Median Age by Country in 1989

In the year 1989, the world had a median age of 22.78 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 45.10 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 43.10 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with 38.25.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands where the median is 13.40 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen with a median age of 13.63, and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya with 14.14 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 33.36 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 31.52 years, and Oceania with 27.39 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 35.01 years. Closely followed by Northern Europe with a median age of 34.53 years, and Southern Europe with 33.37 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 32.08 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 16.23.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1989

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 45.1026
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 43.0999
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 38.2535
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 37.3324
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 36.4481
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 36.3278
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 35.9716
8 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 35.8074
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 35.7619
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 35.5262
11 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 35.3668
12 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 35.2822
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 35.2374
14 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 35.1569
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 35.0558
16 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 35.0008
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 34.8336
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 34.6818
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 34.5843
20 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 34.4567
21 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 34.3962
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 34.2815
23 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 34.218
24 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 34.0371
25 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 33.8908
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 33.8833
27 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 33.691
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 33.6075
29 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 33.2566
30 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 33.1639
31 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 32.7894
32 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 32.7
33 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 32.2013
34 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 32.0505
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 31.8836
36 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 31.869
37 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 31.7772
38 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 31.6238
39 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 31.5265
40 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 31.4988
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 31.3847
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 31.3526
43 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 31.3506
44 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 31.1248
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 31.0972
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 30.8368
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 30.1881
48 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 30.0908
49 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 30.0789
50 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 29.7556
51 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 29.6263
52 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 29.5987
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 29.5301
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 29.3815
55 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 29.2049
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 29.2042
57 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 28.9825
58 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 28.6421
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 28.6142
60 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 28.5704
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 28.4481
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 28.1774
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 27.8542
64 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 27.7803
65 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 27.7606
66 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 27.5697
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 27.1027
68 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 27.0364
69 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 27.0049
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 26.6384
71 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 26.6249
72 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 26.5323
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 26.4674
74 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 26.3425
75 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 26.3348
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 26.1626
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 26.1573
78 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 25.995
79 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 25.6451
80 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 25.4047
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 25.4
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 25.3965
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 25.2914
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 25.2596
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 25.2261
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 24.765
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 24.5582
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 24.4614
89 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 24.4493
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 24.2013
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 24.1516
92 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 23.8058
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 23.7743
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 23.7503
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 23.4321
96 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 23.3246
97 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 23.242
98 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 23.1058
99 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 22.9171
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 22.8523
101 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 22.8406
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 22.8088
103 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 22.7277
104 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 22.6593
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 22.6552
106 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 22.5584
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 22.2718
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 22.1539
109 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 21.8786
110 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 21.7665
111 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 21.7537
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 21.5791
113 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 21.257
114 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 21.2391
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 21.2163
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 20.7572
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 20.6966
118 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 20.6833
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 20.6484
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 20.6378
121 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 20.5
122 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.4934
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 20.442
124 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 20.4334
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 20.3809
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 20.303
127 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 20.232
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 20.1751
129 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 19.9238
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 19.8527
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 19.8162
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 19.6766
133 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 19.6434
134 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 19.5884
135 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 19.5551
136 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 19.4937
137 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 19.4095
138 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.3833
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 19.3716
140 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 19.3406
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 19.1162
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 19.1126
143 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 19.082
144 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 18.9439
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 18.7675
146 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 18.7362
147 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 18.6523
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 18.6516
149 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 18.6357
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 18.407
151 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.3938
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 18.3803
153 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 18.3274
154 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 18.283
155 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 18.2288
156 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 18.2043
157 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 18.1577
158 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.0977
159 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 18.0931
160 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 17.9827
161 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 17.9717
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 17.9606
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 17.9461
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 17.9107
165 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 17.9093
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 17.738
167 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 17.5284
168 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 17.4059
169 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 17.3831
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 17.3679
171 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 17.2843
172 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 17.2173
173 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 17.2173
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 17.2086
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 17.1331
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 17.0563
177 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 17.0396
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 16.8942
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 16.7326
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 16.717
181 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 16.7106
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 16.6645
183 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 16.6377
184 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 16.5178
185 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 16.5113
186 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 16.5054
187 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 16.4464
188 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 16.4231
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.3748
190 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 16.2817
191 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 16.2675
192 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 16.203
193 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 16.1971
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 16.1808
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.0728
196 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 16.0622
197 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 16.0481
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 16.0433
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 16.0333
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 15.9341
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 15.9259
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 15.8651
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 15.8598
204 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 15.8352
205 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 15.8127
206 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 15.7128
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 15.7128
208 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 15.6744
209 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 15.5427
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 15.5287
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 15.5262
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 15.5225
213 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 15.5052
214 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 15.4808
215 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 15.4723
216 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 15.406
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 15.4009
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 15.3993
219 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 15.361
220 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 15.3562
221 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 15.3396
222 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 15.3212
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 15.3018
224 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 15.261
225 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 15.2304
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 15.1502
227 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.0338
228 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 14.8724
229 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 14.7728
230 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 14.7381
231 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 14.685
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 14.5518
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 14.4818
234 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 14.2298
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 14.1367
236 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 13.6319
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 13.3959

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1989

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 33.3626
2 Northern America 31.5223
3 Oceania 27.3874
4 Asia 21.6398
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 20.5138
6 Africa 16.4209

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1989

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 35.0073
2 Northern Europe 34.5275
3 Southern Europe 33.3694
4 Eastern Europe 32.2491
5 Australia/New Zealand 30.6574
6 Eastern Asia 24.1893
7 Caribbean 22.5103
8 South America 21.2841
9 Central Asia 20.5369
10 South-Eastern Asia 20.2837
11 Micronesia 20.1546
12 Southern Africa 19.3191
13 Southern Asia 19.1869
14 Western Asia 19.0426
15 Polynesia 18.9519
16 Central America 18.0397
17 Melanesia 17.5767
18 Northern Africa 17.5295
19 Middle Africa 16.1675
20 Western Africa 16.0906
21 Eastern Africa 15.3812

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1989

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 32.0826
2 Upper-middle-income countries 23.2346
3 Middle-income countries 21.2146
4 No income group available 19.6
5 Lower-middle-income countries 19.0846
6 Low-income countries 16.2255

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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