Median Age by Country in 1996

In the year 1996, the world had a median age of 24.29 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 49.49 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 43.82 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan with 39.33.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen where the median is 13.71 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda with a median age of 13.88, and ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda with 14.09 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 35.36 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 33.39 years, and Oceania with 28.91 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 36.65 years. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a median age of 35.79 years, and Northern Europe with 35.64 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 34.07 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 16.07.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 1996

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 49.4877
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 43.8152
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 39.3274
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 38.3579
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 38.03
6 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 37.7903
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 37.6686
8 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 37.4166
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 37.3163
10 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 37.1473
11 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 37.1105
12 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 36.8828
13 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 36.792
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 36.768
15 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 36.5702
16 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 36.4976
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 36.273
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 36.261
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 35.7414
20 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 35.7049
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 35.6892
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 35.6727
23 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 35.6569
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 35.6292
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 35.616
26 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 35.4751
27 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 35.457
28 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 35.4348
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 35.2793
30 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 35.2422
31 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 35.2204
32 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 35.209
33 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 34.7876
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 34.4289
35 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 34.2654
36 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 34.1535
37 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 33.9626
38 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 33.9572
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 33.9066
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 33.7995
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 33.3744
42 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 33.3041
43 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 33.2654
44 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 33.2273
45 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 33.2184
46 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 33.2121
47 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 33.1482
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 33.0353
49 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 32.9869
50 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 32.2959
51 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 32.1201
52 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 31.9077
53 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 31.9015
54 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 31.7895
55 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 31.7227
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 31.5907
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 31.4145
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 31.3922
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 31.3652
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 31.1493
61 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 31.1101
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 30.8852
63 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 30.8227
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 30.789
65 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 30.5617
66 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 30.5377
67 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 30.4428
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 30.2764
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 30.2361
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 30.1356
71 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 29.91
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 29.8056
73 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 29.7703
74 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 29.6498
75 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 29.3288
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 29.2987
77 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 28.9771
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 28.8153
79 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 28.5643
80 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 28.5514
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 28.2921
82 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 27.5595
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 27.3279
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 27.3067
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 27.2993
86 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 27.2263
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 26.9727
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 26.6305
89 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 26.6066
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 26.5298
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 26.4137
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 26.3931
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 26.1942
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 26.0831
95 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 26.0455
96 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 25.8177
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 25.6594
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 25.6143
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 25.3663
100 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 25.3098
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 25.1575
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 25.0077
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 24.826
104 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 24.8251
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 24.5393
106 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 24.435
107 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 24.393
108 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 24.1038
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 24.0861
110 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 23.6673
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 23.4105
112 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 23.3734
113 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 23.2996
114 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 23.1406
115 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 22.7444
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 22.6564
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 22.5112
118 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 22.5002
119 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 22.1862
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 22.1408
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 22.1301
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 22.0249
123 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 22.0156
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 21.8685
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 21.7957
126 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 21.7387
127 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 21.7365
128 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 21.5663
129 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 21.5656
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 21.394
131 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 21.3761
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 21.2903
133 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 21.2321
134 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 21.0957
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 20.8444
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 20.7975
137 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 20.6424
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 20.5865
139 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 20.3826
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 20.3248
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 20.26
142 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 20.2585
143 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 20.1918
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 20.1178
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 20.057
146 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 20.0522
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 19.9813
148 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 19.5477
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 19.4705
150 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 19.4103
151 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 19.3838
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 19.3511
153 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 19.2752
154 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 19.2523
155 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 19.1242
156 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 19.0646
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 18.8835
158 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 18.8597
159 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 18.8371
160 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 18.6023
161 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 18.5926
162 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 18.5629
163 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 18.4933
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 18.472
165 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 18.3612
166 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 18.2619
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 18.2387
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 18.2178
169 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.1842
170 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 18.0551
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 17.9374
172 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 17.8477
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 17.8275
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 17.7317
175 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 17.6502
176 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 17.6495
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 17.563
178 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 17.3811
179 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 17.2655
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.2467
181 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.0832
182 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 17.0648
183 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 16.9976
184 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 16.9489
185 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 16.8584
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.8554
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 16.8458
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 16.8323
189 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 16.7915
190 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 16.7472
191 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 16.7422
192 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 16.7275
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 16.6761
194 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 16.6579
195 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.594
196 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 16.5934
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 16.5108
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.4705
199 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 16.4646
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 16.3479
201 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 16.3439
202 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 16.3311
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 16.2261
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 16.2184
205 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 16.1424
206 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 16.0835
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 16.061
208 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.0527
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 16.032
210 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 16.0036
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 15.942
212 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 15.8896
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 15.8722
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 15.8118
215 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 15.7745
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 15.7662
217 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 15.6936
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 15.5821
219 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 15.4584
220 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 15.433
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 15.432
222 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 15.2956
223 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 15.2668
224 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.2585
225 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 15.2473
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 15.2178
227 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 15.1751
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 15.0716
229 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 15.0333
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 14.8996
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 14.5697
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 14.535
233 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 14.5081
234 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 14.1593
235 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 14.0855
236 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 13.8764
237 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 13.7115

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1996

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 35.3571
2 Northern America 33.3928
3 Oceania 28.9106
4 Asia 23.6431
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 22.1391
6 Africa 16.746

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1996

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 36.6486
2 Southern Europe 35.7893
3 Northern Europe 35.6397
4 Eastern Europe 34.3666
5 Australia/New Zealand 32.8391
6 Eastern Asia 27.4316
7 Caribbean 24.4039
8 South America 22.8506
9 South-Eastern Asia 22.2832
10 Micronesia 20.9565
11 Central Asia 20.6627
12 Polynesia 20.1924
13 Western Asia 20.1446
14 Southern Asia 20.0415
15 Central America 19.8509
16 Southern Africa 19.8179
17 Northern Africa 18.7833
18 Melanesia 18.3613
19 Western Africa 16.3871
20 Middle Africa 16.0549
21 Eastern Africa 15.4523

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1996

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 34.0683
2 Upper-middle-income countries 25.9168
3 Middle-income countries 22.9242
4 No income group available 21.1031
5 Lower-middle-income countries 20.0017
6 Low-income countries 16.0717

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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