Median Age by Country in 2020

In the year 2020, the world had a median age of 29.74 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 57.50 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 54.46 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena with 49.31.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger where the median is 14.44 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic with a median age of 14.68, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with 14.94 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 41.50 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 37.72 years, and Oceania with 31.92 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Europe had the highest median age of 44.37 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 42.90 years, and Eastern Europe with 39.79 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 40.40 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 17.44.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2020

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 57.5
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 54.4565
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 49.3146
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 47.9829
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 46.4191
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 45.8692
7 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 45.8123
8 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 45.7467
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 45.1052
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 44.9498
11 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 44.6768
12 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 44.5042
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 44.3513
14 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 44.3052
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 44.2735
16 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 43.617
17 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 43.615
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 43.5331
19 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 43.5132
20 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 43.4948
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 43.4727
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 43.411
23 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 42.914
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 42.7573
25 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 42.7569
26 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 42.589
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 42.5854
28 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 42.4566
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 42.266
30 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 42.2465
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 42.2374
32 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 42.1777
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 42.1032
34 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 41.6988
35 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 41.6559
36 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 41.6356
37 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 41.514
38 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 41.4032
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 41.3977
40 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 41.3723
41 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 41.2316
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 41.2176
43 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 41.093
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 40.9022
45 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 40.7799
46 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 40.7799
47 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 40.5324
48 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 40.511
49 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 40.222
50 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 39.9553
51 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 39.9362
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 39.7113
53 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 39.5125
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 39.4505
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 39.2691
56 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 39.0935
57 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 39.0683
58 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 39.0439
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 38.9811
60 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 38.8121
61 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 38.6282
62 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 38.6009
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 38.5547
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 38.4788
65 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 38.2263
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 37.9699
67 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 37.9506
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 37.9482
69 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 37.7412
70 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 37.4674
71 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 37.4379
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 37.2536
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 37.2065
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 37.1881
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 37.1806
76 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 37.1006
77 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 36.9991
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 36.9044
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 36.7547
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 36.6594
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 36.4447
82 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 36.3623
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 36.2984
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 36.1952
85 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 35.8717
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 35.8316
87 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 35.8116
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 35.6266
89 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 35.615
90 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 35.4533
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 35.3876
92 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 34.9993
93 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 34.9908
94 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 34.5404
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 34.2592
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 34.0683
97 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 33.7441
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 33.6268
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 33.5986
100 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 32.8433
101 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 32.8214
102 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 32.8132
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 32.739
104 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 32.5226
105 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 32.4243
106 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 32.4154
107 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 32.2366
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 32.2157
109 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 32.1155
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 32.0104
111 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 32.0001
112 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 31.8662
113 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 31.6336
114 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 31.4276
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 31.3891
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 31.3412
117 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 31.3349
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 31.0438
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 31.0083
120 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 30.5636
121 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 30.5369
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 30.4517
123 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 30.4097
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 30.3358
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 30.0597
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 29.9189
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 29.7251
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 29.4967
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 29.4702
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 29.2499
131 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 29.2466
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 28.9923
133 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 28.8183
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 28.7569
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 28.6986
136 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 28.5708
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 28.3545
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 28.0129
139 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 27.9571
140 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27.7881
141 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 27.7755
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 27.605
143 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 27.598
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 27.2833
145 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 27.229
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 26.9097
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 26.8625
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 26.7972
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 26.7042
150 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 26.5626
151 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 26.405
152 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 26.3778
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 26.1882
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 26.0549
155 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 26.0354
156 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 25.9071
157 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 25.8708
158 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 25.5944
159 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 25.3479
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 25.2254
161 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 24.8704
162 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 24.7558
163 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 24.2694
164 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 24.2028
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 24.1713
166 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 23.8099
167 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 23.7426
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 23.6475
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 23.6031
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 23.496
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 23.48
172 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 23.3287
173 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 23.2428
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 23.0845
175 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 23.0844
176 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 23.0338
177 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 22.7959
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 21.9274
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 21.7227
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 21.7081
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 21.5594
182 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 21.5495
183 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 21.4059
184 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 21.3383
185 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 21.2708
186 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 21.2317
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 20.9741
188 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 20.5234
189 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 20.3819
190 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.2398
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 20.2261
192 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 19.9738
193 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 19.9611
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 19.8594
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 19.5796
196 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 19.465
197 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 19.1208
198 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 19.0354
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 18.9258
200 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 18.8254
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 18.7994
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 18.627
203 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 18.534
204 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 18.5219
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 18.3051
206 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 18.2666
207 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 18.1858
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 18.0871
209 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.0851
210 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17.9645
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 17.8657
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.796
213 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.6495
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 17.5761
215 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 17.4548
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 17.4363
217 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 17.4067
218 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 17.3894
219 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 16.9353
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 16.7634
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.7174
222 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.6865
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 16.6518
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.5608
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 16.5515
226 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 16.4632
227 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.4593
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.1488
229 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 15.7582
230 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 15.7258
231 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 15.5977
232 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15.4383
233 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 15.1486
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 14.9952
235 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 14.936
236 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 14.6819
237 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.4439

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2020

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 41.5013
2 Northern America 37.7223
3 Oceania 31.9233
4 Asia 30.8321
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 29.9345
6 Africa 18.568

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2020

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Southern Europe 44.3662
2 Western Europe 42.8966
3 Eastern Europe 39.7918
4 Northern Europe 39.7182
5 Eastern Asia 38.4139
6 Australia/New Zealand 36.6141
7 South America 30.9247
8 Caribbean 30.7325
9 South-Eastern Asia 29.5605
10 Central America 27.3372
11 Polynesia 26.727
12 Western Asia 26.3353
13 Southern Africa 26.3048
14 Southern Asia 26.2186
15 Central Asia 26.1378
16 Micronesia 25.7492
17 Northern Africa 24.4119
18 Melanesia 21.9134
19 Eastern Africa 17.4554
20 Western Africa 17.0798
21 Middle Africa 16.0258

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2020

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 40.3987
2 Upper-middle-income countries 34.7172
3 Middle-income countries 29.4063
4 No income group available 27.8887
5 Lower-middle-income countries 25.3867
6 Low-income countries 17.4389

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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