Median Age by Country in 2087

In the year 2087, the world is projected to have a median age of 40.80 years.

The country with the highest median age is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico where the median is 61.47 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea with a median age of 60.73 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania with 60.38.

The country with the lowest median age for the year is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger where the median is 26.92 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with a median age of 28.61, and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo with 28.86 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age is projected to be Europe with a median of 48.75 years. Closely followed by Latin America and the Caribbean with a median age of 47.84 years, and Northern America with 46.84 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Eastern Asia had the highest median age of 56.14 years. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a median age of 53.54 years, and Western Europe with 49.27 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 50.09 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 31.95.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2087

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 61.4699
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 60.7316
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 60.3752
4 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 59.6824
5 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 58.7269
6 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 56.5875
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 56.208
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 56.1583
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 55.0444
10 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 54.8168
11 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 54.2639
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 54.0042
13 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 53.9763
14 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 53.7582
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 53.7089
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 53.663
17 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 53.4438
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 53.421
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 53.3459
20 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 53.0273
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 52.8682
22 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 52.7348
23 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 52.6219
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 52.602
25 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 52.5179
26 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 52.4081
27 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 52.3799
28 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 52.2865
29 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 52.1561
30 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 52.035
31 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 52.0342
32 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 51.9877
33 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 51.9758
34 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 51.7624
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 51.6413
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 51.3822
37 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 51.3064
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 51.2246
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 51.1605
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 51.1181
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 51.114
42 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 51.0303
43 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 51.02
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 50.7427
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 50.7317
46 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 50.6844
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 50.64
48 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 50.5863
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 50.5299
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 50.4785
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 50.3287
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 50.2381
53 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 50.1991
54 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 50.118
55 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 49.9487
56 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 49.8778
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 49.8317
58 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 49.7828
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 49.6734
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 49.6659
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 49.5891
62 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 49.5589
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 49.556
64 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 49.2801
65 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 49.2399
66 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 49.1791
67 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 49.1587
68 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 49.0833
69 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 48.9727
70 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 48.9316
71 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 48.8661
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 48.6684
73 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 48.6161
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 48.5672
75 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 48.5283
76 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 48.5279
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 48.5123
78 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 48.3942
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 48.368
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 48.3389
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 48.2014
82 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 48.1679
83 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 48.1012
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 48.0033
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 47.9991
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 47.9355
87 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 47.9122
88 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 47.8929
89 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 47.8922
90 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 47.86
91 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 47.8118
92 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 47.8036
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 47.7695
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 47.6659
95 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 47.6426
96 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 47.5599
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 47.4487
98 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 47.4357
99 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 47.4335
100 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 47.3544
101 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 47.3489
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 47.2704
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 47.2406
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 47.238
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 47.0168
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 46.9753
107 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 46.8429
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 46.7632
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 46.7259
110 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 46.7073
111 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 46.6984
112 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 46.5957
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 46.1738
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 46.1731
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 46.0925
116 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 46.0014
117 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 45.985
118 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 45.9206
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 45.8039
120 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 45.7967
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 45.7917
122 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 45.6668
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 45.5542
124 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 45.4254
125 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 45.3907
126 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 45.2908
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 45.1529
128 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 45.021
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 45.0165
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 44.9554
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 44.8647
132 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 44.6582
133 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 44.6486
134 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 44.5639
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 44.4583
136 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 44.3304
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 44.166
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 44.0987
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 43.855
140 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 43.7933
141 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 43.5477
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 43.1467
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 43.143
144 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 43.1103
145 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 42.8976
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 42.8813
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 42.7743
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 42.76
149 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 42.5348
150 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 42.3233
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 42.2246
152 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 42.0555
153 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 41.9969
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 41.9833
155 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 41.9466
156 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 41.5857
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 41.5104
158 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 41.4579
159 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 41.0546
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 40.172
161 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 40.0839
162 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 39.7863
163 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 39.6157
164 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 39.5196
165 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 39.4914
166 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 39.4702
167 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 39.3329
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 39.1434
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 38.75
170 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 38.6951
171 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 38.6648
172 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 38.587
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 38.4022
174 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 37.85
175 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 37.6968
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 37.6779
177 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 36.8458
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 36.4883
179 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 36.4073
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 36.3877
181 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 36.3661
182 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 36.2822
183 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 36.1341
184 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 35.9006
185 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 35.7802
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 35.7415
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 35.604
188 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 35.4714
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 35.4593
190 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 35.3585
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 35.2756
192 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 35.1162
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 35.0341
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 34.9917
195 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 34.6837
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 34.6192
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 34.4116
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 34.1835
199 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 34.1143
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 34.0961
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 33.9623
202 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 33.6831
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 33.6253
204 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 33.5441
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 33.5355
206 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 33.4936
207 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 33.3999
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 33.3898
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 33.2544
210 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 33.2539
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 33.1394
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 32.6851
213 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 32.6688
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 32.477
215 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 32.4498
216 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 32.3655
217 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 32.2764
218 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 32.2457
219 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 32.0423
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 31.9951
221 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 31.9934
222 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 31.8151
223 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 31.391
224 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 31.3708
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 30.9064
226 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 30.8446
227 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 30.7323
228 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 30.4619
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 30.3649
230 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 30.0786
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 29.709
232 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 29.6924
233 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 29.5194
234 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 29.1959
235 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 28.8643
236 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 28.61
237 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 26.9192

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2087

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 48.7485
2 Latin America and the Caribbean 47.8427
3 Northern America 46.8421
4 Asia 45.5322
5 Oceania 42.9613
6 Africa 32.4699

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2087

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Eastern Asia 56.142
2 Southern Europe 53.544
3 Western Europe 49.2731
4 Central America 48.3984
5 Northern Europe 48.158
6 South America 47.9208
7 Australia/New Zealand 47.4185
8 Eastern Europe 46.4386
9 Caribbean 44.4881
10 Southern Asia 43.6141
11 South-Eastern Asia 43.4106
12 Western Asia 40.6749
13 Polynesia 40.3342
14 Micronesia 40.1275
15 Southern Africa 38.5484
16 Central Asia 38.0746
17 Northern Africa 37.9775
18 Melanesia 35.7906
19 Eastern Africa 33.2774
20 Western Africa 31.1024
21 Middle Africa 29.4436

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2087

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 Upper-middle-income countries 50.0924
2 High-income countries 48.4401
3 No income group available 44.2797
4 Middle-income countries 42.5667
5 Lower-middle-income countries 39.7484
6 Low-income countries 31.9542

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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