People > Median age > Total: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	MonacoMonaco	50.5 years	2013
2	JapanJapan	45.8 years	2013
3	GermanyGermany	45.7 years	2013
4	Hong KongHong Kong	44.5 years	2013
5	ItalyItaly	44.2 years	2013
=6	AustriaAustria	43.9 years	2013
=6	Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+	43.9 years	2013
8	Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands	43.5 years	2013
=9	San MarinoSan Marino	43.2 years	2013
=9	GreeceGreece	43.2 years	2013
=11	SloveniaSlovenia	43.1 years	2013
=11	Isle of ManIsle of Man	43.1 years	2013
13	FinlandFinland	43 years	2013
=14	BelgiumBelgium	42.8 years	2013
=14	GuernseyGuernsey	42.8 years	2013
16	BermudaBermuda	42.6 years	2013
17	SwedenSweden	42.4 years	2013
18	BulgariaBulgaria	42.3 years	2013
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	42.19 years	2013
	Western Europe averageWestern Europe average (profile)	42.14 years	2013
19	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	42.1 years	2013
=20	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	41.8 years	2013
=20	CroatiaCroatia	41.8 years	2013
=20	AndorraAndorra	41.8 years	2013
=20	NetherlandsNetherlands	41.8 years	2013
=24	Saint BarthelemySt Barthelemy	41.7 years	2013
=24	SerbiaSerbia	41.7 years	2013
26	CanadaCanada	41.5 years	2013
=27	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	41.4 years	2013
=27	DenmarkDenmark	41.4 years	2013
29	SpainSpain	41.3 years	2013
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	41.21 years	2013
30	LatviaLatvia	41.2 years	2013
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	41.12 years	2013
31	EstoniaEstonia	41 years	2013
=32	LithuaniaLithuania	40.8 years	2013
=32	HungaryHungary	40.8 years	2013
34	PortugalPortugal	40.7 years	2013
=35	NorwayNorway	40.6 years	2013
=35	FranceFrance	40.6 years	2013
37	MaltaMalta	40.5 years	2013
38	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	40.4 years	2013
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	40.36 years	2013
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	40.33 years	2013
=39	UkraineUkraine	40.3 years	2013
=39	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	40.3 years	2013
	Southern Europe averageSouthern Europe average (profile)	40.29 years	2013
41	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	40 years	2013
42	JerseyJersey	39.9 years	2013
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	39.77 years	2013
43	South KoreaSouth Korea	39.7 years	2013
=44	GeorgiaGeorgia	39.6 years	2013
=44	LuxembourgLuxembourg	39.6 years	2013
46	CubaCuba	39.5 years	2013
47	RomaniaRomania	39.4 years	2013
48	Cayman IslandsCayman Islands	39.3 years	2013
49	BelarusBelarus	39.2 years	2013
50	PolandPoland	39.1 years	2013
=51	RussiaRussia	38.8 years	2013
=51	Saint HelenaSaint Helena	38.8 years	2011
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	38.77 years	2013
=53	TaiwanTaiwan	38.7 years	2013
=53	MontenegroMontenegro	38.7 years	2013
55	ArubaAruba	38.6 years	2013
56	SlovakiaSlovakia	38.4 years	2013
57	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	38.2 years	2013
58	AustraliaAustralia	38.1 years	2013
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	38.09 years	2013
59	Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands	37.6 years	2013
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	37.57 years	2013
60	New ZealandNew Zealand	37.4 years	2013
61	BarbadosBarbados	37.3 years	2013
=62	United StatesUnited States	37.2 years	2013
=62	MacauMacau	37.2 years	2013
	Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile)	36.72 years	2013
64	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	36.5 years	2013
65	ChinaChina	36.3 years	2013
66	IcelandIceland	36.2 years	2013
=67	CyprusCyprus	35.4 years	2013
=67	MoldovaMoldova	35.4 years	2013
=67	IrelandIreland	35.4 years	2013
70	British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl.	35.3 years	2013
	Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile)	35.16 years	2013
71	ThailandThailand	35.1 years	2013
72	UruguayUruguay	34.1 years	2013
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	33.99 years	2013
=73	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	33.9 years	2013
=73	AnguillaAnguilla	33.9 years	2013
75	GibraltarGibraltar	33.8 years	2013
76	Cook IslandsCook Islands	33.7 years	2013
=77	SingaporeSingapore	33.6 years	2013
=77	GreenlandGreenland	33.6 years	2013
79	MauritiusMauritius	33.5 years	2013
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	33.46 years	2013
80	SeychellesSeychelles	33.4 years	2013
	Densely populated countries averageDensely populated countries average (profile)	33.34 years	2013
81	North KoreaNorth Korea	33.2 years	2013
=82	ChileChile	33 years	2013
=82	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	33 years	2013
=84	ArmeniaArmenia	32.9 years	2013
=84	PalauPalau	32.9 years	2013
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	32.89 years	2013
86	QatarQatar	32.4 years	2013
87	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	32.2 years	2013
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	31.81 years	2013
88	DominicaDominica	31.7 years	2013
89	Saint MartinSaint Martin	31.5 years	2013
=90	Sri LankaSri Lanka	31.4 years	2013
=90	Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+	31.4 years	2013
=90	BahrainBahrain	31.4 years	2013
93	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	31.3 years	2013
94	AlbaniaAlbania	31.2 years	2013
	Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile)	31.13 years	2013
95	Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana	31.1 years	2013
=96	TunisiaTunisia	31 years	2013
=96	ArgentinaArgentina	31 years	2013
98	LebanonLebanon	30.9 years	2013
=99	MontserratMontserrat	30.8 years	2013
=99	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	30.8 years	2013
=99	The BahamasThe Bahamas	30.8 years	2013
102	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	30.7 years	2013
=103	BrazilBrazil	30.3 years	2013
=103	United Arab EmiratesUAE	30.3 years	2013
105	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	30.2 years	2013
106	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	29.8 years	2013
=107	GuamGuam	29.7 years	2013
=107	IsraelIsrael	29.7 years	2013
=109	Costa RicaCosta Rica	29.6 years	2013
=109	Wallis and FutunaWallis+	29.6 years	2013
111	KazakhstanKazakhstan	29.5 years	2013
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	29.45 years	2013
112	GrenadaGrenada	29.3 years	2013
113	TurkeyTurkey	29.2 years	2013
114	BruneiBrunei	29 years	2013
115	IndonesiaIndonesia	28.9 years	2013
116	KuwaitKuwait	28.8 years	2013
117	VietnamVietnam	28.7 years	2013
118	ColombiaColombia	28.6 years	2013
	East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile)	28.43 years	2013
119	SurinameSuriname	28.2 years	2013
120	PanamaPanama	28 years	2013
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	27.95 years	2013
=121	IranIran	27.8 years	2013
=121	American SamoaAmerican Samoa	27.8 years	2013
=123	MexicoMexico	27.7 years	2013
=123	MoroccoMorocco	27.7 years	2013
=125	BurmaBurma	27.6 years	2013
=125	FijiFiji	27.6 years	2013
=127	KosovoKosovo	27.4 years	2013
=127	MalaysiaMalaysia	27.4 years	2013
129	LibyaLibya	27.1 years	2013
	Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile)	27.07 years	2013
130	AlgeriaAlgeria	27 years	2013
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	26.93 years	2013
131	MongoliaMongolia	26.9 years	2013
132	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	26.8 years	2013
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	26.74 years	2013
=133	PeruPeru	26.7 years	2013
=133	IndiaIndia	26.7 years	2013
=133	MaldivesMaldives	26.7 years	2013
=136	VenezuelaVenezuela	26.6 years	2013
=136	UzbekistanUzbekistan	26.6 years	2013
=138	ParaguayParaguay	26.3 years	2013
=138	EcuadorEcuador	26.3 years	2013
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	26.22 years	2013
140	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	26.2 years	2013
	Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile)	26.11 years	2013
141	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	26 years	2013
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	25.72 years	2013
142	BhutanBhutan	25.7 years	2013
143	South AfricaSouth Africa	25.5 years	2013
144	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	25.4 years	2013
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	25.22 years	2013
145	El SalvadorEl Salvador	25.1 years	2013
	Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile)	25.01 years	2013
146	NauruNauru	25 years	2013
147	EgyptEgypt	24.8 years	2013
148	OmanOman	24.7 years	2013
=149	JamaicaJamaica	24.6 years	2013
=149	TuvaluTuvalu	24.6 years	2013
151	GuyanaGuyana	24.5 years	2013
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	24.17 years	2013
152	BangladeshBangladesh	23.9 years	2013
=153	NicaraguaNicaragua	23.7 years	2013
=153	CambodiaCambodia	23.7 years	2013
155	Cape VerdeCape Verde	23.5 years	2013
=156	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	23.4 years	2013
=156	LesothoLesotho	23.4 years	2013
158	PhilippinesPhilippines	23.3 years	2013
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	23.28 years	2013
=159	KiribatiKiribati	23.2 years	2013
=159	TajikistanTajikistan	23.2 years	2013
161	BoliviaBolivia	23.1 years	2013
=162	SamoaSamoa	22.7 years	2013
=162	BotswanaBotswana	22.7 years	2013
=162	SyriaSyria	22.7 years	2013
165	JordanJordan	22.6 years	2013
=166	NamibiaNamibia	22.4 years	2013
=166	DjiboutiDjibouti	22.4 years	2013
=166	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	22.4 years	2013
=166	NepalNepal	22.4 years	2013
=170	PakistanPakistan	22.2 years	2013
=170	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	22.2 years	2013
172	West BankWest Bank	22 years	2013
173	HaitiHaiti	21.9 years	2013
174	TongaTonga	21.8 years	2013
=175	HondurasHonduras	21.6 years	2013
=175	LaosLaos	21.6 years	2013
177	BelizeBelize	21.5 years	2013
=178	IraqIraq	21.3 years	2013
=178	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	21.3 years	2013
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	21.19 years	2013
180	VanuatuVanuatu	20.8 years	2013
=181	GuatemalaGuatemala	20.7 years	2013
=181	GhanaGhana	20.7 years	2013
=181	SwazilandSwaziland	20.7 years	2013
184	Western SaharaWestern Sahara	20.6 years	2013
185	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	20 years	2013
186	The GambiaThe Gambia	19.9 years	2013
187	MauritaniaMauritania	19.8 years	2013
=188	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	19.7 years	2013
=188	CameroonCameroon	19.7 years	2013
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	19.51 years	2013
=190	TogoTogo	19.5 years	2013
=190	ZimbabweZimbabwe	19.5 years	2013
192	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	19.3 years	2013
193	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	19.2 years	2013
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	19.04 years	2013
=194	ComorosComoros	19 years	2013
=194	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	19 years	2013
=194	MadagascarMadagascar	19 years	2013
=197	EritreaEritrea	18.9 years	2013
=197	KenyaKenya	18.9 years	2013
=197	SudanSudan	18.9 years	2013
200	RwandaRwanda	18.7 years	2013
=201	GabonGabon	18.6 years	2013
=201	GuineaGuinea	18.6 years	2013
203	YemenYemen	18.5 years	2013
204	East TimorEast Timor	18.4 years	2013
205	SenegalSenegal	18.2 years	2013
206	Gaza StripGaza Strip	18.1 years	2013
=207	NigeriaNigeria	17.9 years	2013
=207	AfghanistanAfghanistan	17.9 years	2013
=207	LiberiaLiberia	17.9 years	2013
=210	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	17.7 years	2013
=210	AngolaAngola	17.7 years	2013
=210	SomaliaSomalia	17.7 years	2013
=213	BeninBenin	17.6 years	2013
=213	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	17.6 years	2013
215	EthiopiaEthiopia	17.5 years	2013
=216	MalawiMalawi	17.3 years	2013
=216	TanzaniaTanzania	17.3 years	2013
=216	MayotteMayotte	17.3 years	2010
219	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	17.1 years	2013
=220	ChadChad	17 years	2013
=220	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	17 years	2013
222	BurundiBurundi	16.9 years	2013
223	MozambiqueMozambique	16.8 years	2013
224	ZambiaZambia	16.7 years	2013
225	South SudanSouth Sudan	16.6 years	2013
226	MaliMali	16 years	2013
227	UgandaUganda	15.5 years	2013
228	NigerNiger	15 years	2013

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