List of countries by median age

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
The World Factbook
Date05 Sep 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.

Holy See has the highest median age at 58.71 years followed by Monaco (54.03 years) and Saint Helena (50.67 years). 57 countries and dependent territories have median age over 40 years. Out of them, 38 belong to Europe, 12 to North America and 5 to Asia. 129 countries/territories have half of the population over 30 years.

With half of the population below 14.38 years, Central African Republic is the youngest country of the world. 41 countries/regions have median age under 20 years in which first 11 and total 37 belong to Africa continent, three in Asia and one 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 one have fertility rate below 3 and only six 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)
BDI231Burundi16.1404.7963.82Africa
COM192Comoros20.5023.8267.02Africa
DJI168Djibouti24.6622.6266.20Africa
ERI208Eritrea18.9223.6868.89Africa
ETH207Ethiopia18.9333.9167.60Africa
KEN199Kenya19.7813.1763.83Africa
MDG205Madagascar19.0393.9163.84Africa
MWI221Malawi17.8413.5967.56Africa
MUS83Mauritius37.3741.2375.10Africa
MYT227Mayotte16.9494.5676.24Africa
MOZ230Mozambique16.4074.6963.80Africa
REU80Réunion37.7732.1583.67Africa
RWA200Rwanda19.6833.6568.02Africa
SYC109Seychelles33.9512.1172.99Africa
SOM235Somalia15.5176.0158.97Africa
SSD213South Sudan18.3243.7957.74Africa
UGA228Uganda16.7024.1768.49Africa
TZA224United Republic of Tanzania17.3644.5467.21Africa
ZMB222Zambia17.7094.0466.53Africa
ZWE217Zimbabwe17.9613.6763.06Africa
AGO229Angola16.5315.0564.81Africa
CMR220Cameroon17.8964.2663.97Africa
CAF237Central African Republic14.3825.9557.67Africa
TCD233Chad15.7186.0355.24Africa
COG210Congo18.4334.1166.00Africa
COD232Democratic Republic of the Congo15.7845.9862.07Africa
GNQ188Equatorial Guinea20.9194.1263.91Africa
GAB184Gabon21.5173.5968.51Africa
STP203Sao Tome and Principe19.2533.6069.91Africa
DZA147Algeria28.3992.7276.48Africa
EGY172Egypt24.2542.7471.81Africa
LBY151Libya27.4602.3071.12Africa
MAR136Morocco29.5122.2175.49Africa
SDN211Sudan18.3884.2666.52Africa
TUN118Tunisia32.5271.8276.71Africa
ESH120Western Sahara32.3362.1871.58Africa
BWA175Botswana23.1632.7069.29Africa
SWZ181Eswatini22.2302.7264.26Africa
LSO183Lesotho21.6222.6657.80Africa
NAM186Namibia21.1463.2167.52Africa
ZAF144South Africa28.4732.2166.31Africa
BEN219Benin17.9054.4860.96Africa
BFA223Burkina Faso17.4874.1161.29Africa
CPV146Cabo Verde28.4201.5176.22Africa
CIV215Côte d'Ivoire18.2034.2362.11Africa
GMB212Gambia18.3733.9166.06Africa
GHA187Ghana21.1353.3465.70Africa
GIN216Guinea18.1424.1360.90Africa
GNB204Guinea-Bissau19.1563.7664.25Africa
LBR209Liberia18.5503.8662.32Africa
MLI234Mali15.5955.5160.68Africa
MRT225Mauritania17.2534.6368.71Africa
NER236Niger15.4005.9461.43Africa
NGA218Nigeria17.9454.3854.64Africa
SHN3Saint Helena50.6691.6476.95Africa
SEN202Senegal19.3593.7768.92Africa
SLE201Sierra Leone19.4963.7061.96Africa
TGO206Togo18.9374.1262.93Africa
KAZ134Kazakhstan29.5812.9874.53Asia
KGZ164Kyrgyzstan25.2532.7871.82Asia
TJK182Tajikistan22.0983.0471.93Asia
TKM157Turkmenistan26.5592.6670.20Asia
UZB153Uzbekistan26.9763.4972.53Asia
CHN61China39.5871.0178.02Asia
HKG10China, Hong Kong SAR46.7750.7385.63Asia
MAC66China, Macao SAR38.8880.6883.23Asia
TWN25China, Taiwan Province of China44.1670.8680.75Asia
PRK91Dem. People's Republic of Korea36.2941.7873.74Asia
JPN4Japan49.3831.2284.85Asia
MNG155Mongolia26.8542.6371.99Asia
KOR19Republic of Korea45.0500.7384.43Asia
AFG226Afghanistan17.1164.7666.29Asia
BGD162Bangladesh25.6532.1474.93Asia
BTN130Bhutan29.9431.4573.26Asia
IND145India28.4411.9672.24Asia
IRN112Iran (Islamic Republic of)33.4091.6877.85Asia
MDV125Maldives31.8981.5681.29Asia
NPL166Nepal25.0081.9670.64Asia
PAK194Pakistan20.4363.5567.80Asia
LKA115Sri Lanka33.0721.9577.67Asia
BRN121Brunei Darussalam32.2441.7375.50Asia
KHM159Cambodia26.0462.5570.82Asia
IDN129Indonesia30.1022.1271.29Asia
LAO169Lao People's Democratic Republic24.6072.4069.23Asia
MYS128Malaysia30.5181.5476.82Asia
MMR132Myanmar29.8222.1067.10Asia
PHL161Philippines25.7121.8969.95Asia
SGP99Singapore35.6500.9583.86Asia
THA57Thailand40.1141.2076.56Asia
TLS185Timor-Leste21.3252.6367.90Asia
VNM117Viet Nam32.9261.9074.74Asia
ARM94Armenia36.0781.7275.85Asia
AZE114Azerbaijan33.1231.6774.58Asia
BHR113Bahrain33.2491.8181.42Asia
CYP76Cyprus38.1871.3881.82Asia
GEO87Georgia37.0451.8074.66Asia
IRQ190Iraq20.5963.2272.42Asia
ISR140Israel29.2092.7982.73Asia
JOR170Jordan24.5372.6077.98Asia
KWT102Kuwait34.8351.5280.60Asia
LBN143Lebanon28.5552.2377.95Asia
OMN137Oman29.4792.5180.25Asia
QAT111Qatar33.5501.7282.52Asia
SAU135Saudi Arabia29.5632.3178.98Asia
PSE197State of Palestine19.8933.2569.21Asia
SYR178Syrian Arab Republic22.8272.7072.56Asia
TUR116Türkiye32.9871.6277.42Asia
ARE126United Arab Emirates31.5721.2183.07Asia
YEM214Yemen18.2624.5069.44Asia
BLR52Belarus40.9171.2274.62Europe
BGR22Bulgaria44.5431.7575.80Europe
CZE33Czechia43.2171.4679.97Europe
HUN28Hungary43.6111.4977.18Europe
POL43Poland41.8391.3078.81Europe
MDA77Republic of Moldova38.1321.7371.33Europe
ROU35Romania42.9201.7176.09Europe
RUS59Russian Federation39.8711.4673.34Europe
SVK44Slovakia41.7591.5678.49Europe
UKR39Ukraine42.1230.9974.69Europe
DNK49Denmark41.3241.5282.09Europe
EST37Estonia42.2591.3679.31Europe
FRO85Faroe Islands37.1282.2280.39Europe
FIN34Finland42.9991.2982.08Europe
GGY27Guernsey44.1091.3783.38Europe
ISL95Iceland35.9781.5283.01Europe
IRL69Ireland38.7401.6082.58Europe
IMN13Isle of Man45.8631.5481.09Europe
JEY31Jersey43.3651.3779.83Europe
LVA32Latvia43.2841.3476.33Europe
LTU41Lithuania42.0181.2176.17Europe
NOR60Norway39.6681.4183.46Europe
SWE56Sweden40.1241.4383.42Europe
GBR58United Kingdom39.9721.5581.45Europe
ALB88Albania36.7211.3479.78Europe
AND29Andorra43.4951.0984.19Europe
BIH17Bosnia and Herzegovina45.3011.4978.04Europe
HRV20Croatia44.9781.4778.75Europe
GIB68Gibraltar38.8181.8983.63Europe
GRC12Greece46.2741.3482.03Europe
VAT1Holy See58.7081.0083.12Europe
ITA7Italy47.8461.2183.87Europe
XXK123Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)32.0501.5478.22Europe
MLT53Malta40.7091.1183.47Europe
MNE63Montenegro39.5521.8077.25Europe
MKD54North Macedonia40.6471.4777.54Europe
PRT11Portugal46.5751.5182.55Europe
SMR6San Marino48.0481.1685.82Europe
SRB26Serbia44.1201.5076.94Europe
SVN24Slovenia44.2811.5881.78Europe
ESP16Spain45.3941.2283.80Europe
AUT30Austria43.3671.3282.12Europe
BEL45Belgium41.7091.3882.27Europe
FRA40France42.0681.6483.46Europe
DEU18Germany45.2871.4581.54Europe
LIE23Liechtenstein44.3661.5483.75Europe
LUX64Luxembourg39.2371.4082.36Europe
MCO2Monaco54.0312.1086.50Europe
NLD48Netherlands41.4191.4382.30Europe
CHE36Switzerland42.6521.4484.09Europe
AIA72Anguilla38.3201.3679.49North America
ATG97Antigua and Barbuda35.8991.5877.77North America
ABW50Aruba41.2651.6176.50North America
BHS101Bahamas34.9501.3774.71North America
BRB65Barbados39.1631.7176.33North America
BES62Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba39.5651.4677.61North America
VGB78British Virgin Islands38.0241.0577.43North America
CYM74Cayman Islands38.2661.5380.54North America
CUB42Cuba41.9171.4578.26North America
CUW71Curaçao38.4901.0776.99North America
DMA96Dominica35.9461.4871.29North America
DOM149Dominican Republic27.9912.2273.87North America
GRD110Grenada33.8861.4775.37North America
GLP8Guadeloupe46.9292.0782.24North America
HTI174Haiti23.7852.6365.12North America
JAM122Jamaica32.2071.3571.61North America
MTQ5Martinique49.2831.9982.74North America
MSR47Montserrat41.5891.4576.34North America
PRI15Puerto Rico45.4970.9481.90North America
BLM67Saint Barthélemy38.8530.8284.40North America
KNA98Saint Kitts and Nevis35.7531.5372.28North America
LCA107Saint Lucia34.1801.3972.85North America
MAF51Saint Martin (French part)40.9792.6780.44North America
VCT108Saint Vincent and the Grenadines34.1561.7671.38North America
SXM46Sint Maarten (Dutch part)41.7001.4476.53North America
TTO84Trinidad and Tobago37.2191.5473.62North America
TCA70Turks and Caicos Islands38.7361.4578.18North America
VIR21United States Virgin Islands44.7612.0875.70North America
BLZ158Belize26.3852.0273.74North America
CRI104Costa Rica34.6121.3281.00North America
SLV152El Salvador27.4161.7772.30North America
GTM177Guatemala23.0242.2972.75North America
HND173Honduras23.8892.4873.04North America
MEX138Mexico29.2521.8975.26North America
NIC163Nicaragua25.6212.2175.10North America
PAN131Panama29.9302.1179.78North America
ARG119Argentina32.5231.5077.54South America
BOL167Bolivia (Plurinational State of)24.9412.5268.74South America
BRA105Brazil34.3821.6176.02South America
CHL89Chile36.4471.1481.36South America
COL124Colombia32.0481.6377.91South America
ECU141Ecuador28.8451.8177.58South America
FLK38Falkland Islands (Malvinas)42.1511.6979.37South America
GUF165French Guiana25.0633.3477.18South America
GUY160Guyana25.9182.4070.32South America
PRY156Paraguay26.6492.4273.98South America
PER133Peru29.8191.9777.94South America
SUR148Suriname28.3512.2373.76South America
URY93Uruguay36.0901.4078.29South America
VEN139Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)29.2142.0872.67South America
BMU14Bermuda45.5681.4182.49North America
CAN55Canada40.4761.3482.72North America
GRL103Greenland34.6481.9370.19North America
SPM9Saint Pierre and Miquelon46.8111.2776.94North America
USA73United States of America38.2891.6279.46North America
AUS79Australia38.0071.6484.07Oceania
NZL82New Zealand37.5031.6682.25Oceania
FJI150Fiji27.8642.2767.46Oceania
NCL106New Caledonia34.2021.9678.92Oceania
PNG180Papua New Guinea22.5653.0766.26Oceania
SLB193Solomon Islands20.4753.5170.69Oceania
VUT196Vanuatu20.1873.5771.65Oceania
GUM127Guam31.2822.7577.42Oceania
KIR179Kiribati22.8233.1266.60Oceania
MHL191Marshall Islands20.5042.8667.08Oceania
FSM176Micronesia (Fed. States of)23.0902.7467.36Oceania
NRU195Nauru20.2893.2962.28Oceania
MNP86Northern Mariana Islands37.0852.3278.95Oceania
PLW75Palau38.1921.8869.38Oceania
ASM142American Samoa28.7272.2772.99Oceania
COK92Cook Islands36.0952.0275.47Oceania
PYF100French Polynesia35.4231.4984.19Oceania
NIU90Niue36.4332.4970.10Oceania
WSM198Samoa19.8043.8071.83Oceania
TKL154Tokelau26.9212.6077.17Oceania
TON189Tonga20.7243.1073.07Oceania
TUV171Tuvalu24.2713.1767.26Oceania
WLF81Wallis and Futuna Islands37.6811.4178.74Oceania
World 30.621 2.25 73.32

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