Median Age by Country in 2098

In the year 2098, the world is projected to have a median age of 42.10 years.

The country with the highest median age is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico where the median is 62.91 years. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania with a median age of 62.80 years, and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea with 59.55.

The country with the lowest median age for the year is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger where the median is 29.90 years. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad with a median age of 31.14, and ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin with 31.23 years.

The geographic region with the highest median age is projected to be Europe with a median of 49.49 years. Closely followed by Latin America and the Caribbean with a median age of 49.00 years, and Northern America with 47.39 years of median age.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Eastern Asia had the highest median age of 56.19 years. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a median age of 54.08 years, and Central America with 49.94 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 51.01 years. While the lowest median age is recorded by Low-income countries with a median age of only 34.36.

Countries with the Highest Median Age in 2098

Rank Country Median Age (Years)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 62.9115
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 62.8029
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 59.5455
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 59.3288
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 58.8941
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 58.5105
7 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 58.4783
8 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 56.6163
9 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 56.4291
10 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 55.1111
11 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 55.0608
12 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 54.8543
13 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 54.5222
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 54.3464
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 54.1184
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 53.983
17 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 53.8768
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 53.7457
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 53.711
20 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 53.6096
21 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 53.5306
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 53.3907
23 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 53.2862
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 53.2816
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 53.2441
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 53.0591
27 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 53.0128
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 53.0024
29 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 53.0013
30 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 52.9774
31 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 52.9029
32 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 52.7487
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 52.624
34 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 52.5884
35 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 52.5602
36 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 52.4736
37 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 52.4717
38 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 52.3859
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 52.2941
40 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 52.2846
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 51.8354
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 51.7093
43 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 51.598
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 51.5415
45 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 51.5234
46 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 51.5189
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 51.1651
48 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 51.1571
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 51.045
50 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 51.0325
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 51.0131
52 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 50.9858
53 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 50.897
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 50.8218
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 50.7387
56 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 50.6903
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 50.5985
58 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 50.5453
59 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 50.4329
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 50.4131
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 50.3107
62 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 50.2754
63 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 50.2683
64 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 50.2617
65 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 50.2138
66 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 50.1617
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 50.0948
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 49.9837
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 49.9778
70 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 49.95
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 49.8989
72 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 49.8942
73 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 49.8233
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 49.7851
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 49.6683
76 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 49.6609
77 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 49.6225
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 49.482
79 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.4712
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 49.4284
81 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 49.2963
82 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 49.2698
83 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 49.2621
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 49.2106
85 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 49.1552
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 49.1053
87 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 49.0299
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 48.9561
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 48.8902
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 48.8428
91 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 48.8417
92 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 48.7804
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 48.7609
94 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 48.6479
95 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 48.5648
96 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 48.5561
97 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 48.4649
98 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 48.4427
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 48.4127
100 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 48.3553
101 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 48.2982
102 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 48.1885
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 48.1603
104 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 48.1498
105 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 48.086
106 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 48.08
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 48.0508
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 47.9771
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 47.8552
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 47.7918
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 47.7094
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 47.7047
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 47.5271
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 47.5066
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 47.4755
116 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 47.337
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 47.3016
118 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 47.2838
119 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 47.2532
120 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 47.2503
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 47.1439
122 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 47.1147
123 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 47.1146
124 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 47.0023
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 46.9328
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 46.9044
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 46.9014
128 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 46.8848
129 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 46.8001
130 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 46.7736
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 46.6258
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 46.5906
133 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 46.4168
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 46.3359
135 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 46.0822
136 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 46.0303
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 45.9682
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 45.9665
139 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 45.8905
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 45.8642
141 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 45.7343
142 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 45.2742
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 44.9687
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 44.8072
145 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 44.7544
146 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 44.7135
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 44.6122
148 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 44.4089
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 44.2598
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 44.1833
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 44.1101
152 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 43.9236
153 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 43.8702
154 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 43.7861
155 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 43.727
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 43.399
157 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 43.1517
158 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 43.0187
159 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 42.6905
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 42.6094
161 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 42.1709
162 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 41.9077
163 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 41.6581
164 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 41.4947
165 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 41.3812
166 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 41.2208
167 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 41.2079
168 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 41.025
169 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 40.8735
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 40.6072
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 40.0335
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 39.96
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 39.8111
174 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 39.6569
175 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 39.5866
176 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 39.4014
177 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 39.1668
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 38.8283
179 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 38.8067
180 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 38.6212
181 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 38.6186
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 38.5857
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 38.269
184 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 38.0593
185 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 37.892
186 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 37.7769
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 37.7445
188 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 37.6913
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 37.4362
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 37.2563
191 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 37.2364
192 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 37.1348
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 36.8971
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 36.7611
195 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 36.7171
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 36.6608
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 36.6486
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 36.1554
199 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 36.1285
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 36.0369
201 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 35.8637
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 35.8026
203 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 35.7603
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 35.704
205 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 35.6836
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 35.5529
207 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 35.5474
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 35.4837
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 35.4699
210 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 35.1949
211 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 35.1854
212 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 35.1274
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 35.1029
214 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 34.9533
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 34.8382
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 34.7423
217 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 34.5957
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 34.472
219 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 34.4204
220 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 34.405
221 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 34.1814
222 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 34.1234
223 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 34.1011
224 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 33.4721
225 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 33.441
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 33.0503
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 32.7891
228 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 32.6324
229 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 32.4809
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 32.3594
231 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 32.2921
232 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 32.1299
233 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 31.5464
234 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 31.4845
235 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 31.226
236 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 31.1382
237 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 29.8968

Regions with the Highest Median Age in 2098

Rank Region Median Age (years)
1 Europe 49.4907
2 Latin America and the Caribbean 49.0001
3 Northern America 47.3868
4 Asia 46.7592
5 Oceania 44.0777
6 Africa 34.7473

Sub-regions with the Highest Median Age in 2098

Rank Sub-region Median Age (years)
1 Eastern Asia 56.1882
2 Southern Europe 54.0781
3 Central America 49.9448
4 Western Europe 49.7503
5 Northern Europe 48.9265
6 South America 48.9082
7 Australia/New Zealand 47.996
8 Eastern Europe 47.5826
9 Caribbean 45.7456
10 Southern Asia 44.9461
11 South-Eastern Asia 44.8597
12 Polynesia 42.6047
13 Western Asia 42.4264
14 Micronesia 42.3
15 Central Asia 40.3687
16 Southern Africa 40.0349
17 Northern Africa 40.0042
18 Melanesia 37.6056
19 Eastern Africa 35.7267
20 Western Africa 33.3472
21 Middle Africa 31.9605

Income Groups with the Highest Median Age in 2098

Rank Income Group Median Age (years)
1 Upper-middle-income countries 51.0082
2 High-income countries 48.9545
3 No income group available 45.6735
4 Middle-income countries 43.8359
5 Lower-middle-income countries 41.2757
6 Low-income countries 34.3556

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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