Median Age by Country in 1997

In the year 1997, the world had a median age of 24.44 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 51.37 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 43.88 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan with 39.74.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda where the median is 13.84 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen with a median age of 13.88, and ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi with 14.02 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 35.62 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 33.73 years, and Oceania with 29.18 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 36.78 years. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a median age of 36.11 years, and Northern Europe with 35.92 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 34.48 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 1997

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 51.3746
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 43.8825
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 39.7392
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 38.3324
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 38.2723
6 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 38.2472
7 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 37.8571
8 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 37.8423
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 37.7764
10 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 37.5691
11 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 37.4327
12 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 37.0312
13 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 37.0264
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 36.8319
15 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 36.789
16 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 36.7614
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 36.5486
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 36.3836
19 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 36.0018
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 35.983
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 35.982
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 35.9696
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 35.9329
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 35.9099
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 35.844
26 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 35.8021
27 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 35.7153
28 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 35.7095
29 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 35.6875
30 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 35.3904
31 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 35.3403
32 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 35.1566
33 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 35.1218
34 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 35.0091
35 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 34.7192
36 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 34.5305
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 34.4703
38 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 34.4077
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 34.2937
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 34.2508
41 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 33.931
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 33.8167
43 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 33.6338
44 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 33.563
45 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 33.4599
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 33.3701
47 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 33.3561
48 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 33.3464
49 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 33.2934
50 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 32.7365
51 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 32.6794
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 32.6544
53 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 32.2355
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 32.0895
55 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 32.0535
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 31.919
57 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 31.8976
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 31.6638
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 31.3245
60 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 31.1942
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 31.1168
62 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 30.9083
63 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 30.8964
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 30.7615
65 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 30.6923
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 30.6443
67 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 30.5997
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 30.4267
69 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 30.4265
70 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 30.4197
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 30.331
72 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 30.1556
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 29.9886
74 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 29.9586
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 29.7284
76 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 29.6947
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 29.4257
78 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 29.3568
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 29.2441
80 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 28.8716
81 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 28.7566
82 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 27.8671
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 27.7533
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 27.7384
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 27.3512
86 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 27.3123
87 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 27.2239
88 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 27.1604
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 27.0434
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 27.0104
91 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 26.9704
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 26.6867
93 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 26.6747
94 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 26.5608
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 26.5245
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 26.4293
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 26.3249
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 26.1477
99 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 25.8712
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 25.8309
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 25.812
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 25.49
103 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 25.316
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 25.1362
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 25.0664
106 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 25.0603
107 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 24.5824
108 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 24.5546
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 24.5286
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 24.4954
111 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 23.9256
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 23.849
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 23.739
114 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 23.6026
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 23.5827
116 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 23.383
117 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 23.2614
118 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 22.9423
119 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 22.8378
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 22.7138
121 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 22.4624
122 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 22.4102
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 22.3761
124 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 22.3689
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 22.3321
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 22.1909
127 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 22.1533
128 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 22.0506
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 21.905
130 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 21.8346
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 21.6816
132 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 21.3502
133 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 21.2698
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 20.904
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 20.8475
136 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 20.7601
137 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 20.6793
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 20.659
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 20.6328
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 20.6216
141 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 20.5281
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 20.5151
143 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 20.4658
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 20.4395
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 20.335
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 20.1287
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 20.1096
148 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 20.0712
149 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 19.709
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 19.6661
151 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 19.6255
152 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 19.4882
153 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 19.4167
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 19.3932
155 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 19.2522
156 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 19.1636
157 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 19.1632
158 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 19.1036
159 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 18.9229
160 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 18.8378
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 18.7565
162 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 18.6788
163 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 18.5801
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 18.4969
165 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 18.4368
166 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 18.4294
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 18.4163
168 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 18.3954
169 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 18.2213
170 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.1197
171 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.0354
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 17.8831
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 17.8651
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 17.8531
175 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 17.7693
176 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 17.7381
177 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 17.717
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 17.6596
179 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 17.6405
180 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 17.2367
181 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 17.0559
182 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 17.0558
183 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 17.0529
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.0104
185 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 16.9906
186 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.9697
187 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 16.8714
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 16.8618
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 16.8371
190 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 16.8037
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 16.775
192 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 16.7402
193 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 16.7362
194 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 16.7271
195 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 16.7004
196 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 16.6192
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 16.6085
198 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 16.5366
199 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 16.4316
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 16.4242
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 16.3499
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.3392
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 16.2649
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.2613
205 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 16.2468
206 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 16.2334
207 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.2181
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 16.1406
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 16.0771
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 16.0729
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 16.0432
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 15.9977
213 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 15.9789
214 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 15.9281
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 15.8651
216 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 15.8219
217 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 15.7816
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 15.6718
219 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.6701
220 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 15.6169
221 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 15.482
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 15.4633
223 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 15.4403
224 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 15.3752
225 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 15.3195
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 15.2405
227 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 15.1858
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 15.1538
229 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 14.8817
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 14.8807
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 14.718
232 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 14.6987
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 14.322
234 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 14.1272
235 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 14.0187
236 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 13.8842
237 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 13.8381

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 1997

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 35.6236
2 Northern America 33.7279
3 Oceania 29.1799
4 Americas 26.3608
5 Asia 23.8167
6 Latin America and the Caribbean 22.351
7 Africa 16.8552

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 1997

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 36.7849
2 Southern Europe 36.1068
3 Northern Europe 35.9221
4 Eastern Europe 34.6341
5 Australia/New Zealand 33.1751
6 Eastern Asia 28.002
7 Caribbean 24.6574
8 South America 23.0292
9 South-Eastern Asia 22.2039
10 Micronesia 21.532
11 Central Asia 21.017
12 Polynesia 20.5389
13 Western Asia 20.306
14 Central America 20.1254
15 Southern Asia 19.8979
16 Southern Africa 19.7405
17 Northern Africa 19.2276
18 Melanesia 18.731
19 Western Africa 16.3378
20 Middle Africa 16.0846
21 Eastern Africa 15.4726

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 1997

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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