Median Age by Country in 2040

In the year 2040, the world is projected to have a median age of 33.98 years.

The country with the highest median age is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR where the median is 56.52 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea with a median age of 53.30 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan with 53.06.

The country with the lowest median age for the year is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic where the median is 16.36 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with a median age of 17.50, and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo with 17.82 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age is projected to be Europe with a median of 46.39 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 41.18 years, and Americas with 38.56 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Europe had the highest median age of 50.57 years. Closely followed by Eastern Asia with a median age of 48.85 years, and Eastern Europe with 46.12 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 44.03 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 20.85.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2040

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 56.5171
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 53.3016
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 53.0612
4 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 52.9553
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 52.2575
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 52.0352
7 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 51.7394
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 51.7313
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 51.4512
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 51.2608
11 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 51.0932
12 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 51.0192
13 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 50.6426
14 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 50.6138
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 50.5498
16 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 50.4945
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 50.3926
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 50.2321
19 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 49.3406
20 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 49.105
21 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 48.7796
22 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 48.5919
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 48.4378
24 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 48.3952
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 48.3557
26 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 48.3133
27 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 48.3127
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 48.2667
29 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 48.2467
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 48.135
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 48.0789
32 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 48.0231
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 47.8684
34 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 47.6085
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 47.5806
36 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 47.5411
37 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 47.4867
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 47.4274
39 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 47.3338
40 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 47.1967
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 46.557
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 46.36
43 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 46.2198
44 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 46.0889
45 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 46.0402
46 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 46.0039
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 45.9417
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 45.8967
49 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 45.8521
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 45.7923
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 45.5878
52 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 45.3524
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 44.9444
54 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 44.8968
55 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 44.8559
56 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 44.663
57 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 44.5031
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 44.1225
59 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 44.0361
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 44.0355
61 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 44.0127
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 43.9692
63 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 43.9585
64 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 43.8803
65 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 43.8577
66 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 43.8413
67 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 43.771
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 43.7447
69 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 43.7298
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 43.7122
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 43.7076
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 43.7053
73 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 43.6989
74 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 43.6859
75 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 43.3238
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 43.1393
77 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 43.1278
78 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 43.0938
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 42.8573
80 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 42.7114
81 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 42.4518
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 42.4016
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 42.1417
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 42.1311
85 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 41.8667
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 41.7843
87 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 41.7229
88 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 41.5987
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 41.4929
90 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 41.4459
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 41.3863
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 41.1652
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 41.151
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 40.9914
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 40.9527
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 40.8901
97 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 40.8298
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 40.807
99 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 40.7594
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 40.6912
101 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 40.5148
102 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 40.4562
103 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 40.3908
104 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 40.1905
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 40.1109
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 40.0541
107 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 39.6884
108 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 39.5316
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 39.2456
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 39.0486
111 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 38.9519
112 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 38.7284
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 38.4631
114 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 38.3636
115 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 38.2611
116 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 38.1974
117 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 38.1808
118 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 38.1599
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 37.9614
120 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 37.604
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 37.3258
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 36.8298
123 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 36.0361
124 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 35.5743
125 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 35.5305
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 35.1482
127 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 35.0874
128 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 35.0496
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 35.0021
130 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 34.8423
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 34.6749
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 34.281
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 34.2618
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 34.232
135 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 34.0619
136 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 33.8941
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 33.3761
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 33.1976
139 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 33.1446
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 32.9819
141 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 32.8971
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 32.7555
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 32.2807
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 32.2103
145 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 32.1574
146 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 31.9915
147 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 31.9804
148 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 31.7046
149 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 31.3797
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 31.35
151 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 31.2841
152 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 31.0687
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 30.995
154 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 30.8928
155 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 30.8616
156 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 30.6551
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 30.5149
158 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 30.1301
159 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 29.8851
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 29.7611
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 29.638
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 29.5849
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 29.5612
164 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 29.2866
165 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 29.2851
166 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 29.2657
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 29.1207
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 29.0867
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 29.0059
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 28.5388
171 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 28.3103
172 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 27.893
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 27.7556
174 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 27.6156
175 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 27.3092
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 27.138
177 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 26.8953
178 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 26.6346
179 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 26.4652
180 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 26.2642
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 25.7896
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 25.3859
183 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 25.3427
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 25.1877
185 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 24.9661
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 24.8021
187 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 24.6751
188 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 24.5216
189 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 24.3097
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 24.2701
191 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 24.1761
192 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 24.0262
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 23.9606
194 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 23.8059
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 23.6731
196 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 23.5718
197 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 23.4106
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 23.3517
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 23.2574
200 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 23.2421
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 23.208
202 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 23.1486
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 23.1063
204 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 22.9051
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 22.8066
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 22.7145
207 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 22.5022
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 22.4145
209 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 22.2075
210 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 22.1091
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 22.1037
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 21.9848
213 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 21.6632
214 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 21.6608
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 21.6397
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 21.5819
217 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 21.5255
218 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 21.4174
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 21.3488
220 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 21.2546
221 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 21.1438
222 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 20.9486
223 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 20.9211
224 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 20.7115
225 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 20.4846
226 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 20.4702
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 20.4551
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 20.1044
229 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 19.8052
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 19.2056
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 18.9673
232 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 18.5595
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 18.1639
234 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 17.8274
235 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 17.8152
236 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 17.4988
237 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 16.356

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2040

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 46.3902
2 Northern America 41.1778
3 Americas 38.5615
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 37.243
5 Asia 37.1692
6 Oceania 35.8395
7 Africa 22.2544

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2040

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Southern Europe 50.5689
2 Eastern Asia 48.8544
3 Eastern Europe 46.1218
4 Western Europe 45.9434
5 Northern Europe 42.8567
6 Australia/New Zealand 41.509
7 South America 38.7781
8 Caribbean 36.8439
9 South-Eastern Asia 35.3353
10 Central America 34.0479
11 Southern Asia 32.5981
12 Polynesia 30.8068
13 Western Asia 30.469
14 Southern Africa 30.3202
15 Micronesia 28.9057
16 Northern Africa 28.2209
17 Central Asia 27.5932
18 Melanesia 26.4716
19 Western Africa 21.512
20 Eastern Africa 21.4053
21 Middle Africa 18.5163

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2040

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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