Median Age by Country in 1974

In the year 1974, the world had a median age of 20.56 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 44.11 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with a median age of 39.35 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with 36.69.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya where the median is 13.13 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya with a median age of 13.37, and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan with 13.74 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 31.41 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 27.46 years, and Oceania with 24.28 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 32.67 years. Closely followed by Northern Europe with a median age of 32.27 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 28.71 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 16.49.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1974

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 44.114
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 39.3463
3 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 36.6908
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 34.1883
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 34.0625
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 34.0274
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 33.9039
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 33.7806
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 33.7439
10 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 33.3304
11 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 33.2761
12 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 33.2527
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 32.8422
14 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 32.8
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 32.7056
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 32.6433
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 32.5495
18 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 32.2911
19 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 32.0948
20 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 31.7564
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 31.6552
22 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 31.6091
23 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 31.592
24 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 31.5646
25 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 31.1603
26 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 31.0938
27 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 30.838
28 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 30.6377
29 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 30.3839
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 30.3514
31 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 30.2605
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 29.4549
33 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 29.3756
34 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 29.3585
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 29.0478
36 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 29.0376
37 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 29.0159
38 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 28.7443
39 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 28.0655
40 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 27.6397
41 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 27.1918
42 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 27.1861
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 27.1145
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 27.0054
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 26.9319
46 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 26.9153
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 26.8792
48 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 26.0799
49 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 25.8968
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 25.8875
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 25.878
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 25.7826
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 25.6075
54 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 25.1226
55 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 25.1013
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 24.5906
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 24.1101
58 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 23.8019
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 23.7584
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 23.5872
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 23.4682
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 22.9608
63 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 22.4471
64 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 21.7647
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 21.7548
66 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 21.7127
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 21.637
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 21.6238
69 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 21.4626
70 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 21.456
71 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 21.3315
72 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 21.2216
73 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 21.0144
74 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 20.9592
75 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.7566
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 20.6599
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 20.6248
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 20.5099
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 20.4583
80 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 20.3935
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 20.2686
82 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 20.236
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 19.789
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 19.7527
85 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 19.6822
86 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 19.5838
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 19.4509
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 19.3678
89 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 19.2101
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 19.1446
91 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 19.0887
92 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 18.9657
93 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 18.9299
94 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 18.8484
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 18.7747
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 18.7663
97 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 18.7088
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 18.6072
99 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.5875
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 18.5238
101 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 18.5012
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 18.4863
103 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.4812
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 18.4487
105 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 18.417
106 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 18.2136
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 18.1766
108 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.1537
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 18.1331
110 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 18.1223
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 18.0344
112 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 18.0249
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 18.0051
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 17.9597
115 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 17.9402
116 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 17.9379
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 17.9113
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 17.8142
119 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 17.7641
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 17.6983
121 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 17.6443
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 17.6289
123 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 17.5984
124 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 17.5852
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 17.5464
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 17.5122
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.5111
128 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 17.4931
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 17.4479
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 17.4251
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 17.3136
132 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 17.3037
133 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 17.2652
134 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 17.2386
135 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 17.1442
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 17.0878
137 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 17.0761
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 17.0253
139 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 17.0223
140 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 16.9761
141 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 16.9757
142 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 16.9576
143 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 16.9421
144 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 16.9356
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 16.9324
146 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 16.8874
147 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 16.8745
148 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 16.8649
149 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 16.8604
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 16.8001
151 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 16.7987
152 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 16.7818
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 16.7617
154 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 16.7403
155 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 16.7387
156 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 16.7213
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 16.6846
158 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 16.6756
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 16.6705
160 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 16.6675
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.6604
162 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 16.6346
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 16.6315
164 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 16.6079
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.6078
166 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 16.5809
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 16.542
168 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 16.5395
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 16.5098
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.4805
171 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 16.4725
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 16.4715
173 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 16.461
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 16.4459
175 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 16.4425
176 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 16.4184
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 16.3905
178 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 16.3666
179 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 16.3545
180 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 16.2832
181 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 16.229
182 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 16.2281
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 16.1832
184 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 16.0453
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 16.0372
186 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 16.0283
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.0011
188 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 15.9847
189 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 15.9809
190 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15.9669
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 15.9623
192 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 15.8501
193 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 15.8303
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 15.7796
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 15.7553
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 15.7501
197 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 15.7445
198 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 15.6824
199 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 15.6794
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 15.6161
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 15.5455
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 15.5385
203 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 15.5216
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 15.4818
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 15.4589
206 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 15.4277
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 15.4174
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 15.3613
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 15.352
210 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 15.2792
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 15.2783
212 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 15.1571
213 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 15.0855
214 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 15.0711
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 15.0538
216 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 15.0187
217 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 15.0026
218 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 14.9935
219 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 14.9867
220 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.9394
221 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 14.9109
222 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.8889
223 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 14.8157
224 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 14.7255
225 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 14.6323
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 14.5794
227 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 14.5306
228 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 14.3585
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 14.3144
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 14.2777
231 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 14.0343
232 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 13.9422
233 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 13.9356
234 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 13.8438
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 13.7362
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 13.3742
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 13.1254

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1974

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 31.4098
2 Northern America 27.4551
3 Oceania 24.2845
4 Asia 18.7509
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 17.8379
6 Africa 16.5377

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1974

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 32.6665
2 Northern Europe 32.2651
3 Eastern Europe 30.7822
4 Southern Europe 30.2826
5 Australia/New Zealand 26.5796
6 Eastern Asia 19.6996
7 Caribbean 18.831
8 Central Asia 18.6914
9 South America 18.5823
10 Southern Asia 18.077
11 Southern Africa 17.9295
12 Western Asia 17.786
13 South-Eastern Asia 17.4356
14 Western Africa 17.1544
15 Micronesia 17.0841
16 Middle Africa 16.7911
17 Northern Africa 16.5015
18 Melanesia 15.9614
19 Eastern Africa 15.607
20 Central America 15.5682
21 Polynesia 15.208

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1974

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 28.71
2 Upper-middle-income countries 19.4036
3 Middle-income countries 18.7689
4 Lower-middle-income countries 18.0446
5 No income group available 16.5443
6 Low-income countries 16.4874

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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