Median Age by Country in 2029

In the year 2029, the world is projected to have a median age of 31.88 years.

The country with the highest median age is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena where the median is 53.77 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a median age of 51.46 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan with 51.23.

The country with the lowest median age for the year is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger where the median is 14.88 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic with a median age of 15.62, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with 15.79 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age is projected to be Europe with a median of 43.92 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 39.68 years, and Oceania with 34.27 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Europe had the highest median age of 47.81 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 44.35 years, and Eastern Asia with 42.79 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 42.76 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 18.82.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2029

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 53.7661
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 51.4625
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 51.2303
4 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 51.101
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 50.1758
6 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 49.9638
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 49.9605
8 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 48.8326
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 48.429
10 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 47.8759
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 47.8688
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 47.7027
13 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 47.6632
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 47.523
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 46.725
16 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 46.578
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 46.4638
18 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 46.3205
19 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 46.1549
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 45.8292
21 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 45.8055
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 45.7691
23 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 45.7458
24 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 45.7032
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 45.2644
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 45.1428
27 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 45.0297
28 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 44.9603
29 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 44.9281
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 44.6636
31 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 44.1968
32 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 44.1903
33 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 44.1649
34 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 44.0564
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 44.0144
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 43.9577
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 43.9436
38 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 43.933
39 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 43.9056
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 43.846
41 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 43.6645
42 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 43.6627
43 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 43.2937
44 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 43.2253
45 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 43.2126
46 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 43.0993
47 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 43.0413
48 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 43.0411
49 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 42.9719
50 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 42.9586
51 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 42.7784
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 42.6647
53 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 42.5057
54 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 42.0952
55 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 41.9257
56 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 41.862
57 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 41.8207
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 41.7742
59 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 41.7199
60 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 41.4728
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 41.4446
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 41.4118
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 41.4081
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 41.3707
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 41.2718
66 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 41.2271
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 41.2096
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 41.2037
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 41.1722
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 41.1142
71 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 41.0457
72 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 40.7384
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 40.6814
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 40.3906
75 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 40.2896
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 40.0959
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 40.0854
78 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 39.4244
79 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 39.3522
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 39.2629
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 39.1876
82 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 38.7814
83 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 38.7281
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 38.606
85 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 38.5553
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 38.2783
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 38.1568
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 38.043
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 37.8172
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 37.7249
91 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 37.5847
92 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 37.5654
93 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 37.2888
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 37.1845
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 37.0425
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 36.9919
97 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 36.8626
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 36.6913
99 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 36.671
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 36.6469
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 36.3195
102 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 36.1025
103 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 35.8384
104 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 35.6717
105 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 35.5553
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 35.5154
107 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 35.2646
108 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 35.2242
109 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 35.1738
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 35.0806
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 35.0115
112 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 34.9849
113 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 34.9487
114 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 34.7787
115 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 34.758
116 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 34.6703
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 34.6053
118 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 34.5908
119 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 34.4159
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 34.3495
121 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 34.3418
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 34.1937
123 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 34.0024
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 33.7864
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 33.6987
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 33.279
127 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 33.0917
128 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 33.0697
129 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 32.7521
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 32.3619
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 31.638
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 31.4604
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 31.2871
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 31.2455
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 31.1836
136 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 31.0243
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 30.9472
138 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 30.7746
139 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 30.6867
140 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 30.6572
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 30.5038
142 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 30.2777
143 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 30.009
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 29.7508
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 29.6775
146 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 29.58
147 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 29.5047
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 29.357
149 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 29.0218
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 28.9133
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 28.8148
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 28.689
153 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 28.4908
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 28.4334
155 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 28.109
156 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 28.0475
157 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 27.9978
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 27.7929
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 27.7786
160 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 27.7249
161 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 27.5068
162 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 27.3842
163 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 26.8152
164 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 26.5315
165 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 26.4941
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 26.3777
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 26.28
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 26.0268
169 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 26.017
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 25.8416
171 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 25.8299
172 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 25.3107
173 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 25.2511
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 25.199
175 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 25.1884
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 25.1751
177 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 24.9841
178 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 24.9618
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 24.3963
180 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 23.6433
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 23.0902
182 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 22.9571
183 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 22.917
184 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 22.8705
185 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 22.6805
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 22.4787
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 22.4397
188 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 22.0729
189 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 21.9717
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 21.9706
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 21.655
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 21.6384
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 21.1908
194 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 21.0907
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 21.0889
196 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 20.9427
197 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 20.8004
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 20.746
199 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 20.4983
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 20.4504
201 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 20.441
202 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 20.3576
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 20.3117
204 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 20.1702
205 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 20.1282
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 20.1063
207 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 20.0928
208 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 19.8363
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 19.6967
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 19.6665
211 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 19.5069
212 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 19.3467
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 19.1994
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 19.1485
215 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 19.121
216 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 18.9993
217 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 18.8093
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 18.7183
219 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 18.6311
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 18.6108
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 18.51
222 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 18.3178
223 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 18.2494
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 18.13
225 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 18.0968
226 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 18.0894
227 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 17.9017
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 17.8769
229 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 17.729
230 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 17.495
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 17.0854
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 16.0014
233 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 15.9414
234 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 15.8714
235 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 15.7936
236 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 15.62
237 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14.8757

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2029

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 43.9236
2 Northern America 39.6771
3 Oceania 34.2734
4 Asia 34.0356
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 33.2367
6 Africa 19.7219

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2029

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Southern Europe 47.8135
2 Western Europe 44.3493
3 Eastern Asia 42.7858
4 Eastern Europe 42.7767
5 Northern Europe 41.5384
6 Australia/New Zealand 39.113
7 South America 34.2321
8 Caribbean 33.3945
9 South-Eastern Asia 32.2039
10 Central America 30.8704
11 Southern Asia 29.1505
12 Western Asia 28.6204
13 Polynesia 28.5368
14 Southern Africa 28.0052
15 Micronesia 27.7746
16 Central Asia 26.9988
17 Northern Africa 25.6774
18 Melanesia 23.8353
19 Eastern Africa 19.1697
20 Western Africa 18.2909
21 Middle Africa 16.6906

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2029

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 42.7579
2 Upper-middle-income countries 38.9794
3 Middle-income countries 32.0404
4 No income group available 29.1303
5 Lower-middle-income countries 27.5764
6 Low-income countries 18.8209

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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