Median Age by Country in 2039

In the year 2039, the world is projected to have a median age of 33.81 years.

The country with the highest median age is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR where the median is 53.87 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan with a median age of 52.97 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea with 52.77.

The country with the lowest median age for the year is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger where the median is 15.91 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic with a median age of 16.89, and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo with 17.26 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age is projected to be Europe with a median of 46.58 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 41.64 years, and Asia with 36.96 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Europe had the highest median age of 50.49 years. Closely followed by Eastern Asia with a median age of 47.85 years, and Western Europe with 46.33 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 44.93 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 20.64.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2039

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 53.8705
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 52.9656
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 52.7696
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 52.5751
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 52.3106
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 52.2293
7 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 51.8757
8 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 51.0048
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 50.9743
10 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 50.1885
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 50.0062
12 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 49.9105
13 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 49.8599
14 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 49.3816
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 49.3745
16 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 48.993
17 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 48.9016
18 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 48.7275
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 48.3267
20 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 48.2191
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 48.049
22 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 47.9408
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 47.9404
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 47.8367
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 47.7994
26 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 47.7026
27 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 47.6229
28 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 47.5262
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 47.5127
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 47.3256
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 47.2764
32 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 47.186
33 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 47.063
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 46.9576
35 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 46.9294
36 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 46.9096
37 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 46.7536
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 46.6045
39 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 46.5503
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 46.5434
41 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 46.5145
42 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 46.3269
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 46.3109
44 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 46.1938
45 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 46.0837
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 45.8766
47 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 45.8397
48 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 45.7998
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 45.6847
50 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 45.6533
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 45.5462
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 45.2912
53 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 44.984
54 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 44.8648
55 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 44.8336
56 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 44.7772
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 44.7756
58 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 44.6381
59 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 44.5799
60 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 44.4981
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 44.4022
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 44.3953
63 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 44.1831
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 44.0084
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 43.9274
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 43.8428
67 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 43.7402
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 43.5878
69 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 43.4392
70 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 43.2249
71 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 43.184
72 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 43.093
73 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 42.9177
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 42.8215
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 42.7524
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 42.6662
77 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 42.6475
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 42.6255
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 42.6096
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 42.504
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 42.1177
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 41.9356
83 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 41.7627
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 41.5764
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 41.56
86 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 41.3593
87 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 41.0807
88 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 40.9739
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 40.8084
90 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 40.7367
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 40.7174
92 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 40.686
93 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 40.6557
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 40.6017
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 40.2321
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 40.2128
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 40.0529
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 40.0283
99 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 40.0109
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 39.8753
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 39.4935
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 39.473
103 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 39.4021
104 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 39.1508
105 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 38.893
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 38.7772
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 38.5046
108 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 38.3742
109 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 38.2045
110 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 38.0541
111 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 38.0241
112 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 37.8418
113 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 37.7144
114 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 37.1675
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 37.0734
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 36.9825
117 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 36.8605
118 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 36.7736
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 36.7698
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 36.4256
121 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 36.3766
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 36.3623
123 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 35.8822
124 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 35.7333
125 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 35.0068
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 35.0053
127 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 34.9857
128 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 34.8448
129 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 34.6471
130 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 34.6332
131 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 34.5719
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 34.2647
133 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 34.2244
134 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 33.9486
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 33.9248
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 33.82
137 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 33.7991
138 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 33.714
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 33.5201
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 33.1045
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 32.9259
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 32.7454
143 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 32.5719
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 32.4161
145 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 32.1953
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 32.1722
147 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 32.1045
148 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 31.649
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 31.1033
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 31.0321
151 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 30.971
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 30.9563
153 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 30.9146
154 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 30.8164
155 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 30.6485
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 30.444
157 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 30.3653
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 30.3065
159 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 30.2699
160 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 29.9546
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 29.5518
162 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 29.4775
163 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 29.2613
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 29.1763
165 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 29.0559
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 29.0416
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 29.0092
168 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 28.9826
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 28.9056
170 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 28.7429
171 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 28.6555
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 28.5095
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 28.4019
174 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 27.868
175 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 27.5535
176 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 27.2015
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 26.8625
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 26.265
179 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 26.12
180 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 26.0546
181 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 25.7635
182 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 25.5855
183 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 25.0452
184 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 24.8007
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 24.7429
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 24.737
187 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 24.6053
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 24.592
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 24.346
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 24.3401
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 24.2045
192 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 24.06
193 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 23.937
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 23.7477
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 23.6499
196 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 23.5085
197 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 23.3909
198 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 23.0201
199 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 22.927
200 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 22.7944
201 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 22.752
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 22.7273
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 22.5071
204 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 22.381
205 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 22.3614
206 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 22.3143
207 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 22.3001
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 22.2892
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 22.2836
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 22.0125
211 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 21.799
212 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 21.5641
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 21.5526
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 21.3897
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 21.3758
216 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 21.3605
217 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 21.1902
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 21.0564
219 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 20.9327
220 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 20.7198
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 20.6748
222 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 20.6215
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 20.5552
224 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 20.5465
225 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 20.4642
226 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 20.0707
227 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 20.0152
228 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 19.8861
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 19.8507
230 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 19.6887
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 18.9129
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 17.567
233 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 17.5434
234 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 17.3201
235 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 17.2598
236 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 16.8912
237 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 15.9052

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2039

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 46.584
2 Northern America 41.636
3 Asia 36.9594
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 36.8603
5 Oceania 36.3447
6 Africa 21.6412

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2039

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Southern Europe 50.4946
2 Eastern Asia 47.855
3 Western Europe 46.3325
4 Eastern Europe 46.0859
5 Northern Europe 43.6558
6 Australia/New Zealand 41.9089
7 South America 37.8108
8 Caribbean 36.201
9 Central America 34.8607
10 South-Eastern Asia 34.7708
11 Southern Asia 32.5773
12 Western Asia 30.9955
13 Polynesia 30.5188
14 Southern Africa 29.7566
15 Micronesia 29.3882
16 Central Asia 28.0717
17 Northern Africa 27.6437
18 Melanesia 26.1406
19 Eastern Africa 21.3334
20 Western Africa 20.0744
21 Middle Africa 18.2009

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2039

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 44.928
2 Upper-middle-income countries 42.871
3 Middle-income countries 34.4886
4 No income group available 32.1774
5 Lower-middle-income countries 30.1309
6 Low-income countries 20.6402

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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