Countries With the Highest Median Ages
Every country with a figure for median age, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Monaco (54.4), Japan (49) and Italy (47.5). The middle country of the 217 has 31.1.
What this measures
Median age of the population, in years. Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. For this measure, no agreed better direction.
The age that splits a population in half: half are older and half are younger. The shares aged under 15 and over 65 are already on the site. All three are treated as measuring the same thing. They are readings of the same age pyramid, so they are bound to match, and their agreement is not a finding. No "better" direction is set.
This measure mostly follows how rich a country is, so this ranking is close to a ranking by national income. Each country’s page also ranks it against countries with similar incomes, which is often the fairer comparison.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2023–2023. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Median age | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 54.4 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2 | Japan | 49 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 3 | Italy | 47.5 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 4 | San Marino | 47.4 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 5 | Portugal | 46.2 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 6 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 46.2 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 7 | Greece | 45.7 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 8 | Isle of Man | 45.7 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 9 | Puerto Rico (US) | 45.3 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 10 | Germany | 45.1 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 11 | Bermuda | 45.1 | 2023 | North America |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Spain | 44.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 14 | Croatia | 44.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 15 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 44.7 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 16 | Korea, Rep. | 44.5 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 44.3 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | Liechtenstein | 44.2 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 19 | Slovenia | 43.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 20 | Serbia | 43.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 21 | Taiwan | 43.5 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 22 | Hungary | 43.3 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 23 | Andorra | 43.2 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 24 | Austria | 43.1 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | Latvia | 43.1 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 26 | Finland | 42.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 27 | Czechia | 42.7 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 28 | Romania | 42.6 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 29 | Switzerland | 42.3 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 30 | Lithuania | 42.1 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 31 | Ukraine | 42 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | Estonia | 41.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 33 | France | 41.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 34 | Cuba | 41.7 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 35 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 41.6 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 36 | Belgium | 41.4 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 37 | Netherlands | 41.4 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 38 | Poland | 41.3 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | Slovak Republic | 41.3 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 40 | Denmark | 41.2 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 41 | Aruba | 41 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 42 | Belarus | 40.5 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 43 | Canada | 40.3 | 2023 | North America |
| 44 | Malta | 40.3 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 40.3 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | Sweden | 39.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 47 | United Kingdom | 39.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 48 | Thailand | 39.7 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 49 | Norway | 39.5 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 50 | Russian Federation | 39.5 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 51 | St. Martin (French part) | 39.4 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 52 | Montenegro | 39.3 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 53 | China | 39.1 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 54 | Barbados | 38.9 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 38.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 56 | Gibraltar | 38.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 57 | Ireland | 38.4 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 58 | Macao SAR, China | 38.3 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 59 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 38.3 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 60 | Curacao | 38.2 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 61 | United States | 38 | 2023 | North America |
| 62 | Cayman Islands | 37.9 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 63 | Palau | 37.8 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 64 | Cyprus | 37.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 65 | Moldova | 37.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 66 | Australia | 37.8 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 67 | British Virgin Islands | 37.5 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 68 | New Zealand | 37.3 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 69 | Faroe Islands | 37.3 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 70 | Mauritius | 36.9 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 71 | Georgia | 36.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 36.7 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 73 | Albania | 36.3 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 74 | Northern Mariana Islands | 36.1 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 75 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 36 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 76 | Chile | 36 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 77 | Armenia | 35.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 78 | Iceland | 35.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 79 | Uruguay | 35.8 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 80 | Dominica | 35.6 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 81 | Antigua and Barbuda | 35.5 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 82 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 35.3 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 83 | Singapore | 35.1 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 84 | French Polynesia | 34.8 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 85 | Bahamas, The | 34.6 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 86 | Kuwait | 34.5 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 87 | Greenland | 34.2 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 34.1 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 89 | Brazil | 33.9 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 90 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 33.9 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 91 | New Caledonia | 33.9 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 92 | St. Lucia | 33.7 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 93 | Seychelles | 33.7 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 94 | Grenada | 33.4 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 95 | Qatar | 33.2 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 96 | Bahrain | 32.9 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 97 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 32.9 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 32.8 | 2023 | South Asia |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 32.6 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 100 | Turkiye | 32.5 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 101 | Viet Nam | 32.4 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 102 | Tunisia | 32.1 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 103 | Argentina | 32.1 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 104 | Brunei Darussalam | 31.8 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 105 | Jamaica | 31.7 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 106 | Colombia | 31.6 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 107 | Kosovo | 31.4 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 108 | United Arab Emirates | 31.2 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 109 | Maldives | 31.1 | 2023 | South Asia |
| 110 | Guam | 31.1 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 111 | Malaysia | 30.1 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 112 | Indonesia | 29.8 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 113 | Panama | 29.6 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 114 | Myanmar | 29.5 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 115 | Kazakhstan | 29.5 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 116 | Peru | 29.5 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 117 | Bhutan | 29.4 | 2023 | South Asia |
| 118 | Oman | 29.3 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 119 | Saudi Arabia | 29.2 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 120 | Morocco | 29.2 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 121 | Israel | 29.1 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 122 | Venezuela, RB | 29 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 123 | Mexico | 28.9 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 124 | American Samoa | 28.4 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 125 | Ecuador | 28.4 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 126 | Lebanon | 28.3 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 127 | South Africa | 28.2 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 128 | Algeria | 28.2 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 129 | Suriname | 28.1 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 130 | India | 28.1 | 2023 | South Asia |
| 131 | Cabo Verde | 27.9 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 132 | Fiji | 27.7 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 133 | Dominican Republic | 27.7 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 134 | Libya | 27.2 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 135 | El Salvador | 27 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 136 | Uzbekistan | 26.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 137 | Mongolia | 26.8 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 138 | Paraguay | 26.3 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 139 | Turkmenistan | 26.2 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 140 | Belize | 25.9 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 141 | Cambodia | 25.8 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 142 | Guyana | 25.6 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 143 | Bangladesh | 25.3 | 2023 | South Asia |
| 144 | Philippines | 25.3 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 145 | Nicaragua | 25.3 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 146 | Kyrgyz Republic | 25.1 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 147 | Nepal | 24.7 | 2023 | South Asia |
| 148 | Bolivia | 24.7 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 149 | Djibouti | 24.4 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 150 | Tuvalu | 24.3 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 151 | Lao PDR | 24.3 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 152 | Jordan | 24.3 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 153 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 24 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 154 | Honduras | 23.5 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 155 | Haiti | 23.5 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 156 | Botswana | 22.9 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 157 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 22.9 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 158 | Kiribati | 22.7 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 159 | Guatemala | 22.6 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 160 | Papua New Guinea | 22.3 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 161 | Syrian Arab Republic | 22.2 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 162 | Eswatini | 22 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 163 | Tajikistan | 21.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 164 | Gabon | 21.5 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 165 | Lesotho | 21.4 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 166 | Equatorial Guinea | 21 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 167 | Timor-Leste | 21 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 168 | Namibia | 21 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 169 | Ghana | 20.9 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 170 | Marshall Islands | 20.7 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 171 | Tonga | 20.7 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 172 | Naoero | 20.4 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 173 | Iraq | 20.3 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 174 | Comoros | 20.3 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 175 | Pakistan | 20.3 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 20.3 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 177 | Vanuatu | 20.1 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 178 | Samoa | 19.9 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 179 | West Bank and Gaza | 19.8 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 180 | Kenya | 19.5 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 181 | Rwanda | 19.4 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 182 | Sierra Leone | 19.3 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 183 | Senegal | 19.1 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe | 19.1 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 185 | Guinea-Bissau | 18.9 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 186 | Madagascar | 18.9 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 187 | Ethiopia | 18.7 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 188 | Eritrea | 18.7 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 189 | Liberia | 18.4 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 190 | Congo, Rep. | 18.3 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 191 | Sudan | 18.3 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 192 | Yemen, Rep. | 18.2 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 193 | Gambia, The | 18.2 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 194 | Togo | 18.1 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 195 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.1 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 196 | Guinea | 18 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 197 | South Sudan | 18 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 198 | Zimbabwe | 17.8 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 199 | Benin | 17.8 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 200 | Nigeria | 17.8 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 201 | Cameroon | 17.8 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 202 | Malawi | 17.6 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 203 | Zambia | 17.5 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 204 | Burkina Faso | 17.3 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 205 | Tanzania | 17.2 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 206 | Mauritania | 17.1 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 207 | Afghanistan | 16.9 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 208 | Uganda | 16.5 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 209 | Angola | 16.5 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 210 | Mozambique | 16.3 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 211 | Burundi | 15.9 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 212 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 15.8 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 213 | Mali | 15.5 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 214 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 15.4 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 215 | Chad | 15.4 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 216 | Niger | 15.3 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 217 | Central African Republic | 14.3 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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