Median Age by Country in 1976

In the year 1976, the world had a median age of 20.80 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 43.61 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with a median age of 38.66 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with 37.17.

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 13.61, and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan with 13.78 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 31.28 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 27.80 years, and Oceania with 24.65 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 32.89 years. Closely followed by Northern Europe with a median age of 32.41 years, and Southern Europe with 30.23 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 28.87 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 16.38.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1976

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 43.6147
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 38.6565
3 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 37.1653
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 34.8066
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 34.3355
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 34.0188
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 33.868
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 33.8157
9 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 33.4217
10 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 33.2382
11 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 33.2197
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 33.2146
13 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 33.0054
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 32.9153
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 32.7702
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 32.7242
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 32.5868
18 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 32.3873
19 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 32.238
20 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 32.1784
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 32.0279
22 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 31.8919
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 31.8401
24 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 31.5908
25 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 31.3141
26 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 30.7642
27 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 30.633
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 30.6114
29 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 30.5219
30 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 30.1803
31 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 29.9768
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 29.8667
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 29.5594
34 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 29.4668
35 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 29.3771
36 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 29.1202
37 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 29.0646
38 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 28.7832
39 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 28.7667
40 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 28.0265
41 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 27.9227
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 27.6188
43 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 27.5662
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 27.4847
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 27.3949
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 27.3114
47 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 27.2977
48 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 26.7131
49 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 26.2686
50 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 26.1014
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 25.978
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 25.6572
53 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 25.5349
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 25.4019
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 25.0538
56 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 24.8389
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 24.6595
58 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 24.5786
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 24.5677
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 24.3061
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 23.5107
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 23.3271
63 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 23.1781
64 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 22.7511
65 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 22.6101
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 22.5871
67 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 22.4407
68 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 22.2512
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 22.2505
70 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 21.686
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 21.5806
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 21.4897
73 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 21.4437
74 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 21.398
75 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 21.2312
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 21.1651
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 21.1434
78 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 21.0406
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 20.9575
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 20.9376
81 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 20.9076
82 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 20.896
83 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 20.4072
84 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 20.3037
85 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.2433
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 20.1533
87 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 20.0344
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 19.9205
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 19.8231
90 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 19.7516
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 19.6304
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 19.5857
93 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 19.5229
94 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 19.5114
95 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 19.4059
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 19.2148
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 18.9631
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 18.9586
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 18.946
100 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 18.9158
101 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 18.9077
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 18.8207
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 18.7592
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 18.7548
105 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 18.6851
106 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.6696
107 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 18.6312
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 18.4825
109 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 18.4783
110 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 18.3911
111 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 18.2585
112 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.2537
113 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.2527
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 18.2482
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 18.2457
116 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 18.2184
117 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 18.1325
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 18.0518
119 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 18.0372
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 18.022
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 17.9264
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 17.9082
123 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 17.9037
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 17.8814
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 17.7972
126 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 17.7501
127 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 17.7428
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 17.7255
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 17.7028
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 17.6587
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 17.6529
132 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 17.5777
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 17.4866
134 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 17.4455
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 17.4358
136 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 17.3773
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 17.3525
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 17.2436
139 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 17.237
140 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 17.2249
141 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 17.1847
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 17.1614
143 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 17.1517
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.142
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 17.1181
146 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 17.0945
147 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 17.0644
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 17.0222
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 17.0068
150 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 16.9975
151 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 16.9757
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 16.9503
153 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 16.9378
154 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 16.9027
155 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 16.8914
156 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 16.8786
157 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 16.8297
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 16.8227
159 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 16.7893
160 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 16.7793
161 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 16.7786
162 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 16.7275
163 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 16.7264
164 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 16.7143
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 16.7014
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 16.6545
167 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 16.611
168 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 16.5945
169 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 16.5871
170 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 16.5461
171 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 16.5365
172 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 16.4897
173 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 16.3714
174 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 16.3582
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.3233
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 16.3178
177 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 16.263
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 16.2515
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 16.2383
180 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 16.2317
181 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 16.2063
182 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 16.1808
183 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 16.1657
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.1544
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.0969
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 16.0833
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.0809
188 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 16.0407
189 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 16.0379
190 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 16.0273
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 16.0055
192 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 16.0013
193 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.9457
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 15.9142
195 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 15.9101
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 15.8868
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 15.8716
198 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15.8598
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 15.8588
200 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 15.8479
201 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 15.7466
202 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 15.7277
203 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 15.6616
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 15.6155
205 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 15.575
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 15.5524
207 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 15.5482
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 15.495
209 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 15.4479
210 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 15.4394
211 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 15.3709
212 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 15.3562
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 15.2272
214 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 15.1723
215 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 15.1598
216 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 15.1581
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 15.1541
218 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 15.1137
219 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 15.1045
220 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 15.0513
221 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 14.9621
222 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 14.9521
223 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 14.9244
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 14.8653
225 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 14.8438
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 14.7811
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 14.6669
228 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 14.5791
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 14.5678
230 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 14.4741
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 14.3994
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 14.3481
233 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 14.1296
234 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 14.0941
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 13.7821
236 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 13.6057
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 13.1922

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1976

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 31.2814
2 Northern America 27.801
3 Oceania 24.6544
4 Americas 21.8893
5 Asia 19.0633
6 Latin America and the Caribbean 17.9964
7 Africa 16.414

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1976

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 32.8893
2 Northern Europe 32.4129
3 Southern Europe 30.2259
4 Eastern Europe 30.1058
5 Australia/New Zealand 27.0754
6 Eastern Asia 20.3745
7 Caribbean 19.1788
8 Central Asia 19.025
9 South America 18.8943
10 Southern Asia 18.0802
11 Western Asia 17.9072
12 Southern Africa 17.7448
13 South-Eastern Asia 17.4922
14 Micronesia 17.3838
15 Western Africa 16.8144
16 Middle Africa 16.7639
17 Northern Africa 16.5823
18 Melanesia 16.4504
19 Polynesia 15.6418
20 Eastern Africa 15.5109
21 Central America 15.3621

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1976

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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