Median Age by Country in 1975

In the year 1975, the world had a median age of 20.66 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 44.03 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with a median age of 39.01 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with 36.45.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya where the median is 13.19 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte with a median age of 13.70, and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan with 13.74 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 31.34 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 27.47 years, and Oceania with 24.48 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 32.76 years. Closely followed by Northern Europe with a median age of 32.35 years, and Eastern Europe with 30.43 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 28.69 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 16.43.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1975

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 44.0277
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 39.0118
3 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 36.4542
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 34.4197
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 34.3203
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 33.9673
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 33.8787
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 33.8157
9 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 33.3521
10 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 33.2695
11 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 33.1716
12 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 33.0542
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 32.9998
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 32.9013
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 32.7773
16 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 32.6832
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 32.5459
18 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 32.1218
19 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 32.0895
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 32.0894
21 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 31.9649
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 31.7939
23 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 31.7853
24 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 31.6318
25 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 31.1815
26 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 30.721
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 30.5696
28 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 30.5337
29 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 30.4443
30 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 30.2862
31 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 29.8517
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 29.6581
33 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 29.6337
34 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 29.4854
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 29.2506
36 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 29.0875
37 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 29.0389
38 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 28.7302
39 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 28.4011
40 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 27.7381
41 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 27.5906
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 27.4423
43 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 27.3668
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 27.2937
45 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 27.2073
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 27.1171
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 26.8664
48 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 26.3838
49 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 26.064
50 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 26.0443
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 25.9579
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 25.3986
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 25.3941
54 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 25.3094
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 24.7727
56 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 24.5166
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 24.3945
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 24.3758
59 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 24.2427
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 23.9913
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 23.1915
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 23.1502
63 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 22.7928
64 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 22.421
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 22.2642
66 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 22.1834
67 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 22.1134
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 21.9899
69 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 21.8151
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 21.4637
71 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 21.4214
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 21.0967
73 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 21.0956
74 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 21.0565
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 21.0259
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 21.0027
77 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 20.9307
78 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 20.9151
79 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 20.7577
80 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 20.6676
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 20.6265
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 20.3025
83 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 20.0311
84 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 19.9563
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 19.9369
86 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 19.8745
87 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 19.7574
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 19.6993
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 19.6714
90 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 19.372
91 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 19.3041
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 19.3027
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 19.2227
94 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 19.203
95 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 19.066
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 18.9232
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 18.9011
98 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 18.8854
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 18.8465
100 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 18.7489
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 18.7244
102 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.7038
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 18.6937
104 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 18.6029
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 18.5054
106 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 18.3944
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 18.3872
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 18.3867
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 18.3391
110 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.2692
111 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.2605
112 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 18.2496
113 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 18.1947
114 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 18.132
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 18.0919
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 18.0818
117 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 18.081
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 17.9555
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 17.8619
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 17.8569
121 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 17.833
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 17.8219
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 17.8112
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 17.8061
125 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 17.6955
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 17.6798
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 17.6703
128 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 17.5767
129 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 17.4946
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 17.4757
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 17.4746
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 17.4102
133 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 17.3996
134 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 17.3902
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 17.3454
136 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 17.3191
137 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 17.3085
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.2273
139 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 17.1984
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 17.0956
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 17.0686
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 17.0258
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 17.0171
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 17.0106
145 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 17.0102
146 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 16.9933
147 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 16.9582
148 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 16.9381
149 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 16.9311
150 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 16.8932
151 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 16.8162
152 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 16.7906
153 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 16.7832
154 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 16.7745
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 16.7582
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 16.7381
157 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 16.7178
158 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 16.7173
159 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 16.7126
160 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 16.7095
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 16.7023
162 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 16.6697
163 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 16.6609
164 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 16.6547
165 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 16.6257
166 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 16.6126
167 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 16.593
168 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 16.5474
169 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 16.4924
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 16.4692
171 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 16.4429
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 16.3969
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.3851
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 16.36
175 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 16.3486
176 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 16.3024
177 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 16.2535
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.2044
179 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 16.1772
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.1714
181 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 16.128
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 16.0967
183 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 16.0792
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 16.0562
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.0255
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 16.0144
187 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 15.9915
188 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 15.9904
189 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 15.9732
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 15.9481
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 15.9472
192 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 15.9058
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 15.9017
194 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 15.9008
195 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.8891
196 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15.8816
197 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 15.8699
198 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 15.8199
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 15.8152
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 15.8113
201 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 15.7883
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 15.7362
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 15.6898
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 15.6502
205 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 15.573
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 15.5157
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 15.386
208 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 15.3476
209 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 15.2817
210 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 15.268
211 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 15.164
212 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 15.1454
213 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 15.1438
214 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 15.1434
215 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 15.1406
216 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 15.1109
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 15.0737
218 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 15.0348
219 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 15.0033
220 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 14.9791
221 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 14.9338
222 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 14.9041
223 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 14.8582
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 14.8392
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 14.8181
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 14.7985
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 14.7944
228 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 14.6002
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 14.495
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 14.4312
231 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 14.2432
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 14.1712
233 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 14.144
234 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 14.0306
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 13.7414
236 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 13.7023
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 13.1889

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1975

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 31.3421
2 Northern America 27.4689
3 Oceania 24.476
4 Americas 21.6967
5 Asia 18.8775
6 Latin America and the Caribbean 17.864
7 Africa 16.466

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1975

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 32.758
2 Northern Europe 32.3486
3 Eastern Europe 30.431
4 Southern Europe 30.1862
5 Australia/New Zealand 26.8074
6 Eastern Asia 20.0319
7 Caribbean 18.9975
8 Central Asia 18.9547
9 South America 18.7425
10 Southern Asia 18.0067
11 Western Asia 17.8517
12 Southern Africa 17.6866
13 South-Eastern Asia 17.3504
14 Micronesia 17.1977
15 Western Africa 16.9194
16 Middle Africa 16.85
17 Northern Africa 16.5794
18 Melanesia 16.3393
19 Eastern Africa 15.5605
20 Polynesia 15.4547
21 Central America 15.2784

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1975

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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