Median Age by Country in 2012

In the year 2012, the world had a median age of 27.77 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 55.34 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 50.26 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena with 45.06.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda where the median is 14.20 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger with a median age of 14.35, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with 14.63 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 39.75 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 36.58 years, and Oceania with 30.95 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 41.81 years. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a median age of 41.20 years, and Northern Europe with 38.85 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 38.46 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 16.72.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2012

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 55.3411
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 50.2643
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 45.0573
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 44.8221
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 43.9019
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 43.1968
7 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 42.2843
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 42.0073
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 41.6655
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 41.5051
11 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 41.4004
12 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 41.3441
13 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 41.2887
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 41.2327
15 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 41.1827
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 41.1713
17 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 41.1599
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 41.0472
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 40.8669
20 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 40.8655
21 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 40.8403
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 40.8335
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 40.8274
24 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 40.7919
25 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 40.7819
26 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 40.433
27 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 40.1975
28 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 40.0074
29 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 39.9427
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 39.9384
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 39.8801
32 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 39.8452
33 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 39.7558
34 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 39.6302
35 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 39.5804
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 39.4
37 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 39.2389
38 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 39.117
39 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 38.9711
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 38.7298
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 38.6944
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 38.694
43 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 38.6405
44 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 38.3939
45 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 38.3475
46 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 38.293
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 38.0852
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 38.0628
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 37.9635
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 37.9333
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 37.9033
52 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 37.8789
53 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 37.8465
54 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 37.7163
55 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 37.5602
56 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 37.5593
57 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 37.5144
58 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 37.493
59 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 37.3788
60 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 37.2781
61 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 37.2028
62 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 36.9551
63 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 36.6184
64 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 36.5486
65 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 36.3388
66 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 36.2879
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 36.2416
68 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 36.2414
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 35.7049
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 35.6243
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 35.3357
72 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 35.2869
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 35.1406
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 34.8592
75 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 34.7756
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 34.398
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 34.1776
78 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 34.1553
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 33.9125
80 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 33.9084
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 33.8137
82 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 33.7327
83 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 33.6713
84 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 33.62
85 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 33.4749
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 33.391
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 33.3364
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 32.7573
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 32.5834
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 32.3711
91 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 32.3072
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 31.6048
93 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 31.2036
94 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 31.19
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 31.1118
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 30.8859
97 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 30.6681
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 30.5673
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 30.3253
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 30.1278
101 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 29.969
102 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 29.9113
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 29.8259
104 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 29.8115
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 29.4038
106 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 29.3523
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 29.3065
108 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 29.1906
109 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 29.1062
110 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 29.0982
111 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 29.0232
112 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 28.8995
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 28.6283
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 28.6089
115 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 28.5471
116 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 28.5461
117 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 28.5435
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 28.1891
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 27.8459
120 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 27.8275
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 27.8067
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 27.5188
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 27.4937
124 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 27.4908
125 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 27.4236
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 27.4177
127 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 27.3367
128 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 27.2575
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 27.2385
130 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 26.4918
131 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 26.4745
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 26.3757
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 26.3698
134 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 26.2022
135 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 26.1783
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 26.0224
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 25.9668
138 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 25.7207
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 25.6947
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 25.5755
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 25.544
142 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 25.3112
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 25.0209
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 24.751
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 24.5591
146 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 24.5452
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 24.52
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 24.4419
149 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 24.4054
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 24.2369
151 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 24.1723
152 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 23.673
153 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 23.6179
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 23.5888
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 23.4799
156 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 23.3851
157 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 23.129
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 22.9232
159 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 22.9147
160 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 22.7847
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 22.7623
162 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 22.7208
163 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 22.4659
164 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 22.2702
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 22.129
166 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 21.7083
167 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 21.673
168 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 21.5328
169 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 21.527
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 21.3422
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 20.9543
172 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 20.8806
173 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 20.8726
174 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 20.8092
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 20.7859
176 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 20.6868
177 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.6165
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 20.5615
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 20.5455
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 20.3794
181 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 20.218
182 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 20.2154
183 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 20.2088
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 20.0926
185 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 20.0826
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 19.9099
187 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 19.7603
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 19.4493
189 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 19.336
190 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 19.3226
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 19.2766
192 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 19.0968
193 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 18.947
194 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.5195
195 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 18.3586
196 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 18.1914
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 18.1685
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 17.9905
199 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 17.9556
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 17.9161
201 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 17.8431
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 17.7767
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.6126
204 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 17.5904
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 17.4864
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 17.3353
207 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.335
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 17.3017
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 17.2907
210 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.1174
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 17.0824
212 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 16.983
213 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 16.9765
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 16.9639
215 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 16.873
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.816
217 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 16.7137
218 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 16.6761
219 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.6673
220 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 16.505
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 16.4926
222 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.339
223 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 16.1757
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.0127
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.0001
226 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 15.94
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 15.9336
228 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 15.6882
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 15.6245
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 15.5399
231 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 15.2749
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 15.0482
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 15.0109
234 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 14.8208
235 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 14.6349
236 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.3529
237 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 14.1978

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2012

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 39.7527
2 Northern America 36.5768
3 Oceania 30.9483
4 Asia 28.2075
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 27.0695
6 Africa 18.0902

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2012

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 41.8146
2 Southern Europe 41.1997
3 Northern Europe 38.8504
4 Eastern Europe 37.8746
5 Australia/New Zealand 36.2565
6 Eastern Asia 35.7289
7 Caribbean 28.3477
8 South America 28.01
9 South-Eastern Asia 27.1999
10 Central Asia 24.4347
11 Central America 24.3868
12 Western Asia 24.3381
13 Polynesia 24.1946
14 Micronesia 23.9931
15 Southern Africa 23.7679
16 Southern Asia 23.7361
17 Northern Africa 23.1728
18 Melanesia 20.5544
19 Western Africa 16.7231
20 Eastern Africa 16.3861
21 Middle Africa 15.9762

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2012

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 38.4644
2 Upper-middle-income countries 32.0345
3 Middle-income countries 27.0029
4 No income group available 25.3714
5 Lower-middle-income countries 23.463
6 Low-income countries 16.7233

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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