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Ranked: These Are The Oldest And Youngest Countries In The World By Median Age

The world’s population was 2.5 billion in 1950. Now, it’s surpassed 7.9 billion, with a significant increase in young individuals. Approximately 41 percent of the world’s population is 24 or younger, and almost 60 percent of Africa’s population falls under this age bracket. In contrast, Monaco has the highest median age of 56.2 years, making it one of the world’s oldest countries, with an age difference of almost 30 years compared to many African nations.

Monaco holds the title for the country with the oldest median age globally, with its population averaging around 56.2 years, surpassing Japan and Italy by approximately six years. In contrast, Niger has the lowest median age at only 15.1 years. Many European countries, such as Andorra, Germany, Spain, Greece, Portugal, and Slovenia, comprise many of the top 10 countries with the highest median ages.

The median age is when half of a population is younger, and the other half is older, or approximately halfway between birth and death. In 2020, the global median age of 31.0 years, indicating that 50 percent of the world’s population was under 31 and the other 50 percent was above. However, the median age differs significantly among countries and is affected by various factors, including birth rates, social and economic progress, and average life spans within each nation.

RankCountryMedian Age Median Age MaleMedian Age Female
1Monaco56.254.557.6
2Japan49.54850.9
3Italy48.14749.1
4Andorra48.148.148.1
5Hong Kong46.84548.1
6Germany46.745.448.2
7Spain46.345.247.4
8Greece46.244.347.9
9Portugal464447.9
10Slovenia45.944.647.5
11San Marino45.944.447.2
12Puerto Rico45.643.647.2
13Ukraine45.341.350
14Latvia45.241.348.9
15Romania45.143.646.5
16South Korea4543.546.8
17Lithuania4540.649
18Austria44.843.546.2
19Croatia44.842.946.7
20Isle of Man44.843.646
21Guernsey44.843.646.1
22Bulgaria44.74346.6
23Estonia44.741.547.9
24Hungary44.542.646.4
25Bosnia and Herzegovina44.442.746.1
26Liechtenstein44.142.346
27Taiwan444345
28Switzerland4443.344.8
29Czech Republic43.942.545.4
30Serbia43.742.245.2
31Bermuda43.741.446.3
32Finland43.241.744.8
33Malta43.242.144.4
34United States Virgin Islands42.7
35Slovakia42.54144.1
36France42.440.944
37Poland42.441.143.7
38Canada42.441.243.5
39Cuba42.340.844.3
40Netherlands42.24143.4
41Denmark42.24143.3
42Macau4241.242.5
43Belgium41.940.743
44Belarus41.739.144.6
45Russia41.53944.2
46Sint Maarten41.139.342.8
47Thailand4139.842.2
48Sweden414042
49Barbados4139.942.1
50Cayman Islands4140.241.8
51Montenegro40.739.242.2
52Aruba40.73942.2
53United Kingdom40.639.941.4
54Norway40.639.941.4
55Cook Islands40.640.341
56North Macedonia40.139.141.2
57China39.838.641.1
58Ireland39.839.440.2
59Luxembourg39.839.340.3
60Moldova39.438.140.8
61Mauritius39.337.840.6
62Cyprus39.137.940.6
63Saint Lucia3937.840.2
64Singapore38.937.740.1
65United States38.537.239.8
66Armenia38.336.939.8
67Seychelles38.237.738.8
68British Virgin Islands38.237.938.6
69Saint Kitts and Nevis38.138.337.8
70Georgia3835.640.4
71Trinidad and Tobago3837.538.4
72Jersey3836.739.5
73Australia37.936.839
74Iceland37.837.238.4
75New Zealand37.736.938.4
76Curacao37.535.340
77Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3737.236.9
78Faroe Islands36.836.836.8
79Anguilla36.834.638.6
80Chile36.635.437.8
81Gibraltar36.63637.2
82Dominica36.53637.1
83Montserrat36.435.137.3
84Uruguay36.234.637.9
85Turks and Caicos Islands35.936.135.7
86Lebanon35.835.136.4
87Albania35.834.337.2
88United Arab Emirates35.737.929.9
89North Korea35.634.237.1
90Costa Rica3534.435.6
91Grenada3534.735.1
92Greenland3535.734.4
93Palau3533.937
94French Polynesia34.834.635.1
95Brazil34.733.635.7
96Qatar34.235.528.1
97Tunisia3433.234.7
98Saint Martin3433.234.8
99Sri Lanka33.932.135.6
100New Caledonia33.933.134.8
101Azerbaijan33.832.235.4
102Turkey33.63334.1
103Antigua and Barbuda33.631.635.4
104Iran33.333.133.5
105Bahrain33.334.631
106Argentina3331.834.3
107Vietnam32.731.633.8
108Colombia32.431.233.6
109Northern Mariana Islands32.331.733.3
110Saudi Arabia3234.229
111Brunei3231.132.8
112Kazakhstan31.729.933.5
113Suriname31.630.732.6
114Malaysia31.431.331.5
115Paraguay31.331.131.5
116Maldives31.330.831.9
117Indonesia31.230.532
118Panama31.230.831.6
119Mongolia31.229.932.2
120Fiji31.23131.5
121Venezuela30.830.131.5
122Mexico30.628.932.3
123Jamaica30.529.731.3
124Morocco30.229.830.7
125Bhutan30.230.629.8
126Bahamas30.230.230.2
127South Africa30.129.930.3
128Peru30.129.131.1
129Israel30.129.530.7
130Kuwait30.13128.6
131Guam30.129.430.8
132India29.528.830.2
133American Samoa29.428.830
134Bangladesh29.228.330
135El Salvador29.227.730.7
136Algeria28.928.629.2
137Dominican Republic28.928.729
138Uzbekistan28.727.929.5
139Nicaragua28.527.629.4
140Cape Verde28.327.529.2
141Kyrgyzstan28.126.729.5
142Guyana27.927.828
143Micronesia27.826.928.6
144Ecuador27.726.828.7
145Cambodia27.627.628.5
146Nauru27.526.928.2
147Tuvalu27.526.528.6
148Nepal27.12628.1
149Oman27.127.926
150Samoa26.926.527.3
151Kiribati26.92627.8
152Botswana26.825.627.9
153Belize26.426.126.8
154Bolivia26.225.926.6
155Libya26.126.126.1
156Djibouti2624.127.6
157Philippines25.424.926
158Tonga25.42525.9
159Honduras25.324.426.2
160Marshall Islands25.12525.2
161Laos2524.625.3
162Solomon Islands24.824.625
163Haiti24.724.424.9
164Jordan24.625.124.1
165Guatemala24.423.825
166Eswatini24.423.125.5
167Vanuatu24.223.724.6
168Egypt24.124.124.1
169Syria23.923.324.5
170Lesotho23.723.224.2
171Pakistan22.722.622.8
172Tajikistan22.722.323.2
173Namibia22.521.823.2
174Comoros22.321.622.9
175Iraq22.121.722.4
176Mauritania21.920.922.8
177Equatorial Guinea21.922.521.3
178Gabon21.822.221.3
179Yemen21.621.621.8
180Papua New Guinea21.621.421.8
181Ghana21.320.422.2
182Madagascar2120.921.2
183Ivory Coast212121
184Zimbabwe2120.221.8
185Eritrea2120.521.5
186Kenya20.920.821
187Rwanda20.519.821.2
188Togo20.519.821.3
189Republic of the Congo20.520.320.7
190Palestine20.4220.8
191Sao Tome and Principe20.42020.8
192Timor Leste20.319.621.1
193Ethiopia20.22020.5
194Central African Republic20.219.521.1
195Malawi2019.720.2
196Afghanistan19.919.820
197Gambia19.919.520.3
198Liberia19.719.619.9
199Guinea19.319.119.6
200Nigeria19.218.919.4
201Sierra Leone19.218.819.6
202Sudan19.118.819.3
203Somalia1919.218.7
204Senegal1918.219.8
205Tanzania18.918.719.2
206Cameroon18.818.519.1
207South Sudan18.718.718.6
208Burkina Faso18.517.719.3
209Guinea Bissau18.317.718.9
210Zambia18.21818.4
211Burundi18.217.918.5
212Mozambique17.216.617.8
213Benin17.116.617.7
214DR Congo16.816.616.9
215Chad16.516.117
216Mali16.315.617
217Angola16.215.716.7
218Uganda16.115.316.9
219Niger15.114.815.5

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CEOWORLD magazine - Latest - Special Reports - Ranked: These Are The Oldest And Youngest Countries In The World By Median Age
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