Median Age by Country in 2007

In the year 2007, the world had a median age of 26.68 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 54.96 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 46.19 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena with 43.60.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda where the median is 13.85 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan with a median age of 14.13, and ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger with 14.62 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 38.59 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 35.78 years, and Oceania with 30.73 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 40.36 years. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a median age of 39.42 years, and Northern Europe with 38.07 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 37.17 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 16.40.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2007

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 54.9583
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 46.1864
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 43.5968
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 43.1376
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 42.0161
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 41.4994
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 40.4571
8 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 40.4524
9 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 40.4319
10 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 40.1899
11 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 39.9838
12 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 39.8723
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 39.6768
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 39.6144
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 39.549
16 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 39.5487
17 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 39.4956
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 39.4739
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 39.4021
20 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 39.3981
21 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 39.2579
22 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 39.2117
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 39.0357
24 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 38.8069
25 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 38.7884
26 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 38.7823
27 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 38.6806
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 38.5809
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 38.47
30 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 38.4497
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 38.4167
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 38.4086
33 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 38.2493
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 38.2443
35 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 38.1331
36 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 38.1254
37 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 38.1048
38 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 38.0761
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 38.0279
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 37.5453
41 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 37.4764
42 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 37.2985
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 37.2372
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 37.1603
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 37.025
46 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 36.9746
47 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 36.8306
48 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 36.6021
49 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 36.2693
50 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 36.1762
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 36.1672
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 36.1115
53 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 35.9489
54 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 35.826
55 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 35.7866
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 35.7694
57 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 35.7565
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 35.6388
59 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 35.5983
60 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 35.5276
61 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 35.316
62 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 35.1382
63 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 35.1277
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 34.8379
65 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 34.6794
66 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 34.5544
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 34.2268
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 34.0428
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 34.01
70 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 33.9984
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 33.5733
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 33.519
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 33.4658
74 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 33.1429
75 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 33.1172
76 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 32.7633
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 32.6891
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 32.4703
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 32.3407
80 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 32.291
81 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 32.216
82 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 32.1535
83 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 32.0371
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 32.0199
85 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 31.5598
86 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 30.8142
87 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 30.603
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 30.5977
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 30.3543
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 30.3442
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 30.2314
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 30.1068
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 29.4651
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 29.2789
95 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 29.2355
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 29.2058
97 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 29.0292
98 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 28.941
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 28.3169
100 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 28.258
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 28.2278
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 28.1906
103 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 28.1046
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 28.0518
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 27.9008
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 27.8632
107 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 27.7238
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 27.6712
109 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 27.4014
110 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 27.3625
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 27.0944
112 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 26.9401
113 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 26.9091
114 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 26.6086
115 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 26.5391
116 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 26.515
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 26.4185
118 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 26.4063
119 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.3601
120 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 26.2729
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 26.2389
122 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 26.0646
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 25.8451
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 25.8301
125 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 25.4497
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 25.3605
127 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 25.2525
128 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 25.1393
129 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 25.0009
130 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 24.9023
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 24.7898
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 24.7497
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 24.2167
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 24.0055
135 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 23.9719
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 23.954
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 23.9423
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 23.9344
139 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 23.8311
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 23.7946
141 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 23.7919
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 23.4938
143 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 23.2518
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 23.2202
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 23.1202
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 23.1157
147 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 22.9351
148 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 22.8597
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 22.7974
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 22.669
151 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 22.5061
152 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 22.4307
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 22.3665
154 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 22.1591
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 22.1203
156 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 22.1161
157 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 21.8319
158 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 21.7112
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 21.556
160 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 21.4392
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 21.3542
162 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 21.0782
163 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 21.0032
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 20.7951
165 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 20.6337
166 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 20.3272
167 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 20.2721
168 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.1804
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 20.1565
170 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 20.1365
171 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 20.0558
172 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 20.0142
173 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 20.0053
174 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 19.8393
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 19.8224
176 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 19.6627
177 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 19.4931
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 19.4913
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 19.4563
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 19.383
181 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 19.3201
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 19.0809
183 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 19.0622
184 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 19.0589
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 18.797
186 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 18.7292
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 18.706
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 18.6861
189 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 18.6847
190 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 18.5898
191 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.3399
192 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 18.2314
193 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 17.9886
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 17.9387
195 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 17.706
196 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 17.6886
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 17.6187
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 17.5666
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.4076
200 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 17.3496
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 17.3365
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 17.2091
203 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 17.2063
204 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.065
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 16.974
206 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 16.9252
207 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 16.8836
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 16.8411
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.8383
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 16.7019
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 16.6731
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 16.6715
213 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 16.6168
214 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 16.5495
215 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.401
216 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 16.3968
217 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.3523
218 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 16.348
219 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 16.3134
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.1981
221 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 16.0272
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 16.008
223 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15.9456
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 15.9246
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 15.8797
226 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 15.7891
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 15.7589
228 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 15.751
229 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 15.701
230 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 15.6104
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 15.4686
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 15.1845
233 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 14.7786
234 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 14.6232
235 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.6222
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 14.1253
237 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 13.8491

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2007

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 38.5888
2 Northern America 35.776
3 Oceania 30.728
4 Asia 26.7579
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 25.3602
6 Africa 17.8005

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2007

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 40.3642
2 Southern Europe 39.423
3 Northern Europe 38.0747
4 Eastern Europe 36.9551
5 Australia/New Zealand 35.6632
6 Eastern Asia 33.5143
7 Caribbean 27.1598
8 South America 26.1694
9 South-Eastern Asia 25.6092
10 Central Asia 23.2163
11 Micronesia 23.1286
12 Polynesia 22.9057
13 Central America 22.8867
14 Western Asia 22.8315
15 Southern Asia 22.3484
16 Southern Africa 22.3364
17 Northern Africa 21.9834
18 Melanesia 19.8071
19 Western Africa 16.7542
20 Eastern Africa 15.9695
21 Middle Africa 15.9619

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2007

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 37.172
2 Upper-middle-income countries 30.5873
3 Middle-income countries 25.6685
4 No income group available 24.013
5 Lower-middle-income countries 22.2863
6 Low-income countries 16.4038

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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