Median Age by Country in 2023

In the year 2023, the world had a median age of 30.36 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 59.62 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 54.36 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena with 50.45.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic where the median is 14.32 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger with a median age of 15.25, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with 15.40 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 42.23 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 38.27 years, and Americas with 33.43 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Europe had the highest median age of 45.62 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 43.20 years, and Eastern Europe with 40.66 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 40.92 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 17.86.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2023

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 59.625
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 54.356
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 50.4498
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 48.9585
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 48.7878
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 47.461
7 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 47.3927
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 46.5744
9 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 46.4025
10 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 46.2001
11 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 46.1547
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 45.7474
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 45.6756
14 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 45.3064
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 45.1468
16 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 45.1404
17 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 44.9153
18 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 44.9034
19 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 44.7608
20 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 44.6668
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 44.4859
22 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 44.314
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 44.1989
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 43.9782
25 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 43.8938
26 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 43.8716
27 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 43.5379
28 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 43.3172
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 43.1623
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 43.101
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 43.0857
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 43.0784
33 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 42.7885
34 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 42.716
35 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 42.6213
36 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 42.3314
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 42.1193
38 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 41.9843
39 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 41.8899
40 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 41.8171
41 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 41.7086
42 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 41.5872
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 41.546
44 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 41.5349
45 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 41.4401
46 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 41.3962
47 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 41.3098
48 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 41.3021
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 41.249
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 41.0197
51 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 40.5346
52 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 40.3426
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 40.2808
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 40.2599
55 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 39.913
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 39.7818
57 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 39.6645
58 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 39.6581
59 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 39.5397
60 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 39.4535
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 39.3627
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 39.291
63 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 39.0659
64 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 38.9047
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 38.8921
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 38.8822
67 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 38.8096
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 38.4157
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 38.3101
70 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 38.2975
71 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 38.2307
72 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 38.023
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 38.0127
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 37.8753
75 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 37.8433
76 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 37.7558
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 37.754
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 37.7512
79 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 37.5456
80 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 37.4297
81 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 37.2801
82 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 37.2584
83 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 37.1657
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 36.9328
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 36.7958
86 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 36.7177
87 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 36.5545
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 36.2768
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 36.1359
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 36.048
91 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 35.969
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 35.8324
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 35.808
94 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 35.7787
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 35.6176
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 35.4862
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 35.3488
98 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 35.1016
99 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 35.0751
100 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 34.7907
101 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 34.5965
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 34.4986
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 34.2294
104 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 34.0697
105 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 33.9418
106 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.8967
107 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 33.8908
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 33.7454
109 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 33.6533
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 33.3852
111 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 33.1888
112 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 32.8757
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 32.8663
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 32.8124
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 32.5962
116 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 32.5197
117 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 32.4294
118 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 32.127
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 32.1217
120 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 32.0366
121 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 31.76
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 31.6731
123 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 31.6061
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 31.4299
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 31.2317
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 31.1244
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 31.12
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 30.0576
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 29.8305
130 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 29.6027
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 29.5337
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 29.4645
133 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 29.4512
134 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 29.3879
135 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 29.2679
136 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 29.2468
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 29.1935
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 29.1497
139 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 29.025
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 28.8856
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 28.4349
142 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 28.4065
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 28.3232
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 28.2127
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 28.1889
146 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 28.0996
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 28.0598
148 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 27.8701
149 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 27.6656
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 27.6532
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 27.1957
152 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 26.9557
153 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 26.9143
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 26.7521
155 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 26.6504
156 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 26.3413
157 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 26.2318
158 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 25.9457
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 25.8438
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 25.6074
161 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 25.325
162 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 25.2867
163 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 25.2669
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 25.2206
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 25.1268
166 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 24.679
167 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 24.6636
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 24.3892
169 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 24.2864
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 24.2837
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 24.2788
172 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 24.0277
173 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 23.5459
174 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 23.5111
175 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 22.8823
176 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 22.8503
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 22.6864
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 22.6305
179 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 22.3437
180 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 22.2487
181 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 21.9955
182 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 21.925
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 21.5032
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 21.427
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 20.979
186 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 20.9693
187 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 20.9567
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 20.9311
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 20.6993
190 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 20.695
191 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.4339
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 20.3454
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 20.3311
194 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 20.2872
195 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 20.2509
196 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 20.1432
197 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 19.9039
198 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 19.7631
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 19.5258
200 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 19.4401
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 19.2703
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 19.1293
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 19.0523
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 18.9426
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 18.8766
206 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 18.8184
207 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 18.7334
208 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 18.6512
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 18.3577
210 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.3077
211 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 18.2764
212 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 18.1845
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 18.1705
214 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 18.0974
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 17.9844
216 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 17.9697
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 17.8084
218 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 17.7722
219 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 17.7545
220 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 17.7517
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 17.5804
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 17.4896
223 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 17.2537
224 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 17.2399
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 17.1193
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 16.9404
227 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.7863
228 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 16.514
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.4524
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.323
231 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15.9017
232 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 15.7677
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 15.4665
234 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 15.4468
235 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 15.4007
236 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 15.2495
237 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 14.3199

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2023

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 42.2305
2 Northern America 38.2655
3 Americas 33.4317
4 Oceania 32.8847
5 Asia 31.7365
6 Latin America and the Caribbean 30.9279
7 Africa 19.0316

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2023

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Southern Europe 45.6151
2 Western Europe 43.1987
3 Eastern Europe 40.6607
4 Northern Europe 40.065
5 Eastern Asia 39.9864
6 Australia/New Zealand 37.6795
7 South America 32.2538
8 Caribbean 31.7213
9 South-Eastern Asia 30.1919
10 Central America 27.7595
11 Polynesia 27.4477
12 Southern Africa 27.4061
13 Western Asia 26.9688
14 Southern Asia 26.7986
15 Central Asia 26.5587
16 Micronesia 26.1607
17 Northern Africa 24.478
18 Melanesia 22.7096
19 Eastern Africa 17.9604
20 Western Africa 17.8115
21 Middle Africa 16.2506

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2023

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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