Median Age by Country in 2056

In the year 2056, the world is projected to have a median age of 37.30 years.

The country with the highest median age is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR where the median is 64.84 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a median age of 59.00 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea with 58.84.

The country with the lowest median age for the year is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic where the median is 21.03 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with a median age of 21.13, and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo with 21.36 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age is projected to be Europe with a median of 46.56 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 43.00 years, and Americas with 42.53 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Eastern Asia had the highest median age of 53.66 years. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a median age of 51.42 years, and Western Europe with 45.93 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 46.22 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 24.69.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2056

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 64.8434
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 58.9991
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 58.8421
4 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 57.7098
5 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 57.2557
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 56.4385
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 54.5333
8 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 54.1659
9 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 53.6888
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 53.4965
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 52.8265
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 52.8138
13 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 52.7945
14 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 52.3851
15 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 52.2711
16 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 52.1101
17 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 51.6813
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 51.4374
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 51.2446
20 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 50.9643
21 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 50.9609
22 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 50.719
23 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 50.5979
24 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 50.5098
25 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 50.2959
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 49.939
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 49.8768
28 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 49.8743
29 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 49.7583
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 49.602
31 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 49.5215
32 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 49.1692
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 49.1392
34 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 49.0178
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 48.78
36 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 48.745
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 48.7062
38 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 48.6916
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 48.6693
40 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 48.6163
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 48.5748
42 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 48.4732
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 48.2813
44 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 48.2503
45 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 48.1893
46 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 48.1682
47 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 47.651
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 47.6407
49 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 47.5951
50 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 47.3911
51 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 47.3195
52 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 47.3167
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 47.3127
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 47.2854
55 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 47.208
56 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 47.1429
57 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 47.0227
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 46.9581
59 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 46.7827
60 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 46.7158
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 46.5886
62 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 46.5215
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 46.424
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 46.3642
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 46.3422
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 46.3422
67 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 46.2739
68 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 46.1799
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 46.1724
70 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 46.1471
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 46.0963
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 46.0264
73 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 46.01
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 45.9289
75 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 45.8351
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 45.6791
77 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 45.6727
78 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 45.6004
79 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 45.57
80 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 45.377
81 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 45.3527
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 45.23
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 45.2244
84 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 45.208
85 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 45.1347
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 45.0855
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 44.9358
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 44.9166
89 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 44.633
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 44.5921
91 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 44.3584
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 44.273
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 44.1734
94 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 43.9682
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 43.9166
96 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 43.7995
97 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 43.6815
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 43.2698
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 43.2674
100 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 42.8137
101 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 42.6963
102 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 42.6836
103 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 42.6042
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 42.5733
105 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 42.4611
106 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 42.4605
107 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 42.4055
108 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 42.3377
109 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 42.2135
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 42.023
111 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 42.0229
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 41.9635
113 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 41.9128
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 41.8654
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 41.8073
116 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 41.7103
117 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 41.6165
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 41.5784
119 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 41.2882
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 41.1624
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 41.1061
122 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 41.0274
123 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 40.9354
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 40.7871
125 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 40.708
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 40.1735
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 40.0158
128 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 40.0071
129 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 39.9682
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 39.2801
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 39.2769
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 38.6385
133 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 38.4238
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 38.2948
135 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 38.2517
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 38.1788
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 37.9178
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 37.6309
139 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 37.5729
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 37.5658
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 37.5098
142 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 37.3099
143 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 37.2458
144 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 36.9726
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 36.8045
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 36.0045
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 35.7555
148 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 35.6131
149 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 35.3568
150 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 35.2705
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 35.2128
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 35.0397
153 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 34.7546
154 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 34.7029
155 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 34.1333
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 34.0929
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 33.9678
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 33.91
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 33.8039
160 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 33.5027
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 33.314
162 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 33.3104
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 33.1925
164 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 33.0501
165 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 32.9282
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 32.657
167 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 32.5807
168 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 32.5579
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 32.4897
170 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 32.307
171 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 32.2844
172 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 32.2146
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 32.2139
174 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 32.179
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 32.0448
176 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 31.1435
177 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 30.8035
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 30.2536
179 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 29.9768
180 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 29.7923
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 29.7008
182 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 29.6606
183 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 29.4765
184 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 29.4222
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 29.2288
186 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 29.1077
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 28.8919
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 28.5079
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 28.1757
190 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 28.0044
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 27.9619
192 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 27.8599
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 27.761
194 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 27.7551
195 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 27.6069
196 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 27.2894
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 27.264
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 27.1517
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 26.6835
200 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 26.6533
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 26.5812
202 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 26.5294
203 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 26.3886
204 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 26.3825
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 26.3584
206 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 26.3099
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 26.2243
208 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 26.1505
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 26.1434
210 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 26.0989
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 25.8455
212 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 25.74
213 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 25.5354
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 25.5142
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 25.4693
216 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 25.3283
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 24.9769
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 24.9594
219 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 24.6993
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 24.5897
221 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 24.3632
222 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 24.319
223 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 24.2163
224 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 24.1542
225 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 23.8752
226 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 23.7989
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 23.7307
228 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 23.4281
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 23.2364
230 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 22.9955
231 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 22.898
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 22.221
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 21.7314
234 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 21.6709
235 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 21.3565
236 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 21.1337
237 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 21.0293

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2056

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 46.5594
2 Northern America 42.9961
3 Americas 42.5285
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 42.2667
5 Asia 41.5086
6 Oceania 38.0515
7 Africa 25.7186

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2056

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Eastern Asia 53.6608
2 Southern Europe 51.4155
3 Western Europe 45.9315
4 Eastern Europe 45.562
5 Northern Europe 44.6478
6 South America 43.7274
7 Australia/New Zealand 42.7379
8 Caribbean 40.5108
9 South-Eastern Asia 39.7977
10 Central America 39.6364
11 Southern Asia 37.4876
12 Polynesia 35.4256
13 Western Asia 33.6836
14 Southern Africa 32.9551
15 Northern Africa 32.5114
16 Micronesia 32.4779
17 Central Asia 30.8504
18 Melanesia 29.9582
19 Eastern Africa 25.255
20 Western Africa 25.0573
21 Middle Africa 21.9721

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2056

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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