Median Age by Country in 1975

In the year 1975, the world had a median age of 20.69 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 44.07 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with a median age of 38.99 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with 37.20.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya where the median is 13.12 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya with a median age of 13.58, and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan with 13.75 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 31.38 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 27.72 years, and Oceania with 24.46 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 32.82 years. Closely followed by Northern Europe with a median age of 32.28 years, and Eastern Europe with 30.46 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 28.79 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 16.44.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1975

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 44.0731
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 38.9924
3 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 37.1952
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 34.4133
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 34.2059
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 33.9699
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 33.9494
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 33.8891
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 33.8409
10 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 33.3633
11 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 33.2856
12 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 33.1437
13 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 33.083
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 32.9956
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 32.8111
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 32.6203
17 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 32.4303
18 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 32.1396
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 32.0342
20 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 31.9627
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 31.7985
22 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 31.7792
23 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 31.7189
24 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 31.6131
25 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 31.1779
26 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 30.961
27 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 30.7629
28 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 30.6017
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 30.4713
30 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 30.3092
31 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 29.8964
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 29.7574
33 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 29.6361
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 29.251
35 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 29.2437
36 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 29.0511
37 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 29.0196
38 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 28.8182
39 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 28.378
40 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 27.8787
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 27.4039
42 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 27.3652
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 27.2343
44 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 27.2111
45 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 27.1968
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 27.1442
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 27.1079
48 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 26.3999
49 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 26.0736
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 26.0281
51 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 25.9803
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 25.9025
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 25.5723
54 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 25.324
55 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 25.2629
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 24.7642
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 24.3685
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 24.3037
59 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 24.1521
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 24.1201
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 23.8046
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 23.1003
63 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 22.8099
64 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 22.1761
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 22.1688
66 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 22.0583
67 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 21.8645
68 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 21.7776
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 21.7528
70 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 21.4414
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 21.435
72 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 21.2921
73 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 21.1973
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 21.1565
75 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 21.0658
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 20.9875
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 20.9587
78 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.8973
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 20.8794
80 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 20.7614
81 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 20.6219
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 20.3456
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 20.2939
84 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 20.0421
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 19.8924
86 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 19.7691
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 19.6345
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 19.51
89 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 19.3806
90 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 19.2605
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 19.164
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 19.139
93 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 19.0658
94 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 19.042
95 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 19.0245
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 18.7739
97 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 18.7571
98 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 18.6918
99 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 18.678
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 18.6588
101 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.5753
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 18.5734
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 18.5669
104 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.4954
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 18.4737
106 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 18.3669
107 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 18.3361
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 18.3347
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 18.3064
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 18.2593
111 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 18.2164
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 18.1836
113 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.1422
114 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 18.1344
115 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 18.1162
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 18.1064
117 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 18.0624
118 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 18.0403
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 17.9756
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 17.8631
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 17.7935
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 17.7898
123 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 17.7467
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 17.6561
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 17.6426
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 17.5296
127 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 17.4944
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 17.4764
129 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 17.4318
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.3884
131 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 17.3834
132 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 17.3728
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 17.3512
134 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 17.3189
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 17.2623
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 17.2327
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 17.1739
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 17.1233
139 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 17.1179
140 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 17.1141
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 17.1077
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 17.0923
143 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 17.0868
144 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 17.0788
145 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 17.0629
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 17.0484
147 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 17.0103
148 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 16.9989
149 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 16.8829
150 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 16.8804
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 16.8532
152 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 16.8493
153 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 16.835
154 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 16.8028
155 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 16.7999
156 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 16.7978
157 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 16.7763
158 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 16.7739
159 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 16.751
160 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 16.745
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 16.7064
162 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 16.7018
163 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 16.697
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 16.6843
165 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 16.6322
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.6006
167 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 16.5878
168 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 16.5624
169 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 16.5571
170 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 16.5441
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.5269
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 16.4745
173 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 16.4441
174 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 16.422
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 16.4202
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.4188
177 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 16.4011
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 16.3859
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 16.3658
180 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 16.3652
181 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 16.2129
182 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 16.1633
183 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 16.1381
184 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 16.1181
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 16.1053
186 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 16.0668
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 16.0636
188 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 16.0315
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 16.0197
190 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 16.009
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 15.9888
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 15.9569
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 15.9432
194 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 15.9143
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 15.8607
196 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 15.8572
197 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 15.8459
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 15.8219
199 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 15.8058
200 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 15.7594
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 15.7367
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 15.6747
203 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 15.6395
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 15.5955
205 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 15.5513
206 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 15.4844
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 15.4812
208 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 15.3696
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 15.3524
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 15.3465
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 15.3304
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 15.2401
213 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 15.2087
214 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.1833
215 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 15.1768
216 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 15.161
217 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.0491
218 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 15.0209
219 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 15.0161
220 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 14.971
221 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.9654
222 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 14.9498
223 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 14.924
224 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 14.6278
225 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 14.6216
226 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 14.5927
227 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 14.5546
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 14.5366
229 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 14.243
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 14.1947
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 14.1865
232 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 14.0499
233 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 13.8741
234 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 13.8436
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 13.7529
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 13.5781
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 13.1184

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1975

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 31.381
2 Northern America 27.7171
3 Oceania 24.4555
4 Asia 18.9253
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 17.975
6 Africa 16.5051

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1975

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 32.8204
2 Northern Europe 32.2781
3 Eastern Europe 30.4647
4 Southern Europe 30.2842
5 Australia/New Zealand 26.8322
6 Eastern Asia 19.9851
7 Caribbean 19.0105
8 Central Asia 18.7873
9 South America 18.7313
10 Southern Asia 18.1382
11 Southern Africa 18.0488
12 Western Asia 17.8427
13 South-Eastern Asia 17.5578
14 Micronesia 17.235
15 Western Africa 17.0708
16 Middle Africa 16.7029
17 Northern Africa 16.5358
18 Melanesia 16.0551
19 Central America 15.6746
20 Eastern Africa 15.5611
21 Polynesia 15.4085

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1975

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 28.7876
2 Upper-middle-income countries 19.6585
3 Middle-income countries 18.9256
4 Lower-middle-income countries 18.0935
5 No income group available 16.7491
6 Low-income countries 16.4415

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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