List of countries by median age

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
The World Factbook
Date17 Jan 2024

The median age divides the population in two parts of equal size: that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It provides an important single indicator of the age distribution of a population.

Monaco has the highest median age at 54.01 years followed by Saint Helena at 52.93 years. 58 countries and dependent territories have median age over 40 years. Out of them, 36 belong to Europe, 13 to North America and 7 to Asia. 130 countries/territories have half of the population over 30 years.

With half of the population below 14.57 years, Niger is the youngest country of the world. 42 countries/regions have median age under 20 years in which first 14 and total 37 belong to Africa continent, three in Asia and two in Oceania.

Countries with greater median age tend to have lower fertility rate and higher life expectancy. In the list of top 50 countries by older population, only three have fertility rate over 2 and none have life expectancy below 75 years. In the list of top 50 countries by younger population, only have fertility rate over 3 and only 7 have life expectancy above 70 years.

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Median age (UN)

Code Rank Country/Region Median age Fertility rate Life expectancy Continent
Years (2024)2024Years (2024)
BDI230Burundi16.2444.7863.27Africa
COM190Comoros20.6753.7965.27Africa
DJI169Djibouti24.4962.6764.26Africa
ERI206Eritrea18.9313.6368.73Africa
ETH204Ethiopia19.0403.8867.30Africa
KEN195Kenya19.8573.1964.10Africa
MDG201Madagascar19.4643.6767.17Africa
MWI218Malawi17.4563.7165.37Africa
MUS80Mauritius37.7661.3975.84Africa
MYT227Mayotte16.9764.2378.22Africa
MOZ224Mozambique17.1294.4062.64Africa
REU100Réunion34.3182.1882.95Africa
RWA198Rwanda19.6093.6367.56Africa
SYC109Seychelles33.4632.2775.21Africa
SOM233Somalia15.3405.9858.11Africa
SSD225South Sudan17.0824.1457.10Africa
UGA228Uganda16.4614.2464.05Africa
TZA223United Republic of Tanzania17.1584.5168.13Africa
ZMB219Zambia17.4454.1063.64Africa
ZWE209Zimbabwe18.6473.3462.08Africa
AGO229Angola16.4105.0463.43Africa
CMR216Cameroon17.7954.2362.51Africa
CAF235Central African Republic14.9455.7456.10Africa
TCD234Chad15.2056.0354.12Africa
COG210Congo18.5353.9663.47Africa
COD231Democratic Republic of the Congo15.5845.9961.18Africa
GNQ191Equatorial Guinea20.6143.9862.46Africa
GAB185Gabon21.8173.3367.32Africa
STP205Sao Tome and Principe18.9573.6268.98Africa
DZA143Algeria28.4562.7177.54Africa
EGY170Egypt24.3672.8172.21Africa
LBY155Libya27.0732.3173.44Africa
MAR134Morocco29.5682.2475.43Africa
SDN208Sudan18.6504.2566.43Africa
TUN118Tunisia32.6812.0277.17Africa
ESH125Western Sahara31.8932.2271.39Africa
BWA174Botswana24.0412.6866.20Africa
SWZ184Eswatini21.8822.7161.64Africa
LSO180Lesotho22.4042.9055.10Africa
NAM186Namibia21.5133.1664.11Africa
ZAF148South Africa27.8072.2966.87Africa
BEN217Benin17.7104.7461.41Africa
BFA226Burkina Faso17.0444.4761.08Africa
CPV147Cabo Verde27.9281.8577.14Africa
CIV214Côte d'Ivoire18.1014.2360.31Africa
GMB220Gambia17.3784.4164.86Africa
GHA188Ghana20.8923.4065.64Africa
GIN213Guinea18.1674.1360.71Africa
GNB207Guinea-Bissau18.8703.7761.93Africa
LBR211Liberia18.5143.8862.26Africa
MLI232Mali15.3595.7160.85Africa
MRT215Mauritania18.0814.1966.84Africa
NER236Niger14.5716.6064.22Africa
NGA221Nigeria17.3554.9954.11Africa
SHN2Saint Helena52.9271.6477.56Africa
SEN212Senegal18.1874.1870.17Africa
SLE200Sierra Leone19.5063.6961.26Africa
TGO203Togo19.0464.0762.03Africa
KAZ135Kazakhstan29.5312.9972.16Asia
KGZ175Kyrgyzstan24.0042.8871.99Asia
TJK183Tajikistan21.9133.0771.58Asia
TKM157Turkmenistan26.5402.5569.67Asia
UZB153Uzbekistan27.2352.7171.89Asia
CHN67China39.4781.2178.99Asia
HKG8China, Hong Kong SAR46.3470.7885.96Asia
MAC71China, Macao SAR38.9741.1585.65Asia
TWN32China, Taiwan Province of China43.0281.1781.67Asia
PRK87Dem. People's Republic of Korea36.3861.7873.84Asia
JPN3Japan49.5351.3385.08Asia
MNG154Mongolia27.1432.6773.20Asia
KOR15Republic of Korea45.0630.8984.26Asia
AFG222Afghanistan17.2114.2965.06Asia
BGD150Bangladesh27.4501.9274.27Asia
BTN131Bhutan29.9411.3972.75Asia
IND142India28.6231.9872.29Asia
IRN107Iran (Islamic Republic of)33.5621.6777.18Asia
MDV116Maldives32.9191.6681.30Asia
NPL165Nepal24.7891.9771.07Asia
PAK189Pakistan20.8683.2867.48Asia
LKA112Sri Lanka33.2421.9577.00Asia
BRN113Brunei Darussalam33.2041.7474.61Asia
KHM151Cambodia27.3492.2671.64Asia
IDN130Indonesia30.1292.1271.24Asia
LAO166Lao People's Democratic Republic24.7252.3769.54Asia
MYS126Malaysia31.1851.7676.59Asia
MMR132Myanmar29.8862.0967.66Asia
PHL163Philippines25.2432.6772.40Asia
SGP30Singapore43.3371.0584.39Asia
THA51Thailand40.7011.3180.13Asia
TLS187Timor-Leste21.2042.8869.56Asia
VNM114Viet Nam33.1821.9374.90Asia
ARM94Armenia35.6411.5876.41Asia
AZE115Azerbaijan32.9861.6573.73Asia
BHR105Bahrain33.9181.7780.85Asia
CYP69Cyprus39.0251.3182.21Asia
GEO85Georgia36.8482.0474.37Asia
IRQ193Iraq20.4663.3472.16Asia
ISR138Israel29.2052.8983.53Asia
JOR172Jordan24.3122.7176.83Asia
KWT53Kuwait40.5622.0580.63Asia
LBN137Lebanon29.2772.0479.92Asia
OMN136Oman29.4722.4779.18Asia
QAT103Qatar34.0481.7681.91Asia
SAU127Saudi Arabia31.0712.3378.29Asia
PSE196State of Palestine19.8343.3276.12Asia
SYR178Syrian Arab Republic22.8682.6372.60Asia
TUR120Türkiye32.1971.8578.89Asia
ARE106United Arab Emirates33.6991.4480.66Asia
YEM202Yemen19.2513.5766.33Asia
BLR47Belarus41.0681.5275.22Europe
BGR14Bulgaria45.0741.6075.91Europe
CZE28Czechia43.4161.7079.96Europe
HUN35Hungary42.5441.5877.25Europe
POL48Poland40.8591.4878.76Europe
MDA95Republic of Moldova35.4691.7971.64Europe
ROU43Romania41.7691.7477.33Europe
RUS64Russian Federation39.6491.5474.72Europe
SVK52Slovakia40.5791.5878.52Europe
UKR25Ukraine44.0051.2975.45Europe
DNK46Denmark41.2921.7282.18Europe
EST40Estonia42.1431.6779.48Europe
FRO81Faroe Islands37.4842.6879.25Europe
FIN33Finland42.9561.4182.68Europe
GGY62Guernsey39.7741.4883.10Europe
ISL86Iceland36.7571.7283.10Europe
IRL73Ireland38.6511.7683.03Europe
IMN12Isle of Man45.7001.5781.46Europe
JEY54Jersey40.3711.4981.62Europe
LVA23Latvia44.1811.5976.20Europe
LTU22Lithuania44.2611.6477.01Europe
NOR59Norway39.9901.5283.70Europe
SWE61Sweden39.8211.6783.82Europe
GBR55United Kingdom40.2771.5882.45Europe
ALB77Albania38.1751.3780.27Europe
AND24Andorra44.0511.1583.86Europe
BIH36Bosnia and Herzegovina42.5151.3578.03Europe
HRV20Croatia44.4431.4579.57Europe
GIB37Gibraltar42.4931.8283.18Europe
GRC11Greece45.8201.3882.20Europe
ITA5Italy48.1211.3184.35Europe
XXK124Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)31.9711.5179.85Europe
MLT57Malta40.2571.2383.99Europe
MNE70Montenegro39.0191.6777.95Europe
MKD68North Macedonia39.2611.3978.11Europe
PRT10Portugal46.1781.3882.61Europe
SMR6San Marino47.7401.1683.73Europe
SRB27Serbia43.4361.5377.54Europe
SVN21Slovenia44.2901.6382.47Europe
ESP13Spain45.3191.3084.19Europe
AUT29Austria43.3551.4882.75Europe
BEL45Belgium41.4921.6082.61Europe
FRA38France42.2551.7883.49Europe
DEU16Germany45.0171.5482.34Europe
LIE18Liechtenstein44.4891.4984.92Europe
LUX65Luxembourg39.5661.4182.89Europe
MCO1Monaco54.0092.0787.14Europe
NLD41Netherlands42.1361.6482.71Europe
CHE34Switzerland42.6051.5184.52Europe
AIA74Anguilla38.6041.2877.83North America
ATG91Antigua and Barbuda35.9381.5879.60North America
ABW39Aruba42.2131.1977.07North America
BHS108Bahamas33.5561.3874.63North America
BRB60Barbados39.8531.6378.01North America
BES58Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba40.1911.6477.24North America
VGB63British Virgin Islands39.7701.0476.70North America
CYM72Cayman Islands38.7311.2175.88North America
CUB44Cuba41.5691.4678.50North America
CUW88Curaçao36.3191.6476.99North America
DMA117Dominica32.7511.5874.36North America
DOM146Dominican Republic28.0992.2074.55North America
GRD123Grenada31.9931.9575.65North America
GLP42Guadeloupe42.1042.0083.48North America
HTI176Haiti23.7182.6965.37North America
JAM119Jamaica32.3331.3472.51North America
MTQ7Martinique47.1591.8983.60North America
MSR26Montserrat43.7401.5576.17North America
PRI19Puerto Rico44.4821.2880.15North America
BLM56Saint Barthélemy40.2761.0481.03North America
KNA96Saint Kitts and Nevis35.1901.5072.34North America
LCA99Saint Lucia34.3601.3874.28North America
MAF66Saint Martin (French part)39.4922.3380.96North America
VCT111Saint Vincent and the Grenadines33.3621.7673.73North America
SXM4Sint Maarten (Dutch part)48.3821.5676.17North America
TTO84Trinidad and Tobago36.9731.6075.03North America
TCA75Turks and Caicos Islands38.4611.6476.24North America
VIR31United States Virgin Islands43.1782.0976.23North America
BLZ159Belize26.3771.9674.79North America
CRI101Costa Rica34.2881.5180.47North America
SLV149El Salvador27.6011.7773.58North America
GTM177Guatemala23.1582.2974.01North America
HND168Honduras24.5312.2873.62North America
MEX129Mexico30.2371.7875.23North America
NIC161Nicaragua25.6102.2274.98North America
PAN133Panama29.6242.2678.74North America
ARG121Argentina32.1771.8578.15South America
BOL167Bolivia (Plurinational State of)24.6522.5369.00South America
BRA104Brazil34.0451.6276.38South America
CHL89Chile36.2551.5381.36South America
COL122Colombia32.1481.6877.70South America
ECU141Ecuador28.7431.9778.27South America
FLK50Falkland Islands (Malvinas)40.7481.5879.65South America
GUF173French Guiana24.1623.3777.81South America
GUY160Guyana26.2942.3369.95South America
PRY158Paraguay26.4952.4074.22South America
PER140Peru29.0672.1277.14South America
SUR144Suriname28.4102.2772.92South America
URY90Uruguay36.0041.4878.32South America
VEN145Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)28.3662.1573.07South America
BMU9Bermuda46.2521.3881.92North America
CAN49Canada40.7931.4783.18North America
GRL97Greenland34.8511.9472.85North America
SPM17Saint Pierre and Miquelon44.8851.5777.95North America
USA76United States of America38.3241.6679.89North America
AUS79Australia37.7901.6083.87Oceania
NZL82New Zealand37.2171.7583.30Oceania
FJI152Fiji27.3372.4168.59Oceania
NCL102New Caledonia34.2521.9781.37Oceania
PNG179Papua New Guinea22.4373.0666.28Oceania
SLB199Solomon Islands19.5973.8270.98Oceania
VUT197Vanuatu19.7013.6170.89Oceania
GUM128Guam30.2692.5078.72Oceania
KIR181Kiribati22.2533.2067.99Oceania
MHL162Marshall Islands25.5952.6065.42Oceania
FSM171Micronesia (Fed. States of)24.3572.6071.89Oceania
NRU194Nauru20.0223.3764.37Oceania
MNP78Northern Mariana Islands37.8292.1077.75Oceania
PLW92Palau35.8542.3165.72Oceania
ASM139American Samoa29.1962.2173.00Oceania
COK110Cook Islands33.4242.1875.53Oceania
PYF98French Polynesia34.4651.6783.84Oceania
NIU93Niue35.7512.3771.45Oceania
WSM192Samoa20.6073.7772.90Oceania
TKL156Tokelau27.0262.6075.59Oceania
TON182Tonga22.0263.1371.55Oceania
TUV164Tuvalu25.0553.0965.23Oceania
WLF83Wallis and Futuna Islands37.1571.9080.29Oceania
World 30.736 2.31 73.67

Median age (The World Factbook)

Rank Country/Region Median age (Years)
TotalMaleFemaleYear
202Afghanistan19.519.419.52020
91Albania34.332.935.72020
139Algeria28.928.629.32020
149American Samoa27.226.727.72020
6Andorra46.246.346.12020
226Angola15.915.416.42020
81Anguilla35.733.737.62020
106Antigua and Barbuda32.730.734.42020
110Argentina32.431.133.62020
78Armenia36.635.138.32020
53Aruba39.938.241.52020
69Australia37.536.538.52020
14Austria44.543.145.82020
108Azerbaijan32.631.134.22020
104Bahamas, The32.831.734.02020
102Bahrain32.934.430.32020
143Bangladesh27.927.128.62020
55Barbados39.538.440.72020
48Belarus40.938.043.92020
44Belgium41.640.442.82020
172Belize23.923.024.82020
219Benin17.016.417.62020
23Bermuda43.641.645.72020
136Bhutan29.129.628.62020
160Bolivia25.324.526.02020
27Bosnia and Herzegovina43.341.644.82020
157Botswana25.724.526.72020
101Brazil33.232.334.12020
71British Virgin Islands37.237.037.52020
116Brunei31.130.531.82020
20Bulgaria43.741.945.62020
217Burkina Faso17.917.018.72020
133Burma29.228.330.02020
218Burundi17.717.418.02020
151Cabo Verde26.825.927.62020
153Cambodia26.425.627.22020
210Cameroon18.518.218.82020
40Canada41.840.642.92020
51Cayman Islands40.539.741.22020
195Central African Republic20.019.720.32020
224Chad16.115.616.52020
83Chile35.534.336.72020
62China38.437.539.42020
115Colombia31.230.232.22020
189Comoros20.920.221.52020
223Congo, Democratic Republic of the16.716.516.82020
203Congo, Republic of the19.519.319.72020
64Cook Islands38.337.838.72020
109Costa Rica32.632.133.12020
191Cote d'Ivoire20.320.320.32020
18Croatia43.942.045.92020
37Cuba42.140.243.82020
77Curacao36.734.439.52020
65Cyprus37.936.739.42020
28Czechia43.342.044.72020
38Denmark42.040.943.12020
163Djibouti24.923.026.42020
87Dominica34.934.435.52020
144Dominican Republic27.927.828.12020
140Ecuador28.828.029.62020
166Egypt24.123.824.52020
145El Salvador27.726.229.32020
192Equatorial Guinea20.319.920.72020
193Eritrea20.319.720.82020
21Estonia43.740.447.02020
174Eswatini23.722.524.72020
198Ethiopia19.819.620.12020
72Faroe Islands37.236.937.72020
125Fiji29.929.730.12020
31Finland42.841.344.42020
43France41.740.043.42020
98French Polynesia33.333.033.52020
187Gabon21.021.420.62020
182Gambia, The21.821.522.22020
214Gaza Strip18.017.718.42020
60Georgia38.635.941.42020
4Germany47.846.549.12020
185Ghana21.421.021.92020
84Gibraltar35.534.436.62020
9Greece45.343.746.82020
92Greenland34.335.133.42020
99Grenada33.333.133.42020
130Guam29.428.730.22020
178Guatemala23.222.623.82020
17Guernsey44.343.045.62020
206Guinea19.118.919.42020
215Guinea-Bissau18.017.418.62020
146Guyana27.527.227.92020
167Haiti24.123.824.32020
165Honduras24.423.525.22020
7Hong Kong45.644.246.52020
24Hungary43.641.545.52020
74Iceland37.136.637.72020
141India28.728.029.52020
117Indonesia31.130.531.82020
113Iran31.731.532.02020
186Iraq21.220.821.62020
66Ireland37.837.438.22020
12Isle of Man44.643.645.62020
121Israel30.429.831.02020
5Italy46.545.447.52020
131Jamaica29.428.630.12020
2Japan48.647.250.02020
70Jersey37.536.039.52020
175Jordan23.523.922.92020
114Kazakhstan31.630.332.82020
196Kenya20.019.920.12020
158Kiribati25.724.826.62020
89Korea, North34.633.236.22020
29Korea, South43.241.645.02020
120Kosovo30.530.230.82020
127Kuwait29.730.727.92020
147Kyrgyzstan27.326.128.52020
170Laos24.023.724.42020
16Latvia44.440.548.02020
95Lebanon33.733.134.42020
164Lesotho24.724.724.72020
216Liberia18.017.718.22020
156Libya25.825.925.72020
22Liechtenstein43.742.045.32020
15Lithuania44.540.248.22020
56Luxembourg39.538.940.02020
49Macau40.840.740.92020
194Madagascar20.320.120.52020
222Malawi16.816.716.92020
134Malaysia29.228.929.62020
129Maldives29.529.230.02020
225Mali16.015.316.72020
35Malta42.341.243.52020
173Marshall Islands23.823.623.92020
188Mauritania21.020.122.02020
80Mauritius36.335.037.62020
132Mexico29.328.230.42020
154Micronesia, Federated States of26.325.527.12020
68Moldova37.736.239.52020
1Monaco55.453.757.02020
126Mongolia29.828.830.72020
54Montenegro39.638.141.12020
88Montserrat34.834.135.62020
137Morocco29.128.729.62020
220Mozambique17.016.317.62020
183Namibia21.821.122.62020
150Nauru27.028.225.92020
161Nepal25.323.926.92020
32Netherlands42.841.644.02020
103New Caledonia32.932.133.72020
73New Zealand37.236.437.92020
148Nicaragua27.326.428.22020
228Niger14.814.515.12020
208Nigeria18.618.418.92020
58North Macedonia39.038.040.02020
105Northern Mariana Islands32.831.834.12020
57Norway39.538.840.22020
155Oman26.227.225.12020
180Pakistan22.021.922.12020
94Palau33.932.935.92020
122Panama30.129.630.52020
171Papua New Guinea24.024.024.02020
128Paraguay29.729.529.92020
138Peru29.128.329.92020
168Philippines24.123.624.62020
39Poland41.940.343.62020
13Portugal44.642.746.52020
25Puerto Rico43.641.645.32020
96Qatar33.735.028.22020
34Romania42.541.044.02020
52Russia40.337.543.22020
200Rwanda19.718.920.42020
8Saint Barthelemy45.645.545.82020
30Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha43.243.243.32020
79Saint Kitts and Nevis36.536.736.32020
75Saint Lucia36.935.738.02020
100Saint Martin33.332.534.12020
3Saint Pierre and Miquelon48.547.949.02020
86Saint Vincent and the Grenadines35.335.435.12020
159Samoa25.625.326.02020
10San Marino45.243.946.32020
205Sao Tome and Principe19.318.919.72020
119Saudi Arabia30.833.027.92020
204Senegal19.418.520.32020
26Serbia43.441.745.02020
76Seychelles36.836.337.42020
207Sierra Leone19.118.519.72020
82Singapore35.635.435.72020
46Sint Maarten41.139.642.72020
41Slovakia41.840.143.62020
11Slovenia44.943.446.62020
176Solomon Islands23.523.223.72020
211Somalia18.518.718.32020
142South Africa28.027.928.12020
209South Sudan18.618.918.32020
19Spain43.942.745.12020
97Sri Lanka33.732.335.12020
212Sudan18.318.118.52020
118Suriname31.030.631.42020
47Sweden41.140.142.12020
33Switzerland42.741.743.72020
177Syria23.523.024.02020
36Taiwan42.341.543.12020
162Tajikistan25.324.626.02020
213Tanzania18.217.918.42020
59Thailand39.037.840.12020
201Timor-Leste19.618.920.22020
197Togo20.019.720.32020
169Tonga24.123.624.52020
67Trinidad and Tobago37.837.338.32020
107Tunisia32.732.033.32020
111Turkey32.231.732.82020
135Turkmenistan29.228.729.72020
90Turks and Caicos Islands34.634.934.42020
152Tuvalu26.625.627.62020
227Uganda15.714.916.52020
45Ukraine41.238.244.32020
63United Arab Emirates38.440.431.52020
50United Kingdom40.639.641.72020
61United States38.537.239.82020
85Uruguay35.533.837.32020
123Uzbekistan30.129.430.72020
179Vanuatu23.022.623.52020
124Venezuela30.029.430.72020
112Vietnam31.930.833.02020
42Virgin Islands41.840.642.82020
93Wallis and Futuna34.033.135.12020
181West Bank21.921.722.22020
184Western Sahara21.821.422.32020
199Yemen19.819.619.9
221Zambia16.916.717.02020
190Zimbabwe20.520.320.62020