failed states 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	Pakistan	22.2 years	2013
2	Haiti	21.9 years	2013
3	Iraq	21.3 years	2013
4	Cote d'Ivoire	20 years	2013
5	Guinea-Bissau	19.7 years	2013
6	Zimbabwe	19.5 years	2013
7	Central African Republic	19.3 years	2013
8	Sudan	18.9 years	2013
9	Guinea	18.6 years	2013
10	Yemen	18.5 years	2013
=11	Nigeria	17.9 years	2013
=11	Afghanistan	17.9 years	2013
=13	Democratic Republic of the Congo	17.7 years	2013
=13	Somalia	17.7 years	2013
15	Chad	17 years	2013
16	South Sudan	16.6 years	2013

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