Median Age by Country in 1973

In the year 1973, the world had a median age of 20.46 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 43.90 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with a median age of 39.81 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with 36.21.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya where the median is 13.14 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya with a median age of 13.17, and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan with 13.74 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 31.33 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 27.28 years, and Oceania with 24.13 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 32.50 years. Closely followed by Northern Europe with a median age of 32.30 years, and Eastern Europe with 30.78 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 28.62 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by No income group available with a median age of only 16.35.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1973

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 43.8999
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 39.8088
3 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 36.2075
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 34.1964
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 34.0556
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 33.7721
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 33.7611
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 33.7368
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 33.5663
10 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 33.3163
11 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 33.3155
12 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 33.1328
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 33.101
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 32.891
15 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 32.4691
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 32.4456
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 32.4334
18 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 32.1189
19 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 32.0432
20 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 31.9242
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 31.5726
22 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 31.4364
23 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 31.3748
24 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 31.3668
25 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 31.2616
26 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 31.1447
27 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 31.0488
28 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 30.7201
29 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 30.2253
30 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 30.1604
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 30.1549
32 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 29.4278
33 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 29.1854
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 29.149
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 29.1336
36 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 29.0291
37 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 29.0211
38 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 28.6872
39 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 27.8567
40 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 27.4995
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 27.2464
42 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 27.2451
43 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 27.1383
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 26.7001
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 26.6946
46 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 26.6261
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 26.5929
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 25.8793
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 25.8514
50 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 25.7548
51 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 25.7461
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 25.6634
53 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 25.4729
54 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 24.9451
55 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 24.9348
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 24.5294
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 23.8941
58 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 23.6268
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 23.3991
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 23.1232
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 22.9134
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 22.8268
63 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 22.1064
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 22.0712
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 21.5008
66 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 21.4535
67 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 21.3735
68 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 21.3512
69 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 21.1686
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 21.1566
71 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 21.0745
72 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 21.0481
73 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 20.8722
74 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 20.8075
75 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.7067
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 20.4572
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 20.4423
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 20.2821
79 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 20.1843
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 20.0658
81 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 19.7588
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 19.7318
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 19.6995
84 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 19.6561
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 19.4152
86 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 19.3456
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 19.314
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 19.2737
89 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 19.253
90 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 19.1488
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 19.1349
92 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 18.9411
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 18.8505
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 18.7302
95 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 18.6486
96 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 18.619
97 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.5832
98 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 18.562
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 18.4878
100 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 18.4628
101 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.4614
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 18.4143
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 18.3996
104 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 18.2247
105 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.1716
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 18.1674
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 18.1645
108 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 18.1042
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 18.0539
110 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 18.0296
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 18.017
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 17.9599
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 17.8528
114 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 17.8406
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 17.7925
116 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 17.7791
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 17.7353
118 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 17.7005
119 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 17.6147
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.6061
121 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 17.5695
122 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 17.4691
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 17.4661
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 17.4654
125 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 17.4332
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 17.4266
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 17.4266
128 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 17.3777
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 17.3494
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 17.3298
131 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 17.2298
132 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 17.1801
133 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 17.1644
134 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 17.1543
135 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 17.1313
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 17.0087
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 16.9992
138 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 16.9808
139 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 16.9698
140 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 16.9607
141 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 16.9056
142 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 16.9022
143 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 16.8954
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 16.8917
145 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 16.8906
146 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 16.8559
147 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 16.8556
148 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 16.8525
149 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 16.8483
150 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 16.8302
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 16.806
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.7324
153 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 16.7169
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 16.715
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.7029
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 16.6917
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 16.6706
158 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 16.658
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 16.6507
160 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 16.6456
161 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 16.6355
162 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 16.6147
163 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 16.5826
164 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 16.5627
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.5519
166 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 16.5187
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 16.495
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 16.4754
169 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 16.4676
170 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 16.4142
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 16.3544
172 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 16.3434
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 16.3368
174 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 16.319
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 16.3181
176 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 16.3133
177 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 16.2921
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 16.2904
179 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 16.2488
180 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 16.2336
181 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 16.1491
182 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 16.1172
183 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 16.1077
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.074
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 16.0238
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 16.019
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 15.9842
188 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 15.9233
189 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15.8622
190 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 15.8451
191 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 15.8011
192 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 15.7967
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 15.7607
194 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 15.7271
195 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 15.7218
196 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 15.6613
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 15.6585
198 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 15.6515
199 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 15.6482
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 15.429
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 15.3982
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 15.3733
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 15.3661
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 15.3525
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 15.313
206 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 15.309
207 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 15.3028
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 15.2576
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 15.2393
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 15.2333
211 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 15.2238
212 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 15.2195
213 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 15.1849
214 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 15.1474
215 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 14.9878
216 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 14.9688
217 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 14.8901
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 14.8499
219 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.8132
220 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 14.8078
221 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 14.7419
222 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.7241
223 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 14.7168
224 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 14.6981
225 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 14.6821
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 14.6097
227 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 14.4751
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 14.4201
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 14.3782
230 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 14.146
231 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 14.008
232 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 13.9896
233 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 13.8495
234 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 13.7795
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 13.7426
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 13.167
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 13.1391

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1973

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 31.3347
2 Northern America 27.2827
3 Oceania 24.1318
4 Asia 18.6157
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 17.7081
6 Africa 16.5708

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1973

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 32.4988
2 Northern Europe 32.2965
3 Eastern Europe 30.7842
4 Southern Europe 30.3001
5 Australia/New Zealand 26.3867
6 Eastern Asia 19.465
7 Caribbean 18.6708
8 Central Asia 18.6182
9 South America 18.4408
10 Southern Asia 18.0323
11 Southern Africa 17.8154
12 Western Asia 17.7173
13 South-Eastern Asia 17.3405
14 Western Africa 17.237
15 Micronesia 17.0028
16 Middle Africa 16.8852
17 Northern Africa 16.4619
18 Melanesia 15.9016
19 Eastern Africa 15.6622
20 Central America 15.47
21 Polynesia 15.0169

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1973

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 28.6246
2 Upper-middle-income countries 19.1926
3 Middle-income countries 18.6431
4 Lower-middle-income countries 18.0095
5 Low-income countries 16.5521
6 No income group available 16.3502

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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