Median Age by Country in 2044

In the year 2044, the world is projected to have a median age of 34.74 years.

The country with the highest median age is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR where the median is 55.92 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea with a median age of 54.55 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan with 53.30.

The country with the lowest median age for the year is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger where the median is 16.64 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic with a median age of 18.02, and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo with 18.15 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age is projected to be Europe with a median of 47.15 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 42.41 years, and Latin America and the Caribbean with 38.52 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Europe had the highest median age of 51.37 years. Closely followed by Eastern Asia with a median age of 49.67 years, and Western Europe with 47.00 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 45.69 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 21.68.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2044

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 55.9217
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 54.5492
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 53.2957
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 52.8958
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 52.5986
6 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 52.5586
7 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 52.2956
8 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 51.9897
9 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 51.9574
10 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 51.6403
11 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 51.5848
12 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 51.225
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 50.8159
14 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 50.3654
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 50.3394
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 50.229
17 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 49.9539
18 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 49.3606
19 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 49.3531
20 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 49.3411
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 49.3078
22 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 49.0978
23 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 49.0722
24 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 49.0198
25 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 48.6985
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 48.6403
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 48.5929
28 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 48.5868
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 48.5349
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 48.4741
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 48.3947
32 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 48.0618
33 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 48.0531
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 48.0199
35 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 48.0059
36 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 47.6931
37 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 47.6468
38 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 47.5438
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 47.4205
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 47.3571
41 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 47.3471
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 47.2766
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 47.01
44 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 46.8115
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 46.7786
46 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 46.5215
47 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 46.4916
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 46.4379
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 46.4202
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 46.3885
51 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 46.0514
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 45.9989
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 45.9399
54 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 45.9082
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 45.6872
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 45.6445
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 45.6362
58 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 45.4502
59 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 45.3191
60 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 45.2733
61 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 45.1119
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 45.0681
63 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 44.9294
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 44.8457
65 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 44.6121
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 44.3964
67 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 44.3717
68 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 44.2661
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 44.2545
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 44.0251
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 43.958
72 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 43.9427
73 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 43.8536
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 43.6906
75 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 43.5808
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 43.5597
77 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 43.5188
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 43.5057
79 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 43.3839
80 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 43.3533
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 43.2675
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 43.1369
83 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 43.0741
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 42.8706
85 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 42.8131
86 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 42.7208
87 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 42.6465
88 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 42.4515
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 42.3742
90 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 42.125
91 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 42.0034
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 41.9879
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 41.9225
94 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 41.8049
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 41.5941
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 41.4
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 41.2331
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 41.2002
99 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 41.1926
100 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 41.1556
101 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 40.4653
102 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 40.3286
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 40.2162
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 40.1519
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 39.7711
106 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 39.6343
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 39.5689
108 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 39.5474
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 39.4683
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 39.3825
111 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 39.3665
112 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 39.206
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 38.7499
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 38.4065
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 38.3748
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 38.1719
117 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 38.1662
118 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 38.1499
119 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 37.9588
120 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 37.5872
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 37.1723
122 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 37.1447
123 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 36.735
124 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 36.6389
125 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 36.5906
126 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 36.4325
127 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 36.0961
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 36.0371
129 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 35.9956
130 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 35.5688
131 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 35.5252
132 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 35.4165
133 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 35.3668
134 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 35.1815
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 35.0583
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 35.0453
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 34.9944
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 34.8293
139 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 34.4514
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 34.3794
141 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 34.288
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 34.0561
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 33.9564
144 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 33.9446
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 33.8685
146 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 33.3692
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 33.3349
148 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 32.7094
149 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 32.5424
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 32.5137
151 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 32.512
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 32.5048
153 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 32.2792
154 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 32.2457
155 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 32.007
156 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 31.9232
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 31.7075
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 31.6536
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 31.618
160 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 31.5364
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 31.1201
162 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 31.068
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 30.9639
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 30.9371
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 30.6039
166 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 30.3216
167 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 30.2934
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 30.1252
169 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 30.1241
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 30.1092
171 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 30.1011
172 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 30.0656
173 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 29.2349
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 29.1861
175 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 28.8815
176 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 28.6371
177 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 27.7998
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 27.6644
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 27.5419
180 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 27.2616
181 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 27.2283
182 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 26.1236
183 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 26.117
184 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 26.0641
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 25.9635
186 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 25.8325
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 25.8138
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 25.7904
189 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 25.6761
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 25.6319
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 25.5852
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 25.5148
193 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 25.166
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 24.9541
195 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 24.9066
196 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 24.9013
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 24.8874
198 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 24.2197
199 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 24.0236
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 23.9456
201 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 23.8606
202 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 23.6765
203 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 23.6674
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 23.5951
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 23.4875
206 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 23.3667
207 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 23.3022
208 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 23.2922
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 23.1865
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 23.0569
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 22.8427
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 22.749
213 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 22.639
214 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 22.5065
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 22.4092
216 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 22.3876
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 22.2298
218 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 22.1896
219 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 22.1838
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 21.962
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 21.7342
222 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 21.6878
223 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 21.6442
224 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 21.6099
225 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 21.5688
226 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 21.5662
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 21.0081
228 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 20.9591
229 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 20.9524
230 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 20.7672
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 19.9425
232 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 18.5647
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 18.5289
234 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 18.2453
235 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 18.152
236 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 18.025
237 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 16.6411

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2044

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 47.1503
2 Northern America 42.4051
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 38.5204
4 Asia 38.2385
5 Oceania 37.0964
6 Africa 22.6638

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2044

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Southern Europe 51.3697
2 Eastern Asia 49.6656
3 Western Europe 46.9984
4 Eastern Europe 46.2208
5 Northern Europe 44.341
6 Australia/New Zealand 42.8615
7 South America 39.4139
8 Caribbean 37.3601
9 Central America 36.7711
10 South-Eastern Asia 35.9222
11 Southern Asia 34.173
12 Western Asia 32.3353
13 Polynesia 31.7267
14 Southern Africa 30.9478
15 Micronesia 30.6543
16 Central Asia 29.0546
17 Northern Africa 28.9698
18 Melanesia 27.3162
19 Eastern Africa 22.508
20 Western Africa 21.0575
21 Middle Africa 19.1188

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2044

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 45.6927
2 Upper-middle-income countries 44.0734
3 Middle-income countries 35.6209
4 No income group available 34.005
5 Lower-middle-income countries 31.3975
6 Low-income countries 21.6802

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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