Median Age by Country in 1966

In the year 1966, the world had a median age of 20.63 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 43.96 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with a median age of 42.32 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden with 35.02.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa where the median is 13.08 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands with a median age of 13.37, and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya with 13.69 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 30.02 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 27.11 years, and Oceania with 24.02 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Northern Europe had the highest median age of 32.92 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 32.34 years, and Southern Europe with 29.50 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 28.26 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by No income group available with a median age of only 15.45.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1966

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 43.9554
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 42.3195
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 35.0219
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 34.9324
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 34.6102
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 34.2328
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 33.8212
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 33.8025
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 33.7561
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 33.2282
11 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 32.9956
12 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 32.8162
13 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 32.6849
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 32.5161
15 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 32.2498
16 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 31.9581
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 31.6328
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 31.4401
19 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 31.2678
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 31.1111
21 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 31.0988
22 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 30.5801
23 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 30.5115
24 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 30.1937
25 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 30.1626
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 30.0687
27 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 29.4797
28 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 29.4661
29 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 29.3735
30 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 29.2538
31 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 29.0013
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 28.5708
33 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 28.5272
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 28.2052
35 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 28.0519
36 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 27.8812
37 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 27.7112
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 27.646
39 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 27.5237
40 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 27.4135
41 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 27.3018
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 27.2702
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 27.1274
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 27.0003
45 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 26.9336
46 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 26.7116
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 25.8138
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 25.6988
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 24.9966
50 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 24.8152
51 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 24.7861
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 24.557
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 24.5154
54 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 24.4865
55 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 24.289
56 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 23.9616
57 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 23.8845
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 23.4685
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 23.0421
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 22.9886
61 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 22.8811
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 22.4944
63 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 22.1175
64 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 22.0599
65 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 21.9876
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 21.9822
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 21.2521
68 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 21.12
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 21.1099
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 20.7002
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 20.5862
72 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 20.5834
73 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 20.5541
74 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 20.2694
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 20.1387
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 20.0218
77 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 19.8461
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 19.6338
79 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 19.6326
80 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 19.6296
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 19.5413
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 19.4751
83 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 19.326
84 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 19.2262
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 19.0979
86 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 19.0891
87 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 19.0505
88 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 18.9522
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 18.875
90 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 18.8378
91 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 18.8253
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 18.7816
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 18.7398
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 18.6825
95 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 18.6482
96 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.636
97 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 18.617
98 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 18.5856
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 18.5624
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 18.5351
101 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 18.5209
102 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 18.5182
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 18.4936
104 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.459
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 18.4464
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 18.4024
107 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.3768
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 18.3727
109 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 18.3288
110 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 18.2849
111 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 18.2149
112 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 18.1953
113 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 18.1879
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 18.1711
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 18.0707
116 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 18.0454
117 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 18.0097
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 17.8998
119 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 17.8599
120 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 17.852
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 17.7913
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 17.768
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 17.7652
124 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 17.7515
125 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.689
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 17.6876
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 17.6202
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 17.5863
129 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 17.5828
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 17.5508
131 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 17.5349
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 17.5089
133 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 17.4826
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 17.4659
135 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 17.4147
136 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 17.4039
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 17.3442
138 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 17.3104
139 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 17.251
140 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 17.195
141 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 17.1857
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 17.1148
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 17.0553
144 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 17.0523
145 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 17.0463
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.9872
147 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 16.951
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 16.9477
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.9362
150 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 16.8579
151 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 16.8083
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 16.797
153 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 16.7853
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 16.7783
155 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 16.768
156 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 16.7619
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 16.7498
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 16.7391
159 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 16.7298
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 16.6949
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 16.6845
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 16.6693
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 16.6645
164 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 16.6512
165 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 16.6237
166 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 16.6117
167 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 16.5896
168 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 16.5218
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.5149
170 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 16.3966
171 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 16.3831
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 16.3719
173 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 16.3616
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 16.3553
175 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 16.3502
176 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 16.31
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 16.3079
178 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 16.2053
179 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 16.2041
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 16.1875
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 16.1719
182 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 16.1391
183 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 16.0608
184 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 15.9912
185 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 15.9478
186 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 15.8897
187 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 15.8239
188 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 15.7416
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 15.7032
190 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 15.6625
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 15.6185
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 15.6068
193 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 15.5682
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 15.5554
195 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 15.5251
196 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 15.4161
197 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.4059
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 15.3896
199 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 15.3884
200 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 15.386
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 15.3845
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 15.3699
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.3351
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 15.3193
205 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 15.3066
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 15.2489
207 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 15.2267
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 15.2103
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 15.1768
210 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 15.1455
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 14.9851
212 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 14.9268
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 14.9239
214 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 14.9127
215 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 14.8952
216 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 14.8182
217 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 14.7605
218 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 14.712
219 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 14.6664
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 14.6452
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 14.5665
222 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 14.5592
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 14.5309
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 14.4085
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 14.385
226 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.3682
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 14.3259
228 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 14.2891
229 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 14.1065
230 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 14.0772
231 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 14.0683
232 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.9622
233 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 13.9143
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 13.715
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 13.6857
236 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 13.374
237 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 13.0783

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1966

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 30.0248
2 Northern America 27.1137
3 Oceania 24.0203
4 Asia 18.5417
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 17.1906
6 Africa 17.0123

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1966

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Northern Europe 32.9151
2 Western Europe 32.338
3 Southern Europe 29.4968
4 Eastern Europe 28.4475
5 Australia/New Zealand 26.6892
6 Eastern Asia 19.2133
7 Central Asia 18.8043
8 Caribbean 18.4082
9 Southern Asia 18.1757
10 Western Asia 17.9997
11 Western Africa 17.9012
12 South America 17.7542
13 Middle Africa 17.7523
14 Southern Africa 17.5593
15 South-Eastern Asia 17.3476
16 Micronesia 16.9529
17 Northern Africa 16.5743
18 Melanesia 16.4376
19 Eastern Africa 16.1252
20 Central America 15.29
21 Polynesia 14.5712

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1966

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 28.2576
2 Upper-middle-income countries 18.9237
3 Middle-income countries 18.5927
4 Lower-middle-income countries 18.2398
5 Low-income countries 17.2577
6 No income group available 15.4492

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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