Median Age by Country in 2016

In the year 2016, the world had a median age of 28.54 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 60.57 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 53.49 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena with 46.23.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic where the median is 14.38 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger with a median age of 14.42, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with 14.65 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 40.63 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 36.83 years, and Oceania with 31.35 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Europe had the highest median age of 42.99 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 42.52 years, and Northern Europe with 39.14 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 39.36 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 16.91.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2016

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 60.5692
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 53.4866
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 46.2284
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 46.1951
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 44.8162
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 44.7931
7 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 43.9035
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 43.8524
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 43.7844
10 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 43.4472
11 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 43.2839
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 43.0771
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 42.8627
14 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 42.7533
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 42.7332
16 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 42.7092
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 42.5147
18 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 42.4815
19 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 42.2564
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 42.2558
21 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 42.1712
22 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 42.0474
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 42.0437
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 42.0068
25 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 41.7232
26 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 41.5481
27 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 41.4973
28 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 41.343
29 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 41.3169
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 41.1502
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 41.0693
32 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 41.0609
33 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 40.801
34 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 40.7711
35 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 40.6914
36 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 40.6186
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 40.5927
38 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 40.5204
39 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 40.4922
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 40.4777
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 40.3665
42 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 40.0675
43 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 39.8682
44 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 39.7329
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 39.5504
46 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 39.5165
47 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 39.485
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 39.4187
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 39.1904
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 39.174
51 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 39.1065
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 38.8156
53 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 38.6749
54 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 38.6537
55 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 38.6035
56 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 38.5468
57 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 38.4381
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 38.3392
59 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 38.2814
60 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 38.2003
61 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 37.7969
62 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 37.6669
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 37.3317
64 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 37.204
65 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 37.2013
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 37.1677
67 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 36.5088
68 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 36.252
69 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 36.2511
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 36.2469
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 36.1612
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 36.0893
73 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 35.9853
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 35.7417
75 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 35.568
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 35.5372
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 35.411
78 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 35.4086
79 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 35.3267
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 35.1793
81 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 34.9381
82 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 34.7171
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 34.4448
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 34.4107
85 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 34.1734
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 34.0313
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 33.7432
88 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 33.6203
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 33.5937
90 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 33.5532
91 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 33.5289
92 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 33.4359
93 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 33.2838
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 33.1711
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 33.0669
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 32.9841
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 32.9194
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 32.4978
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 32.2434
100 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 32.2408
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 31.6873
102 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 31.4543
103 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 31.2665
104 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 31.2121
105 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 31.1387
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 31.0148
107 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 30.9195
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 30.8906
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 30.8168
110 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 30.6089
111 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 30.3375
112 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 30.283
113 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 30.15
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 30.051
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 29.9542
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 29.9328
117 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 29.8753
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 29.8729
119 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 29.7273
120 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 29.5174
121 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 29.421
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 29.2365
123 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 28.9849
124 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 28.8327
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 28.8155
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 28.463
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 28.4378
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 28.2715
129 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 28.1569
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 28.1035
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 27.7427
132 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 27.6337
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 27.6314
134 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 27.5305
135 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 27.3332
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 27.1351
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 27.0383
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 26.8108
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 26.7844
140 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 26.6957
141 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 26.6598
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 26.5813
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 25.9068
144 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 25.8828
145 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 25.7212
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 25.6936
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 25.6132
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 25.5784
149 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 25.5391
150 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 25.4594
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 25.4477
152 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 25.3763
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 24.7871
154 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 24.7168
155 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 24.4644
156 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 24.2415
157 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 24.1593
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 24.1079
159 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 23.9156
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 23.8385
161 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 23.7742
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 23.5984
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 23.5951
164 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 23.1394
165 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 23.0116
166 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 22.9899
167 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 22.9587
168 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 22.5829
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 22.3177
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 22.2496
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 21.8282
172 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 21.7507
173 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 21.7189
174 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 21.5149
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 21.4649
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 21.3313
177 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 21.2482
178 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 21.24
179 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 20.9842
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 20.9799
181 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 20.8476
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 20.7495
183 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 20.7316
184 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 20.5234
185 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.4707
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 20.4478
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 20.2887
188 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 20.1827
189 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 20.1823
190 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 20.1667
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 19.8794
192 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 19.3116
193 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 19.0063
194 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 18.9799
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 18.8611
196 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 18.7879
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 18.6803
198 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 18.3878
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 18.3575
200 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 18.2257
201 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.1445
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 17.9473
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 17.8501
204 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 17.8423
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 17.8305
206 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 17.7734
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 17.6888
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 17.6693
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.6422
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.5944
211 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.3998
212 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 17.2541
213 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 17.249
214 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 17.1096
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 17.0221
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 17.0012
217 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 16.9777
218 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 16.9624
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 16.772
220 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 16.7139
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.7003
222 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.5482
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.279
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 16.2627
225 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.2156
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.1386
227 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 16.0965
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 15.8837
229 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 15.8418
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 15.6805
231 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15.1231
232 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 15.0366
233 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 14.9703
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 14.8846
235 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 14.6474
236 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.4169
237 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 14.3751

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2016

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 40.6297
2 Northern America 36.8288
3 Oceania 31.3497
4 Americas 31.2435
5 Asia 29.2211
6 Latin America and the Caribbean 28.452
7 Africa 18.2411

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2016

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Southern Europe 42.9904
2 Western Europe 42.5168
3 Northern Europe 39.1357
4 Eastern Europe 38.766
5 Eastern Asia 37.0718
6 Australia/New Zealand 36.2476
7 South America 29.6069
8 Caribbean 29.5468
9 South-Eastern Asia 27.8943
10 Western Asia 25.5488
11 Central America 25.4574
12 Central Asia 25.4463
13 Polynesia 25.4378
14 Southern Africa 25.0774
15 Micronesia 24.8486
16 Southern Asia 24.6694
17 Northern Africa 23.4107
18 Melanesia 21.4351
19 Western Africa 16.8868
20 Eastern Africa 16.7831
21 Middle Africa 16.1094

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2016

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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