Median Age by Country in 2014

In the year 2014, the world had a median age of 28.22 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 56.03 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 52.09 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena with 45.58.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger where the median is 14.35 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda with a median age of 14.42, and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic with 14.68 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 40.21 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 36.79 years, and Oceania with 31.10 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest median age of 42.26 years. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a median age of 42.05 years, and Northern Europe with 39.09 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 39.01 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 16.82.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2014

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 56.0312
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 52.0854
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 45.5792
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 45.5144
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 44.487
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 43.9582
7 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 43.0604
8 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 43.0446
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 42.9415
10 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 42.3351
11 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 42.3294
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 42.2603
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 42.0091
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 41.9371
15 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 41.8808
16 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 41.833
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 41.7555
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 41.7477
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 41.702
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 41.6524
21 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 41.4897
22 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 41.4675
23 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 41.4172
24 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 41.3658
25 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 41.15
26 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 41.1219
27 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 41.0669
28 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 40.9785
29 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 40.6457
30 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 40.4663
31 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 40.4149
32 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 40.4063
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 40.3837
34 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 40.1709
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 40.16
36 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 39.953
37 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 39.7864
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 39.7438
39 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 39.5509
40 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 39.4636
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 39.3111
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 39.2957
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 39.217
44 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 39.1846
45 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 39.1459
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 39.1458
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 38.9103
48 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 38.9073
49 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 38.8492
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 38.7343
51 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 38.6638
52 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 38.289
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 38.2784
54 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 38.2431
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 38.1949
56 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 38.174
57 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 38.089
58 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 38.0696
59 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 37.8315
60 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 37.8026
61 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 37.6882
62 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 37.5489
63 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 37.5147
64 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 36.8728
65 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 36.6225
66 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 36.4793
67 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 36.4626
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 36.2557
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 36.2234
70 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 36.1106
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 35.9121
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 35.8796
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 35.8157
74 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 35.3237
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 35.2295
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 34.9984
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 34.9338
78 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 34.8205
79 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 34.7445
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 34.723
81 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 34.6944
82 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 34.5127
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 34.4819
84 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 34.4549
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 34.2564
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 33.8752
87 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 33.8683
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 33.6169
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 33.1605
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 33.0227
91 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 32.9575
92 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 32.1562
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 32.1299
94 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 32.116
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 32.0989
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 32.0363
97 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 32.0002
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 31.6574
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 30.9566
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 30.5859
101 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 30.5483
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 30.4591
103 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 30.4139
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 30.2308
105 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 30.1729
106 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 30.0386
107 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 30.0215
108 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 29.9134
109 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 29.888
110 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 29.8035
111 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 29.7396
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 29.7046
113 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 29.503
114 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 29.3235
115 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 29.2629
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 28.8499
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 28.7864
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 28.6633
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 28.5523
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 28.4865
121 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 28.4657
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 28.4536
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 28.4419
124 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 28.387
125 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 28.2774
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 28.1297
127 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 28.0974
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 27.7523
129 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 27.742
130 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 27.4417
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 27.3336
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 27.0154
133 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 26.9847
134 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 26.9626
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 26.8532
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 26.8426
137 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 26.6045
138 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 26.3948
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 26.3269
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 26.2626
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 26.2571
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 26.127
143 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 25.8896
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 25.562
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 25.2024
146 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 25.0635
147 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 25.0357
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 24.9906
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 24.9264
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 24.9171
151 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 24.8119
152 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 24.4808
153 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 24.122
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 23.7727
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 23.7494
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 23.7475
157 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 23.6881
158 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 23.6619
159 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 23.6444
160 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 23.4013
161 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 23.3123
162 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 23.0541
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 23.022
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 23.0062
165 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 22.7362
166 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 22.4326
167 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 22.2043
168 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 22.1785
169 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 21.9567
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 21.8675
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 21.7099
172 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 21.3769
173 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 21.287
174 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 21.2137
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 21.1116
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 20.9628
177 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 20.907
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 20.8206
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 20.8099
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 20.794
181 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 20.5441
182 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 20.5251
183 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 20.4202
184 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.3178
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 20.3141
186 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 20.2036
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 19.855
188 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 19.6457
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 19.6417
190 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 19.5411
191 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 19.4031
192 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 19.2812
193 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 19.0067
194 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 18.5621
195 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 18.4888
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 18.4076
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 18.3608
198 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.2437
199 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 18.067
200 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 18.0642
201 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 18.0613
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 17.7339
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 17.7306
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 17.6797
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 17.6701
206 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 17.5994
207 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 17.5427
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.4635
209 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 17.4439
210 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.338
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 17.2299
212 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.1397
213 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 17.126
214 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 17.0284
215 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 16.9687
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 16.9646
217 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.8704
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.8461
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 16.7312
220 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 16.6981
221 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 16.6755
222 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.3499
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.1058
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.0119
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 16.0069
226 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15.9893
227 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 15.965
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 15.8392
229 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 15.7252
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 15.6351
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 15.5009
232 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 14.8934
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 14.8601
234 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 14.7277
235 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 14.6832
236 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 14.4169
237 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.3544

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2014

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 40.2142
2 Northern America 36.792
3 Oceania 31.096
4 Asia 28.7967
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 27.7849
6 Africa 18.1886

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2014

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Western Europe 42.2631
2 Southern Europe 42.0453
3 Northern Europe 39.093
4 Eastern Europe 38.308
5 Eastern Asia 36.3856
6 Australia/New Zealand 36.2866
7 Caribbean 28.919
8 South America 28.7477
9 South-Eastern Asia 27.7921
10 Central America 25.1058
11 Central Asia 24.9304
12 Western Asia 24.8704
13 Polynesia 24.7687
14 Southern Africa 24.4306
15 Micronesia 24.3422
16 Southern Asia 24.3277
17 Northern Africa 23.519
18 Melanesia 20.872
19 Western Africa 16.7331
20 Eastern Africa 16.613
21 Middle Africa 16.0003

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2014

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 39.0062
2 Upper-middle-income countries 32.6157
3 Middle-income countries 27.5488
4 No income group available 25.9554
5 Lower-middle-income countries 23.9334
6 Low-income countries 16.8179

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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