Median Age by Country in 2007

In the year 2007, the world had a median age of 26.53 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 58.84 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 46.09 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena with 43.62.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda where the median is 14.02 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan with a median age of 14.17, and ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger with 14.50 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 38.56 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 35.79 years, and Oceania with 30.81 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 40.35 years. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a median age of 39.44 years, and Northern Europe with 37.90 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 37.28 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 16.32.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2007

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 58.8403
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 46.0914
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 43.6218
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 43.2187
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 42.075
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 41.5374
7 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 40.5498
8 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 40.5211
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 40.4607
10 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 40.4314
11 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 40.4159
12 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 40.1619
13 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 39.888
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 39.7829
15 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 39.6995
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 39.6852
17 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 39.5933
18 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 39.5406
19 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 39.4661
20 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 39.3615
21 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 39.1968
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 39.1047
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 39.0878
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 38.8776
25 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 38.6918
26 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 38.6857
27 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 38.6681
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 38.6225
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 38.6126
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 38.3959
31 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 38.3572
32 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 38.2256
33 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 38.191
34 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 38.1337
35 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 38.1227
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 38.0718
37 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 38.0383
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 37.7656
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 37.6796
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 37.5711
41 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 37.461
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 37.4202
43 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 37.2984
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 37.1712
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 37.0198
46 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 36.8822
47 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 36.7675
48 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 36.6143
49 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 36.4603
50 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 36.248
51 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 36.1382
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 36.0501
53 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 36.0422
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 35.9589
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 35.7617
56 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 35.7298
57 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 35.6095
58 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 35.5314
59 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 35.5066
60 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 35.1429
61 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 35.125
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 35.079
63 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 34.9023
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 34.8041
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 34.6635
66 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 34.6149
67 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 34.583
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 34.3628
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 33.6643
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 33.5624
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 33.5299
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 33.2352
73 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 33.2293
74 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 32.809
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 32.5993
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 32.5803
77 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 32.5779
78 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 32.5302
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 32.3504
80 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 32.2058
81 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 32.1719
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 32.1264
83 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 32.1152
84 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 32.0175
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 31.9053
86 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 31.5468
87 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 30.768
88 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 30.6879
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 30.5942
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 30.4761
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 30.4258
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 30.3865
93 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 29.821
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 29.8084
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 29.4958
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 29.3389
97 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 29.2379
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 29.2211
99 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 29.1016
100 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 29.0829
101 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 28.9709
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 28.2967
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 28.2285
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 28.2135
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 28.0413
106 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 27.9269
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 27.7565
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 27.6713
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 27.4311
110 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 27.2854
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 27.2266
112 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 27.0593
113 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 26.8567
114 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 26.8222
115 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.7912
116 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 26.7635
117 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 26.6656
118 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 26.5568
119 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 26.479
120 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 26.1262
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 25.9167
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 25.8425
123 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 25.8423
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 25.7352
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 25.671
126 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 25.4754
127 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 25.3142
128 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 25.2569
129 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 25.103
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 24.8097
131 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 24.7665
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 24.4156
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 24.2799
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 24.0181
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 23.9905
136 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 23.9781
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 23.977
138 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 23.9419
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 23.7737
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 23.6623
141 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 23.4626
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 23.4554
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 23.2436
144 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 22.9273
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 22.9128
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 22.7729
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 22.711
148 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 22.6285
149 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 22.6204
150 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 22.5633
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 22.559
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 22.4638
153 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 22.0763
154 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 21.9625
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 21.9145
156 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 21.8657
157 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 21.7573
158 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 21.6496
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 21.5809
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 21.517
161 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 21.1348
162 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 21.0911
163 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 20.9615
164 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 20.6953
165 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.4512
166 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 20.3376
167 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 20.2746
168 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 20.1712
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 20.1031
170 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 20.0643
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 20.0562
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 20.0366
173 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 19.9552
174 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 19.9385
175 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 19.8457
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 19.8093
177 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 19.5818
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 19.5266
179 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 19.523
180 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 19.5164
181 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 19.4692
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 19.3837
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 19.1998
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 19.1801
185 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 19.1102
186 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 18.8671
187 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 18.8416
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 18.6641
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 18.5775
190 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 18.5046
191 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.4575
192 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 18.3211
193 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 18.1994
194 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 17.8751
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 17.8038
196 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 17.7979
197 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 17.6183
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 17.6162
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 17.5461
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 17.4815
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.3008
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.2482
203 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 17.1396
204 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.0266
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 16.9471
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 16.8703
207 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 16.7949
208 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 16.7663
209 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.6702
210 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 16.6556
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 16.6009
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 16.5824
213 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 16.5398
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.51
215 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 16.5068
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 16.3631
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.2619
218 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.2363
219 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 16.1489
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 16.0667
221 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 16.0334
222 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 15.992
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 15.9732
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 15.9324
225 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15.8749
226 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 15.845
227 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 15.8271
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 15.7097
229 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 15.535
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 15.4824
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 15.3644
232 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 15.295
233 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 14.5684
234 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 14.5559
235 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.4961
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 14.1695
237 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 14.015

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2007

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 38.5646
2 Northern America 35.7851
3 Oceania 30.8104
4 Americas 28.6904
5 Asia 26.5659
6 Latin America and the Caribbean 25.3671
7 Africa 17.6872

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2007

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 40.3489
2 Southern Europe 39.4374
3 Northern Europe 37.8952
4 Eastern Europe 36.9693
5 Australia/New Zealand 35.6598
6 Eastern Asia 33.5679
7 Caribbean 27.1466
8 South America 26.1792
9 South-Eastern Asia 25.1821
10 Micronesia 23.5099
11 Central Asia 23.2343
12 Western Asia 22.938
13 Central America 22.8911
14 Polynesia 22.8905
15 Southern Africa 22.3037
16 Southern Asia 22.0558
17 Northern Africa 21.8292
18 Melanesia 20.0198
19 Western Africa 16.6301
20 Middle Africa 16.0856
21 Eastern Africa 15.8475

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2007

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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