Median Age by Country in 2021

In the year 2021, the world had a median age of 30.00 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 57.72 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 54.52 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena with 50.87.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger where the median is 14.46 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic with a median age of 14.69, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with 15.00 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 41.70 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 37.94 years, and Oceania with 32.18 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Europe had the highest median age of 44.73 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 42.96 years, and Eastern Europe with 40.03 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 40.68 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 17.56.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2021

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 57.7188
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 54.5237
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 50.8733
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 48.3613
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 46.8339
6 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 46.4866
7 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 46.2791
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 46.2764
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 45.3007
10 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 44.9975
11 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 44.8926
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 44.8742
13 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 44.8638
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 44.7398
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 44.532
16 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 44.0333
17 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 43.8822
18 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 43.73
19 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 43.7074
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 43.6935
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 43.6665
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 43.59
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 43.3504
24 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 43.1971
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 42.9564
26 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 42.8989
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 42.7534
28 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 42.7384
29 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 42.6629
30 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 42.6068
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 42.4659
32 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 42.3676
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 42.28
34 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 41.8733
35 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 41.832
36 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 41.8226
37 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 41.782
38 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 41.7376
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 41.66
40 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 41.5913
41 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 41.4742
42 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 41.346
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 41.2611
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 41.1949
45 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 41.1591
46 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 40.8707
47 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 40.867
48 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 40.7642
49 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 40.5719
50 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 40.1702
51 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 40.162
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 39.7769
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 39.637
54 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 39.4931
55 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 39.4833
56 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 39.3522
57 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 39.3297
58 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 39.2712
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 39.0125
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 38.984
61 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 38.9041
62 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 38.8114
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 38.7351
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 38.7233
65 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 38.5843
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 38.3441
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 38.2649
68 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 38.234
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 38.1876
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 38.1821
71 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 37.9478
72 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 37.8857
73 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 37.6833
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 37.6024
75 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 37.5875
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 37.5794
77 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 37.354
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 37.2731
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 37.1821
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 36.9535
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 36.8139
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 36.7399
83 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 36.5018
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 36.3701
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 36.0584
86 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 35.951
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 35.8576
88 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 35.8358
89 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 35.8318
90 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 35.7079
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 35.6291
92 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 35.4639
93 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 35.219
94 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 34.8546
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 34.6744
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 34.4046
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 34.0452
98 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 33.8972
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 33.8715
100 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 33.2291
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 33.1307
102 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 33.081
103 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 33.0372
104 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 32.9949
105 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 32.9797
106 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 32.89
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 32.8361
108 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 32.8167
109 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 32.7458
110 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 32.5191
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 32.473
112 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 32.4492
113 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 32.0193
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 31.9215
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 31.8217
116 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 31.7391
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 31.6172
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 31.4378
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 31.3016
120 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 30.9259
121 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 30.917
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 30.8358
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 30.8159
124 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 30.7725
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 30.5858
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 30.5365
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 29.9017
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 29.8159
129 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 29.7795
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 29.5342
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 29.4445
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 29.0444
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 29.0294
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 29.0097
135 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 28.8293
136 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 28.7573
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 28.6735
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 28.2709
139 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 28.1961
140 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 28.1862
141 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 28.0616
142 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 27.9245
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 27.8005
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 27.6245
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 27.6031
146 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 27.5533
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 27.1455
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 27.1049
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 26.7928
150 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 26.7844
151 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 26.5906
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 26.5155
153 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 26.5058
154 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 26.4982
155 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 26.2804
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 26.2733
157 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 26.2689
158 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 25.8394
159 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 25.6352
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 25.4764
161 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 25.1649
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 25.0169
163 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 24.9933
164 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 24.5397
165 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 24.5013
166 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 23.9392
167 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 23.9377
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 23.7794
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 23.7411
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 23.7379
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 23.6798
172 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 23.6543
173 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 23.4833
174 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 23.432
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 23.4092
176 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 23.3522
177 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 23.0217
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 22.0824
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 22.0737
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 21.8811
181 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 21.7565
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 21.6152
183 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 21.5671
184 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 21.4769
185 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 21.4675
186 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 21.3395
187 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 20.9386
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 20.9023
189 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 20.6108
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 20.3669
191 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.3083
192 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 20.2651
193 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 20.1674
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 20.0606
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 19.7924
196 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 19.4928
197 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 19.2536
198 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 19.2095
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 19.1544
200 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 19.0032
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 18.9644
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 18.8317
203 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 18.671
204 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 18.6519
205 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 18.4584
206 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 18.3948
207 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 18.3665
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 18.26
209 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 18.1854
210 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.1618
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 18.0539
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17.9447
213 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.7732
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 17.7129
215 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 17.5988
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 17.5654
217 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 17.4617
218 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 17.4613
219 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 17.0199
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 16.9267
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.8138
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 16.8131
223 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 16.7923
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 16.768
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 16.7338
226 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 16.5914
227 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.5068
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.1844
229 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 16.0684
230 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 15.9354
231 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15.5807
232 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 15.5746
233 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 15.1877
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 15.0803
235 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 14.997
236 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 14.6878
237 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.4616

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2021

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 41.6969
2 Northern America 37.9431
3 Oceania 32.1758
4 Asia 31.1945
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 30.2642
6 Africa 18.6485

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2021

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Southern Europe 44.7292
2 Western Europe 42.9617
3 Eastern Europe 40.0303
4 Northern Europe 39.8881
5 Eastern Asia 38.8847
6 Australia/New Zealand 36.8843
7 South America 31.2712
8 Caribbean 31.014
9 South-Eastern Asia 29.8312
10 Central America 27.6554
11 Polynesia 27.0121
12 Western Asia 26.6058
13 Southern Africa 26.5244
14 Southern Asia 26.513
15 Central Asia 26.2548
16 Micronesia 26.0132
17 Northern Africa 24.5357
18 Melanesia 22.1015
19 Eastern Africa 17.6229
20 Western Africa 17.1732
21 Middle Africa 16.0377

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2021

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 40.6839
2 Upper-middle-income countries 35.1279
3 Middle-income countries 29.7166
4 No income group available 28.1698
5 Lower-middle-income countries 25.6051
6 Low-income countries 17.563

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

Data Disclaimer

People at database.earth has not verified data entry and collection processes in person. We take all open data provided by governmental and non-governmental organization at face value.

This data is the foundation for most content and visualization found on this page. If you find errors in the representation of the data, please contact us and we will correct it.

All data from sources are archived for future reference.