Median Age by Country in 1963

In the year 1963, the world had a median age of 21.20 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 44.01 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with a median age of 42.34 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey with 35.36.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa where the median is 13.19 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands with a median age of 13.59, and ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines with 13.92 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 29.72 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 27.68 years, and Oceania with 24.55 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Northern Europe had the highest median age of 33.20 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 32.58 years, and Southern Europe with 28.98 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 28.21 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by No income group available with a median age of only 15.40.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1963

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 44.012
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 42.336
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 35.3645
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 35.345
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 35.3135
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 34.2665
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 34.2533
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 34.1379
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 33.8409
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 33.531
11 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 33.3327
12 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 32.5796
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 32.0187
14 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 32.0076
15 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 31.94
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 31.8975
17 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 31.6766
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 31.139
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 31.0975
20 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 30.6573
21 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 30.1406
22 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 29.6324
23 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 29.6156
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 29.4765
25 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 29.1984
26 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 28.9714
27 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 28.7637
28 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 28.6944
29 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 28.5053
30 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 28.2775
31 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 28.2576
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 28.2483
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 28.1228
34 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 28.0109
35 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 27.8102
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 27.8028
37 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 27.6707
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 27.6481
39 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 27.5154
40 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 27.4216
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 26.8969
42 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 26.8699
43 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 26.7114
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 26.2525
45 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 26.1416
46 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 26.1383
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 25.9576
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 25.631
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 25.4265
50 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 25.4123
51 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 25.1056
52 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 25.0261
53 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 24.8076
54 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 24.585
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 24.1212
56 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 24.1023
57 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 24.0441
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 23.9674
59 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 23.6637
60 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 23.649
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 23.6242
62 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 22.7071
63 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 22.6843
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 22.4706
65 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 22.461
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 22.3042
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 22.2929
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 22.0351
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 21.775
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 21.7747
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 21.676
72 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 21.4056
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 21.175
74 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 20.8516
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 20.7182
76 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 20.692
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 20.6493
78 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 20.3061
79 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 20.1047
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 20.0715
81 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 20.0652
82 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 19.9576
83 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 19.8943
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 19.8722
85 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 19.7975
86 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 19.7389
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 19.6661
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 19.6329
89 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 19.6138
90 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 19.423
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 19.4169
92 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 19.3868
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 19.3062
94 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 19.2973
95 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 19.2448
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 19.2382
97 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 19.1722
98 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 19.006
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 18.9779
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 18.9742
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 18.9665
102 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 18.9459
103 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 18.855
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 18.8089
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 18.7421
106 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.7247
107 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 18.7233
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 18.6788
109 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 18.6505
110 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 18.6219
111 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 18.5969
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 18.5873
113 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 18.5641
114 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 18.5511
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 18.5031
116 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.4482
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 18.4094
118 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.3882
119 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 18.3452
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 18.3129
121 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 18.3091
122 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 18.3022
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 18.2905
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 18.2467
125 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 18.2382
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 18.2337
127 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 18.1826
128 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 18.0739
129 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 18.0339
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 17.9883
131 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 17.9264
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 17.8792
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 17.8448
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 17.8368
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 17.7876
136 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 17.7733
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 17.6862
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 17.6547
139 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.5758
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 17.5461
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 17.5179
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 17.4918
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 17.4835
144 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 17.4808
145 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 17.4747
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 17.4338
147 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 17.3856
148 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 17.3731
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 17.3401
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 17.2934
151 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 17.2612
152 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 17.1033
153 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 17.0986
154 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.0873
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 17.0817
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 17.0807
157 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 17.0774
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 17.0741
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 17.0107
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 16.8364
161 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 16.8095
162 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 16.7942
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.7883
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 16.7805
165 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 16.7769
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 16.7064
167 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 16.6971
168 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 16.6715
169 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 16.6491
170 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 16.6427
171 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 16.5945
172 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 16.5909
173 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 16.5527
174 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 16.5133
175 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 16.3633
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 16.3608
177 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 16.3586
178 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 16.3248
179 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 16.3026
180 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 16.2768
181 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 16.2305
182 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 16.2232
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 16.1976
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 16.1623
185 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 16.1392
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 16.1278
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 16.1114
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 16.0282
189 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.0139
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 16.0
191 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 15.8472
192 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 15.8394
193 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 15.7922
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 15.7413
195 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 15.7336
196 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 15.7241
197 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 15.7072
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 15.7067
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 15.667
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 15.6279
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 15.617
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.5643
203 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 15.5514
204 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 15.5512
205 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 15.5313
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 15.5129
207 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 15.5044
208 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 15.456
209 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 15.3924
210 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.3605
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 15.3322
212 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 15.2755
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 15.2633
214 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 15.2432
215 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 15.0843
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 15.0423
217 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 15.041
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 15.0351
219 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 14.9078
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 14.8406
221 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 14.8191
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 14.7868
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 14.7697
224 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 14.7419
225 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 14.6846
226 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 14.6341
227 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.5335
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 14.533
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 14.4508
230 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 14.2648
231 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 14.2016
232 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 14.1347
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 14.1303
234 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 13.9722
235 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.919
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 13.5888
237 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 13.1875

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1963

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 29.7246
2 Northern America 27.6784
3 Oceania 24.5483
4 Asia 19.1974
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 17.2881
6 Africa 17.2054

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1963

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Northern Europe 33.2045
2 Western Europe 32.5839
3 Southern Europe 28.9825
4 Eastern Europe 27.5032
5 Australia/New Zealand 27.3644
6 Central Asia 20.8983
7 Eastern Asia 20.1563
8 Caribbean 18.5906
9 Western Asia 18.587
10 Southern Asia 18.5495
11 Western Africa 18.045
12 Middle Africa 17.9859
13 South-Eastern Asia 17.8123
14 South America 17.8057
15 Southern Africa 17.5117
16 Micronesia 17.1703
17 Northern Africa 16.7715
18 Melanesia 16.7603
19 Eastern Africa 16.3179
20 Central America 15.3927
21 Polynesia 14.8045

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1963

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 28.211
2 Upper-middle-income countries 19.9138
3 Middle-income countries 19.2743
4 Lower-middle-income countries 18.6556
5 Low-income countries 17.3995
6 No income group available 15.4023

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

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The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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