Median Age by Country in 2028

In the year 2028, the world is projected to have a median age of 31.66 years.

The country with the highest median age is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena where the median is 53.81 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with a median age of 52.17 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with 52.10.

The country with the lowest median age for the year is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger where the median is 14.81 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic with a median age of 15.49, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with 15.66 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age is projected to be Europe with a median of 43.63 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 39.46 years, and Oceania with 34.01 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Europe had the highest median age of 47.46 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 44.17 years, and Eastern Europe with 42.39 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 42.51 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 18.65.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2028

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 53.8104
2 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 52.1667
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 52.1028
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 50.9394
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 50.1241
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 49.6296
7 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 49.5714
8 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 48.3256
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 48.0019
10 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 47.5658
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 47.5609
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 47.3231
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 47.3095
14 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 47.2187
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 46.3343
16 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 46.3039
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 46.1936
18 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 46.0729
19 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 45.799
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 45.5978
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 45.5668
22 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 45.5317
23 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 45.2794
24 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 45.1852
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 45.0047
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 44.9575
27 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 44.913
28 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 44.6462
29 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 44.4766
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 44.4021
31 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 44.0791
32 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 44.0158
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 43.8631
34 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 43.8304
35 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 43.8256
36 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 43.7734
37 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 43.6696
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 43.6188
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 43.6107
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 43.3517
41 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 43.3351
42 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 43.2065
43 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 43.1044
44 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 42.9667
45 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 42.7113
46 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 42.6911
47 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 42.6393
48 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 42.6383
49 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 42.6129
50 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 42.5821
51 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 42.5298
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 42.309
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 42.1744
54 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 41.6218
55 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 41.5489
56 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 41.5427
57 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 41.5244
58 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 41.2994
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 41.2162
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 41.1821
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 41.1503
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 41.1496
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 41.1071
64 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 40.9921
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 40.9857
66 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 40.9785
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 40.9312
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 40.9178
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 40.8432
70 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 40.8264
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 40.7854
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 40.7723
73 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 40.5229
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 40.1323
75 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 39.9395
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 39.8504
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 39.6889
78 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 39.2044
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 38.952
80 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 38.9081
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 38.9022
82 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 38.4016
83 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 38.3823
84 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 38.2877
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 38.1966
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 37.9727
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 37.6264
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 37.6135
89 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 37.5122
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 37.4977
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 37.4386
92 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 37.2477
93 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 37.0251
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 36.9724
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 36.6943
96 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 36.4002
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 36.2798
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 36.2121
99 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 36.2036
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 36.191
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 35.7858
102 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 35.7329
103 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 35.7003
104 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 35.5444
105 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 35.1475
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 35.0349
107 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 34.9769
108 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 34.8718
109 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 34.8511
110 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 34.8343
111 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 34.8162
112 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 34.7308
113 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 34.6568
114 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 34.6002
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 34.5432
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 34.5203
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 34.3368
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 34.2418
119 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 34.1111
120 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 34.0762
121 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 33.9172
122 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 33.8542
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 33.7687
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 33.4624
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 33.3798
126 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 32.8828
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 32.8668
128 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 32.6994
129 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 32.206
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 31.9422
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 31.2336
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 31.1911
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 31.0354
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 31.0135
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 30.8707
136 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 30.7419
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 30.6746
138 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 30.4784
139 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 30.3722
140 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 30.3446
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 30.129
142 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 29.8176
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 29.5637
144 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 29.5207
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 29.4296
146 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 29.3201
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 29.2241
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 29.1205
149 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 29.0817
150 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 28.8364
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 28.6532
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 28.3565
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 28.1924
154 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 28.0642
155 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 27.9668
156 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 27.9308
157 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 27.7055
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 27.6397
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 27.5056
160 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 27.463
161 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 27.3364
162 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 27.0313
163 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 26.399
164 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 26.2827
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 26.2274
166 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 26.1028
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 26.0567
168 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 25.7484
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 25.7083
170 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 25.5754
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 25.5388
172 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 25.07
173 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 25.009
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 24.9931
175 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 24.9525
176 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 24.8753
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 24.7744
178 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 24.7323
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 24.3096
180 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 23.3999
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 22.9606
182 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 22.7508
183 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 22.6793
184 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 22.5305
185 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 22.5254
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 22.3998
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 22.291
188 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 21.8635
189 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 21.8394
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 21.743
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 21.4418
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 21.4037
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 20.9116
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 20.8822
195 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 20.8406
196 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 20.8295
197 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 20.5588
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 20.4868
199 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 20.2516
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 20.2439
201 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 20.2336
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 20.1495
203 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 20.0846
204 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 19.9927
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 19.9233
206 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 19.9068
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 19.8494
208 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 19.6616
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 19.4555
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 19.4424
211 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 19.2851
212 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 19.1675
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 18.9622
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 18.9335
215 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 18.9228
216 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 18.8192
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 18.4701
218 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 18.4582
219 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 18.4496
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 18.3472
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 18.2898
222 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 18.1891
223 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 17.9864
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 17.9439
225 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 17.9298
226 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 17.8726
227 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 17.7488
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 17.6993
229 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 17.4096
230 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 17.2661
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16.9306
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 15.8598
233 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 15.8466
234 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 15.7431
235 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 15.6585
236 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 15.4911
237 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.8106

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2028

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 43.629
2 Northern America 39.4619
3 Oceania 34.0145
4 Asia 33.7097
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 32.8609
6 Africa 19.5519

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2028

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Southern Europe 47.4592
2 Western Europe 44.1714
3 Eastern Europe 42.3862
4 Eastern Asia 42.2921
5 Northern Europe 41.3269
6 Australia/New Zealand 38.8214
7 South America 33.8612
8 Caribbean 33.1036
9 South-Eastern Asia 31.9121
10 Central America 30.4639
11 Southern Asia 28.8091
12 Western Asia 28.3785
13 Polynesia 28.354
14 Southern Africa 27.8583
15 Micronesia 27.5872
16 Central Asia 26.9473
17 Northern Africa 25.516
18 Melanesia 23.608
19 Eastern Africa 18.9584
20 Western Africa 18.1267
21 Middle Africa 16.5671

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2028

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 42.5148
2 Upper-middle-income countries 38.4955
3 Middle-income countries 31.7684
4 No income group available 28.9484
5 Lower-middle-income countries 27.3171
6 Low-income countries 18.6484

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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