Median Age by Country in 2050

In the year 2050, the world is projected to have a median age of 36.07 years.

The country with the highest median age is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR where the median is 61.97 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea with a median age of 56.72 years, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China with 56.27.

The country with the lowest median age for the year is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic where the median is 19.21 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with a median age of 19.77, and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo with 20.00 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age is projected to be Europe with a median of 46.22 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 42.18 years, and Americas with 41.10 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Eastern Asia had the highest median age of 52.23 years. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a median age of 51.32 years, and Western Europe with 45.85 years of median age.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Upper-middle-income countries has the highest median age of 44.76 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 23.20.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2050

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 61.9676
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 56.7229
3 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 56.2686
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 56.2447
5 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 54.693
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 54.4764
7 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 53.2781
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 53.0357
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 52.8586
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 52.7551
11 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 52.3064
12 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 52.1406
13 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 51.7922
14 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 51.7562
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 51.5057
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 51.0965
17 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 51.0961
18 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 50.9064
19 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 50.7944
20 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 50.7789
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 50.316
22 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 49.9045
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 49.8606
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 49.4241
25 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 49.2644
26 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 49.214
27 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 49.1952
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 49.1803
29 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 49.1248
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 49.1088
31 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 48.8773
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 48.6714
33 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 48.5719
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 48.5524
35 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 48.3786
36 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 48.3537
37 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 48.3461
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 48.3235
39 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 48.1016
40 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 48.0349
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 47.9489
42 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 47.9451
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 47.8994
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 47.7796
45 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 47.7622
46 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 47.6355
47 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 47.5618
48 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 47.2689
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 47.1737
50 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 46.9989
51 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 46.9546
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 46.5358
53 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 46.4568
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 46.213
55 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 46.1652
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 46.0443
57 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 46.033
58 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 46.0222
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 45.7922
60 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 45.7204
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 45.6805
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 45.6086
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 45.5266
64 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 45.5039
65 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 45.4927
66 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 45.4038
67 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 45.2423
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 45.1771
69 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 45.1542
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 45.0995
71 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 45.0927
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 44.9557
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 44.8593
74 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 44.4729
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 44.34
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 44.336
77 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 44.3239
78 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 44.2989
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 44.2687
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 44.1718
81 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 44.0955
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 43.9119
83 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 43.9056
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 43.9029
85 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 43.7604
86 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 43.6842
87 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 43.5234
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 43.4573
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 43.1818
90 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 43.0349
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 42.9113
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 42.8585
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 42.8558
94 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 42.7708
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 42.7655
96 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 42.6851
97 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 42.5452
98 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 42.4834
99 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 42.349
100 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 42.1927
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 42.1103
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 41.9594
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 41.8643
104 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 41.8597
105 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 41.676
106 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 41.5269
107 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 41.3209
108 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 41.2336
109 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 40.7957
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 40.7357
111 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 40.6038
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 40.3757
113 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 40.2963
114 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 40.2299
115 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 40.1866
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 40.1611
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 40.1459
118 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 39.8844
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 39.7475
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 39.6841
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 39.5907
122 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 39.548
123 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 39.0651
124 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 38.8666
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 38.7089
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 38.6105
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 38.2631
128 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 38.2539
129 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 38.1585
130 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 37.814
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 37.4149
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 36.8386
133 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 36.584
134 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 36.4965
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 36.492
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 36.3456
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 36.2621
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 36.1684
139 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 35.9154
140 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 35.8204
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 35.603
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 35.6011
143 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 35.5499
144 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 35.0112
145 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 34.9591
146 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 34.9119
147 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 34.8223
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 34.687
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 34.5409
150 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 33.5276
151 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 33.267
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 33.0246
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 33.0005
154 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 32.8454
155 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 32.7627
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 32.5847
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 32.3278
158 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 32.3198
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 32.2879
160 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 32.2596
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 32.253
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 32.1603
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 32.158
164 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 32.075
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 32.0009
166 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 31.9849
167 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 31.8828
168 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 31.5136
169 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 31.2027
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 31.189
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 31.1571
172 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 31.1027
173 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 31.0002
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 30.4758
175 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 30.3048
176 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 29.3891
177 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 29.1869
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 28.8021
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 28.6112
180 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 28.5337
181 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 28.1723
182 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 27.9805
183 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 27.8837
184 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 27.8824
185 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 27.8537
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 27.7947
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 27.6366
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 27.5633
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 26.9699
190 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 26.5141
191 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 26.406
192 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 26.3356
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 26.2703
194 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 26.2566
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 26.1004
196 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 25.7957
197 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 25.7459
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 25.744
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 25.5981
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 25.5877
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 25.409
202 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 25.2468
203 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 25.0439
204 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 24.9969
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 24.8207
206 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 24.8199
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 24.6873
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 24.6158
209 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 24.6137
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 24.3602
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 24.2439
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 24.1871
213 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 24.0541
214 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 24.0289
215 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 23.9914
216 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 23.9879
217 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 23.8847
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 23.6102
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 23.5874
220 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 23.306
221 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 23.0715
222 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 23.063
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 23.0339
224 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 22.9605
225 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 22.6129
226 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 22.5355
227 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 22.5176
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 22.2984
229 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 21.7888
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 21.6398
231 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 21.1965
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 20.927
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 20.2444
234 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 20.1832
235 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 20.002
236 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 19.771
237 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 19.2074

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2050

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 46.2169
2 Northern America 42.1821
3 Americas 41.1004
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 40.4651
5 Asia 39.8222
6 Oceania 37.2128
7 Africa 24.3822

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2050

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Eastern Asia 52.2293
2 Southern Europe 51.3233
3 Western Europe 45.8471
4 Eastern Europe 45.1149
5 Northern Europe 43.6104
6 Australia/New Zealand 42.0689
7 South America 41.9891
8 Caribbean 39.1651
9 South-Eastern Asia 38.0498
10 Central America 37.595
11 Southern Asia 35.8096
12 Polynesia 33.8333
13 Western Asia 32.6365
14 Southern Africa 31.7896
15 Micronesia 31.1665
16 Northern Africa 31.0892
17 Central Asia 29.3981
18 Melanesia 28.7176
19 Eastern Africa 23.769
20 Western Africa 23.6681
21 Middle Africa 20.6305

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2050

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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