Median Age by Country in 2018

In the year 2018, the world had a median age of 29.20 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 57.06 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 54.03 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena with 47.78.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger where the median is 14.41 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic with a median age of 14.54, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with 14.85 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 41.06 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 37.32 years, and Oceania with 31.51 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Europe had the highest median age of 43.62 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 42.76 years, and Northern Europe with 39.44 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 39.92 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 17.18.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2018

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 57.0625
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 54.0302
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 47.7783
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 47.1393
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 45.5664
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 44.9969
7 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 44.7693
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 44.7343
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 44.5051
10 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 44.3573
11 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 44.0163
12 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 43.692
13 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 43.6151
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 43.5434
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 43.5348
16 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 43.2676
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 43.0103
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 43.0037
19 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 42.9928
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 42.8738
21 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 42.7789
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 42.6657
23 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 42.6319
24 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 42.3699
25 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 42.2954
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 42.2679
27 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 42.1282
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 42.0498
29 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 41.7756
30 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 41.7632
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 41.6454
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 41.6026
33 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 41.5544
34 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 41.5126
35 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 41.4674
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 41.2606
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 41.0549
38 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 41.0478
39 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 41.0325
40 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 40.9767
41 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 40.7493
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 40.6822
43 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 40.6321
44 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 40.6071
45 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 40.2112
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 40.1724
47 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 39.9334
48 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 39.7997
49 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 39.79
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 39.7894
51 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 39.654
52 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 39.6266
53 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 39.4283
54 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 39.4217
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 39.1362
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 39.0012
57 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 38.5911
58 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 38.5566
59 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 38.5375
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 38.4537
61 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 38.1216
62 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 38.0884
63 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 38.0693
64 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 37.8791
65 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 37.7055
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 37.4131
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 37.3903
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 37.2145
69 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 37.049
70 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 36.7325
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 36.6627
72 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 36.5519
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 36.4965
74 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 36.3424
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 36.3079
76 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 36.1905
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 36.1292
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 36.1236
79 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 36.12
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 36.0199
81 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 35.9496
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 35.5972
83 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 35.5268
84 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 35.4066
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 35.3986
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 35.3555
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 35.3136
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 35.1641
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 35.1372
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 34.902
91 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 34.5105
92 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 34.3973
93 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 34.0435
94 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 33.9975
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 33.3995
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 33.3683
97 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 33.3629
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 33.2555
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 32.6776
100 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 32.1144
101 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 32.0076
102 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 31.9893
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 31.899
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 31.6722
105 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 31.6624
106 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 31.5818
107 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 31.5201
108 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 31.4939
109 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 31.3837
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 31.0531
111 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 30.8596
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 30.8253
113 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 30.7796
114 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 30.7087
115 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 30.7082
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 30.5244
117 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 30.3409
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 30.3212
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 30.0868
120 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 29.804
121 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 29.785
122 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 29.6736
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 29.6629
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 29.3833
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 29.3101
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 29.1957
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 28.9278
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 28.9251
129 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 28.8579
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 28.7569
131 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 28.6712
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 28.6513
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 28.5794
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 28.5616
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 28.1798
136 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 28.0209
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 27.9678
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 27.6398
139 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 27.4286
140 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 27.4034
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 27.1979
142 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27.1108
143 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 26.6181
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 26.5745
145 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 26.5143
146 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 26.4338
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 26.4112
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 26.3373
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 26.1776
150 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 26.0363
151 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 25.9531
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 25.6373
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 25.4218
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 25.3761
155 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 25.1591
156 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 25.0947
157 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 25.09
158 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 25.0715
159 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 24.707
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 24.6882
161 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 24.5618
162 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 23.9389
163 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 23.7552
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 23.5502
165 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 23.5303
166 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 23.5214
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 23.5062
168 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 23.2479
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 22.9609
170 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 22.906
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 22.8829
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 22.7581
173 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 22.4944
174 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 22.4397
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 22.3921
176 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 22.3575
177 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 22.3322
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 21.539
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 21.4306
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 21.3783
181 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 21.1554
182 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 21.1134
183 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 21.0931
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 21.0498
185 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 20.9443
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 20.878
187 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 20.7149
188 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 20.2725
189 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.1228
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 19.9967
191 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 19.6527
192 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 19.4571
193 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 19.4087
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 19.3273
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 19.1334
196 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 18.9527
197 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 18.8663
198 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 18.7447
199 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 18.5373
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 18.4774
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 18.441
202 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 18.3335
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 18.2306
204 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 18.1774
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 18.1128
206 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.0231
207 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 17.9
208 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 17.8717
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 17.7478
210 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.6148
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.5728
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 17.478
213 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.4242
214 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 17.3101
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 17.2752
216 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 17.2681
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 17.1983
218 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 17.1597
219 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 16.7876
220 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.5538
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.5223
222 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.4826
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 16.4239
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 16.3758
225 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 16.2477
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.1794
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 16.1389
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.0762
229 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 15.6654
230 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 15.2713
231 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 15.2584
232 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15.1473
233 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 15.0507
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 14.8792
235 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 14.8467
236 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 14.54
237 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.4147

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2018

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 41.0589
2 Northern America 37.3211
3 Oceania 31.5135
4 Asia 30.1029
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 29.2212
6 Africa 18.4151

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2018

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Southern Europe 43.6197
2 Western Europe 42.7587
3 Northern Europe 39.4353
4 Eastern Europe 39.2477
5 Eastern Asia 37.5955
6 Australia/New Zealand 36.2798
7 South America 30.1898
8 Caribbean 30.1323
9 South-Eastern Asia 28.9644
10 Central America 26.6244
11 Polynesia 26.0512
12 Western Asia 25.8744
13 Central Asia 25.813
14 Southern Africa 25.7612
15 Southern Asia 25.5728
16 Micronesia 25.2351
17 Northern Africa 24.1232
18 Melanesia 21.5513
19 Eastern Africa 17.1188
20 Western Africa 16.9124
21 Middle Africa 16.0152

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2018

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 39.9161
2 Upper-middle-income countries 33.962
3 Middle-income countries 28.7564
4 No income group available 27.1948
5 Lower-middle-income countries 24.8977
6 Low-income countries 17.176

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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