Median Age by Country in 1965

In the year 1965, the world had a median age of 20.81 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 43.82 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with a median age of 42.38 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden with 35.16.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa where the median is 13.08 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands with a median age of 13.62, and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands with 13.65 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 29.90 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 27.23 years, and Oceania with 24.16 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Northern Europe had the highest median age of 33.03 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 32.45 years, and Southern Europe with 29.33 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 28.22 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by No income group available with a median age of only 15.41.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1965

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 43.8155
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 42.3816
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 35.1559
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 35.081
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 34.8024
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 34.2054
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 33.9765
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 33.9732
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 33.7615
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 33.3826
11 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 33.1374
12 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 32.7556
13 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 32.4649
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 32.3309
15 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 32.085
16 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 31.9931
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 31.7992
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 31.3456
19 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 30.7871
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 30.5691
21 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 30.5271
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 30.3667
23 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 30.2218
24 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 30.1629
25 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 30.0
26 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 29.8463
27 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 29.2394
28 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 29.1254
29 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 29.0842
30 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 29.045
31 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 28.6156
32 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 28.4449
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 28.3555
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 28.2634
35 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 27.901
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 27.6506
37 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 27.5914
38 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 27.5574
39 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 27.5311
40 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 27.4381
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 27.4302
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 27.3106
43 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 26.9043
44 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 26.8732
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 26.6486
46 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 26.5217
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 25.885
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 25.6745
49 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 24.9114
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 24.8555
51 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 24.8204
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 24.6868
53 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 24.5043
54 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 24.5042
55 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 24.0854
56 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 23.9322
57 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 23.8644
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 23.3547
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 23.0947
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 23.0155
61 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 22.7392
62 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 22.6843
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 22.5056
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 22.3932
65 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 22.2341
66 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 21.5083
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 21.4362
68 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 21.2104
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 21.1876
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 20.7979
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 20.7535
72 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 20.5999
73 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 20.4096
74 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 20.3885
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 20.2587
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 20.2534
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 20.0088
78 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 19.8439
79 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 19.7802
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 19.7686
81 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 19.7199
82 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 19.6845
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 19.5364
84 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 19.4197
85 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 19.2993
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 19.2842
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 19.2459
88 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 19.1901
89 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 19.0673
90 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 19.0382
91 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 18.9453
92 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 18.9434
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 18.9415
94 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 18.9372
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 18.9179
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 18.8513
97 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 18.8115
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 18.7417
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 18.736
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 18.7242
101 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 18.6806
102 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.6691
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 18.6423
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 18.5982
105 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 18.5835
106 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 18.5627
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 18.521
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 18.486
109 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.4537
110 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 18.4514
111 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 18.4188
112 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 18.4068
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 18.3881
114 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 18.3771
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.3716
116 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 18.3433
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 18.2889
118 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 18.1116
119 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 17.9832
120 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 17.9731
121 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 17.9648
122 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 17.9092
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 17.8956
124 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 17.8809
125 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 17.8773
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 17.8765
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 17.8754
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 17.7319
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 17.731
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 17.6785
131 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.6675
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 17.6644
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 17.649
134 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 17.5852
135 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 17.4609
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 17.4463
137 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 17.4015
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 17.3989
139 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 17.3716
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 17.3593
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 17.3217
142 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 17.2975
143 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 17.2849
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 17.2226
145 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 17.1781
146 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 17.1267
147 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 17.1252
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 17.0076
149 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.0045
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 16.9508
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.9199
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 16.9076
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.8664
154 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 16.8529
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 16.829
156 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 16.8025
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 16.791
158 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 16.7903
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 16.7871
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 16.7719
161 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 16.7554
162 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 16.7372
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 16.731
164 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 16.693
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 16.6542
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 16.636
167 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 16.55
168 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 16.5218
169 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 16.487
170 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 16.4643
171 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 16.4622
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 16.4516
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 16.4215
174 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 16.4174
175 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 16.4154
176 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 16.3999
177 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 16.3542
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 16.2842
179 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 16.2711
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 16.2553
181 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 16.2355
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 16.2187
183 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 16.1304
184 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.0117
185 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 16.0089
186 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 15.9561
187 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 15.9165
188 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 15.8979
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 15.7238
190 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 15.7152
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 15.6722
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 15.6137
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 15.5885
194 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 15.5757
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 15.56
196 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 15.515
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 15.4878
198 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 15.479
199 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 15.4354
200 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.4226
201 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 15.4196
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 15.4083
203 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.3658
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 15.3629
205 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 15.3481
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 15.2782
207 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 15.2544
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 15.2478
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 15.2461
210 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 15.1922
211 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 15.1902
212 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 15.0457
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 14.9586
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 14.9448
215 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 14.9287
216 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 14.8948
217 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 14.8331
218 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 14.7897
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 14.764
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 14.6787
221 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 14.6624
222 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 14.6336
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 14.5907
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 14.5322
225 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 14.4345
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 14.3968
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 14.3889
228 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.352
229 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 14.2565
230 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 14.1759
231 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 14.0187
232 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.9211
233 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 13.9091
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 13.9061
235 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 13.6541
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 13.6226
237 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 13.0845

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1965

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 29.898
2 Northern America 27.2348
3 Oceania 24.1581
4 Asia 18.7061
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 17.1982
6 Africa 17.081

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1965

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Northern Europe 33.0315
2 Western Europe 32.4538
3 Southern Europe 29.3263
4 Eastern Europe 28.0753
5 Australia/New Zealand 26.8696
6 Eastern Asia 19.4521
7 Central Asia 19.3724
8 Caribbean 18.4637
9 Southern Asia 18.2868
10 Western Asia 18.179
11 Western Africa 17.9592
12 Middle Africa 17.837
13 South America 17.7457
14 Southern Africa 17.5326
15 South-Eastern Asia 17.4965
16 Micronesia 16.9738
17 Northern Africa 16.6303
18 Melanesia 16.5372
19 Eastern Africa 16.1853
20 Central America 15.3163
21 Polynesia 14.6357

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1965

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 28.2158
2 Upper-middle-income countries 19.1424
3 Middle-income countries 18.7532
4 Lower-middle-income countries 18.3627
5 Low-income countries 17.3139
6 No income group available 15.4092

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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