Median Age by Country in 1972

In the year 1972, the world had a median age of 20.36 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 43.75 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with a median age of 40.45 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with 34.56.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya where the median is 13.22 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands with a median age of 13.52, and ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya with 13.63 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 31.16 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 26.79 years, and Oceania with 24.01 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Northern Europe had the highest median age of 32.40 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 32.33 years, and Eastern Europe with 30.57 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 28.45 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by No income group available with a median age of only 16.22.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1972

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 43.7466
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 40.4516
3 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 34.5567
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 34.2403
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 34.1049
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 33.7764
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 33.5348
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 33.4693
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 33.4682
10 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 33.3483
11 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 33.2502
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 33.0156
13 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 32.974
14 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 32.4951
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 32.3062
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 32.2391
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 32.1987
18 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 32.1213
19 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 32.0926
20 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 31.6194
21 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 31.564
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 31.5008
23 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 31.4418
24 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 31.4263
25 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 31.2345
26 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 31.0682
27 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 30.6057
28 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 30.4645
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 30.0743
30 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 30.0236
31 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 29.9381
32 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 29.6622
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 29.3543
34 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 29.0646
35 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 29.0136
36 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 29.0055
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 28.8891
38 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 28.569
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 27.906
40 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 27.7008
41 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 27.2668
42 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 27.2238
43 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 26.9544
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 26.555
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 26.5462
46 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 26.4609
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 25.9007
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 25.7356
49 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 25.6039
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 25.5489
51 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 25.4293
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 25.2049
53 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 25.1455
54 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 24.7622
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 24.5712
56 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 24.0511
57 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 23.965
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 23.752
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 23.027
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 22.6273
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 22.5942
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 22.4451
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 22.258
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 21.8538
65 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 21.7298
66 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 21.704
67 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 21.4027
68 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 21.0385
69 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 21.0288
70 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 20.8675
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 20.7714
72 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 20.7521
73 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 20.6349
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 20.5922
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 20.3844
76 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 20.3363
77 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 20.3061
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 20.2266
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 20.0438
80 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 20.0401
81 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 20.0397
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 19.7615
83 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 19.6789
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 19.6637
85 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 19.5376
86 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 19.4121
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 19.2201
88 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 19.1887
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 19.1476
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 19.0708
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 19.0524
92 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 19.0491
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 18.9486
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 18.844
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 18.7361
96 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.7257
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 18.5567
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 18.3627
99 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.315
100 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 18.3132
101 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 18.3025
102 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.3007
103 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 18.2644
104 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 18.2588
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 18.2487
106 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 18.2177
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 18.1849
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 18.1641
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 18.1596
110 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 18.1373
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 18.0237
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 18.0128
113 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 17.842
114 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 17.8142
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 17.7324
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 17.7256
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 17.6948
118 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 17.6829
119 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 17.662
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 17.6565
121 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 17.6419
122 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 17.6294
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 17.6239
124 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 17.5168
125 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 17.483
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.4707
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 17.4536
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 17.4295
129 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 17.3848
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 17.3715
131 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 17.3444
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 17.321
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 17.3013
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 17.3006
135 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 17.2626
136 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.2594
137 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 17.258
138 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 17.1516
139 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 17.0962
140 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 16.9893
141 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 16.9518
142 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 16.8936
143 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 16.8912
144 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 16.8279
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 16.8049
146 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 16.7964
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 16.7914
148 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 16.7847
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 16.7464
150 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 16.733
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 16.7133
152 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 16.7026
153 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 16.7005
154 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 16.664
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.6591
156 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 16.6586
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 16.6495
158 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 16.6363
159 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 16.6114
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.5673
161 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 16.5552
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 16.5485
163 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 16.5262
164 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 16.5177
165 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 16.5165
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 16.516
167 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 16.4632
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 16.4601
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.4348
170 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 16.4192
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 16.3912
172 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 16.3329
173 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 16.321
174 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 16.3146
175 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 16.2201
176 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 16.2075
177 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 16.1658
178 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 16.1252
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 16.0668
180 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 16.0623
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 16.043
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 16.0145
183 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 16.0114
184 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 16.0078
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 15.9901
186 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15.9728
187 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 15.9045
188 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 15.9001
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 15.8923
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 15.8898
191 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 15.8405
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 15.8227
193 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.7675
194 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 15.7663
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 15.7056
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 15.6928
197 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 15.6159
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 15.5991
199 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 15.5918
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 15.588
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 15.5593
202 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 15.5343
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 15.5226
204 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 15.5212
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 15.4718
206 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 15.4306
207 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 15.3705
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 15.3573
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 15.1996
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 15.1821
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 15.0943
212 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 15.0865
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 15.0651
214 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 15.0461
215 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.036
216 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 14.9792
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 14.9639
218 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.9232
219 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 14.8737
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 14.8627
221 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 14.8488
222 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 14.7861
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 14.7723
224 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 14.7259
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 14.7212
226 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 14.7061
227 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 14.3741
228 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 14.3738
229 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 14.3514
230 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 14.2178
231 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 13.9546
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 13.8527
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 13.7582
234 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 13.717
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 13.6304
236 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 13.5229
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 13.221

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1972

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 31.1589
2 Northern America 26.7894
3 Oceania 24.0139
4 Americas 21.1996
5 Asia 18.4719
6 Latin America and the Caribbean 17.5199
7 Africa 16.6078

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1972

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Northern Europe 32.395
2 Western Europe 32.3316
3 Eastern Europe 30.5685
4 Southern Europe 30.187
5 Australia/New Zealand 26.243
6 Eastern Asia 19.3286
7 Central Asia 18.7843
8 Caribbean 18.5448
9 South America 18.315
10 Southern Asia 17.8617
11 Western Asia 17.6892
12 Southern Africa 17.5479
13 Western Africa 17.2073
14 Middle Africa 17.1182
15 South-Eastern Asia 17.0804
16 Micronesia 16.942
17 Northern Africa 16.5026
18 Melanesia 16.1564
19 Eastern Africa 15.7496
20 Central America 15.1386
21 Polynesia 14.9562

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1972

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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