Median Age by Country in 2024

In the year 2024, the world had a median age of 30.74 years.

The country with the highest median age was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 56.54 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 54.01 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena with 52.93.

The country with the lowest median age for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger where the median is 14.57 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic with a median age of 14.95, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with 15.21 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age was Europe with a median of 42.46 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 38.59 years, and Oceania with 32.97 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Europe had the highest median age of 45.92 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 43.39 years, and Eastern Europe with 40.86 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 41.44 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 17.98.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2024

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 56.5396
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 54.0088
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 52.9268
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 49.5346
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 48.3818
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 48.121
7 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 47.7397
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 47.1594
9 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 46.3467
10 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 46.2525
11 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 46.1775
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 45.8199
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 45.6999
14 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 45.319
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 45.0739
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 45.063
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 45.0168
18 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 44.885
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 44.4886
20 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 44.4816
21 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 44.4431
22 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 44.2898
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 44.2606
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 44.1812
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 44.0509
26 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 44.0051
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 43.7399
28 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 43.4359
29 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 43.4162
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 43.3554
31 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 43.3372
32 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 43.1782
33 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 43.0284
34 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 42.9565
35 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 42.6049
36 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 42.544
37 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 42.5149
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 42.4929
39 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 42.2552
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 42.2126
41 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 42.1431
42 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 42.1364
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 42.104
44 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 41.7694
45 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 41.5694
46 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 41.4915
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 41.2921
48 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 41.0675
49 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 40.8592
50 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 40.7926
51 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 40.7479
52 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 40.7011
53 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 40.5789
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 40.5621
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 40.3713
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 40.2769
57 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 40.2758
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 40.2566
59 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 40.1906
60 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 39.9897
61 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 39.8533
62 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 39.8212
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 39.7739
64 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 39.7705
65 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 39.6486
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 39.5659
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 39.4923
68 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 39.4778
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 39.2607
70 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 39.0255
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 39.0186
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 38.9738
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 38.7306
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 38.6509
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 38.6045
76 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 38.4611
77 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 38.3243
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 38.1745
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 37.8291
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 37.7897
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 37.7663
82 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 37.484
83 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 37.2172
84 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 37.1567
85 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 36.9729
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 36.8478
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 36.7573
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 36.3864
89 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 36.3187
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 36.255
91 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 36.0041
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 35.9375
93 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 35.8544
94 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 35.7511
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 35.6413
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 35.469
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 35.1901
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 34.851
99 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 34.4653
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 34.36
101 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 34.3178
102 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 34.2883
103 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 34.2518
104 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 34.0479
105 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 34.0452
106 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 33.9179
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 33.6989
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 33.5615
109 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 33.5561
110 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 33.4628
111 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 33.424
112 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.3624
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 33.2417
114 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 33.2042
115 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 33.1816
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 32.9856
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 32.9194
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 32.7511
119 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 32.6806
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 32.3329
121 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 32.1971
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 32.1772
123 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 32.1478
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 31.9926
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 31.9707
126 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 31.8931
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 31.1845
128 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 31.0706
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 30.2685
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 30.2366
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 30.1294
132 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 29.9412
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 29.8856
134 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 29.6241
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 29.5684
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 29.5313
137 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 29.4718
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 29.2768
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 29.2047
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 29.1964
141 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 29.067
142 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 28.7431
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 28.6233
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 28.4564
145 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 28.4104
146 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 28.3655
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 28.0992
148 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 27.9282
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 27.8069
150 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 27.6006
151 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 27.4501
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 27.3493
153 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 27.3367
154 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 27.2351
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 27.1433
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 27.0726
157 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 27.0256
158 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 26.5401
159 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 26.4947
160 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 26.3767
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 26.2943
162 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 25.6096
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 25.5948
164 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 25.2435
165 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 25.0554
166 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 24.789
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 24.7253
168 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 24.6519
169 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 24.531
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 24.4958
171 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 24.3668
172 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 24.3568
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 24.3118
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 24.1624
175 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 24.0413
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 24.0036
177 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 23.718
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 23.1578
179 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 22.8676
180 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 22.4374
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 22.4043
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 22.2525
183 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 22.0265
184 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 21.9132
185 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 21.8824
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 21.8165
187 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 21.5134
188 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 21.2041
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 20.8919
190 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 20.8677
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 20.6752
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 20.6138
193 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 20.6067
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 20.466
195 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.0218
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 19.857
197 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 19.8339
198 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 19.7014
199 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 19.6088
200 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 19.5968
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 19.5057
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 19.4636
203 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 19.2514
204 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 19.0462
205 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 19.0398
206 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 18.9567
207 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 18.9306
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 18.8703
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 18.6504
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 18.6468
211 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.5354
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 18.5135
213 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 18.1874
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 18.1667
215 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 18.1009
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 18.081
217 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 17.795
218 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 17.7101
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 17.4563
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 17.4454
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 17.3778
222 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 17.3553
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 17.2113
224 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 17.1584
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 17.1287
226 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 17.0819
227 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 17.0439
228 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 16.976
229 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 16.4611
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.4099
231 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 16.2441
232 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 15.5844
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 15.359
234 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 15.3402
235 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 15.205
236 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 14.945
237 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.5714

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2024

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 42.4553
2 Northern America 38.5864
3 Oceania 32.9653
4 Asia 32.3252
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 31.3502
6 Africa 18.9549

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2024

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Southern Europe 45.9218
2 Western Europe 43.394
3 Eastern Europe 40.8553
4 Northern Europe 40.4948
5 Eastern Asia 40.387
6 Australia/New Zealand 37.7015
7 South America 32.3621
8 Caribbean 31.9139
9 South-Eastern Asia 30.7087
10 Central America 28.8273
11 Polynesia 27.6859
12 Southern Asia 27.4491
13 Western Asia 27.3775
14 Southern Africa 27.1227
15 Micronesia 26.7016
16 Central Asia 26.6302
17 Northern Africa 24.9165
18 Melanesia 22.7193
19 Eastern Africa 18.1454
20 Western Africa 17.5258
21 Middle Africa 16.1663

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2024

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 41.4437
2 Upper-middle-income countries 36.5231
3 Middle-income countries 30.6194
4 No income group available 28.4842
5 Lower-middle-income countries 26.2979
6 Low-income countries 17.9807

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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