Median Age by Country in 1983

In the year 1983, the world had a median age of 21.83 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 42.92 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with a median age of 41.41 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with 37.65.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands where the median is 13.35 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya with a median age of 13.59, and ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine with 14.03 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 32.14 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 29.80 years, and Oceania with 26.00 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 33.80 years. Closely followed by Northern Europe with a median age of 33.66 years, and Southern Europe with 31.67 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 30.56 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 16.24.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1983

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 42.9165
2 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 41.4107
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 37.6481
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 36.0252
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 35.8167
6 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 34.5889
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 34.5881
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 34.4512
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 34.3423
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 33.9809
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 33.9786
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 33.9584
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 33.9455
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 33.8764
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 33.8132
16 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 33.7728
17 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 33.6451
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 33.5288
19 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 33.454
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 33.3459
21 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 33.156
22 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 32.9882
23 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 32.9613
24 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 32.8606
25 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 32.8596
26 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 32.7032
27 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 32.6245
28 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 32.5582
29 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 32.1897
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 31.471
31 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 31.3943
32 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 31.0353
33 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 31.0072
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 30.9742
35 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 30.669
36 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 30.474
37 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 30.4368
38 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 30.3713
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 30.0233
40 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 29.864
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 29.8585
42 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 29.7217
43 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 29.328
44 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 29.1957
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 29.1921
46 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 29.1094
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 28.8056
48 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 28.5731
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 28.1893
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 28.1853
51 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 28.092
52 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 27.781
53 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 27.6149
54 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 27.5527
55 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 27.2299
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 26.6476
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 26.5817
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 26.5251
59 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 26.135
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 25.9877
61 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 25.982
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 25.8663
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 25.7816
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 25.5352
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 25.3733
66 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 25.3534
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 25.3324
68 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 25.1453
69 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 25.1078
70 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 24.5524
71 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 24.455
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 24.4509
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 24.4084
74 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 24.1193
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 24.0053
76 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 23.7634
77 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 23.7262
78 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 23.5107
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 23.244
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 23.2356
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 22.9035
82 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 22.7596
83 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 22.7496
84 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 22.7486
85 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 22.5941
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 22.3734
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 22.328
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 22.241
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 21.9369
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 21.8753
91 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 21.7533
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 21.6604
93 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 21.4543
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 21.3265
95 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 21.2631
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 21.0931
97 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 21.0891
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 21.0296
99 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 21.0167
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 20.9325
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 20.8486
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 20.6796
103 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 20.5335
104 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 20.4587
105 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 20.3705
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 20.2891
107 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 20.2656
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 20.1917
109 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 20.1695
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 20.0153
111 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 20.0005
112 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 19.9452
113 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 19.834
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 19.7746
115 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 19.6745
116 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 19.4559
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 19.4037
118 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 19.3279
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 19.3176
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 19.3033
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 19.2434
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 19.2402
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 19.0867
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 19.0761
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 19.0596
126 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 19.0514
127 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 18.9799
128 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 18.941
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 18.9361
130 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 18.8021
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 18.7483
132 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 18.7397
133 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 18.6747
134 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 18.5319
135 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 18.4238
136 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18.3782
137 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.3773
138 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 18.3574
139 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 18.3404
140 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.3021
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 18.3
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 18.2556
143 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.2381
144 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 18.1763
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 18.1462
146 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 18.0981
147 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 18.034
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 17.9952
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 17.9868
150 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 17.9792
151 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 17.9608
152 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 17.8273
153 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 17.7763
154 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 17.6926
155 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.6826
156 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 17.5547
157 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 17.5236
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 17.4928
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 17.4901
160 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 17.373
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 17.3513
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 17.3345
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 17.2951
164 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 17.2861
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 17.1743
166 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 17.1151
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 16.9572
168 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 16.9161
169 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 16.9051
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 16.8594
171 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 16.8074
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 16.7984
173 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 16.7309
174 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 16.7061
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 16.6512
176 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 16.6128
177 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 16.6003
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 16.5682
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 16.5106
180 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 16.4742
181 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 16.4493
182 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 16.4104
183 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 16.4046
184 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 16.3653
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.3378
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 16.3251
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.2934
188 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 16.2769
189 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 16.239
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 16.2079
191 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 16.1291
192 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 16.0916
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.0662
194 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 16.0474
195 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 16.0385
196 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 16.0205
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 15.981
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 15.9761
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 15.975
200 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 15.9419
201 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 15.9372
202 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 15.916
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 15.9011
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 15.8949
205 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 15.8844
206 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 15.8805
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 15.8651
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 15.8448
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 15.7964
210 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 15.6942
211 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 15.6063
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 15.575
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 15.5494
214 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 15.4857
215 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 15.4828
216 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 15.4064
217 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 15.3765
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 15.3609
219 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.3548
220 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 15.3189
221 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 15.2602
222 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 15.2383
223 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 15.1856
224 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 15.1703
225 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 15.115
226 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 15.0936
227 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 14.7404
228 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 14.5249
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 14.5104
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 14.4818
231 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 14.3485
232 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 14.2259
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 14.2071
234 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 14.1391
235 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 14.0327
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 13.5911
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 13.3468

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1983

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 32.137
2 Northern America 29.7959
3 Oceania 26.003
4 Asia 20.1986
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 19.2972
6 Africa 16.3684

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1983

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 33.8038
2 Northern Europe 33.6625
3 Southern Europe 31.6714
4 Eastern Europe 31.0262
5 Australia/New Zealand 28.9565
6 Eastern Asia 22.4957
7 Caribbean 20.8364
8 South America 20.0736
9 Central Asia 20.0548
10 South-Eastern Asia 18.9438
11 Southern Asia 18.7788
12 Southern Africa 18.6927
13 Micronesia 18.6375
14 Western Asia 18.2718
15 Polynesia 17.3819
16 Melanesia 17.1653
17 Northern Africa 16.9938
18 Central America 16.8425
19 Western Africa 16.4222
20 Middle Africa 16.3859
21 Eastern Africa 15.3444

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1983

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 30.5602
2 Upper-middle-income countries 21.5366
3 Middle-income countries 20.0274
4 Lower-middle-income countries 18.6586
5 No income group available 18.4034
6 Low-income countries 16.2443

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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