Median Age by Country in 1986

In the year 1986, the world had a median age of 22.19 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 43.68 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 42.34 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with 38.28.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands where the median is 13.68 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen with a median age of 13.87, and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya with 13.96 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 32.64 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 30.70 years, and Oceania with 26.76 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 34.38 years. Closely followed by Northern Europe with a median age of 34.15 years, and Southern Europe with 32.41 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 31.38 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 16.28.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1986

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 43.6846
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 42.3404
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 38.28
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 36.9597
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 36.0402
6 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 35.3585
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 35.3518
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 35.3096
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 34.9796
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 34.9556
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 34.8804
12 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 34.6249
13 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 34.3912
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 34.3822
15 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 34.3436
16 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 34.3119
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 34.2837
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 34.2208
19 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 34.0936
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 33.8099
21 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 33.7926
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 33.6635
23 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 33.4759
24 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 33.4057
25 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 33.337
26 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 32.9679
27 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 32.8623
28 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 32.742
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 32.6617
30 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 32.2073
31 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 32.0956
32 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 31.9359
33 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 31.641
34 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 31.5716
35 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 31.4325
36 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 31.1528
37 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 31.1102
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 31.0777
39 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 31.0004
40 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 30.7382
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 30.7309
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 30.7066
43 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 30.334
44 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 30.0736
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 30.033
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 30.0271
47 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 29.4954
48 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 29.317
49 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 28.886
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 28.8126
51 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 28.7872
52 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 28.5302
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 28.2283
54 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 28.0141
55 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 27.8531
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 27.8493
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 27.7466
58 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 27.5825
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 27.5458
60 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 26.9452
61 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 26.7866
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 26.7449
63 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 26.5759
64 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 26.5601
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 26.5269
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 26.5187
67 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 26.3486
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 26.104
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 26.0701
70 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 25.8232
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 25.6331
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 25.5993
73 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 25.372
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 25.2043
75 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 25.126
76 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 25.0798
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 24.9811
78 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 24.4598
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 24.4462
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 24.4257
81 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 24.3361
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 24.2877
83 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 24.1511
84 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 23.8322
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 23.7634
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 23.7356
87 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 23.7063
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 23.5987
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 23.4386
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 23.2328
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 23.1769
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 23.1638
93 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 22.9249
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 22.8758
95 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 22.7895
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 22.7188
97 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 22.3556
98 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 22.3445
99 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 22.1453
100 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 22.124
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 21.8604
102 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 21.8527
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 21.8243
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 21.7911
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 21.7528
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 21.4668
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 21.3959
108 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 21.3373
109 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 21.309
110 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 21.2289
111 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 21.1823
112 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 21.0659
113 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 21.0416
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 21.0188
115 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 20.8344
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 20.4424
117 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 20.4264
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 20.3956
119 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 20.3432
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 20.1683
121 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 20.1646
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 19.8403
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 19.8211
124 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 19.8197
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 19.8144
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 19.7839
127 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 19.6809
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 19.544
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 19.507
130 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 19.4642
131 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 19.4209
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 19.3413
133 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 19.3137
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 19.0198
135 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 18.9951
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 18.9947
137 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 18.987
138 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18.9755
139 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 18.9312
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 18.8836
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 18.7883
142 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 18.7328
143 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 18.6442
144 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.5962
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 18.4562
146 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.4381
147 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 18.3797
148 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 18.338
149 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 18.3234
150 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.3199
151 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 18.29
152 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 18.1382
153 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 18.0742
154 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 18.0683
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 18.0616
156 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 17.9701
157 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 17.6989
158 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 17.664
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 17.5327
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 17.5168
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 17.4874
162 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 17.447
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 17.4164
164 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 17.4029
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 17.3212
166 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 17.3115
167 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 17.2959
168 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 17.2166
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 17.1603
170 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 17.1187
171 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 17.108
172 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 17.1079
173 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 17.0813
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 16.9057
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 16.8284
176 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 16.794
177 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 16.7849
178 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 16.7748
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 16.7725
180 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 16.7262
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 16.7179
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.684
183 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 16.6353
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 16.5221
185 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 16.4728
186 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 16.4018
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.3983
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 16.3941
189 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 16.2909
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 16.2131
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.2006
192 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 16.1695
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 16.026
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 16.004
195 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 15.9892
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 15.9691
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 15.9428
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 15.9061
199 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 15.8743
200 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 15.8679
201 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 15.8662
202 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 15.8509
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 15.8464
204 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 15.8411
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 15.8099
206 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 15.7731
207 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 15.737
208 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.7177
209 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 15.7125
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 15.6659
211 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 15.6019
212 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 15.4853
213 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 15.4624
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 15.453
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 15.3649
216 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 15.3532
217 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 15.2401
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 15.2387
219 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 15.2386
220 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 15.2357
221 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 15.2181
222 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15.2161
223 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 15.1978
224 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 15.1626
225 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 14.9367
226 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 14.9045
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 14.8623
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 14.8494
229 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 14.8154
230 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 14.7098
231 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 14.6549
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 14.4886
233 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 14.2865
234 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 14.2391
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 13.9554
236 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 13.8679
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 13.6845

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1986

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 32.6394
2 Northern America 30.6971
3 Oceania 26.7604
4 Americas 24.0667
5 Asia 20.8857
6 Latin America and the Caribbean 19.8416
7 Africa 16.3638

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1986

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 34.3796
2 Northern Europe 34.1456
3 Southern Europe 32.4077
4 Eastern Europe 31.456
5 Australia/New Zealand 29.8199
6 Eastern Asia 23.0171
7 Caribbean 21.6796
8 South America 20.6317
9 Central Asia 20.2742
10 South-Eastern Asia 19.3852
11 Micronesia 19.3505
12 Southern Africa 19.091
13 Southern Asia 18.7594
14 Western Asia 18.7483
15 Polynesia 17.9883
16 Melanesia 17.653
17 Northern Africa 17.3797
18 Central America 17.3446
19 Middle Africa 16.5217
20 Western Africa 16.0297
21 Eastern Africa 15.3136

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1986

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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