Median Age by Country in 2017

In the year 2017, the world had a median age of 28.79 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 60.58 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 53.98 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena with 46.96.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic where the median is 14.37 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger with a median age of 14.50, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with 14.70 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 40.84 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 36.96 years, and Americas with 31.54 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Europe had the highest median age of 43.37 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 42.60 years, and Northern Europe with 39.20 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 39.56 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 17.03.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2017

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 60.5833
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 53.9824
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 46.9637
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 46.5354
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 45.1765
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 44.9916
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 44.8888
8 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 44.3277
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 44.1979
10 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 43.7347
11 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 43.4421
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 43.393
13 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 43.1693
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 43.151
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 43.1289
16 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 43.0095
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 42.851
18 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 42.7085
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 42.6762
20 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 42.662
21 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 42.5684
22 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 42.4389
23 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 42.3599
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 42.2514
25 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 42.2445
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 42.1147
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 42.1035
28 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 42.0265
29 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 41.592
30 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 41.4226
31 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 41.4135
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 41.3931
33 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 41.3842
34 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 41.1808
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 41.0508
36 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 40.9588
37 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 40.8797
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 40.7994
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 40.7241
40 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 40.71
41 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 40.586
42 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 40.4397
43 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 40.0162
44 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 39.8314
45 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 39.7703
46 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 39.716
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 39.6238
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 39.4704
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 39.469
50 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 39.2287
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 39.2022
52 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 39.0338
53 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 39.0053
54 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 38.9391
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 38.8661
56 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 38.8152
57 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 38.7201
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 38.4175
59 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 38.4093
60 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 38.2911
61 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 38.0639
62 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 37.9539
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 37.8324
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 37.5601
65 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 37.4469
66 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 37.3505
67 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 36.7232
68 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 36.6497
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 36.3152
70 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 36.2788
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 36.2682
72 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 36.1813
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 36.1336
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 36.13
75 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 35.9482
76 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 35.9084
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 35.7964
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 35.7669
79 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 35.7007
80 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 35.6751
81 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 35.3202
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 35.3061
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 34.8505
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 34.6506
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 34.5692
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 34.5524
87 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 34.5195
88 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 34.3308
89 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 33.9303
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 33.9122
91 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 33.8621
92 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 33.8539
93 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 33.7745
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 33.7644
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 33.445
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 33.2788
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 33.0348
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 33.0153
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 32.9336
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 32.7092
101 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 32.5728
102 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 31.811
103 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 31.7117
104 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 31.5778
105 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 31.5523
106 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 31.367
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 31.3173
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 31.2876
109 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 31.0708
110 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 30.8963
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 30.8337
112 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 30.4729
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 30.447
114 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 30.3484
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 30.2576
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 30.2222
117 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 30.1523
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 30.0671
119 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 30.0627
120 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 29.819
121 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 29.8107
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 29.7362
123 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 29.3715
124 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 29.2025
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 28.8574
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 28.7585
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 28.6754
128 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 28.48
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 28.4143
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 28.359
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 28.2174
132 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 28.1095
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 27.9006
134 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 27.7946
135 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 27.6119
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 27.4978
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 27.4661
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 27.126
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 27.0239
140 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27.0062
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 26.9181
142 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 26.893
143 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 26.1663
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 26.0944
145 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 26.0928
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 26.0589
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 25.9609
148 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 25.8796
149 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 25.821
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 25.7907
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 25.7623
152 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 25.6145
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 25.333
154 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 25.1913
155 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 24.6783
156 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 24.5661
157 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 24.516
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 24.2239
159 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 24.1614
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 24.0895
161 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 24.0227
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 24.0126
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 24.0064
164 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 23.5338
165 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 23.3153
166 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 23.2732
167 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 23.0483
168 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 22.9542
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 22.613
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 22.5216
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 22.1822
172 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 22.0009
173 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 21.8141
174 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 21.7945
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 21.6363
176 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 21.575
177 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 21.466
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 21.4058
179 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 21.1672
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 21.0508
181 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 20.9975
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 20.9838
183 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 20.8187
184 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 20.6123
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 20.5896
186 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.5779
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 20.5577
188 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 20.4355
189 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 20.2903
190 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 20.2047
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 19.9962
192 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 19.3998
193 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 19.2722
194 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 19.1529
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 19.0101
196 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 18.9381
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 18.8849
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 18.5771
199 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 18.5062
200 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 18.2734
201 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.0946
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 18.0562
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 18.0389
204 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 18.0103
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 17.8699
206 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 17.8693
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 17.8423
208 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 17.7846
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.7832
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.6248
211 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 17.4932
212 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.4693
213 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 17.2838
214 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 17.2384
215 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 17.1726
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 17.1543
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 17.1459
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 16.8776
219 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 16.8012
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 16.7106
221 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.6732
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 16.4261
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.3171
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.279
225 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 16.1862
226 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.1742
227 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 16.1376
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 15.949
229 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 15.8925
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 15.8683
231 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 15.2199
232 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 15.0909
233 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 14.975
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 14.9108
235 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 14.7003
236 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.4984
237 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 14.3686

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2017

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 40.8364
2 Northern America 36.9553
3 Americas 31.5386
4 Oceania 31.4703
5 Asia 29.5481
6 Latin America and the Caribbean 28.8046
7 Africa 18.3203

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2017

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Southern Europe 43.3671
2 Western Europe 42.6009
3 Northern Europe 39.2022
4 Eastern Europe 39.0056
5 Eastern Asia 37.3518
6 Australia/New Zealand 36.2551
7 South America 29.982
8 Caribbean 29.8724
9 South-Eastern Asia 28.2017
10 Central America 25.7894
11 Western Asia 25.7726
12 Polynesia 25.7721
13 Central Asia 25.6612
14 Southern Africa 25.403
15 Micronesia 25.0697
16 Southern Asia 24.9747
17 Northern Africa 23.5506
18 Melanesia 21.6089
19 Western Africa 16.9625
20 Eastern Africa 16.9292
21 Middle Africa 16.1425

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2017

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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