List of countries by median age

This article is a list of countries by median age.

Methodology The median age is the index that divides the entire population into two numerically equal age groups, one younger than that age and the other older than that age. It is the only index associated with the age distribution of a population.Field Listing - Median age, The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency. Data last updated on April 2, 2009.

Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 18 or less in most Least Developed countries to 40 or more in most European and East Asian countries, Thailand, Canada, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. The median age of women tends to be much greater than that of men in some of the ex-Soviet republics, while in the Global South, the difference is far smaller or is reversed.

In this article, two sets of data based on Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and United Nations (UN) estimates are provided.

CIA figures + Median age per CIA World Factbook 2024 and 2020 (ranked) estimatesCountry/TerritoryRankMedian ages in years 2024 median 2020 medians Combined Combined Male Female 206 20.0 19.5 19.4 19.50.1 91 36.3 35.1 32.9 35.72.8 146 29.1 28.9 28.6 29.30.7 141 30.0 27.2 26.7 27.71.0 4 48.8 46.2 45.1 46.1 1.0 228 16.3 15.9 15.4 16.41.0 83 37.1 35.7 33.7 37.63.9 109 33.9 32.7 30.7 34.43.7 112 33.3 32.4 31.1 33.62.5 69 38.9 36.6 35.1 38.33.2 56 40.9 39.9 38.2 41.53.3 77 38.1 37.5 36.5 38.52.0 24 44.9 44.5 43.1 45.82.7 104 34.3 32.6 31.1 34.23.1 133 30.7 32.8 31.7 34.02.3 111 33.4 32.9 34.4 30.3 -4.1 144 29.6 27.9 27.1 28.61.5 50 41.4 39.5 38.4 40.72.3 46 42.1 40.9 38.0 43.95.9 47 42.0 41.6 40.4 42.82.4 162 26.8 23.9 23.0 24.81.8 224 17.2 17.0 16.4 17.61.2 34 43.8 43.6 41.6 45.74.1 134 30.7 29.1 29.6 28.6 -1.0 163 26.6 25.3 24.5 26.01.5 28 44.8 43.3 41.6 44.83.2 161 27.1 25.7 24.5 26.72.2 101 35.1 35.7 33.3 36.12.8 74 38.5 37.2 37.0 37.50.5 117 32.3 31.1 30.5 31.81.3 19 45.1 43.7 41.9 45.63.7 218 18.7 17.9 17.0 18.71.7 220 18.4 17.7 17.4 18.00.6 149 28.8 26.8 25.9 27.61.7 154 27.9 26.4 25.6 27.21.6 216 18.9 18.5 18.2 18.80.6 41 42.6 41.8 40.6 42.92.3 51 41.2 40.5 39.7 41.21.5 202 20.4 20.0 19.7 20.30.6 226 16.7 16.1 15.6 16.50.9 85 36.9 35.5 34.3 36.72.4 60 40.2 38.4 37.5 39.41.9 78 38.0 – – –– 62 40.0 – – –– 114 32.7 31.2 30.2 32.22.0 183 22.7 20.9 20.2 21.51.3 225 16.9 16.7 16.5 16.80.3 200 20.7 19.5 19.3 19.70.4 52 41.1 38.3 37.8 38.70.9 96 35.5 32.6 32.1 33.11.0 195 21.2 20.3 20.3 20.30.0 20 45.1 43.9 42.0 45.93.9 40 42.6 42.1 40.2 43.83.6 81 37.8 36.7 34.4 39.55.1 67 39.5 37.9 36.7 39.42.7 31 44.2 43.3 42.0 44.72.7 45 42.2 42.0 40.9 43.12.2 164 26.3 24.9 23.0 26.43.4 84 37.0 34.9 34.4 35.51.1 145 29.2 27.9 27.8 28.10.3 153 28.0 28.8 28.0 29.61.6 177 24.4 24.1 23.8 24.50.7 143 29.7 27.7 26.2 29.33.1 186 22.1 20.3 19.9 20.70.8 192 21.3 20.3 19.7 20.81.1 22 45.0 43.7 40.4 47.06.6 175 24.6 23.7 22.5 24.72.2 203 20.4 19.8 19.6 20.10.5 – 44.0 44.0 42.6 45.52.9 86 36.8 37.2 36.9 37.70.8 124 31.6 29.9 29.7 30.10.4 36 43.3 42.8 41.3 44.43.1 42 42.6 41.7 40.0 43.43.4 98 35.3 33.3 33.0 33.50.5 187 22.0 21.0 21.4 20.6 -0.8 205 20.2 21.8 21.5 22.20.7 Palestine (Gaza Strip) 208 19.5 18.0 17.7 18.40.7 75 38.3 38.6 35.9 41.45.5 9 46.8 47.8 46.5 49.12.6 191 21.4 21.4 21.0 21.90.9 88 36.8 35.5 34.4 36.62.2 10 46.5 45.3 43.7 46.83.1 100 35.3 34.3 35.1 33.4 -1.7 97 35.4 33.3 33.1 33.40.3 137 30.3 29.4 28.7 30.21.5 174 24.8 23.2 22.6 23.81.2 23 45.0 44.3 43.0 45.62.6 221 18.4 18.0 17.4 18.61.2 209 19.4 19.1 18.9 19.40.5 150 28.3 27.5 27.2 27.90.7 173 25.0 24.1 23.8 24.30.5 168 25.7 24.4 23.5 25.21.7 7 47.2 45.6 44.2 46.52.3 27 44.8 43.6 41.5 45.54.0 79 38.0 37.1 36.6 37.71.1 142 29.8 28.7 28.0 29.51.5 125 31.5 31.1 30.5 31.81.3 110 33.8 31.7 31.5 32.00.5 184 22.4 21.2 20.8 21.60.8 61 40.2 37.8 37.4 38.20.8 26 44.9 44.6 43.6 45.62.0 140 30.1 30.4 29.8 31.01.2 5 48.4 46.5 45.4 47.52.1 130 30.9 29.4 28.6 30.11.5 3 49.9 48.6 47.2 50.02.8 76 38.2 37.5 36.0 39.53.5 172 25.0 23.5 23.9 22.9 -1.0 121 31.9 31.6 30.3 32.82.5 196 21.2 20.0 19.9 20.10.2 160 27.3 25.7 24.8 26.61.8 94 35.9 34.6 33.2 36.23.0 15 45.5 43.2 41.6 45.03.4 119 32.0 30.5 30.2 30.80.6 138 30.3 29.7 30.7 27.9 -2.8 151 28.3 27.3 26.1 28.52.4 170 25.4 24.0 23.7 24.40.7 17 45.5 44.4 40.5 48.07.5 90 36.3 33.7 33.1 34.41.3 179 23.9 24.7 24.7 24.70.0 207 19.9 18.0 17.7 18.20.5 165 26.2 25.8 25.9 25.7 -0.2 30 44.2 43.7 42.0 45.33.3 18 45.1 44.5 40.2 48.28.0 64 39.9 39.5 38.9 40.01.1 43 42.5 40.8 40.7 40.90.2 59 40.5 39.0 38.0 40.02.0 193 21.3 20.3 20.1 20.50.4 204 20.3 16.8 16.7 16.90.2 122 31.8 29.2 28.9 29.60.7 120 31.9 29.5 29.2 30.00.8 227 16.4 16.1 15.6 16.50.9 35 43.5 42.3 41.2 43.52.3 169 25.5 23.8 23.6 23.90.3 185 22.1 21.0 20.1 22.01.9 66 39.6 36.3 35.0 37.62.6 223 17.3 17.2 17.0 17.50.5 131 30.8 29.3 28.2 30.42.2 152 28.2 26.3 25.5 27.11.6 63 39.9 37.7 36.2 39.53.3 1 56.9 55.4 53.7 57.03.3 126 31.5 29.8 28.8 30.71.9 53 41.1 39.6 38.1 41.13.0 87 36.8 34.8 34.1 35.61.5 135 30.6 29.1 28.7 29.60.9 222 17.3 17.0 16.3 17.61.3 132 30.8 29.2 28.3 30.01.7 182 22.8 21.8 21.1 22.61.5 156 27.8 27.0 28.2 25.9 -2.3 157 27.6 25.3 23.9 26.93.0 44 42.2 42.8 41.6 44.02.4 103 34.3 32.9 32.1 33.71.6 80 37.9 37.2 36.4 37.91.5 147 29.0 27.3 26.4 28.21.8 211 19.3 18.6 18.4 18.90.5 230 15.2 14.8 14.5 15.10.6 116 32.4 32.8 31.8 34.12.3 58 40.8 39.5 38.8 40.21.4 159 27.3 26.2 27.2 25.1 -2.1 180 22.9 22.0 21.9 22.10.2 99 35.3 33.9 32.9 35.93.0 127 31.5 30.1 29.6 30.50.9 190 21.7 24.0 24.0 24.00.0 123 31.8 29.7 29.5 29.90.4 139 30.2 29.1 28.3 29.91.6 167 25.7 24.1 23.6 24.61.0 38 42.9 41.9 40.3 43.63.3 11 46.4 44.6 42.7 46.53.8 13 46.1 43.6 41.6 45.33.7 105 34.3 33.7 35.0 28.2 -6.8 16 45.5 42.5 41.0 44.03.0 48 41.9 40.3 37.5 43.25.7 198 20.8 19.7 18.9 20.41.5 6 47.4 45.6 45.5 45.80.3 21 45.1 43.2 43.2 43.30.1 72 38.6 36.5 36.7 36.3 -0.4 65 39.7 36.9 35.7 38.02.3 106 34.2 33.3 32.5 34.11.6 2 51.2 48.5 47.9 49.01.1 82 37.6 35.3 35.4 35.1 -0.3 158 27.4 25.6 25.3 26.00.7 14 46.1 45.2 43.9 46.32.4 197 20.8 19.3 18.9 19.70.8 115 32.4 30.8 33.0 27.9 -5.1 213 19.2 19.4 18.5 20.31.8 33 43.9 43.4 41.7 45.03.3 71 38.7 36.8 36.3 37.41.1 210 19.4 19.1 18.5 19.71.2 68 39.4 35.6 35.4 35.70.3 55 41.0 41.1 39.6 42.73.1 39 42.8 41.8 40.1 43.63.5 12 46.3 44.9 43.4 46.63.2 171 25.2 23.5 23.2 23.70.5 215 19.1 18.5 18.7 18.3 -0.4 136 30.4 28.0 27.9 28.10.2 217 18.7 18.6 18.9 18.3 -0.6 8 46.8 43.9 42.7 45.12.4 107 34.1 33.7 32.3 35.12.8 212 19.3 18.3 18.1 18.50.4 118 32.0 31.0 30.6 31.40.8 54 41.1 41.1 40.1 42.12.0 32 44.2 42.7 41.7 43.72.0 178 24.1 23.5 23.0 24.01.0 29 44.6 42.3 41.5 43.11.6 181 22.8 25.3 24.6 26.01.4 214 19.1 18.2 17.9 18.40.5 49 41.5 39.0 37.8 40.12.3 201 20.6 19.6 18.9 20.21.3 199 20.7 20.0 19.7 20.30.6 166 25.9 24.1 23.6 24.50.9 73 38.5 37.8 37.3 38.31.0 102 34.4 32.7 32.0 33.31.3 108 34.0 32.2 31.7 32.81.1 128 31.2 29.2 28.7 29.71.0 93 36.3 34.6 34.9 34.4 -0.5 155 27.8 26.6 25.6 27.62.0 229 16.2 15.7 14.9 16.51.6 25 44.9 41.2 38.2 44.36.1 95 35.8 38.4 40.4 31.5 -8.9 57 40.8 40.6 39.6 41.72.1 70 38.9 38.5 37.2 39.82.6 89 36.5 35.5 33.8 37.33.5 37 43.0 41.8 40.6 42.82.2 148 28.9 30.1 29.4 30.71.3 176 24.6 23.0 22.6 23.50.9 129 31.0 30.0 29.4 30.71.3 113 33.1 31.9 30.8 33.02.2 92 36.3 34.0 33.1 35.12.0 Palestine (West Bank) 189 21.9 21.9 21.7 22.20.5 World – 31.0 31.0 30.3 31.81.5 188 22.0 19.8 19.6 19.90.3 219 18.4 16.9 16.7 17.00.3 194 21.2 20.5 20.3 20.60.3

UN figures