Median Age by Country in 2079

In the year 2079, the world is projected to have a median age of 39.95 years.

The country with the highest median age is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR where the median is 70.85 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico with a median age of 66.95 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea with 62.85.

The country with the lowest median age for the year is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad where the median is 26.72 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo with a median age of 26.88, and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire with 27.32 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age is projected to be Europe with a median of 47.63 years. Closely followed by Latin America and the Caribbean with a median age of 46.93 years, and Americas with 45.92 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Eastern Asia had the highest median age of 60.40 years. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a median age of 51.79 years, and South America with 48.14 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 50.29 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 30.30.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2079

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 70.846
2 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 66.9454
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 62.8477
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 62.6325
5 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 61.0811
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 59.5888
7 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 59.5755
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 59.0899
9 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 58.1781
10 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 57.5959
11 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 57.581
12 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 57.3955
13 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 57.3816
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 56.4609
15 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 56.2589
16 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 55.6821
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 55.5808
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 55.3898
19 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 55.2042
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 54.4614
21 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 54.3602
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 53.8289
23 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 53.8265
24 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 53.3101
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 53.2342
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 53.0705
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 53.0666
28 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 53.0271
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 52.811
30 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 52.7214
31 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 52.6296
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 52.4602
33 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 52.3701
34 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 52.3084
35 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 52.0625
36 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 52.0004
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 51.9646
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 51.9003
39 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 51.7597
40 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 51.7321
41 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 51.4746
42 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 51.4119
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 51.1795
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 51.1747
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 50.746
46 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 50.6358
47 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 50.5756
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 50.4988
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 50.4827
50 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 50.3852
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 50.298
52 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 50.264
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 50.1727
54 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 50.1095
55 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 49.7291
56 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 49.6777
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 49.6519
58 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 49.5788
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 49.5383
60 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 49.4992
61 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 49.4541
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 49.4398
63 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 49.2161
64 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 49.2038
65 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 48.7853
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 48.7702
67 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 48.573
68 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 48.5089
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 48.4924
70 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 48.1426
71 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 48.0647
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 48.0559
73 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 48.0272
74 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 48.0266
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 47.9768
76 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 47.8481
77 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 47.8036
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 47.7702
79 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 47.7678
80 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 47.6899
81 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 47.6509
82 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 47.6095
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 47.5468
84 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 47.5441
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 47.2364
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 47.1163
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 47.0601
88 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 46.9248
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 46.9212
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 46.8281
91 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 46.7837
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 46.6549
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 46.6343
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 46.5688
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 46.5478
96 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 46.5347
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 46.348
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 46.3427
99 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 46.3085
100 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 46.2815
101 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 46.2617
102 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 46.2462
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 46.2231
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 46.1893
105 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 45.9506
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 45.8517
107 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 45.8168
108 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 45.6335
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 45.5383
110 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 45.4531
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 45.2951
112 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 45.2001
113 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 45.1455
114 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 45.1362
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 45.1304
116 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 44.9395
117 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 44.8752
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 44.8434
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 44.5667
120 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 44.4413
121 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 44.4307
122 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 44.16
123 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 44.0703
124 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 44.0392
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 44.0322
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 43.856
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 43.4617
128 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 43.2274
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 43.1473
130 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 43.0833
131 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 42.9926
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 42.9867
133 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 42.9758
134 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 42.7652
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 42.62
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 42.6012
137 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 42.3278
138 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 42.1744
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 42.0753
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 41.8458
141 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 41.5841
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 41.4845
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 41.3929
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 41.2478
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 41.104
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 40.7677
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 40.6008
148 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 40.5573
149 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 40.4545
150 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 40.1142
151 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 40.008
152 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 40.0006
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 39.6008
154 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 39.2673
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 39.2174
156 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 39.0196
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 38.8394
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 38.6829
159 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 38.0067
160 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 37.7139
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 37.4447
162 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 37.4052
163 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 37.375
164 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 37.2627
165 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 36.8774
166 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 36.8358
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 36.805
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 36.7464
169 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 36.5865
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 36.2547
171 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 36.1922
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 36.0934
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 36.0784
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 35.8727
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 35.5969
176 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 35.2598
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 35.1769
178 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 34.9489
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 34.9364
180 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 34.7251
181 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 34.5082
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 34.4431
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 34.4072
184 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 34.1185
185 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 33.8806
186 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 33.8251
187 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 33.8101
188 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 33.655
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 33.5823
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 33.4909
191 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 33.3072
192 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 33.2795
193 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 33.2792
194 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 33.2701
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 33.1559
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 33.0518
197 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 33.018
198 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 32.8575
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 32.7208
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 32.6352
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 32.4397
202 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 32.1945
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 32.0067
204 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 31.9974
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 31.9228
206 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 31.835
207 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 31.6793
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 31.4749
209 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 31.3953
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 31.3815
211 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 31.048
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 30.9201
213 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 30.8957
214 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 30.8914
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 30.8139
216 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 30.7541
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 30.4233
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 30.2542
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 30.2204
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 30.0902
221 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 29.7668
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 29.5395
223 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 29.4885
224 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 29.3606
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 29.3273
226 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 29.2871
227 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 29.1331
228 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 29.0286
229 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 28.5488
230 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 27.8165
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 27.7523
232 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 27.6228
233 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 27.504
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 27.4781
235 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 27.3224
236 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 26.884
237 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 26.7249

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2079

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 47.6319
2 Latin America and the Caribbean 46.9317
3 Americas 45.9188
4 Asia 44.9198
5 Northern America 44.3687
6 Oceania 40.4119
7 Africa 30.8904

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2079

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Eastern Asia 60.4001
2 Southern Europe 51.7915
3 South America 48.1389
4 Northern Europe 47.0178
5 Eastern Europe 46.7888
6 Western Europe 46.6594
7 Central America 45.2236
8 Australia/New Zealand 44.1679
9 Caribbean 43.7342
10 South-Eastern Asia 43.54
11 Southern Asia 42.258
12 Polynesia 38.5627
13 Western Asia 37.3736
14 Northern Africa 37.1211
15 Micronesia 36.8599
16 Southern Africa 36.0282
17 Central Asia 35.1641
18 Melanesia 34.1143
19 Eastern Africa 30.8456
20 Western Africa 30.3726
21 Middle Africa 27.395

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2079

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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