Median Age by Country in 2031

In the year 2031, the world is projected to have a median age of 32.20 years.

The country with the highest median age is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan where the median is 51.75 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique with a median age of 51.31 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena with 51.11.

The country with the lowest median age for the year is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic where the median is 15.29 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia with a median age of 16.10, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with 16.15 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age is projected to be Europe with a median of 44.43 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 40.00 years, and Americas with 36.05 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Europe had the highest median age of 48.54 years. Closely followed by Western Europe with a median age of 44.64 years, and Eastern Asia with 44.10 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 42.65 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 19.14.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2031

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 51.7456
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 51.3117
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 51.1133
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 51.056
5 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 51.0556
6 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 50.375
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 50.2472
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 49.9688
9 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 49.3453
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 49.0878
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 49.0321
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 48.8014
13 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 48.5166
14 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 48.4799
15 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 48.443
16 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 48.4245
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 48.374
18 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 48.1196
19 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 48.0595
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 47.287
21 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 46.8462
22 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 46.7659
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 46.5483
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 46.4588
25 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 46.2572
26 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 46.1844
27 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 45.8852
28 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 45.6388
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 45.6015
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 45.5907
31 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 45.5173
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 45.3802
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 45.3073
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 45.1741
35 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 45.0377
36 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 44.9751
37 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 44.8516
38 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 44.815
39 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 44.6689
40 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 44.5522
41 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 44.357
42 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 44.2171
43 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 44.1821
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 44.1384
45 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 44.0023
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 43.7814
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 43.7547
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 43.5744
49 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 43.5052
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 43.197
51 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 43.1714
52 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 43.1688
53 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 42.928
54 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 42.7665
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 42.7584
56 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 42.5728
57 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 42.1764
58 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 42.1272
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 41.9059
60 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 41.8779
61 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 41.8628
62 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 41.7766
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 41.6687
64 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 41.6025
65 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 41.5954
66 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 41.4448
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 41.405
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 41.2349
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 41.1489
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 41.0555
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 40.9738
72 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 40.9569
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 40.8389
74 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 40.6638
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 40.6546
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 40.6401
77 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 40.5532
78 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 40.4377
79 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 40.3238
80 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 40.1959
81 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 40.0804
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 40.0539
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 40.024
84 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 39.9727
85 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 39.8149
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 39.7954
87 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 39.7766
88 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 39.6267
89 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 39.6092
90 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 39.4966
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 39.0967
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 38.9606
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 38.7612
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 38.6157
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 38.5304
96 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 38.473
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 38.4385
98 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 38.3207
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 38.2802
100 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 37.6221
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 37.5473
102 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 37.5118
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 37.4385
104 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 37.3095
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 37.2963
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 37.2212
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 37.2016
108 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 36.6772
109 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 36.304
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 36.2852
111 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 36.279
112 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 36.2748
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 36.1495
114 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 36.0789
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 35.609
116 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 35.4661
117 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 35.4587
118 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 35.3222
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 35.2826
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 35.0519
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 34.9595
122 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 33.8173
123 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 33.6881
124 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 33.5056
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 33.4303
126 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 32.9595
127 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 32.8893
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 32.5178
129 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 32.359
130 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 32.2129
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 32.0863
132 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 32.032
133 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 31.8839
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 31.8455
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 31.8148
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 31.8119
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 31.6697
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 31.15
139 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 30.8057
140 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 30.4676
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 30.418
142 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 30.347
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 30.3242
144 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 29.9098
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 29.7408
146 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 29.7314
147 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 29.7049
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 29.5992
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 29.5977
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 29.5234
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 29.3594
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 29.3213
153 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 29.1144
154 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 29.1062
155 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 28.7734
156 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 28.7116
157 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 28.6346
158 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 28.0767
159 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 28.0298
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 27.8421
161 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 27.5095
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 27.2842
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 26.9505
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 26.8981
165 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 26.8431
166 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 26.6908
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 26.6003
168 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 26.3181
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 26.1694
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 26.0221
171 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 25.8481
172 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 25.796
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 25.7715
174 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 25.7312
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 25.319
176 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 25.1721
177 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 24.5057
178 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 24.1645
179 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 24.0832
180 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 23.9545
181 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 23.8112
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 23.3835
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 23.2307
184 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 22.8734
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 22.6535
186 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 22.4371
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 22.392
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 22.0383
189 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 22.0034
190 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 21.8348
191 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 21.7995
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 21.6596
193 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 21.5742
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 21.5422
195 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 21.4677
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 21.4476
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 21.2899
198 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 21.1715
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 21.1697
200 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 21.1127
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 21.0445
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 20.9253
203 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 20.8463
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 20.7914
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 20.7217
206 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 20.5121
207 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 20.3589
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 20.2947
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 20.1985
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 20.1977
211 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 20.0832
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 19.7926
213 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 19.73
214 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 19.6254
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 19.5009
216 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 19.4953
217 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 19.4915
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 19.4597
219 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 19.4413
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 19.3383
221 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 19.1276
222 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 19.0983
223 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 19.042
224 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 18.5292
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 18.4018
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 18.3617
227 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 18.2568
228 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 18.2454
229 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 18.1574
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 17.4215
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 17.417
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 16.663
233 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 16.6212
234 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 16.2957
235 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 16.1464
236 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 16.1014
237 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 15.2923

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2031

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 44.4301
2 Northern America 40.0003
3 Americas 36.0509
4 Oceania 34.633
5 Asia 34.5206
6 Latin America and the Caribbean 33.9872
7 Africa 20.3863

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2031

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Southern Europe 48.5411
2 Western Europe 44.6449
3 Eastern Asia 44.0967
4 Eastern Europe 43.5897
5 Northern Europe 41.383
6 Australia/New Zealand 39.7458
7 South America 35.4318
8 Caribbean 34.2582
9 South-Eastern Asia 32.8528
10 Central America 30.709
11 Southern Asia 29.5351
12 Southern Africa 28.895
13 Polynesia 28.7504
14 Western Asia 28.6961
15 Micronesia 27.339
16 Central Asia 26.8182
17 Northern Africa 26.0787
18 Melanesia 24.4325
19 Eastern Africa 19.5467
20 Western Africa 19.4411
21 Middle Africa 17.0102

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2031

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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