Median Age by Country in 1977

In the year 1977, the world had a median age of 21.01 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 43.44 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with a median age of 38.30 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with 38.25.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya where the median is 13.14 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte with a median age of 13.75, and ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands with 13.82 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 31.25 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 28.37 years, and Oceania with 24.81 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 33.05 years. Closely followed by Northern Europe with a median age of 32.48 years, and Southern Europe with 30.40 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 29.15 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 16.36.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1977

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 43.4366
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 38.3003
3 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 38.25
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 35.1209
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 34.3723
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 34.0664
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 33.8489
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 33.8175
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 33.735
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 33.3511
11 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 33.3335
12 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 33.2417
13 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 33.2219
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 32.9415
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 32.9368
16 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 32.7776
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 32.73
18 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 32.5357
19 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 32.3105
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 32.288
21 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 32.0613
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 31.9923
23 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 31.9918
24 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 31.5833
25 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 31.5204
26 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 30.9801
27 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 30.7763
28 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 30.7017
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 30.575
30 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 30.4043
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 30.3049
32 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 30.0867
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 29.8428
34 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 29.5599
35 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 29.3022
36 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 29.2211
37 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 29.1915
38 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 28.9616
39 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 28.9301
40 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 28.5153
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 28.1463
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 27.8795
43 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 27.8139
44 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 27.812
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 27.6667
46 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 27.3915
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 27.2986
48 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 27.0741
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 26.5397
50 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 26.5194
51 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 26.0243
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 25.922
53 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 25.8296
54 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 25.8254
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 25.4634
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 25.4394
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 24.9858
58 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 24.9539
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 24.8115
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 24.4629
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 24.4176
62 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 23.5984
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 23.4268
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 23.4109
65 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 23.065
66 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 22.7259
67 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 22.7017
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 22.4815
69 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 22.4671
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 22.1765
71 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 22.0451
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 22.0242
73 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 22.007
74 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 21.8461
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 21.7923
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 21.5597
77 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 21.4342
78 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 21.3021
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 21.2618
80 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 21.1051
81 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 21.0857
82 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 20.818
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 20.7996
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 20.7919
85 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 20.5894
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 20.3967
87 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 20.2171
88 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 20.1841
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 20.041
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 19.9868
91 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 19.858
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 19.8222
93 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 19.7418
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 19.5157
95 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 19.2999
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 19.2334
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 19.2016
98 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 19.1775
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 19.0319
100 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 19.0304
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 18.8261
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 18.7429
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 18.7254
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 18.6992
105 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 18.6628
106 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 18.6462
107 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 18.6096
108 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 18.6058
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 18.6031
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 18.5829
111 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 18.5784
112 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.5145
113 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.4968
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 18.3704
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 18.3606
116 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 18.285
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 18.184
118 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.1394
119 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 18.1389
120 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 18.1319
121 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 18.1243
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 18.0824
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 18.0292
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 18.0016
125 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 17.9796
126 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 17.8751
127 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 17.8743
128 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 17.7962
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 17.794
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 17.7764
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 17.7347
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 17.6568
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 17.5721
134 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 17.5097
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 17.4976
136 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 17.454
137 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 17.434
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 17.4112
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 17.4077
140 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 17.3863
141 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 17.3861
142 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 17.2869
143 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 17.2564
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 17.2497
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 17.1988
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 17.1967
147 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 17.1831
148 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17.1655
149 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 17.1449
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 17.1341
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 17.089
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.0817
153 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 17.0578
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 17.0461
155 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 17.0158
156 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 16.9889
157 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 16.8988
158 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 16.8851
159 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 16.8755
160 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 16.834
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 16.7827
162 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 16.781
163 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 16.7441
164 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 16.7308
165 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 16.7173
166 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 16.678
167 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 16.6732
168 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 16.6597
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 16.6532
170 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 16.6439
171 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 16.6247
172 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 16.6243
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 16.6105
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.5005
175 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 16.4893
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 16.4732
177 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 16.4441
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.4171
179 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 16.3958
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.3335
181 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 16.2426
182 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 16.2139
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 16.1954
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 16.195
185 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 16.175
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 16.133
187 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 16.0999
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 16.0985
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 16.0937
190 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 16.0686
191 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 16.0673
192 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 16.0591
193 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 16.0367
194 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 16.0165
195 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 16.0137
196 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 15.9832
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 15.9265
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 15.8725
199 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 15.8627
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 15.8564
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 15.8394
202 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.7453
203 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 15.7376
204 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 15.6344
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 15.6053
206 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 15.5994
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 15.5857
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 15.5678
209 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 15.5639
210 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 15.5072
211 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 15.4918
212 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 15.4458
213 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 15.4107
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 15.3861
215 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 15.3541
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 15.283
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 15.2669
218 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.1445
219 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 15.1077
220 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 15.0424
221 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 15.0215
222 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 14.9549
223 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 14.8951
224 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 14.8836
225 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 14.8019
226 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 14.6857
227 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 14.5062
228 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 14.4324
229 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 14.4058
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 14.3737
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 14.108
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 14.0826
233 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 13.8601
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 13.8534
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 13.8212
236 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 13.7477
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 13.1354

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1977

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 31.246
2 Northern America 28.3681
3 Oceania 24.8127
4 Asia 19.3252
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 18.2636
6 Africa 16.4434

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1977

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 33.0482
2 Northern Europe 32.4781
3 Southern Europe 30.4015
4 Eastern Europe 30.043
5 Australia/New Zealand 27.3473
6 Eastern Asia 20.7011
7 Caribbean 19.4078
8 Central Asia 19.0506
9 South America 19.0416
10 Southern Africa 18.3068
11 Southern Asia 18.2892
12 South-Eastern Asia 17.881
13 Western Asia 17.8704
14 Micronesia 17.6381
15 Western Africa 16.916
16 Northern Africa 16.5955
17 Middle Africa 16.5235
18 Melanesia 16.3153
19 Central America 15.8998
20 Polynesia 15.8712
21 Eastern Africa 15.4753

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1977

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 29.1466
2 Upper-middle-income countries 20.2382
3 Middle-income countries 19.2743
4 Lower-middle-income countries 18.2267
5 No income group available 17.1679
6 Low-income countries 16.3591

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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