East Asia and Pacific Compared by People > Median age > Total

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	JapanJapan	45.8 years	2013
2	South KoreaSouth Korea	39.7 years	2013
3	TaiwanTaiwan	38.7 years	2013
4	AustraliaAustralia	38.1 years	2013
5	New ZealandNew Zealand	37.4 years	2013
6	ChinaChina	36.3 years	2013
7	ThailandThailand	35.1 years	2013
8	SingaporeSingapore	33.6 years	2013
9	North KoreaNorth Korea	33.2 years	2013
10	PalauPalau	32.9 years	2013
11	BruneiBrunei	29 years	2013
12	IndonesiaIndonesia	28.9 years	2013
13	VietnamVietnam	28.7 years	2013
=14	BurmaBurma	27.6 years	2013
=14	FijiFiji	27.6 years	2013
16	MalaysiaMalaysia	27.4 years	2013
17	MongoliaMongolia	26.9 years	2013
18	NauruNauru	25 years	2013
19	TuvaluTuvalu	24.6 years	2013
20	CambodiaCambodia	23.7 years	2013
21	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	23.4 years	2013
22	PhilippinesPhilippines	23.3 years	2013
23	KiribatiKiribati	23.2 years	2013
24	SamoaSamoa	22.7 years	2013
25	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	22.4 years	2013
26	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	22.2 years	2013
27	TongaTonga	21.8 years	2013
28	LaosLaos	21.6 years	2013
29	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	21.3 years	2013
30	VanuatuVanuatu	20.8 years	2013
31	East TimorEast Timor	18.4 years	2013

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