Median Age by Country in 2002

In the year 2002, the world had a median age of 25.54 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 54.89 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 44.92 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan with 41.47.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan where the median is 13.90 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda with a median age of 13.95, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with 14.40 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 37.23 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 34.87 years, and Oceania with 30.20 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 38.49 years. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a median age of 37.88 years, and Northern Europe with 37.04 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 35.96 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 16.09.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2002

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 54.8895
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 44.9159
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 41.4671
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 39.9438
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 39.7371
6 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 39.4962
7 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 39.2917
8 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 39.2166
9 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 38.9888
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 38.851
11 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 38.6398
12 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 38.4296
13 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 38.3234
14 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 38.2571
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 38.0236
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 37.9223
17 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 37.817
18 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 37.7779
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 37.7065
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 37.6629
21 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 37.6445
22 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 37.6069
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 37.5042
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 37.3879
25 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 37.3225
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 37.3169
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 37.242
28 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 37.1686
29 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 37.0679
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 37.038
31 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 37.0152
32 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 37.0116
33 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 36.9451
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 36.8386
35 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 36.8302
36 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 36.7708
37 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 36.5451
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 36.5387
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 36.3094
40 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 36.2097
41 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 36.2005
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 36.1583
43 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 36.111
44 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 36.1039
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 35.972
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 34.8778
47 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 34.7897
48 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 34.7238
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 34.6862
50 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 34.6721
51 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 34.5716
52 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 34.3022
53 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 34.1746
54 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 33.9119
55 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 33.8342
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 33.7313
57 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 33.6705
58 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 33.5767
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 33.463
60 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 33.4136
61 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 33.3055
62 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 33.1576
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 33.1053
64 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 32.9945
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 32.891
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 32.3823
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 32.3631
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 32.2318
69 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 32.1744
70 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 32.1439
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 31.8947
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 31.8487
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 31.7408
74 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 31.6782
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 31.5622
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 31.3704
77 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 31.2725
78 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 31.1615
79 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 31.0036
80 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 30.53
81 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 30.2017
82 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 30.1086
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 29.966
84 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 29.9007
85 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 29.8817
86 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 29.4533
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 29.3364
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 29.0379
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 28.7806
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 28.7803
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 28.6621
92 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 28.4774
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 28.4549
94 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 28.2985
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 28.1149
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 27.938
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 27.5494
98 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 27.3667
99 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 27.2214
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 27.167
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 27.1476
102 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 27.1432
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 26.9855
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 26.9744
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 26.8343
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 26.7962
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 26.3621
108 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 26.1342
109 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 25.7865
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 25.7316
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 25.5952
112 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 25.3945
113 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 24.8654
114 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 24.86
115 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 24.839
116 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 24.7613
117 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 24.3771
118 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 24.2381
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 24.2252
120 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 24.0497
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 23.8628
122 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 23.7982
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 23.7707
124 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 23.7121
125 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 23.6828
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 23.6699
127 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 23.5389
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 23.4445
129 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 22.8389
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 22.7618
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 22.7397
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 22.66
133 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 22.5617
134 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 22.508
135 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 22.4201
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 22.4074
137 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 22.1004
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 22.0284
139 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 22.002
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 21.9985
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 21.7436
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 21.7302
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 21.7102
144 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 21.5884
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 21.5655
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 21.5615
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 21.5457
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 21.5123
149 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 21.4033
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 21.3733
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 21.3334
152 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 20.9509
153 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 20.8407
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 20.7314
155 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 20.5729
156 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 20.5343
157 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 20.3605
158 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 20.2044
159 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 20.0913
160 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 19.771
161 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 19.7671
162 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 19.6041
163 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 19.5979
164 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 19.4613
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 19.4104
166 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 19.3334
167 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 19.2572
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 19.1871
169 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 19.0058
170 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 18.9442
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 18.8966
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 18.7375
173 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 18.6987
174 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 18.6689
175 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 18.6336
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 18.5216
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 18.4913
178 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 18.4849
179 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 18.4532
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 18.1476
181 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 18.1302
182 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 18.1058
183 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 17.9164
184 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 17.8103
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 17.8078
186 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 17.7121
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 17.7074
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 17.6957
189 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 17.5918
190 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 17.5568
191 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 17.4921
192 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 17.484
193 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 17.3229
194 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 17.275
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.2577
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 17.2431
197 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 17.1002
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 17.0566
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 17.0527
200 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 16.9678
201 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.8905
202 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 16.8821
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 16.8798
204 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 16.8289
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 16.7497
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.5791
207 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 16.5193
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 16.4846
209 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.3776
210 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 16.3458
211 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 16.3449
212 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 16.1769
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 16.1271
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.099
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.072
216 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 16.0525
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 16.0237
218 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 16.0061
219 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 15.9713
220 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.9192
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 15.8845
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 15.7213
223 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 15.6523
224 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 15.6396
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 15.5011
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 15.4896
227 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 15.3918
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 15.3868
229 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 15.0768
230 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 15.0396
231 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15.0378
232 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 14.9856
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 14.9678
234 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 14.7319
235 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 14.3952
236 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 13.9484
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 13.8962

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2002

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 37.2345
2 Northern America 34.8737
3 Oceania 30.1976
4 Americas 27.4508
5 Asia 25.2625
6 Latin America and the Caribbean 23.7416
7 Africa 17.3067

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2002

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 38.4909
2 Southern Europe 37.8763
3 Northern Europe 37.0443
4 Eastern Europe 36.0547
5 Australia/New Zealand 34.698
6 Eastern Asia 30.8282
7 Caribbean 25.9755
8 South America 24.4406
9 South-Eastern Asia 23.6483
10 Micronesia 22.8173
11 Central Asia 22.1014
12 Polynesia 21.5937
13 Central America 21.4515
14 Western Asia 21.4267
15 Southern Africa 20.929
16 Southern Asia 20.8368
17 Northern Africa 20.5157
18 Melanesia 19.3515
19 Western Africa 16.5869
20 Middle Africa 16.0252
21 Eastern Africa 15.6396

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2002

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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