Median Age by Country in 2025

In the year 2025, the world is projected to have a median age of 30.98 years.

The country with the highest median age is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See where the median is 55.96 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 53.62 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena with 53.25.

The country with the lowest median age for the year is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger where the median is 14.63 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic with a median age of 15.08, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with 15.30 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age is projected to be Europe with a median of 42.75 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 38.81 years, and Oceania with 33.23 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Europe had the highest median age of 46.32 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 43.59 years, and Eastern Europe with 41.23 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 41.73 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 18.14.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2025

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 55.9611
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 53.6207
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 53.246
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 49.9202
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 48.9321
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 48.5266
7 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 48.2268
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 47.348
9 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 46.8373
10 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 46.7037
11 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 46.5583
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 46.1822
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 45.8455
14 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 45.8086
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 45.6243
16 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 45.3992
17 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 45.2586
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 45.1311
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 44.757
20 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 44.7064
21 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 44.6725
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 44.5962
23 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 44.5778
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 44.4629
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 44.3857
26 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 43.835
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 43.768
28 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 43.7465
29 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 43.738
30 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 43.6337
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 43.601
32 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 43.5786
33 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 43.3882
34 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 43.1561
35 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 43.028
36 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 42.8713
37 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 42.8382
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 42.7859
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 42.5843
40 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 42.4919
41 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 42.4166
42 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 42.2758
43 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 42.211
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 41.974
45 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 41.8138
46 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 41.7074
47 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 41.5939
48 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 41.4324
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 41.274
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 41.2528
51 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 41.2501
52 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 41.2101
53 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 41.1761
54 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 40.9992
55 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 40.8682
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 40.7347
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 40.596
58 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 40.5203
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 40.4898
60 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 40.2428
61 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 40.1934
62 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 40.1624
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 40.0817
64 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 40.0653
65 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 39.9757
66 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 39.9653
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 39.8561
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 39.8372
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 39.7005
70 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 39.509
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 39.448
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 39.3058
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 39.2447
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 39.2434
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 38.9829
76 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 38.836
77 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 38.5502
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 38.5405
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 38.0671
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 38.0633
81 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 37.5327
82 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 37.4924
83 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 37.4766
84 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 37.4418
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 37.2873
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 37.1202
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 37.0729
88 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 36.7694
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 36.644
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 36.4569
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 36.3592
92 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 36.2961
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 36.1677
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 36.1211
95 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 35.8516
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 35.5753
97 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 35.451
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 35.1974
99 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 34.9645
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 34.8137
101 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 34.7724
102 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 34.5861
103 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 34.4665
104 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 34.4489
105 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 34.2389
106 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 34.2032
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 34.1246
108 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 33.9503
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 33.8555
110 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 33.8068
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 33.7431
112 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 33.6403
113 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.6337
114 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 33.5851
115 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 33.5146
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 33.5119
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 33.5039
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 33.1807
119 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 33.0304
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 32.8682
121 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 32.6478
122 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 32.6328
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 32.496
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 32.4349
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 32.3596
126 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 32.1674
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 31.608
128 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 31.4907
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 30.6632
130 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 30.5175
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 30.4471
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 30.3928
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 30.1736
134 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 29.9017
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 29.8525
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 29.7906
137 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 29.7468
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 29.6548
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 29.5258
140 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 29.3903
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 29.2696
142 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 29.153
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 29.0009
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 28.669
145 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 28.619
146 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 28.448
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 28.4363
148 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 28.4099
149 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 28.0753
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 28.0622
151 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 27.8456
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 27.5611
153 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 27.5112
154 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 27.4447
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 27.3818
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 27.2614
157 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 27.1539
158 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 26.803
159 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 26.7942
160 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 26.7543
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 26.6011
162 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 25.9658
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 25.7305
164 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 25.4971
165 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 25.1797
166 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 25.0919
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 25.0575
168 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 24.9293
169 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 24.922
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 24.7847
171 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 24.6901
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 24.6171
173 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 24.5395
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 24.3621
175 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 24.2573
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 24.0877
177 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 23.9707
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 23.5601
179 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 23.4285
180 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 22.6743
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 22.5313
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 22.3134
183 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 22.1748
184 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 22.0703
185 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 22.0628
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 21.9203
187 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 21.6004
188 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 21.5278
189 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 21.1173
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 21.0959
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 20.86
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 20.6968
193 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 20.6283
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 20.5777
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 20.1105
196 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 20.0699
197 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 19.9562
198 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 19.8358
199 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 19.8099
200 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 19.7444
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 19.7192
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 19.6487
203 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 19.4808
204 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 19.2507
205 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 19.221
206 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 19.1859
207 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 19.1841
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 19.1048
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 18.8507
210 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 18.7465
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 18.7366
212 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 18.7005
213 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 18.3599
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 18.3461
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 18.2907
216 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 18.28
217 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 17.944
218 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 17.8239
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 17.7106
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 17.6488
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 17.6039
222 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 17.4863
223 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 17.4213
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 17.4069
225 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 17.3014
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 17.2512
227 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 17.2362
228 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 17.2129
229 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 16.6446
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.5219
231 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 16.5154
232 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 15.6294
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 15.4723
234 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 15.4255
235 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 15.301
236 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 15.0773
237 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.6272

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2025

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 42.7486
2 Northern America 38.8107
3 Oceania 33.2327
4 Asia 32.6908
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 31.7293
6 Africa 19.0894

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2025

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Southern Europe 46.3232
2 Western Europe 43.5863
3 Eastern Europe 41.228
4 Eastern Asia 40.8699
5 Northern Europe 40.6999
6 Australia/New Zealand 37.9773
7 South America 32.7418
8 Caribbean 32.2169
9 South-Eastern Asia 31.0142
10 Central America 29.2375
11 Polynesia 27.8722
12 Southern Asia 27.7886
13 Western Asia 27.6315
14 Southern Africa 27.3376
15 Micronesia 26.929
16 Central Asia 26.7352
17 Northern Africa 25.0588
18 Melanesia 22.9364
19 Eastern Africa 18.3415
20 Western Africa 17.6662
21 Middle Africa 16.2484

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2025

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 41.7331
2 Upper-middle-income countries 37.0223
3 Middle-income countries 30.9148
4 No income group available 28.5666
5 Lower-middle-income countries 26.5519
6 Low-income countries 18.1413

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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