Median Age by Country in 2013

In the year 2013, the world had a median age of 27.99 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 55.58 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 51.19 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena with 45.32.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda where the median is 14.29 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger with a median age of 14.35, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with 14.68 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 39.99 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 36.69 years, and Oceania with 31.02 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 42.05 years. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a median age of 41.61 years, and Northern Europe with 38.98 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 38.73 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 16.77.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2013

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 55.5835
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 51.1893
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 45.3212
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 45.1341
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 44.2122
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 43.5567
7 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 42.6819
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 42.4666
9 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 42.1179
10 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 42.0079
11 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 41.8654
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 41.7514
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 41.6501
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 41.6135
15 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 41.6038
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 41.4696
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 41.4076
18 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 41.3626
19 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 41.3458
20 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 41.3351
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 41.2934
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 41.2444
23 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 41.1114
24 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 41.0676
25 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 41.0227
26 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 40.7206
27 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 40.5368
28 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 40.3066
29 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 40.2025
30 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 40.1772
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 40.163
32 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 40.146
33 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 40.1412
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 40.0336
35 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 39.9008
36 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 39.7763
37 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 39.5816
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 39.3611
39 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 39.2911
40 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 39.2524
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 39.2031
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 38.9297
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 38.8258
44 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 38.7671
45 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 38.7556
46 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 38.755
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 38.5566
48 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 38.5258
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 38.5248
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 38.354
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 38.2305
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 38.1073
53 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 38.0026
54 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 37.971
55 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 37.9656
56 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 37.9121
57 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 37.8552
58 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 37.7769
59 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 37.6994
60 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 37.6802
61 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 37.3744
62 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 37.3511
63 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 37.045
64 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 36.6049
65 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 36.5605
66 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 36.4958
67 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 36.3848
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 36.2479
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 35.9518
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 35.7505
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 35.6963
72 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 35.6935
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 35.4758
74 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 35.06
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 35.0442
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 34.5932
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 34.56
78 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 34.4518
79 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 34.3655
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 34.3574
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 34.2349
82 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 34.2265
83 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 34.0813
84 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 34.0276
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 33.8117
86 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 33.6835
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 33.6326
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 33.096
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 32.8684
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 32.7654
91 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 32.6361
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 31.8169
93 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 31.6891
94 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 31.6739
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 31.5865
96 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 31.4399
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 31.3117
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 31.2592
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 30.8212
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 30.5413
101 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 30.267
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 30.1456
103 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 30.0952
104 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 29.8612
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 29.8162
106 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 29.6448
107 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 29.6288
108 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 29.5686
109 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 29.5507
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 29.5086
111 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 29.4559
112 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 29.3182
113 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 29.0171
114 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 28.938
115 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 28.9057
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 28.7277
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 28.6968
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 28.3105
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 28.2126
120 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 28.1567
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 28.1165
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 28.0878
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 28.0349
124 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 27.9062
125 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 27.8774
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 27.7675
127 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 27.6756
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 27.4975
129 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 27.1193
130 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 27.0
131 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 26.9593
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 26.8464
133 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 26.7296
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 26.6994
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 26.4171
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 26.4084
137 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 26.4004
138 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 26.069
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 25.9862
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 25.9265
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 25.9153
142 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 25.5981
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 25.4441
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 25.3062
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 24.8747
146 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 24.792
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 24.7292
148 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 24.7252
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 24.7121
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 24.5726
151 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 24.5045
152 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 24.0676
153 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 23.8712
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 23.7315
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 23.6441
156 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 23.4926
157 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 23.3855
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 23.3374
159 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 23.2771
160 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 23.0657
161 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 22.9348
162 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 22.8831
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 22.8778
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 22.5444
165 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 22.4958
166 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 22.0542
167 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 21.9527
168 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 21.8535
169 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 21.742
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 21.6022
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 21.3352
172 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 21.127
173 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 21.0309
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 20.9547
175 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 20.9457
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 20.7708
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 20.6768
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 20.5879
179 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 20.5568
180 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.4745
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 20.4504
182 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 20.3892
183 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 20.3876
184 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 20.2489
185 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 20.1609
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 20.1237
187 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 19.9854
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 19.5638
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 19.5504
190 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 19.4898
191 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 19.3674
192 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 19.238
193 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 19.1948
194 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 18.4202
195 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.3728
196 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 18.3641
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 18.2828
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 18.1408
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 18.0854
200 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 18.0093
201 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 17.9497
202 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 17.8327
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 17.7462
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.5202
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 17.5164
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 17.4998
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 17.4794
208 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 17.4071
209 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.3472
210 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 17.2214
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 17.1505
212 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.1253
213 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 17.0658
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 16.9449
215 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 16.9347
216 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.8053
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.7793
218 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 16.733
219 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 16.6722
220 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 16.6719
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 16.6062
222 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.3396
223 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 16.1071
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.0416
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.0079
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 15.9622
227 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 15.9461
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 15.7237
229 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 15.7129
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 15.5713
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 15.2393
232 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 15.0145
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 14.9186
234 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 14.856
235 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 14.6779
236 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.3539
237 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 14.2916

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2013

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 39.9851
2 Northern America 36.6872
3 Oceania 31.0187
4 Asia 28.4994
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 27.4257
6 Africa 18.1373

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2013

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 42.0484
2 Southern Europe 41.6135
3 Northern Europe 38.9762
4 Eastern Europe 38.078
5 Australia/New Zealand 36.2853
6 Eastern Asia 36.0686
7 Caribbean 28.6289
8 South America 28.38
9 South-Eastern Asia 27.4959
10 Central America 24.7394
11 Central Asia 24.6906
12 Western Asia 24.615
13 Polynesia 24.4756
14 Micronesia 24.1518
15 Southern Africa 24.0923
16 Southern Asia 24.0283
17 Northern Africa 23.3543
18 Melanesia 20.7126
19 Western Africa 16.7212
20 Eastern Africa 16.4991
21 Middle Africa 15.9881

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2013

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 38.7324
2 Upper-middle-income countries 32.3188
3 Middle-income countries 27.2699
4 No income group available 25.6609
5 Lower-middle-income countries 23.6967
6 Low-income countries 16.7685

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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