Median Age by Country in 2023

In the year 2023, the world had a median age of 30.49 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 56.97 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 54.30 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena with 52.60.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger where the median is 14.52 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic with a median age of 14.82, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with 15.12 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 42.16 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 38.36 years, and Oceania with 32.70 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Europe had the highest median age of 45.52 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 43.22 years, and Eastern Europe with 40.52 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 41.14 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 17.83.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2023

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 56.9688
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 54.3024
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 52.5993
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 49.1402
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 47.7771
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 47.6973
7 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 47.2544
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 46.9155
9 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 45.8564
10 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 45.7879
11 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 45.776
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 45.5623
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 45.4534
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 44.9147
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 44.8273
16 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 44.8223
17 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 44.6684
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 44.499
19 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 44.4541
20 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 44.402
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 44.2062
22 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 44.1912
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 44.027
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 43.975
25 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 43.9094
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 43.6631
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 43.4937
28 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 43.1766
29 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 43.1578
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 43.1337
31 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 42.9755
32 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 42.8309
33 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 42.7587
34 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 42.4717
35 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 42.3448
36 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 42.2398
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 42.1973
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 42.1747
39 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 42.0182
40 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 41.9813
41 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 41.9581
42 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 41.881
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 41.8286
44 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 41.377
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 41.31
46 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 41.2852
47 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 41.2685
48 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 40.7318
49 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 40.5865
50 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 40.3289
51 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 40.222
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 40.145
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 40.0636
54 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 40.0323
55 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 39.8653
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 39.8458
57 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 39.8184
58 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 39.7815
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 39.7728
60 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 39.6876
61 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 39.6814
62 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 39.5286
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 39.4595
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 39.2787
65 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 39.2776
66 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 39.232
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 39.1628
68 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 38.9811
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 38.8633
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 38.7224
71 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 38.5457
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 38.5081
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 38.3552
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 38.3071
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 38.2135
76 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 38.0989
77 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 38.0834
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 37.9678
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 37.8534
80 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 37.561
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 37.5132
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 37.4566
83 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 36.9551
84 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 36.7419
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 36.619
86 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 36.4607
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 36.4538
88 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 36.1905
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 36.1306
90 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 36.0215
91 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 35.8363
92 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 35.7401
93 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 35.7253
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 35.5134
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 35.1752
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 34.8067
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 34.706
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 34.5088
99 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 34.1814
100 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 33.9605
101 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 33.9177
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 33.9127
103 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 33.8322
104 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 33.8019
105 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 33.6197
106 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 33.6143
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 33.5276
108 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 33.3512
109 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.1716
110 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 33.1682
111 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 33.1208
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 32.997
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 32.9847
114 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 32.7857
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 32.7549
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 32.4556
117 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 32.3372
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 32.3348
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 32.1029
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 31.8605
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 31.8055
122 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 31.7592
123 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 31.6447
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 31.6138
125 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 31.5929
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 31.4987
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 30.7588
128 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 30.6458
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 30.0982
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 29.8663
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 29.811
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 29.5963
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 29.5271
134 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 29.3598
135 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 29.347
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 29.2789
137 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 29.1885
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 29.1425
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 28.8375
140 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 28.7427
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 28.7261
142 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 28.3339
143 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 28.2952
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 28.2452
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 28.2368
146 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 28.2124
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 27.7619
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 27.5629
149 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 27.4404
150 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 27.1563
151 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 27.1309
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 27.0869
153 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 27.0588
154 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 27.0151
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 27.0085
156 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 26.8167
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 26.7766
158 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 26.3154
159 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 26.1844
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 25.988
161 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 25.961
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 25.5035
163 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 25.2519
164 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 25.0305
165 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 24.9902
166 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 24.4086
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 24.4005
168 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 24.3752
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 24.2279
170 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 24.2046
171 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 24.1443
172 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 24.0203
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 24.0155
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 23.9769
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 23.9094
176 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 23.8353
177 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 23.477
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 22.7748
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 22.2887
180 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 22.2489
181 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 22.2027
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 22.1583
183 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 21.8626
184 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 21.7553
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 21.7291
186 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 21.7288
187 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 21.4417
188 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 20.8855
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 20.7085
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 20.699
191 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 20.6187
192 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 20.6142
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 20.4719
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 20.2373
195 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.1249
196 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 19.6136
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 19.6131
198 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 19.6101
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 19.4811
200 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 19.3946
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 19.2897
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 19.2717
203 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 19.0361
204 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 18.9108
205 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 18.8394
206 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 18.7463
207 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 18.6587
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 18.6473
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 18.5645
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 18.4373
211 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.3889
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 18.3035
213 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 18.0351
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 17.9984
215 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 17.9234
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 17.886
217 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 17.6634
218 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 17.6096
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 17.2576
220 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 17.2319
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 17.2118
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 17.1712
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 17.0337
224 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 17.0237
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 17.0091
226 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 16.872
227 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.7679
228 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 16.7432
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.3127
230 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 16.2879
231 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15.9924
232 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 15.5598
233 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 15.274
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 15.2554
235 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 15.1242
236 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 14.8214
237 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.522

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2023

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 42.1647
2 Northern America 38.3631
3 Oceania 32.697
4 Asia 31.9415
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 30.9704
6 Africa 18.8359

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2023

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Southern Europe 45.5161
2 Western Europe 43.2182
3 Eastern Europe 40.5164
4 Northern Europe 40.2887
5 Eastern Asia 39.8927
6 Australia/New Zealand 37.4275
7 South America 31.9792
8 Caribbean 31.6078
9 South-Eastern Asia 30.3995
10 Central America 28.4194
11 Polynesia 27.4827
12 Western Asia 27.1228
13 Southern Asia 27.1087
14 Southern Africa 26.9047
15 Central Asia 26.5094
16 Micronesia 26.4775
17 Northern Africa 24.7808
18 Melanesia 22.5052
19 Eastern Africa 17.9598
20 Western Africa 17.3946
21 Middle Africa 16.1021

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2023

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 41.1406
2 Upper-middle-income countries 36.0297
3 Middle-income countries 30.3175
4 No income group available 28.4124
5 Lower-middle-income countries 26.0447
6 Low-income countries 17.8293

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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