People > Median age > Female: 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	51.7 years	2013
2	JapanJapan	47.2 years	2013
3	GermanyGermany	46.8 years	2013
4	ItalyItaly	45.3 years	2013
5	Hong KongHong Kong	45 years	2013
=6	AustriaAustria	44.9 years	2013
=6	SloveniaSlovenia	44.9 years	2013
8	FinlandFinland	44.8 years	2013
9	BulgariaBulgaria	44.4 years	2013
=10	BermudaBermuda	44.3 years	2013
=10	GreeceGreece	44.3 years	2013
=10	EstoniaEstonia	44.3 years	2013
=10	Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+	44.3 years	2013
14	BelgiumBelgium	44.2 years	2013
15	LatviaLatvia	44.1 years	2013
16	San MarinoSan Marino	44 years	2013
17	GuernseyGuernsey	43.9 years	2013
18	Isle of ManIsle of Man	43.8 years	2013
19	CroatiaCroatia	43.7 years	2013
=20	SwedenSweden	43.5 years	2013
=20	UkraineUkraine	43.5 years	2013
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	43.43 years	2013
22	SerbiaSerbia	43.4 years	2013
=23	LithuaniaLithuania	43.3 years	2013
=23	Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands	43.3 years	2013
25	HungaryHungary	43.2 years	2013
	Western Europe averageWestern Europe average (profile)	43.12 years	2013
=26	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	43.1 years	2013
=26	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	43.1 years	2013
28	PortugalPortugal	42.9 years	2013
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	42.72 years	2013
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	42.71 years	2013
=29	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	42.7 years	2013
=29	CanadaCanada	42.7 years	2013
=31	SpainSpain	42.6 years	2013
=31	NetherlandsNetherlands	42.6 years	2013
33	DenmarkDenmark	42.3 years	2013
34	BelarusBelarus	42.2 years	2013
=35	GeorgiaGeorgia	42.1 years	2013
=35	FranceFrance	42.1 years	2013
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	41.87 years	2013
=37	MaltaMalta	41.8 years	2013
=37	RussiaRussia	41.8 years	2013
=39	JerseyJersey	41.7 years	2013
=39	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	41.7 years	2013
41	Saint BarthelemySt Barthelemy	41.6 years	2013
	Southern Europe averageSouthern Europe average (profile)	41.6 years	2013
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	41.58 years	2013
42	AndorraAndorra	41.5 years	2013
=43	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	41.4 years	2013
=43	NorwayNorway	41.4 years	2013
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	41.3 years	2013
=45	RomaniaRomania	41 years	2013
=45	South KoreaSouth Korea	41 years	2013
47	PolandPoland	40.9 years	2013
48	LuxembourgLuxembourg	40.6 years	2013
49	ArubaAruba	40.4 years	2013
50	CubaCuba	40.3 years	2013
51	MontenegroMontenegro	40.1 years	2013
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	40.04 years	2013
52	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	40 years	2013
=53	SlovakiaSlovakia	39.9 years	2013
=53	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	39.9 years	2013
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	39.85 years	2013
55	Cayman IslandsCayman Islands	39.8 years	2013
56	TaiwanTaiwan	39.4 years	2013
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	38.93 years	2013
57	AustraliaAustralia	38.8 years	2013
58	Saint HelenaSaint Helena	38.7 years	2011
59	United StatesUnited States	38.5 years	2013
60	BarbadosBarbados	38.4 years	2013
61	Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands	38.3 years	2013
62	New ZealandNew Zealand	38.2 years	2013
63	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	37.6 years	2013
64	MoldovaMoldova	37.4 years	2013
	Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile)	37.23 years	2013
65	ChinaChina	37.2 years	2013
66	CyprusCyprus	37.1 years	2013
67	MacauMacau	36.7 years	2013
68	IcelandIceland	36.6 years	2013
	Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile)	36.15 years	2013
69	ThailandThailand	36.1 years	2013
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	36.05 years	2013
=70	IrelandIreland	35.8 years	2013
=70	Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles	35.8 years	2010
=72	UruguayUruguay	35.7 years	2013
=72	ArmeniaArmenia	35.7 years	2013
=74	British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl.	35.4 years	2013
=74	AnguillaAnguilla	35.4 years	2013
=76	North KoreaNorth Korea	34.8 years	2013
=76	GibraltarGibraltar	34.8 years	2013
=78	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	34.4 years	2013
=78	MauritiusMauritius	34.4 years	2013
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	34.35 years	2013
=80	ChileChile	34.3 years	2013
=80	Cook IslandsCook Islands	34.3 years	2013
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	34.25 years	2013
	Densely populated countries averageDensely populated countries average (profile)	34.04 years	2013
82	SeychellesSeychelles	34 years	2013
83	PalauPalau	33.9 years	2013
84	SingaporeSingapore	33.7 years	2013
85	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	33.3 years	2013
86	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	32.9 years	2013
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	32.67 years	2013
87	Sri LankaSri Lanka	32.5 years	2013
=88	AlbaniaAlbania	32.4 years	2013
=88	Saint MartinSaint Martin	32.4 years	2013
90	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	32.3 years	2013
91	GreenlandGreenland	32.2 years	2013
=92	ArgentinaArgentina	32.1 years	2013
=92	LebanonLebanon	32.1 years	2013
=92	DominicaDominica	32.1 years	2013
95	The BahamasThe Bahamas	32 years	2013
	Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile)	31.97 years	2013
96	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	31.6 years	2013
97	Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana	31.5 years	2013
=98	TunisiaTunisia	31.3 years	2013
=98	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	31.3 years	2013
=98	MontserratMontserrat	31.3 years	2013
101	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	31.2 years	2013
102	BrazilBrazil	31.1 years	2013
103	Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+	31 years	2013
=104	KazakhstanKazakhstan	30.9 years	2013
=104	Wallis and FutunaWallis+	30.9 years	2013
106	IsraelIsrael	30.4 years	2013
107	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	30.3 years	2013
108	GuamGuam	30.2 years	2013
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	30.19 years	2013
109	Costa RicaCosta Rica	30 years	2013
110	VietnamVietnam	29.7 years	2013
111	TurkeyTurkey	29.6 years	2013
=112	ColombiaColombia	29.5 years	2013
=112	IndonesiaIndonesia	29.5 years	2013
114	GrenadaGrenada	29.3 years	2013
115	BruneiBrunei	29.2 years	2013
	East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile)	29.03 years	2013
116	MexicoMexico	28.8 years	2013
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	28.71 years	2013
117	BahrainBahrain	28.6 years	2013
118	SurinameSuriname	28.5 years	2013
119	PanamaPanama	28.4 years	2013
=120	BurmaBurma	28.2 years	2013
=120	MoroccoMorocco	28.2 years	2013
122	IranIran	28.1 years	2013
123	QatarQatar	28 years	2013
	Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile)	27.81 years	2013
=124	FijiFiji	27.8 years	2013
=124	KosovoKosovo	27.8 years	2013
126	MalaysiaMalaysia	27.6 years	2013
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	27.48 years	2013
=127	PeruPeru	27.4 years	2013
=127	IndiaIndia	27.4 years	2013
=129	MongoliaMongolia	27.3 years	2013
=129	VenezuelaVenezuela	27.3 years	2013
=129	American SamoaAmerican Samoa	27.3 years	2013
=132	AlgeriaAlgeria	27.2 years	2013
=132	UzbekistanUzbekistan	27.2 years	2013
=134	EcuadorEcuador	26.9 years	2013
=134	LibyaLibya	26.9 years	2013
=134	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	26.9 years	2013
=137	KuwaitKuwait	26.6 years	2013
=137	El SalvadorEl Salvador	26.6 years	2013
=137	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	26.6 years	2013
	Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile)	26.5 years	2013
140	ParaguayParaguay	26.5 years	2013
141	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	26.4 years	2013
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	26.34 years	2013
142	TuvaluTuvalu	26.3 years	2013
143	MaldivesMaldives	26.2 years	2013
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	26.18 years	2013
144	South AfricaSouth Africa	25.8 years	2013
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	25.68 years	2013
	Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile)	25.35 years	2013
145	GuyanaGuyana	25.3 years	2013
=146	EgyptEgypt	25.2 years	2013
=146	JamaicaJamaica	25.2 years	2013
148	BhutanBhutan	25.1 years	2013
149	United Arab EmiratesUAE	25 years	2013
150	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	24.8 years	2013
151	NauruNauru	24.7 years	2013
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	24.69 years	2013
152	NicaraguaNicaragua	24.6 years	2013
=153	Cape VerdeCape Verde	24.4 years	2013
=153	CambodiaCambodia	24.4 years	2013
=153	BangladeshBangladesh	24.4 years	2013
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	24.21 years	2013
156	KiribatiKiribati	24.1 years	2013
157	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	24 years	2013
=158	BoliviaBolivia	23.8 years	2013
=158	PhilippinesPhilippines	23.8 years	2013
=160	DjiboutiDjibouti	23.7 years	2013
=160	TajikistanTajikistan	23.7 years	2013
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	23.44 years	2013
162	LesothoLesotho	23.4 years	2013
163	NepalNepal	23.2 years	2013
164	OmanOman	23.1 years	2013
=165	SamoaSamoa	22.9 years	2013
=165	SyriaSyria	22.9 years	2013
=165	JordanJordan	22.9 years	2013
168	BotswanaBotswana	22.7 years	2013
=169	NamibiaNamibia	22.4 years	2013
=169	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	22.4 years	2013
171	PakistanPakistan	22.3 years	2013
172	TongaTonga	22.2 years	2013
=173	HaitiHaiti	22.1 years	2013
=173	West BankWest Bank	22.1 years	2013
175	HondurasHonduras	22 years	2013
=176	LaosLaos	21.9 years	2013
=176	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	21.9 years	2013
178	BelizeBelize	21.7 years	2013
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	21.66 years	2013
179	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	21.6 years	2013
180	IraqIraq	21.4 years	2013
181	GuatemalaGuatemala	21.3 years	2013
182	GhanaGhana	21.2 years	2013
=183	Western SaharaWestern Sahara	21.1 years	2013
=183	VanuatuVanuatu	21.1 years	2013
=183	SwazilandSwaziland	21.1 years	2013
186	MauritaniaMauritania	20.7 years	2013
=187	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	20.2 years	2013
=187	The GambiaThe Gambia	20.2 years	2013
189	ZimbabweZimbabwe	20 years	2013
190	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	19.9 years	2013
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	19.87 years	2013
=191	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	19.8 years	2013
=191	CameroonCameroon	19.8 years	2013
=193	TogoTogo	19.7 years	2013
=193	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	19.7 years	2013
=195	ComorosComoros	19.6 years	2013
=195	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	19.6 years	2013
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	19.31 years	2013
197	EritreaEritrea	19.3 years	2013
198	MadagascarMadagascar	19.2 years	2013
=199	SenegalSenegal	19.1 years	2013
=199	SudanSudan	19.1 years	2013
=201	KenyaKenya	19 years	2013
=201	RwandaRwanda	19 years	2013
=201	East TimorEast Timor	19 years	2013
=204	GabonGabon	18.8 years	2013
=204	GuineaGuinea	18.8 years	2013
206	YemenYemen	18.6 years	2013
207	NigeriaNigeria	18.4 years	2013
208	Gaza StripGaza Strip	18.2 years	2013
=209	ChadChad	18.1 years	2013
=209	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	18.1 years	2013
=209	LiberiaLiberia	18.1 years	2013
=212	BeninBenin	18 years	2013
=212	AfghanistanAfghanistan	18 years	2013
=214	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	17.9 years	2013
=214	AngolaAngola	17.9 years	2013
=216	SomaliaSomalia	17.6 years	2013
=216	TanzaniaTanzania	17.6 years	2013
=216	EthiopiaEthiopia	17.6 years	2013
219	MozambiqueMozambique	17.5 years	2013
220	MalawiMalawi	17.4 years	2013
221	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	17.3 years	2013
222	BurundiBurundi	17.2 years	2013
223	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	17.1 years	2013
=224	South SudanSouth Sudan	16.8 years	2013
=224	ZambiaZambia	16.8 years	2013
226	MaliMali	16.6 years	2013
227	MayotteMayotte	16.5 years	2010
228	UgandaUganda	15.5 years	2013
229	NigerNiger	15.1 years	2013

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