List of countries by median age
Updated: Wikipedia source
This article is a list of countries by median age.
Topzle Updated: Wikipedia source
This article is a list of countries by median age.
| Country/Territory | Rank | Median ages in years | ||||
| 2023 median | 2020 medians | |||||
| Combined | Combined | Male | Female | Difference | ||
| Afghanistan | 206 | 19.9 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 0.1 |
| Albania | 92 | 35.8 | 35.1 | 32.9 | 35.7 | 2.8 |
| Algeria | 146 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 28.6 | 29.3 | 0.7 |
| American Samoa | 142 | 29.4 | 27.2 | 26.7 | 27.7 | 1.0 |
| Andorra | 4 | 48.1 | 46.2 | 45.1 | 46.1 | 1.0 |
| Angola | 229 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 1.0 |
| Anguilla | 82 | 36.8 | 35.7 | 33.7 | 37.6 | 3.9 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 108 | 33.6 | 32.7 | 30.7 | 34.4 | 3.7 |
| Argentina | 111 | 33.0 | 32.4 | 31.1 | 33.6 | 2.5 |
| Armenia | 70 | 38.3 | 36.6 | 35.1 | 38.3 | 3.2 |
| Aruba | 56 | 40.7 | 39.9 | 38.2 | 41.5 | 3.3 |
| Australia | 77 | 37.9 | 37.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 2.0 |
| Austria | 22 | 44.8 | 44.5 | 43.1 | 45.8 | 2.7 |
| Azerbaijan | 106 | 33.8 | 32.6 | 31.1 | 34.2 | 3.1 |
| The Bahamas | 135 | 30.2 | 32.8 | 31.7 | 34.0 | 2.3 |
| Bahrain | 110 | 33.3 | 32.9 | 34.4 | 30.3 | -4.1 |
| Bangladesh | 144 | 29.2 | 27.9 | 27.1 | 28.6 | 1.5 |
| Barbados | 52 | 41.0 | 39.5 | 38.4 | 40.7 | 2.3 |
| Belarus | 48 | 41.7 | 40.9 | 38.0 | 43.9 | 5.9 |
| Belgium | 47 | 41.9 | 41.6 | 40.4 | 42.8 | 2.4 |
| Belize | 162 | 26.4 | 23.9 | 23.0 | 24.8 | 1.8 |
| Benin | 224 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.4 | 17.6 | 1.2 |
| Bermuda | 35 | 43.7 | 43.6 | 41.6 | 45.7 | 4.1 |
| Bhutan | 134 | 30.2 | 29.1 | 29.6 | 28.6 | -1.0 |
| Bolivia | 163 | 26.2 | 25.3 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 1.5 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28 | 44.4 | 43.3 | 41.6 | 44.8 | 3.2 |
| Botswana | 161 | 26.8 | 25.7 | 24.5 | 26.7 | 2.2 |
| Brazil | 100 | 34.7 | 35.7 | 33.3 | 36.1 | 2.8 |
| British Virgin Islands | 72 | 38.2 | 37.2 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 0.5 |
| Brunei | 116 | 32.0 | 31.1 | 30.5 | 31.8 | 1.3 |
| Bulgaria | 26 | 44.7 | 43.7 | 41.9 | 45.6 | 3.7 |
| Burkina Faso | 219 | 18.5 | 17.9 | 17.0 | 18.7 | 1.7 |
| Burundi | 222 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 18.0 | 0.6 |
| Cape Verde | 149 | 28.3 | 26.8 | 25.9 | 27.6 | 1.7 |
| Cambodia | 154 | 27.6 | 26.4 | 25.6 | 27.2 | 1.6 |
| Cameroon | 217 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 18.8 | 0.6 |
| Canada | 41 | 42.4 | 41.8 | 40.6 | 42.9 | 2.3 |
| Cayman Islands | 53 | 41.0 | 40.5 | 39.7 | 41.2 | 1.5 |
| Central African Republic | 204 | 20.2 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 20.3 | 0.6 |
| Chad | 227 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 15.6 | 16.5 | 0.9 |
| Chile | 84 | 36.6 | 35.5 | 34.3 | 36.7 | 2.4 |
| China | 62 | 39.8 | 38.4 | 37.5 | 39.4 | 1.9 |
| Colombia | 113 | 32.4 | 31.2 | 30.2 | 32.2 | 2.0 |
| Comoros | 183 | 22.3 | 20.9 | 20.2 | 21.5 | 1.3 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 226 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 0.3 |
| Republic of the Congo | 198 | 20.5 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 19.7 | 0.4 |
| Cook Islands | 57 | 40.6 | 38.3 | 37.8 | 38.7 | 0.9 |
| Region, subregion, country or area | Type | 1950 | 1955 | 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 |
| WORLD | World | 23.6 | 23.1 | 22.6 | 22.0 | 21.5 | 21.9 | 22.6 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 25.1 | 26.3 | 27.4 | 28.5 | 29.6 | 30.9 |
| UN development groups | Label/Separator | |||||||||||||||
| More developed regions | Development Group | 28.5 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 29.9 | 30.6 | 30.9 | 31.9 | 33.1 | 34.4 | 35.8 | 37.3 | 38.7 | 39.9 | 41.0 | 42.0 |
| Less developed regions | Development Group | 21.4 | 20.7 | 20.0 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 19.9 | 20.8 | 21.8 | 22.9 | 24.1 | 25.2 | 26.4 | 27.7 | 29.0 |
| Least developed countries | Development Group | 19.3 | 19.1 | 18.7 | 18.3 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.6 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 20.3 |
| Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries | Development Group | 21.7 | 20.9 | 20.2 | 19.3 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 20.3 | 21.3 | 22.3 | 23.7 | 25.1 | 26.4 | 27.8 | 29.3 | 30.9 |
| Less developed regions, excluding China | Development Group | 20.3 | 20.0 | 19.5 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 19.2 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 21.0 | 21.9 | 23.0 | 24.1 | 25.2 | 26.4 |
| Land-locked Developing Countries (LLDC) | Special other | 20.1 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 18.7 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 19.7 | 20.4 |
| Small Island Developing States (SIDS) | Special other | 20.2 | 19.9 | 19.5 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.6 | 20.7 | 22.0 | 23.2 | 24.4 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 27.7 | 28.9 | 30.3 |
| World Bank income groups | Label/Separator | |||||||||||||||
| High-income countries | Income Group | 28.7 | 29.0 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 29.3 | 29.6 | 30.7 | 31.9 | 33.2 | 34.6 | 36.1 | 37.5 | 38.7 | 39.9 | 41.0 |
| Middle-income countries | Income Group | 22.1 | 21.5 | 20.9 | 19.9 | 19.5 | 20.1 | 20.8 | 21.7 | 22.6 | 23.9 | 25.2 | 26.5 | 27.8 | 29.1 | 30.7 |
| Upper-middle-income countries | Income Group | 23.0 | 22.0 | 21.5 | 20.3 | 19.8 | 20.7 | 22.0 | 23.2 | 24.4 | 26.3 | 28.4 | 30.5 | 32.2 | 33.7 | 35.4 |
| Lower-middle-income countries | Income Group | 21.1 | 20.8 | 20.3 | 19.5 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 21.2 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 24.2 | 25.4 | 26.6 |
| Low-income countries | Income Group | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.0 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 19.0 |
| No income group available | Income Group | 21.1 | 19.7 | 18.8 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 23.2 | 24.8 | 26.5 | 27.8 | 28.8 | 30.4 | 32.1 | 32.8 |
| Geographic regions | Label/Separator | |||||||||||||||
| Africa | Region | 19.3 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 19.0 | 19.3 | 19.7 |
| Asia | Region | 22.1 | 21.3 | 20.7 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 20.9 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 24.4 | 26.0 | 27.4 | 28.8 | 30.3 | 32.0 |
| Europe | Region | 28.9 | 29.5 | 30.3 | 30.9 | 31.7 | 32.1 | 32.6 | 33.5 | 34.6 | 36.1 | 37.7 | 39.1 | 40.3 | 41.4 | 42.5 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | Region | 19.8 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 19.1 | 19.8 | 20.8 | 21.8 | 23.0 | 24.2 | 25.8 | 27.4 | 29.1 | 31.0 |
| Northern America | Region | 30.0 | 30.1 | 29.4 | 28.3 | 28.2 | 28.8 | 29.9 | 31.4 | 32.9 | 34.1 | 35.4 | 36.4 | 37.2 | 37.9 | 38.6 |
| Oceania | Region | 27.7 | 27.3 | 26.2 | 25.1 | 24.6 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 27.3 | 28.5 | 29.6 | 30.8 | 31.8 | 32.1 | 32.6 | 33.4 |
| Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) regions | Label/Separator | |||||||||||||||
| SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA | SDG region | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.7 |
| Eastern Africa | Subregion | 18.4 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 18.7 |
| Burundi | Country/Area | 19.5 | 18.9 | 18.3 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 16.1 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.3 |
| Comoros | Country/Area | 21.2 | 20.6 | 19.6 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.7 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 19.7 | 20.4 |
| Djibouti | Country/Area | 16.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 17.5 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 18.1 | 19.3 | 20.1 | 23.4 | 25.0 | 26.6 |
| Eritrea | Country/Area | 17.3 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 19.1 | 19.8 | 19.2 | 19.2 |
| Ethiopia | Country/Area | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 17.3 | 18.3 | 19.5 |
| Kenya | Country/Area | 20.0 | 18.9 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 17.0 | 17.6 | 18.1 | 18.9 | 20.1 |
| Madagascar | Country/Area | 20.9 | 20.2 | 19.2 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 19.6 |
| Malawi | Country/Area | 17.1 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 17.2 | 18.1 |
| Mauritius | Country/Area | 17.3 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 23.1 | 24.9 | 26.8 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 32.9 | 35.6 | 37.5 |
| Mayotte | Country/Area | 30.3 | 22.7 | 19.4 | 17.9 | 16.7 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 20.1 |
| Mozambique | Country/Area | 19.1 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 17.8 | 16.5 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.6 |
| Réunion | Country/Area | 20.3 | 18.8 | 17.8 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 18.4 | 19.8 | 22.3 | 24.0 | 26.1 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 31.6 | 34.5 | 35.9 |
| Rwanda | Country/Area | 18.0 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 18.3 | 17.4 | 18.1 | 18.9 | 19.4 | 20.0 |
| Seychelles | Country/Area | 26.1 | 24.1 | 22.0 | 19.9 | 18.0 | 18.9 | 19.9 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 24.5 | 26.2 | 28.9 | 31.3 | 32.8 | 34.2 |
| Somalia | Country/Area | 19.5 | 19.2 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.7 |
| South Sudan | Country/Area | 18.5 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 18.6 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 19.0 |
| Uganda | Country/Area | 18.2 | 17.8 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 16.7 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | Country/Area | 16.9 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 18.0 |
| Zambia | Country/Area | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 17.6 |
| Zimbabwe | Country/Area | 19.0 | 18.1 | 17.2 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 16.9 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.7 |
| Middle Africa | Subregion | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 18.8 | 18.4 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.3 |
| Angola | Country/Area | 19.8 | 19.6 | 20.2 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.7 |
| Cameroon | Country/Area | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.7 |