23.0238
61 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 23.0027
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 22.623
63 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 22.6038
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 22.5086
65 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 22.4435
66 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 22.3051
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 22.1372
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 21.9817
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 21.9626
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 21.8627
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 21.6248
72 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 21.3559
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 21.1403
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 20.7952
75 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 20.7336
76 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 20.7141
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 20.5308
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 20.4644
79 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 20.2774
80 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 20.1983
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 20.1706
82 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 20.1472
83 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 20.1251
84 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 20.0736
85 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 20.0053
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 19.9467
87 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 19.9327
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 19.6084
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 19.5559
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 19.5346
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 19.5039
92 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 19.4842
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 19.4117
94 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 19.3244
95 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 19.2869
96 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 19.2842
97 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 19.2393
98 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 19.133
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 19.0986
100 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 19.0856
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 19.0768
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 19.0493
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 18.9347
104 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 18.9055
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 18.8168
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 18.7422
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 18.7292
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 18.7146
109 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 18.686
110 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 18.5967
111 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 18.5779
112 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 18.5617
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 18.5513
114 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.5297
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.5131
116 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 18.4901
117 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.48
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 18.4746
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 18.4669
120 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 18.4196
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 18.4079
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 18.3534
123 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 18.2928
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 18.2578
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 18.2164
126 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 18.1723
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 18.1706
128 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 18.1341
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 18.1273
130 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 18.0945
131 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 18.0845
132 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 18.0283
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 18.0248
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 18.0054
135 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 17.973
136 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.8901
137 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 17.8506
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 17.8259
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 17.8201
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 17.7272
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 17.7228
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 17.707
143 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 17.6279
144 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 17.5471
145 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 17.5142
146 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 17.4873
147 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 17.4739
148 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 17.4398
149 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 17.4145
150 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 17.3604
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 17.2882
152 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 17.2757
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 17.2646
154 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 17.2224
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 17.2188
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 17.1938
157 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 17.1923
158 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 17.1915
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 17.091
160 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 17.0795
161 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 17.0367
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 17.0157
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 16.9735
164 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 16.8748
165 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 16.8466
166 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 16.8266
167 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 16.8109
168 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 16.7896
169 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 16.789
170 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 16.7656
171 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 16.7607
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 16.7596
173 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 16.7113
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.6783
175 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 16.6715
176 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 16.6376
177 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 16.6288
178 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 16.5839
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 16.4144
180 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 16.412
181 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 16.3841
182 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 16.3621
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 16.3416
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 16.3064
185 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 16.3005
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 16.2849
187 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.2798
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 16.2391
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 16.2248
190 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 16.1706
191 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 16.1397
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 16.1202
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 16.0787
194 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 16.0786
195 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 16.0435
196 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 16.036
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 15.9699
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 15.9528
199 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 15.9425
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 15.9365
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 15.9155
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 15.8007
203 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 15.7597
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 15.726
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 15.6362
206 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 15.617
207 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 15.5628
208 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.5447
209 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 15.5224
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 15.5095
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 15.4574
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 15.4071
213 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.4
214 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 15.313
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 15.2939
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 15.2614
217 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 15.1473
218 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 15.1325
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 15.1267
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 14.9519
221 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 14.9452
222 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 14.9259
223 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 14.8993
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 14.6494
225 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.6348
226 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.5122
227 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 14.4982
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 14.4746
229 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 14.4201
230 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 14.4185
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 14.401
232 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 14.3894
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 14.2756
234 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 14.0297
235 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 13.8999
236 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 13.7449
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 13.6144

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1962

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 29.6351
2 Northern America 27.4525
3 Oceania 24.7552
4 Americas 21.1099
5 Asia 19.4612
6 Africa 17.308
7 Latin America and the Caribbean 17.299

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1962

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Northern Europe 33.2731
2 Western Europe 32.6318
3 Southern Europe 28.7939
4 Australia/New Zealand 27.6325
5 Eastern Europe 27.3749
6 Central Asia 21.3897
7 Eastern Asia 20.5371
8 Western Asia 18.8839
9 Southern Asia 18.6373
10 Caribbean 18.5472
11 Middle Africa 18.0944
12 Western Africa 18.0159
13 South-Eastern Asia 17.9302
14 South America 17.8479
15 Southern Africa 17.6528
16 Micronesia 17.1463
17 Northern Africa 16.9107
18 Melanesia 16.8895
19 Eastern Africa 16.4935
20 Central America 15.3646
21 Polynesia 15.1071

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1962

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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