Median Age by Country in 2010

In the year 2010, the world had a median age of 27.33 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 55.12 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 48.39 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena with 44.79.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda where the median is 14.04 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan with a median age of 14.40, and ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger with 14.40 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 39.27 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 36.34 years, and Oceania with 30.79 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 41.28 years. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a median age of 40.42 years, and Northern Europe with 38.54 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 37.91 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 16.58.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2010

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 55.125
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 48.3914
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 44.7919
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 44.2258
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 43.195
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 42.4743
7 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 41.4379
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 41.225
9 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 41.0493
10 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 41.0088
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 40.8312
12 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 40.8222
13 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 40.8128
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 40.547
15 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 40.5139
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 40.5037
17 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 40.5006
18 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 40.3143
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 40.2935
20 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 40.2529
21 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 40.0224
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 39.9725
23 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 39.9513
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 39.9376
25 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 39.8884
26 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 39.7901
27 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 39.7269
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 39.5724
29 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 39.2636
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 39.2489
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 39.2302
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 39.2159
33 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 39.1145
34 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 39.0821
35 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 38.883
36 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 38.7324
37 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 38.6856
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 38.4813
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 38.4602
40 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 38.3628
41 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 38.3452
42 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 38.2641
43 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 38.1002
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 37.9625
45 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 37.6787
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 37.6104
47 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 37.4905
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 37.4238
49 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 37.4015
50 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 37.3176
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 37.2062
52 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 37.178
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 37.0674
54 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 36.9432
55 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 36.9254
56 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 36.8409
57 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 36.7965
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 36.6348
59 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 36.6324
60 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 36.4966
61 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 36.1699
62 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 36.0756
63 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 36.0627
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 36.052
65 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 35.8709
66 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 35.5994
67 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 35.5373
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 35.1984
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 35.1097
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 34.6235
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 34.4814
72 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 34.4663
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 34.4238
74 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 34.1817
75 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 34.0829
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 33.8935
77 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 33.3854
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 33.2938
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 33.2125
80 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 33.1611
81 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 32.9946
82 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 32.8915
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 32.8837
84 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 32.7169
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 32.6429
86 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 32.6067
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 32.3722
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 32.2557
89 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 31.6384
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 31.5917
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 31.5616
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 31.1954
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 30.3731
94 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 30.298
95 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 30.2752
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 30.2256
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 30.225
98 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 30.0199
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 29.3983
100 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 29.2823
101 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 29.2338
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 29.198
103 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 28.9813
104 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 28.9803
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 28.8833
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 28.6122
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 28.6019
108 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 28.5137
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 28.4498
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 28.3868
111 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 28.1698
112 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 28.0863
113 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 28.0387
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 28.0331
115 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.9844
116 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 27.8317
117 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 27.7388
118 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 27.6695
119 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 27.5129
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 27.2043
121 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 27.1377
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 27.0626
123 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 26.7083
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 26.6992
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 26.6838
126 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 26.4358
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 26.4331
128 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 26.4325
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 26.2532
130 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 25.9479
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 25.721
132 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 25.6869
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 25.4473
134 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 25.2609
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 25.2539
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 25.0659
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 25.0504
138 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 24.9836
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 24.8866
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 24.8865
141 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24.7627
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 24.4065
143 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 24.3736
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 24.3348
145 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 24.0405
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 23.9545
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 23.922
148 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 23.8073
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 23.5976
150 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 23.4772
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 23.4248
152 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 23.2306
153 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 23.0649
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 23.0123
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 22.9801
156 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 22.9164
157 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 22.6766
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 22.5533
159 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 22.3952
160 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 22.2283
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 22.0721
162 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 22.0273
163 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 21.8378
164 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 21.7139
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 21.5227
166 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 21.2448
167 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 21.0571
168 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 20.9042
169 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 20.9033
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 20.8445
171 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 20.8076
172 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.6817
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 20.3863
174 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 20.3803
175 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 20.3778
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 20.2309
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 20.1875
178 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 20.1811
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 20.1334
180 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 20.127
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 19.9585
182 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 19.8114
183 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 19.7615
184 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 19.5654
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 19.4939
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 19.428
187 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 19.302
188 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 19.2158
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 19.2036
190 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 19.1398
191 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 18.7887
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 18.72
193 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.6527
194 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 18.4023
195 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 18.2361
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 17.9556
197 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 17.8964
198 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 17.8737
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 17.7085
200 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 17.5948
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 17.5089
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 17.4521
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 17.4107
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.3295
205 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.3217
206 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 17.103
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 17.0994
208 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 17.094
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.0808
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 17.0451
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 16.9993
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.9739
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 16.9644
214 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 16.8206
215 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 16.7502
216 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 16.7498
217 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 16.7257
218 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 16.4668
219 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 16.4628
220 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.4115
221 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.3839
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 16.2734
223 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 16.0895
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.0342
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 15.9758
226 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 15.966
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 15.9015
228 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 15.6906
229 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 15.6636
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 15.565
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 15.4574
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 15.2792
233 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 14.7379
234 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 14.6229
235 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.4038
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 14.4037
237 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 14.0392

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2010

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 39.2672
2 Northern America 36.3409
3 Oceania 30.7898
4 Asia 27.6054
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 26.3819
6 Africa 17.9981

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2010

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 41.2795
2 Southern Europe 40.4187
3 Northern Europe 38.536
4 Eastern Europe 37.4731
5 Australia/New Zealand 36.0231
6 Eastern Asia 34.9324
7 Caribbean 27.8371
8 South America 27.2733
9 South-Eastern Asia 26.5934
10 Central Asia 23.9169
11 Central America 23.7611
12 Western Asia 23.7329
13 Polynesia 23.7013
14 Micronesia 23.68
15 Southern Asia 23.1603
16 Southern Africa 23.1375
17 Northern Africa 22.7684
18 Melanesia 20.246
19 Western Africa 16.7379
20 Eastern Africa 16.1919
21 Middle Africa 15.9813

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2010

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 37.9099
2 Upper-middle-income countries 31.4781
3 Middle-income countries 26.4758
4 No income group available 24.8166
5 Lower-middle-income countries 22.9945
6 Low-income countries 16.5832

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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