Median Age by Country in 2042

In the year 2042, the world is projected to have a median age of 34.37 years.

The country with the highest median age is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR where the median is 57.71 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea with a median age of 54.02 years, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China with 53.67.

The country with the lowest median age for the year is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic where the median is 16.88 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with a median age of 17.90, and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo with 18.24 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age is projected to be Europe with a median of 46.49 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 41.31 years, and Americas with 39.08 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Europe had the highest median age of 50.86 years. Closely followed by Eastern Asia with a median age of 49.76 years, and Eastern Europe with 46.14 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 44.16 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 21.29.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2042

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 57.708
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 54.0206
3 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 53.6735
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 53.1133
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 52.2957
6 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 52.0526
7 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 51.8353
8 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 51.7909
9 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 51.7733
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 51.616
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 51.5992
12 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 51.4566
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 51.404
14 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 51.362
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 50.9517
16 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 50.5957
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 50.443
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 50.4429
19 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 49.9916
20 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 49.5171
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 49.4627
22 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 48.9992
23 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 48.9643
24 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 48.8568
25 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 48.7439
26 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 48.6597
27 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 48.5631
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 48.4946
29 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 48.4166
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 48.3952
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 48.361
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 48.3048
33 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 48.1855
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 48.1832
35 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 48.0341
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 47.9335
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 47.9197
38 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 47.7429
39 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 47.581
40 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 47.4918
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 47.0263
42 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 46.7967
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 46.6394
44 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 46.5945
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 46.437
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 46.3829
47 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 46.3092
48 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 46.2425
49 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 46.1264
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 46.023
51 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 46.0202
52 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 45.9934
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 45.8346
54 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 45.4586
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 45.3181
56 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 45.2731
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 45.1126
58 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 45.01
59 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 44.7691
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 44.63
61 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 44.5788
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 44.5719
63 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 44.5371
64 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 44.4055
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 44.2413
66 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 44.1706
67 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 44.1194
68 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 44.0595
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 44.0357
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 44.0343
71 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 43.761
72 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 43.6118
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 43.5615
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 43.4386
75 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 43.2492
76 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 43.235
77 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 43.2147
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 43.1759
79 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 43.1104
80 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 42.8039
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 42.7962
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 42.6525
83 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 42.4357
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 42.3138
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 42.241
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 42.2142
87 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 42.2113
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 42.0532
89 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 41.8081
90 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 41.7813
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 41.6887
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 41.6835
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 41.6391
94 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 41.474
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 41.3995
96 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 41.3531
97 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 41.2924
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 41.2649
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 41.2105
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 41.1756
101 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 41.1544
102 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 40.9462
103 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 40.8355
104 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 40.4247
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 40.2062
106 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 40.1761
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 40.1241
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 40.1023
109 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 39.9872
110 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 39.5362
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 39.1333
112 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 38.7775
113 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 38.6583
114 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 38.585
115 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 38.5804
116 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 38.5264
117 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 38.4773
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 38.451
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 37.993
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 37.8547
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 37.5605
122 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 36.9637
123 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 36.3704
124 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 36.3656
125 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 36.249
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 35.8742
127 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 35.71
128 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 35.6357
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 35.4219
130 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 35.3094
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 35.1289
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 34.8201
133 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 34.7599
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 34.7534
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 34.7294
136 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 34.2254
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 33.7518
138 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 33.6812
139 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 33.615
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 33.6007
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 33.4833
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 33.4776
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 32.8948
144 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 32.7471
145 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 32.6422
146 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 32.5343
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 32.351
148 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 32.2232
149 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 32.0165
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 31.9207
151 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 31.8691
152 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 31.647
153 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 31.388
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 31.3397
155 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 31.3109
156 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 30.9327
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 30.8146
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 30.3961
159 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 30.3473
160 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 30.3188
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 30.1261
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 30.0827
163 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 30.0738
164 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 29.8932
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 29.8766
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 29.8762
167 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 29.8265
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 29.7624
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 29.4552
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 29.136
171 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 28.8959
172 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 28.463
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 28.242
174 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 28.139
175 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 28.0108
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 27.488
177 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 27.1365
178 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 27.0577
179 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 27.0472
180 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 26.7311
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 26.416
182 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 25.8931
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 25.8335
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 25.809
185 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 25.5897
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 25.2944
187 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 25.2794
188 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 25.2223
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 24.8594
190 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 24.8565
191 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 24.6553
192 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 24.4646
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 24.4217
194 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 24.2878
195 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 24.1057
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 24.0633
197 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 23.8935
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 23.7201
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 23.7127
200 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 23.707
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 23.6854
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 23.6763
203 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 23.6033
204 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 23.2933
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 23.155
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 23.048
207 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 22.9112
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 22.8813
209 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 22.7921
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 22.5818
211 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 22.5723
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 22.4029
213 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 22.1033
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 22.0993
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 21.9988
216 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 21.9952
217 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 21.9193
218 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 21.8318
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 21.7896
220 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 21.7021
221 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 21.5578
222 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 21.3623
223 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 21.3572
224 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 21.3389
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 20.9591
226 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 20.8966
227 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 20.8341
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 20.5219
229 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 20.1971
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 19.6634
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 19.3414
232 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 19.0327
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 18.5381
234 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 18.2712
235 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 18.2365
236 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 17.8987
237 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 16.8779

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2042

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 46.4933
2 Northern America 41.3132
3 Americas 39.0775
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 37.917
5 Asia 37.7042
6 Oceania 36.0591
7 Africa 22.6752

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2042

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Southern Europe 50.8586
2 Eastern Asia 49.755
3 Eastern Europe 46.1438
4 Western Europe 45.986
5 Northern Europe 43.0443
6 Australia/New Zealand 41.6651
7 South America 39.4612
8 Caribbean 37.3532
9 South-Eastern Asia 35.8577
10 Central America 34.7642
11 Southern Asia 33.2498
12 Polynesia 31.3822
13 Western Asia 30.9053
14 Southern Africa 30.6764
15 Micronesia 29.3818
16 Northern Africa 28.7656
17 Central Asia 27.8897
18 Melanesia 26.9342
19 Western Africa 21.9396
20 Eastern Africa 21.8547
21 Middle Africa 18.9123

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2042

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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