Median Age by Country in 1993

In the year 1993, the world had a median age of 23.52 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 48.67 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 43.43 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man with 38.22.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen where the median is 13.51 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi with a median age of 13.61, and ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine with 14.43 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 34.41 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 32.65 years, and Oceania with 28.41 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 35.68 years. Closely followed by Northern Europe with a median age of 35.14 years, and Southern Europe with 34.77 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 33.29 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 16.26.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1993

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 48.6657
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 43.4266
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 38.2218
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 38.1907
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 37.371
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 37.1239
7 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 36.9213
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 36.8384
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 36.7137
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 36.5004
11 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 36.277
12 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 36.2563
13 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 35.9265
14 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 35.9164
15 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 35.8991
16 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 35.7427
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 35.6581
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 35.6195
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 35.5012
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 35.2719
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 35.2516
22 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 34.8913
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 34.8481
24 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 34.7809
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 34.7615
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 34.61
27 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 34.578
28 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 34.5482
29 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 34.4027
30 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 34.3896
31 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 34.0729
32 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 33.8798
33 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 33.5565
34 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 33.365
35 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 33.0553
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 33.0152
37 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 32.9293
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 32.8976
39 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 32.8785
40 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 32.6855
41 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 32.6143
42 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 32.3669
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 32.3281
44 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 32.2344
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 32.092
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 32.0069
47 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 31.9577
48 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 31.9461
49 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 31.4979
50 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 30.9868
51 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 30.9561
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 30.9006
53 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 30.8607
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 30.6593
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 30.5195
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 30.4463
57 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 30.2062
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 29.8226
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 29.7436
60 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 29.6862
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 29.682
62 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 29.4056
63 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 29.397
64 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 29.3827
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 29.2416
66 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 29.1441
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 29.1298
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 29.0832
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 28.9124
70 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 28.7753
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 28.7476
72 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 28.5467
73 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 28.4948
74 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 28.1748
75 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 28.1657
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 27.9879
77 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 27.5177
78 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 27.4878
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 27.4015
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 27.3632
81 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 27.2532
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 26.6089
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 26.548
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 26.378
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 26.3521
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 26.0296
87 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 25.902
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 25.8209
89 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 25.7281
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 25.7014
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 25.6758
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 25.4582
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 25.4084
94 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 25.2773
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 25.1975
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 25.1228
97 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 25.0678
98 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 25.0102
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 24.846
100 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 24.6637
101 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 24.2457
102 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 24.2184
103 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 24.0593
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 24.0555
105 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 24.0083
106 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 23.8481
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 23.5876
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 23.4023
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 23.3358
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 23.222
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 23.0453
112 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 23.0447
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 23.0357
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 22.9758
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 22.8873
116 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 22.3948
117 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 22.1466
118 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 21.635
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 21.5356
120 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 21.5181
121 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 21.4383
122 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 21.3257
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 21.263
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 21.2205
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 21.1868
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 21.0487
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 20.8819
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 20.7912
129 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 20.7761
130 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 20.7295
131 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 20.674
132 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 20.4575
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 20.4095
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 20.3662
135 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 20.3574
136 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 20.2113
137 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 20.1137
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 20.0464
139 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 20.0215
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 19.9529
141 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 19.7592
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 19.6867
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 19.6555
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 19.4477
145 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 19.377
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 19.2606
147 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 19.1535
148 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 19.0855
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 18.9651
150 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 18.9026
151 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 18.851
152 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 18.8349
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 18.6601
154 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 18.5471
155 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 18.4941
156 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 18.4938
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 18.4904
158 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 18.379
159 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 18.2866
160 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 18.252
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 18.2256
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 18.1972
163 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.1842
164 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 18.021
165 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 18.0209
166 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 18.0122
167 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 17.9655
168 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 17.964
169 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 17.9425
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 17.9089
171 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 17.8003
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 17.7576
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 17.6865
174 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 17.5949
175 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 17.4341
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 17.312
177 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 17.2622
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 17.1262
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 17.0842
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 17.0766
181 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 16.9071
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 16.7895
183 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 16.7882
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 16.7789
185 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 16.7548
186 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 16.731
187 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 16.7191
188 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 16.6796
189 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 16.6733
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.461
191 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 16.4586
192 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 16.4021
193 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 16.3468
194 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 16.3049
195 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.3048
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 16.2714
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 16.2578
198 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 16.2066
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 16.1833
200 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 16.1707
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.1409
202 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 16.1359
203 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 16.0779
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.0694
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 16.0649
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 16.0287
207 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 15.9919
208 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 15.986
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 15.9603
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 15.9432
211 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 15.903
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 15.8932
213 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 15.8654
214 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 15.8471
215 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 15.7685
216 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 15.7129
217 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 15.6938
218 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.6727
219 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 15.6415
220 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 15.5519
221 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 15.4924
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 15.4376
223 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 15.2224
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 15.2132
225 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 15.165
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 15.1471
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 15.1084
228 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 15.1002
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 14.7652
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 14.7158
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 14.6727
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 14.659
233 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 14.6571
234 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 14.6491
235 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 14.4275
236 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 13.613
237 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 13.5059

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1993

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 34.4055
2 Northern America 32.6455
3 Oceania 28.4073
4 Americas 25.5725
5 Asia 22.5923
6 Latin America and the Caribbean 21.3577
7 Africa 16.6786

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1993

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 35.6796
2 Northern Europe 35.1399
3 Southern Europe 34.7672
4 Eastern Europe 33.3843
5 Australia/New Zealand 31.8357
6 Eastern Asia 25.974
7 Caribbean 23.5702
8 South America 22.0797
9 South-Eastern Asia 21.1514
10 Micronesia 20.8461
11 Central Asia 20.6367
12 Southern Africa 20.3679
13 Polynesia 19.6535
14 Western Asia 19.6356
15 Southern Asia 19.338
16 Central America 19.077
17 Northern Africa 18.417
18 Melanesia 18.243
19 Middle Africa 16.3311
20 Western Africa 16.0923
21 Eastern Africa 15.4448

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1993

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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