Median Age by Country in 1983

In the year 1983, the world had a median age of 21.78 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco where the median is 42.68 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with a median age of 41.94 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with 37.65.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya where the median is 13.68 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands with a median age of 13.84, and ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine with 14.21 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 32.08 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 29.82 years, and Oceania with 26.06 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 33.71 years. Closely followed by Northern Europe with a median age of 33.70 years, and Southern Europe with 31.60 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 30.63 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 16.25.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1983

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 42.6787
2 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 41.9374
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 37.652
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 36.092
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 35.6965
6 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 34.5941
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 34.5598
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 34.4684
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 34.3488
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 34.0264
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 34.0145
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 33.9178
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 33.8866
14 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 33.7518
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 33.7509
16 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 33.6521
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 33.6448
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 33.3818
19 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 33.315
20 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 33.1572
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 33.0932
22 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 32.9878
23 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 32.8499
24 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 32.7172
25 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 32.6399
26 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 32.6375
27 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 32.6273
28 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 32.5944
29 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 32.0527
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 31.5468
31 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 31.2868
32 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 31.1602
33 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 31.0858
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 31.0849
35 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 30.6257
36 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 30.5251
37 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 30.4036
38 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 30.3607
39 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 30.254
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 29.9688
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 29.9422
42 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 29.8884
43 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 29.3155
44 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 29.2567
45 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 29.175
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 29.1721
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 28.8091
48 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 28.5924
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 28.397
50 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 28.0807
51 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 27.7754
52 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 27.5912
53 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 27.5438
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 27.2729
55 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 27.262
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 26.6501
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 26.4945
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 26.0281
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 25.9839
60 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 25.9712
61 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 25.8494
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 25.8463
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 25.8341
64 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 25.4715
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 25.4512
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 25.3888
67 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 25.3566
68 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 25.3408
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 25.1121
70 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 24.5989
71 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 24.5729
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 24.5143
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 24.3336
74 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 24.1503
75 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 24.1008
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 23.9667
77 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 23.7886
78 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 23.5548
79 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 23.5494
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 23.3476
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 22.9956
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 22.9186
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 22.8737
84 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 22.8389
85 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 22.8205
86 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 22.7862
87 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 22.7838
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 22.7515
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 22.4793
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 22.438
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 22.2806
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 21.9751
93 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 21.8939
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 21.6636
95 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 21.6509
96 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 21.3417
97 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 21.3226
98 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 21.1817
99 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 21.1599
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 21.0797
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 20.9833
102 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 20.8881
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 20.873
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 20.8077
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 20.8012
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 20.7463
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 20.5678
108 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 20.3446
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 20.3288
110 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 20.1192
111 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 20.0437
112 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 20.0166
113 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 19.9737
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 19.7937
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 19.7741
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 19.6922
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 19.4721
118 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 19.4569
119 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 19.4172
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 19.3892
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 19.34
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 19.2723
123 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 19.2415
124 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 19.1761
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 19.1199
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 19.114
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 19.1099
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 19.0302
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 18.9719
130 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 18.9646
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 18.8715
132 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 18.8089
133 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 18.7828
134 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 18.7026
135 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 18.6747
136 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 18.6659
137 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.4613
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 18.4224
139 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 18.4195
140 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18.3803
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.3366
142 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 18.2877
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 18.2553
144 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 18.2152
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 18.1883
146 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 18.1802
147 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 18.167
148 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 18.1117
149 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.0701
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 17.9743
151 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 17.895
152 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 17.8556
153 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 17.8543
154 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 17.7236
155 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.578
156 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 17.5646
157 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 17.4873
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 17.4759
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 17.4534
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 17.4373
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 17.4091
162 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 17.2838
163 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 17.2676
164 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 17.1836
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 17.1587
166 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 17.1159
167 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 17.0913
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 16.8717
169 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 16.8237
170 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 16.7741
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 16.7705
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 16.7523
173 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 16.7498
174 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 16.7093
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 16.7085
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 16.6974
177 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 16.6725
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.6624
179 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 16.6337
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 16.6028
181 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 16.5391
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 16.5287
183 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 16.4075
184 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 16.3825
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 16.3632
186 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 16.2712
187 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 16.2606
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 16.2038
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.2013
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.189
191 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 16.1596
192 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 16.1292
193 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 16.0604
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.0461
195 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 16.0243
196 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 15.9966
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 15.9472
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 15.9457
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 15.9297
200 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 15.9067
201 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 15.9039
202 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15.8548
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 15.8513
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 15.8413
205 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 15.7645
206 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 15.7488
207 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 15.7059
208 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.6407
209 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 15.6371
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 15.5095
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 15.4768
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 15.4126
213 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 15.3936
214 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 15.3449
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 15.343
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 15.3358
217 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 15.3247
218 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 15.3045
219 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 15.3011
220 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 15.2913
221 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 15.1631
222 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 15.1264
223 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 15.0858
224 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 15.0423
225 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 15.0227
226 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 14.9072
227 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 14.8009
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 14.7449
229 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 14.681
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 14.4429
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 14.3545
232 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 14.3024
233 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 14.2573
234 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 14.2527
235 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 14.2099
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 13.84
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 13.6799

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1983

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 32.0765
2 Northern America 29.8167
3 Oceania 26.0556
4 Americas 23.362
5 Asia 20.1284
6 Latin America and the Caribbean 19.196
7 Africa 16.3126

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1983

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 33.7127
2 Northern Europe 33.7017
3 Southern Europe 31.6023
4 Eastern Europe 30.9585
5 Australia/New Zealand 28.9393
6 Eastern Asia 22.5654
7 Caribbean 20.8228
8 South America 20.0528
9 Central Asia 19.9371
10 South-Eastern Asia 18.7404
11 Southern Africa 18.6174
12 Southern Asia 18.6142
13 Micronesia 18.5968
14 Western Asia 18.4605
15 Melanesia 17.3885
16 Polynesia 17.2596
17 Northern Africa 17.071
18 Middle Africa 16.5988
19 Central America 16.5935
20 Western Africa 16.2055
21 Eastern Africa 15.2534

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1983

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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