Median Age by Country in 2059

In the year 2059, the world is projected to have a median age of 37.50 years.

The country with the highest median age is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy where the median is 60.34 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea with a median age of 59.85 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR with 59.48.

The country with the lowest median age for the year is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger where the median is 19.59 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with a median age of 21.52, and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo with 21.54 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age is projected to be Europe with a median of 47.90 years. Closely followed by Northern America with a median age of 44.71 years, and Latin America and the Caribbean with 42.96 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Europe had the highest median age of 53.04 years. Closely followed by Eastern Asia with a median age of 52.59 years, and Western Europe with 47.83 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 47.31 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 25.18.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2059

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 60.3383
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 59.8475
3 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 59.4757
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 55.8618
5 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 55.7844
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 55.2259
7 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 55.0059
8 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 54.947
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 54.5786
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 53.9152
11 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 53.6385
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 53.3663
13 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 52.6927
14 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 52.5232
15 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 52.3605
16 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 51.978
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 51.9159
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 51.4248
19 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 51.3695
20 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 50.8162
21 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 50.6298
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 50.5644
23 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 50.3001
24 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 50.2828
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 50.2796
26 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 50.266
27 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 50.1787
28 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 50.1248
29 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 49.8985
30 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 49.8906
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 49.8278
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 49.6853
33 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 49.4875
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 49.4874
35 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 49.2811
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 49.2114
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 49.196
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 49.0215
39 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 49.005
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 48.8775
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 48.7169
42 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 48.6179
43 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 48.524
44 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 48.4862
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 48.4763
46 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 48.3825
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 48.1752
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 48.1594
49 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 48.1578
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 48.1115
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 48.1066
52 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 48.0218
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 47.8781
54 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 47.7706
55 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 47.6523
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 47.5524
57 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 47.5092
58 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 47.4293
59 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 47.3025
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 47.1177
61 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 47.1058
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 47.0851
63 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 47.0356
64 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 46.9573
65 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 46.8844
66 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 46.8784
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 46.7286
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 46.66
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 46.6563
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 46.5659
71 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 46.4696
72 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 46.4004
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 46.3548
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 46.3444
75 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 46.2658
76 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 46.2198
77 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 46.1921
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 46.1282
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 46.0196
80 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 46.0091
81 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 45.8409
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 45.8163
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 45.6135
84 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 45.5218
85 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 45.5088
86 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 45.3391
87 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 45.3105
88 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 45.124
89 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 45.0742
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 45.0552
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 44.9963
92 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 44.6211
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 44.5953
94 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 44.523
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 44.4312
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 44.2566
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 44.1037
98 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 44.0867
99 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 44.0074
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 43.9893
101 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 43.7137
102 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 43.6413
103 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 43.3836
104 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 43.2496
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 43.2489
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 43.1741
107 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 42.9806
108 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 42.9124
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 42.8703
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 42.7328
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 42.6547
112 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 42.6414
113 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 42.5814
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 42.1825
115 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 42.1575
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 42.0866
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 41.6395
118 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 41.6186
119 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 41.5225
120 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 41.4882
121 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 41.2149
122 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 41.134
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 41.0829
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 40.9563
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 40.7828
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 40.73
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 40.4545
128 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 40.3541
129 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 39.8336
130 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 39.5787
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 39.3593
132 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 39.325
133 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 39.0973
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 39.0681
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 38.6358
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 38.3754
137 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 38.1884
138 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 38.109
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 37.9989
140 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 37.9616
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 37.9215
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 37.8651
143 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 37.8519
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 37.7556
145 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 37.7129
146 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 37.5423
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 36.9566
148 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 36.6221
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 36.6036
150 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 36.515
151 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 36.502
152 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 36.1595
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 36.159
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 36.0596
155 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 35.9537
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 35.9275
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 35.851
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 35.5016
159 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 35.3477
160 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 35.0882
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 35.0697
162 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 34.846
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 34.7293
164 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 34.591
165 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 34.3676
166 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 34.2628
167 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 34.1914
168 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 33.9178
169 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 33.8177
170 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 33.8127
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 33.7063
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 33.4596
173 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 33.0488
174 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 32.9429
175 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 32.6288
176 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 32.2843
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 31.4685
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 31.4241
179 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 30.894
180 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 30.6161
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 30.511
182 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 30.2497
183 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 29.5889
184 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 29.4651
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 29.3699
186 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 29.2243
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 29.2179
188 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 29.1779
189 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 29.0887
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 28.9727
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 28.9246
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 28.8628
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 28.661
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 28.5465
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 28.5418
196 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 28.4739
197 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 28.403
198 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 28.085
199 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 27.9366
200 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 27.908
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 27.4948
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 27.0789
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 26.9974
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 26.9835
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 26.737
206 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 26.6964
207 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 26.4641
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 26.4335
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 26.4054
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 26.3427
211 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 26.3071
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 26.1858
213 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 26.112
214 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 26.0652
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 25.9341
216 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 25.6512
217 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 25.5265
218 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 25.4056
219 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 25.275
220 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 25.1728
221 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 25.1526
222 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 25.0377
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 25.0024
224 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 24.8734
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 24.8486
226 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 24.8071
227 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 24.7117
228 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 24.2734
229 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 24.2265
230 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 23.6845
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 23.362
232 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 22.5645
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 22.149
234 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 22.1411
235 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 21.5437
236 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 21.52
237 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 19.5947

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2059

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 47.9007
2 Northern America 44.7141
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 42.9576
4 Asia 42.0718
5 Oceania 39.6662
6 Africa 25.9492

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2059

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Southern Europe 53.036
2 Eastern Asia 52.5853
3 Western Europe 47.8257
4 Eastern Europe 46.241
5 Northern Europe 46.2405
6 Australia/New Zealand 45.0426
7 South America 43.546
8 Central America 42.1756
9 Caribbean 40.5049
10 South-Eastern Asia 39.1823
11 Southern Asia 38.4272
12 Western Asia 35.8909
13 Polynesia 34.9086
14 Southern Africa 34.3399
15 Micronesia 33.8379
16 Central Asia 32.6339
17 Northern Africa 32.5635
18 Melanesia 30.5481
19 Eastern Africa 26.2949
20 Western Africa 24.4666
21 Middle Africa 22.4269

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2059

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 High-income countries 47.3101
2 Upper-middle-income countries 47.2419
3 Middle-income countries 39.1267
4 No income group available 38.2316
5 Lower-middle-income countries 34.8028
6 Low-income countries 25.1814

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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