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demographic2023

Median age of the population (years)

Median age (years) by country shows how old populations are overall—capturing aging and youth bulges. UN World Population Prospects 2022 (2023 est.).

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (UN DESA)•175 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
30.3years
Median: 30.1years
Countries Covered
175
with available data
Highest
Japan
49.0years
Lowest
Niger
15.0years
Top 5 Countries
1Japan49.0years
2Italy48.4years
3Portugal46.6years
4Germany45.9years
5Greece45.3years
By Region
Europe42.5years(32 countries)
Oceania38.1years(2 countries)
North America33.4years(4 countries)
South America33.1years(7 countries)
Asia31.9years(25 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (15.0years)High (49.0years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 30.3years)

Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (25)
Other (96)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Median age (years) by country shows how old populations are overall—capturing aging and youth bulges. UN World Population Prospects 2022 (2023 est.). Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (UN DESA).

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Japan49.0years
2Italy48.4years
3Portugal46.6years
4Germany45.9years
5Greece45.3years
6Spain45.1years
7South Korea44.9years
8Bulgaria44.8years
9Faroe Islands44.6years
10Lithuania44.6years
11Slovenia44.5years
12Serbia44.3years
13Croatia44.2years
14Hungary44.1years
15Montenegro43.6years
16Czech Republic43.4years
17Latvia43.4years
18Finland43.3years
19Switzerland43.1years
20Romania43.0years
21Cuba42.8years
22Singapore42.8years
23Estonia42.4years
24France42.4years
25Denmark42.2years
26Poland42.1years
27Netherlands42.0years
28Botswana42.0years
29Bosnia and Herzegovina41.9years
30Belgium41.6years
31Canada41.4years
32Sweden41.1years
33Ukraine41.1years
34Slovakia41.0years
35Norway40.8years
36Afghanistan40.6years
37Belarus40.5years
38United Kingdom40.4years
39Thailand40.1years
40Russian Federation40.0years
41People's Republic of China39.6years
42Luxembourg39.6years
43Fiji39.5years
44The Republic of North Macedonia39.3years
45United States of America38.9years
46Ireland38.8years
47Albania38.8years
48Georgia38.6years
49Australia38.5years
50Malta38.4years
51Cyprus37.7years
52Iceland37.7years
53Moldova, Republic of37.7years
54New Zealand37.6years
55Mauritius37.5years
56Chile36.9years
57North Korea36.0years
58Uruguay35.9years
59Greenland35.1years
60Dominica34.8years
61Trinidad and Tobago34.4years
62Sri Lanka34.3years
63Argentina34.1years
64Austria33.9years
65Kuwait33.8years
66United Arab Emirates33.8years
67Brazil33.8years
68Islamic Republic of Iran33.6years
69Algeria33.4years
70Tunisia33.3years
71Costa Rica33.2years
72Vietnam33.2years
73Cayman Islands33.0years
74Türkiye33.0years
75Qatar32.5years
76Solomon Islands32.4years
77Kazakhstan32.1years
78Colombia32.0years
79Saudi Arabia32.0years
80Central African Republic31.9years
81Armenia31.8years
82Israel30.4years
83Mexico30.4years
84Indonesia30.3years
85Malaysia30.2years
86Oman30.2years
87Venezuela30.2years
88Peru30.1years
89Myanmar30.0years
90Morocco30.0years
91Jamaica29.8years
92Lebanon29.4years
93Panama29.3years
94Bhutan29.1years
95Brunei Darussalam29.0years
96Uzbekistan28.9years
97Dominican Republic28.8years
98Ecuador28.8years
99Mongolia28.8years
100India28.4years
101South Africa28.4years
102Bahrain28.3years
103Maldives28.2years
104Belize26.9years
105Guyana26.8years
106Kyrgyzstan26.4years
107Libya26.0years
108Suriname26.0years
109Philippines25.7years
110Cambodia25.6years
111Nepal25.4years
112Syrian Arab Republic25.2years
113Lao People's Democratic Republic24.9years
114Djibouti24.7years
115Egypt24.6years
116Honduras24.3years
117El Salvador24.0years
118Haiti24.0years
119Jordan23.8years
120Nicaragua23.7years
121Guatemala23.1years
122Papua New Guinea22.5years
123Tajikistan22.5years
124Lesotho22.3years
125Samoa22.0years
126Namibia21.6years
127New Caledonia21.6years
128State of Palestine21.2years
129Vanuatu21.1years
130Iraq21.0years
131Timor-Leste20.6years
132Pakistan20.5years
133Kenya20.2years
134Mauritania20.2years
135Gabon20.1years
136Rwanda20.0years
137Sudan20.0years
138Barbados20.0years
139Madagascar19.7years
140Yemen19.7years
141Republic of the Congo19.6years
142Guinea-Bissau19.6years
143Togo19.6years
144Sierra Leone19.5years
145Liberia19.2years
146Guinea19.1years
147Comoros19.0years
148Senegal19.0years
149Zimbabwe18.9years
150Bolivia18.9years
151Eritrea18.7years
152South Sudan18.6years
153Bahamas18.6years
154Ethiopia18.5years
155Cote d'Ivoire18.5years
156Republic of The Gambia18.3years
157United Republic of Tanzania18.2years
158Benin18.1years
159Cameroon18.0years
160Cape Verde17.9years
161Ghana17.9years
162Mozambique17.8years
163Nigeria17.8years
164Burundi17.6years
165Malawi17.6years
166Democratic Republic of the Congo17.0years
167Zambia17.0years
168Burkina Faso16.9years
169Uganda16.7years
170Angola16.6years
171Bangladesh16.5years
172Chad16.2years
173Mali16.2years
174Somalia15.2years
175Niger15.0years
Showing 175 of 175 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (UN DESA) (2023).

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