Median Age by Country in 1987

In the year 1987, the world had a median age of 22.42 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 43.70 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 42.78 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with 38.30.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands where the median is 13.28 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen with a median age of 13.80, and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya with 13.95 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 32.91 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 30.95 years, and Oceania with 26.92 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 34.64 years. Closely followed by Northern Europe with a median age of 34.27 years, and Southern Europe with 32.74 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 31.55 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 1987

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 43.6986
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 42.7836
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 38.2973
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 37.0643
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 36.119
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 35.5806
7 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 35.5362
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 35.496
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 35.4929
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 35.1815
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 35.0623
12 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 34.837
13 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 34.7653
14 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 34.6062
15 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 34.509
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 34.5065
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 34.505
18 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 34.4683
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 34.4062
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 34.2129
21 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 33.9389
22 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 33.8517
23 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 33.7857
24 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 33.5724
25 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 33.5462
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 33.4691
27 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 33.1857
28 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 33.0111
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 32.9965
30 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 32.6732
31 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 32.1033
32 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 32.0
33 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 31.9081
34 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 31.524
35 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 31.513
36 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 31.3716
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 31.2339
38 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 31.1559
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 31.088
40 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 30.967
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 30.8346
42 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 30.7796
43 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 30.7662
44 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 30.4007
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 30.3668
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 30.3211
47 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 29.5582
48 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 29.4406
49 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 29.1586
50 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 29.1114
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 29.042
52 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 28.9606
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 28.8751
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 28.7178
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 28.2493
56 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 28.2284
57 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 28.1753
58 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 28.1208
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 28.0868
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 27.8576
61 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 27.7047
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 27.0961
63 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 26.9503
64 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 26.9235
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 26.8945
66 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 26.7608
67 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 26.5633
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 26.5203
69 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 26.1962
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 26.0962
71 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 25.898
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 25.8757
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 25.639
74 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 25.5397
75 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 25.5112
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 25.2177
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 25.015
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 25.0074
79 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 24.9151
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 24.7625
81 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 24.613
82 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 24.3796
83 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 24.3541
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 24.2438
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 24.2132
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 24.1452
87 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 23.8811
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 23.8176
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 23.7019
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 23.3748
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 23.2954
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 22.9811
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 22.5934
94 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 22.5211
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 22.4616
96 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 22.4305
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 22.401
98 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 22.3018
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 22.2048
100 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 22.2025
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 22.2018
102 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 22.0657
103 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 22.02
104 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 22.0192
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 21.9402
106 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 21.8914
107 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 21.7825
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 21.6757
109 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 21.5651
110 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 21.325
111 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 21.177
112 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 20.9963
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 20.9184
114 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 20.7597
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 20.7022
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 20.6404
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 20.6015
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 20.2694
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 20.252
120 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 20.1442
121 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 20.0796
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 20.0372
123 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 19.9773
124 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 19.9137
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 19.89
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 19.881
127 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 19.7371
128 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 19.7164
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 19.6516
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 19.6473
131 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 19.4723
132 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 19.4699
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 19.319
134 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 19.2781
135 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 19.1955
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 19.1499
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 18.9397
138 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.9367
139 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 18.8342
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 18.8277
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 18.8257
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 18.8014
143 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 18.6858
144 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 18.672
145 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 18.6533
146 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 18.6343
147 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 18.4914
148 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 18.3891
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 18.3672
150 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.3302
151 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 18.3065
152 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 18.2538
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 18.2491
154 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.2054
155 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 18.0973
156 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.0531
157 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 17.9705
158 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 17.9597
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 17.9082
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 17.8693
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 17.5765
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 17.5171
163 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 17.5166
164 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 17.5058
165 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 17.481
166 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 17.4765
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 17.4324
168 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 17.3854
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 17.381
170 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 17.3611
171 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 17.3608
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 17.2928
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 17.182
174 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 17.1381
175 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 17.0719
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 17.0124
177 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 16.7252
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 16.6946
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.5604
180 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 16.5371
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 16.5161
182 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 16.4831
183 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 16.4679
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 16.4653
185 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 16.4333
186 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 16.3672
187 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 16.3506
188 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 16.3492
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.2633
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 16.2518
191 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 16.1845
192 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 16.1052
193 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 16.0406
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.0318
195 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 16.0145
196 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 15.9955
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 15.9866
198 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 15.9655
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 15.8749
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 15.8719
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 15.866
202 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 15.8622
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 15.8608
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 15.855
205 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 15.8489
206 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 15.7932
207 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 15.7766
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 15.7108
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 15.6683
210 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 15.6588
211 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 15.5888
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 15.5868
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 15.4926
214 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 15.4101
215 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 15.3844
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 15.364
217 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 15.3485
218 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 15.3235
219 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 15.3197
220 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 15.2655
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 15.2617
222 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 15.2606
223 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15.2134
224 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.1703
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 15.0714
226 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 14.9579
227 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 14.9229
228 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 14.9048
229 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 14.7714
230 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 14.6543
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 14.591
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 14.4077
233 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 14.3535
234 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 14.1706
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 13.9482
236 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 13.805
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 13.2763

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1987

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 32.9055
2 Northern America 30.9451
3 Oceania 26.9166
4 Asia 21.1925
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 20.1067
6 Africa 16.3678

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1987

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 34.6356
2 Northern Europe 34.2737
3 Southern Europe 32.7356
4 Eastern Europe 31.7564
5 Australia/New Zealand 30.1197
6 Eastern Asia 23.3515
7 Caribbean 21.96
8 South America 20.8676
9 Central Asia 20.4732
10 South-Eastern Asia 19.8069
11 Micronesia 19.5906
12 Southern Asia 19.0179
13 Southern Africa 18.8201
14 Western Asia 18.7406
15 Polynesia 18.4353
16 Central America 17.634
17 Melanesia 17.4607
18 Northern Africa 17.3262
19 Middle Africa 16.2281
20 Western Africa 16.1004
21 Eastern Africa 15.3888

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1987

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 31.5493
2 Upper-middle-income countries 22.58
3 Middle-income countries 20.852
4 No income group available 19.2108
5 Lower-middle-income countries 18.9109
6 Low-income countries 16.2384

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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