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Median age of the population

What this indicator measures

Age that divides the population into two equal halves: half of the inhabitants are younger, the other half older (United Nations estimate).

How to read this?

A value of 40 means half of the population is under 40.

Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest

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226countries with data
59.6 yrsmaximum · Vatican City
32.1 yrsmedian
14.3 yrsminimum · Central African Republic
2023data year(s)

In brief

The "Median age of the population" ranking covers 226 countries and territories. Lowest value: Central African Republic (14.3 yrs). Highest value: Vatican City (59.6 yrs). Median: 32.1 yrs (data: 2023). The top 10% of countries exceed 43.9 yrs, while the bottom 10% stay below 18.2 yrs. By continent, the median is highest in Europe (42.3 yrs) and lowest in Africa (18.4 yrs).

Median by continent

Lower Higher
  • Europe 42.3 yrs (49)
  • North America 36.2 yrs (38)
  • Asia 29.5 yrs (49)
  • South America 29.5 yrs (13)
  • Oceania 28.1 yrs (22)
  • Africa 18.4 yrs (51)

Why this indicator matters

The median age divides the population into two equal halves. It is a simple summary of whether a country is young or old.

What makes this indicator vary

It depends on past fertility, life expectancy and migration.

Reading precautions

These are United Nations estimates (projections excluded). The same median age can hide different age structures.

Full ranking

ranked from highest to lowest

RankCountryValueYear
1er🇻🇦 Vatican City59.6 yrs2023
2e🇲🇨 Monaco54.4 yrs2023
3e🇸🇭 St. Helena50.5 yrs2023
4e🇯🇵 Japan49 yrs2023
5e🇮🇹 Italy47.5 yrs2023
6e🇸🇲 San Marino47.4 yrs2023
7e🇵🇲 St. Pierre & Miquelon46.4 yrs2023
8e🇵🇹 Portugal46.2 yrs2023
9e🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China46.2 yrs2023
10e🇬🇷 Greece45.7 yrs2023
11e🇮🇲 Isle of Man45.7 yrs2023
12e🇵🇷 Puerto Rico45.3 yrs2023
13e🇩🇪 Germany45.1 yrs2023
14e🇧🇲 Bermuda45.1 yrs2023
15e🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina44.9 yrs2023
16e🇪🇸 Spain44.9 yrs2023
17e🇭🇷 Croatia44.8 yrs2023
18e🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands44.7 yrs2023
19e🇰🇷 South Korea44.5 yrs2023
20e🇧🇬 Bulgaria44.3 yrs2023
21e🇱🇮 Liechtenstein44.2 yrs2023
22e🇬🇬 Guernsey44 yrs2023
23e🇸🇮 Slovenia43.9 yrs2023
24e🇷🇸 Serbia43.9 yrs2023
25e🇹🇼 Taiwan43.5 yrs2023
26e🇭🇺 Hungary43.3 yrs2023
27e🇦🇩 Andorra43.2 yrs2023
28e🇯🇪 Jersey43.1 yrs2023
29e🇦🇹 Austria43.1 yrs2023
30e🇱🇻 Latvia43.1 yrs2023
31e🇫🇮 Finland42.8 yrs2023
32e🇨🇿 Czechia42.7 yrs2023
33e🇷🇴 Romania42.6 yrs2023
34e🇨🇭 Switzerland42.3 yrs2023
35e🇱🇹 Lithuania42.1 yrs2023
36e🇺🇦 Ukraine42 yrs2023
37e🇪🇪 Estonia41.9 yrs2023
38e🇫🇷 France41.8 yrs2023
39e🇨🇺 Cuba41.7 yrs2023
40e🇸🇽 Sint Maarten41.6 yrs2023
41e🇲🇸 Montserrat41.5 yrs2023
42e🇫🇰 Falkland Islands41.5 yrs2023
43e🇧🇪 Belgium41.4 yrs2023
44e🇳🇱 Netherlands41.4 yrs2023
45e🇵🇱 Poland41.3 yrs2023
46e🇸🇰 Slovakia41.3 yrs2023
47e🇩🇰 Denmark41.2 yrs2023
48e🇦🇼 Aruba41 yrs2023
49e🇧🇾 Belarus40.5 yrs2023
50e🇨🇦 Canada40.3 yrs2023
51e🇲🇹 Malta40.3 yrs2023
52e🇲🇰 North Macedonia40.3 yrs2023
53e🇸🇪 Sweden39.9 yrs2023
54e🇬🇧 United Kingdom39.8 yrs2023
55e🇹🇭 Thailand39.7 yrs2023
56e🇳🇴 Norway39.5 yrs2023
57e🇷🇺 Russia39.5 yrs2023
58e🇲🇫 St. Martin39.4 yrs2023
59e🇲🇪 Montenegro39.3 yrs2023
60e🇨🇳 China39.1 yrs2023
61e🇧🇧 Barbados38.9 yrs2023
62e🇱🇺 Luxembourg38.9 yrs2023
63e🇧🇱 St. Barthélemy38.8 yrs2023
64e🇮🇪 Ireland38.4 yrs2023
65e🇲🇴 Macao SAR China38.3 yrs2023
66e🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands38.3 yrs2023
67e🇨🇼 Curaçao38.2 yrs2023
68e🇺🇸 United States38 yrs2023
69e🇦🇮 Anguilla38 yrs2023
70e🇰🇾 Cayman Islands37.9 yrs2023
71e🇵🇼 Palau37.8 yrs2023
72e🇨🇾 Cyprus37.8 yrs2023
73e🇲🇩 Moldova37.8 yrs2023
74e🇦🇺 Australia37.8 yrs2023
75e🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands37.5 yrs2023
76e🇳🇿 New Zealand37.3 yrs2023
77e🇫🇴 Faroe Islands37.3 yrs2023
78e🇼🇫 Wallis & Futuna37.2 yrs2023
79e🇲🇺 Mauritius36.9 yrs2023
80e🇬🇪 Georgia36.8 yrs2023
81e🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago36.7 yrs2023
82e🇳🇺 Niue36.6 yrs2023
83e🇦🇱 Albania36.3 yrs2023
84e🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands36.1 yrs2023
85e🇰🇵 North Korea36 yrs2023
86e🇨🇱 Chile36 yrs2023
87e🇦🇲 Armenia35.8 yrs2023
88e🇮🇸 Iceland35.8 yrs2023
89e🇺🇾 Uruguay35.8 yrs2023
90e🇩🇲 Dominica35.6 yrs2023
91e🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda35.5 yrs2023
92e🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis35.3 yrs2023
93e🇸🇬 Singapore35.1 yrs2023
94e🇨🇰 Cook Islands35.1 yrs2023
95e🇵🇫 French Polynesia34.8 yrs2023
96e🇧🇸 Bahamas34.6 yrs2023
97e🇰🇼 Kuwait34.5 yrs2023
98e🇬🇱 Greenland34.2 yrs2023
99e🇨🇷 Costa Rica34.1 yrs2023
100e🇧🇷 Brazil33.9 yrs2023
101e🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines33.9 yrs2023
102e🇳🇨 New Caledonia33.9 yrs2023
103e🇱🇨 St. Lucia33.7 yrs2023
104e🇸🇨 Seychelles33.7 yrs2023
105e🇬🇩 Grenada33.4 yrs2023
106e🇶🇦 Qatar33.2 yrs2023
107e🇧🇭 Bahrain32.9 yrs2023
108e🇮🇷 Iran32.9 yrs2023
109e🇱🇰 Sri Lanka32.8 yrs2023
110e🇦🇿 Azerbaijan32.6 yrs2023
111e🇹🇷 Türkiye32.5 yrs2023
112e🇻🇳 Vietnam32.4 yrs2023
113e🇹🇳 Tunisia32.1 yrs2023
114e🇦🇷 Argentina32.1 yrs2023
115e🇧🇳 Brunei31.8 yrs2023
116e🇯🇲 Jamaica31.7 yrs2023
117e🇨🇴 Colombia31.6 yrs2023
118e🇽🇰 Kosovo31.4 yrs2023
119e🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates31.2 yrs2023
120e🇲🇻 Maldives31.1 yrs2023
121e🇬🇺 Guam31.1 yrs2023
122e🇲🇾 Malaysia30.1 yrs2023
123e🇮🇩 Indonesia29.8 yrs2023
124e🇵🇦 Panama29.6 yrs2023
125e🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)29.5 yrs2023
126e🇰🇿 Kazakhstan29.5 yrs2023
127e🇵🇪 Peru29.5 yrs2023
128e🇧🇹 Bhutan29.4 yrs2023
129e🇴🇲 Oman29.3 yrs2023
130e🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia29.2 yrs2023
131e🇲🇦 Morocco29.2 yrs2023
132e🇮🇱 Israel29.2 yrs2023
133e🇻🇪 Venezuela29 yrs2023
134e🇲🇽 Mexico28.9 yrs2023
135e🇦🇸 American Samoa28.4 yrs2023
136e🇪🇨 Ecuador28.4 yrs2023
137e🇱🇧 Lebanon28.3 yrs2023
138e🇿🇦 South Africa28.2 yrs2023
139e🇩🇿 Algeria28.2 yrs2023
140e🇸🇷 Suriname28.1 yrs2023
141e🇮🇳 India28.1 yrs2023
142e🇨🇻 Cape Verde27.9 yrs2023
143e🇫🇯 Fiji27.7 yrs2023
144e🇩🇴 Dominican Republic27.7 yrs2023
145e🇱🇾 Libya27.2 yrs2023
146e🇸🇻 El Salvador27 yrs2023
147e🇺🇿 Uzbekistan26.9 yrs2023
148e🇲🇳 Mongolia26.8 yrs2023
149e🇵🇾 Paraguay26.3 yrs2023
150e🇹🇲 Turkmenistan26.2 yrs2023
151e🇧🇿 Belize25.9 yrs2023
152e🇰🇭 Cambodia25.8 yrs2023
153e🇬🇾 Guyana25.6 yrs2023
154e🇧🇩 Bangladesh25.3 yrs2023
155e🇵🇭 Philippines25.3 yrs2023
156e🇳🇮 Nicaragua25.3 yrs2023
157e🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan25.1 yrs2023
158e🇳🇵 Nepal24.7 yrs2023
159e🇧🇴 Bolivia24.7 yrs2023
160e🇩🇯 Djibouti24.4 yrs2023
161e🇹🇻 Tuvalu24.3 yrs2023
162e🇱🇦 Laos24.3 yrs2023
163e🇯🇴 Jordan24.3 yrs2023
164e🇪🇬 Egypt24 yrs2023
165e🇭🇳 Honduras23.5 yrs2023
166e🇭🇹 Haiti23.5 yrs2023
167e🇧🇼 Botswana22.9 yrs2023
168e🇫🇲 Micronesia22.9 yrs2023
169e🇰🇮 Kiribati22.7 yrs2023
170e🇬🇹 Guatemala22.6 yrs2023
171e🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea22.3 yrs2023
172e🇸🇾 Syria22.2 yrs2023
173e🇸🇿 Eswatini22 yrs2023
174e🇹🇯 Tajikistan21.9 yrs2023
175e🇬🇦 Gabon21.5 yrs2023
176e🇱🇸 Lesotho21.4 yrs2023
177e🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea21 yrs2023
178e🇹🇱 Timor-Leste21 yrs2023
179e🇳🇦 Namibia21 yrs2023
180e🇬🇭 Ghana20.9 yrs2023
181e🇲🇭 Marshall Islands20.7 yrs2023
182e🇹🇴 Tonga20.7 yrs2023
183e🇳🇷 Nauru20.4 yrs2023
184e🇮🇶 Iraq20.3 yrs2023
185e🇰🇲 Comoros20.3 yrs2023
186e🇵🇰 Pakistan20.3 yrs2023
187e🇸🇧 Solomon Islands20.3 yrs2023
188e🇻🇺 Vanuatu20.1 yrs2023
189e🇼🇸 Samoa19.9 yrs2023
190e🇰🇪 Kenya19.5 yrs2023
191e🇷🇼 Rwanda19.4 yrs2023
192e🇸🇱 Sierra Leone19.3 yrs2023
193e🇸🇳 Senegal19.1 yrs2023
194e🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe19.1 yrs2023
195e🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau18.9 yrs2023
196e🇲🇬 Madagascar18.9 yrs2023
197e🇪🇹 Ethiopia18.7 yrs2023
198e🇪🇷 Eritrea18.7 yrs2023
199e🇱🇷 Liberia18.4 yrs2023
200e🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville18.3 yrs2023
201e🇸🇩 Sudan18.3 yrs2023
202e🇾🇪 Yemen18.2 yrs2023
203e🇬🇲 Gambia18.2 yrs2023
204e🇹🇬 Togo18.1 yrs2023
205e🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire18.1 yrs2023
206e🇬🇳 Guinea18 yrs2023
207e🇿🇼 Zimbabwe17.8 yrs2023
208e🇧🇯 Benin17.8 yrs2023
209e🇳🇬 Nigeria17.8 yrs2023
210e🇨🇲 Cameroon17.8 yrs2023
211e🇲🇼 Malawi17.6 yrs2023
212e🇿🇲 Zambia17.5 yrs2023
213e🇧🇫 Burkina Faso17.3 yrs2023
214e🇹🇿 Tanzania17.2 yrs2023
215e🇲🇷 Mauritania17.1 yrs2023
216e🇦🇫 Afghanistan16.9 yrs2023
217e🇺🇬 Uganda16.5 yrs2023
218e🇦🇴 Angola16.5 yrs2023
219e🇲🇿 Mozambique16.3 yrs2023
220e🇧🇮 Burundi15.9 yrs2023
221e🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa15.8 yrs2023
222e🇲🇱 Mali15.5 yrs2023
223e🇸🇴 Somalia15.4 yrs2023
224e🇹🇩 Chad15.4 yrs2023
225e🇳🇪 Niger15.3 yrs2023
226e🇨🇫 Central African Republic14.3 yrs2023

Frequently asked questions

Which country has the highest value for "Median age of the population"?

The highest value is in Vatican City, at 59.6 yrs (2023).

Which country has the lowest value for "Median age of the population"?

The lowest value is in Central African Republic, at 14.3 yrs (2023).

What is the world median value of "Median age of the population"?

The world median is 32.1 yrs, calculated across 226 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.

What is the value of "Median age of the population" for France?

France scores 41.8 yrs (2023), ranking 38 out of 226 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).

Where does the "Median age of the population" data come from?

It comes from Nations unies – World Population Prospects (via Our World in Data). Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.

What is the difference between median age and average age?

The median age is the one that splits the population into two equal halves. The average age is the mean of all ages, more sensitive to extreme values.

Is a low median age an advantage?

It means a young population. The effects depend on education, employment and available services.

Source and update

Source : Nations unies – World Population Prospects (via Our World in Data). Site last updated: November 8, 2026.

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