Global Median Age Ranking
Median Age of Population by Country (yrs) 1950 - 2023
Summary
In 2023, Holy See (Vatican City State) led with 59.6 yrs, ahead of Monaco at 54.4 yrs.
Saint Martin (French part) climbed 37 places since 2013.
Full Rankings
Complete dataset - 2023
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY | Δ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1#1Southern Europe |  Holy See (Vatican City State)VAT | 59.6 | -0.4 | — |
| 2#1Western Europe |  MonacoMCO | 54.4 | -1.1 | — |
| 3#1Sub-Saharan Afr. |  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSHN | 50.5 | +0.5 | — |
| 4#1East Asia |  JapanJPN | 49 | +0.8 | — |
| 5#1Latin Am. & Caribbean |  MartiniqueMTQ | 48.8 | +1.1 | — |
| 6#2Western Europe |  ItalyITA | 47.5 | +0.7 | — |
| 7#2Southern Europe |  San MarinoSMR | 47.4 | +1.3 | — |
| 8#2Latin Am. & Caribbean |  GuadeloupeGLP | 46.6 | +1.5 | — |
| 9#3Southern Europe |  PortugalPOR | 46.2 | +0.9 | — |
| 10#2East Asia |  Hong KongHKG | 46.2 | +1.2 | — |
| 11 |  GreeceGRE | 45.8 | +0.8 | +1 |
| 12#3Western Europe |  Isle of ManIMN | 45.7 | +0.4 | -1 |
| 13#3Latin Am. & Caribbean |  Puerto RicoPUR | 45.3 | +0.2 | — |
| 14 |  GermanyGER | 45.2 | +0.3 | — |
| 15#1North America |  BermudaBMU | 45.1 | +1.0 | — |
| 16 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 44.9 | +0.8 | +2 |
| 17 |  SpainESP | 44.9 | +1.1 | +2 |
| 18 |  CroatiaHRV | 44.8 | +0.3 | -2 |
| 19 |  Virgin Islands, U.S.VIR | 44.7 | +0.2 | -2 |
| 20#3East Asia |  Korea, Republic ofKOR | 44.5 | +1.3 | +2 |
| 21#1Eastern Europe |  BulgariaBGR | 44.3 | +0.4 | -1 |
| 22 |  LiechtensteinLIE | 44.2 | +0.4 | -1 |
| 23 |  SloveniaSLO | 43.9 | +0.9 | +1 |
| 24 |  SerbiaSRB | 43.9 | +0.5 | -1 |
| 25 |  Taiwan, Province of ChinaTWN | 43.5 | +1.4 | +2 |
| 26#2Eastern Europe |  HungaryHUN | 43.3 | +0.8 | -1 |
| 27 |  AndorraAND | 43.2 | +0.8 | +1 |
| 28 |  AustriaAUT | 43.1 | +0.6 | — |
| 29#1Northern Europe |  LatviaLAT | 43.1 | +0.3 | -3 |
| 30#2Northern Europe |  FinlandFIN | 42.8 | +0.6 | +2 |
| 31#3Eastern Europe |  CzechiaCZE | 42.7 | +0.2 | -1 |
| 32 |  RomaniaROU | 42.6 | +0.5 | +1 |
| 33 |  SwitzerlandSUI | 42.3 | +0.9 | +1 |
| 34#3Northern Europe |  LithuaniaLTU | 42.1 | -1.2 | -3 |
| 35 |  UkraineUKR | 42 | +1.3 | +5 |
| 36 |  EstoniaEST | 41.9 | +0.6 | -1 |
| 37 |  FranceFRA | 41.8 | +0.6 | -1 |
| 38 |  CubaCUB | 41.7 | +0.5 | -1 |
| 39 |  Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 41.6 | +0.3 | -1 |
| 40 |  MontserratMSR | 41.6 | +0.4 | +1 |
| 41 |  Falkland Islands (Malvinas)FLK | 41.5 | +1.5 | +3 |
| 42 |  BelgiumBEL | 41.4 | +0.7 | +1 |
| 43 |  NetherlandsNED | 41.4 | -0.1 | -4 |
| 44 |  PolandPOL | 41.3 | +1.1 | +2 |
| 45 |  SlovakiaSVK | 41.3 | +1.0 | — |
| 46 |  DenmarkDEN | 41.3 | +0.1 | -4 |
| 47 |  ArubaABW | 41 | +0.6 | — |
| 48 |  BelarusBLR | 40.5 | +0.8 | +1 |
| 49#2North America |  CanadaCAN | 40.3 | +0.2 | -1 |
| 50 |  MaltaMLT | 40.3 | +1.3 | +1 |
| 51 |  North MacedoniaMKD | 40.3 | +0.9 | -1 |
| 52 |  SwedenSWE | 39.9 | +0.5 | — |
| 53 |  United KingdomGBR | 39.8 | +0.7 | — |
| 54#1Southeast Asia |  ThailandTHA | 39.7 | +1.2 | +1 |
| 55 |  NorwayNOR | 39.5 | +0.3 | -1 |
| 56 |  Russian FederationRUS | 39.5 | +1.0 | +1 |
| 57 |  Saint Martin (French part)MAF | 39.4 | +2.5 | +6 |
| 58 |  MontenegroMNE | 39.3 | +0.5 | -2 |
| 59 |  ChinaCHN | 39.1 | +1.4 | +3 |
| 60 |  BarbadosBRB | 38.9 | +0.6 | +1 |
| 61 |  LuxembourgLUX | 38.9 | +0.5 | -1 |
| 62 |  GibraltarGIB | 38.9 | -0.2 | -4 |
| 63 |  Saint BarthélemyBLM | 38.8 | +0.3 | -4 |
| 64 |  IrelandIRL | 38.4 | +1.1 | — |
| 65 |  MacaoMAC | 38.3 | +1.3 | +2 |
| 66 |  Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 38.3 | +1.1 | — |
| 67 |  CuraçaoCUW | 38.2 | +0.7 | -2 |
| 68#3North America |  United StatesUSA | 38 | +0.8 | +1 |
| 69 |  AnguillaAIA | 38 | +0.6 | -1 |
| 70 |  Cayman IslandsCYM | 37.9 | +1.0 | +2 |
| 71#1Oceania |  PalauPLW | 37.8 | +1.0 | +2 |
| 72 |  CyprusCYP | 37.8 | +1.1 | +3 |
| 73 |  Moldova, Republic ofMDA | 37.8 | +0.7 | +1 |
| 74#2Oceania |  AustraliaAUS | 37.8 | +0.6 | -3 |
| 75 |  Virgin Islands, BritishVGB | 37.6 | +1.2 | +1 |
| 76#2Sub-Saharan Afr. |  RéunionREU | 37.4 | +1.0 | +2 |
| 77#3Oceania |  New ZealandNZL | 37.3 | +0.6 | — |
| 78 |  Faroe IslandsFRO | 37.3 | -0.7 | -8 |
| 79 |  Wallis and FutunaWLF | 37.2 | +1.6 | +2 |
| 80#3Sub-Saharan Afr. |  MauritiusMUS | 36.9 | +1.2 | +2 |
| 81#1Middle East & C. Asia |  GeorgiaGEO | 36.8 | +0.5 | -1 |
| 82 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 36.7 | +1.4 | +1 |
| 83 |  NiueNIU | 36.6 | -0.5 | -4 |
| 84 |  AlbaniaALB | 36.3 | +0.9 | — |
| 85 |  Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 36.1 | +2.7 | +6 |
| 86 |  Korea, Democratic People's Republic ofPRK | 36.1 | +0.7 | — |
| 87 |  ChileCHL | 36 | +1.2 | +1 |
| 88#2Middle East & C. Asia |  ArmeniaARM | 35.8 | 0.0 | -3 |
| 89 |  IcelandISL | 35.8 | +0.2 | -2 |
| 90 |  UruguayURY | 35.8 | +0.8 | -1 |
| 91 |  DominicaDMA | 35.6 | +0.9 | -1 |
| 92 |  Antigua and BarbudaATG | 35.5 | +1.2 | — |
| 93 |  Saint Kitts and NevisKNA | 35.4 | +1.1 | — |
| 94#2Southeast Asia |  SingaporeSIN | 35.1 | +0.6 | — |
| 95 |  Cook IslandsCOK | 35.1 | +2.8 | +2 |
| 96 |  French PolynesiaPYF | 34.8 | +1.8 | — |
| 97 |  BahamasBHS | 34.6 | +1.1 | -2 |
| 98#3Middle East & C. Asia |  KuwaitKWT | 34.5 | +3.1 | +5 |
| 99 |  GreenlandGRL | 34.2 | +0.9 | -1 |
| 100 |  Costa RicaCRI | 34.1 | +1.6 | +1 |
| 101 |  BrazilBRA | 33.9 | +1.3 | +1 |
| 102 |  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 33.9 | +0.8 | -3 |
| 103 |  New CaledoniaNCL | 33.9 | +0.9 | -3 |
| 104 |  Saint LuciaLCA | 33.8 | +1.3 | +1 |
| 105 |  SeychellesSYC | 33.7 | +0.8 | -1 |
| 106 |  GrenadaGRD | 33.4 | +1.5 | — |
| 107 |  QatarQAT | 33.2 | +2.2 | +1 |
| 108 |  BahrainBRN | 32.9 | +3.8 | +8 |
| 109 |  Iran, Islamic Republic ofIRI | 32.9 | +1.6 | — |
| 110#1South Asia |  Sri LankaLKA | 32.8 | +0.8 | -3 |
| 111 |  AzerbaijanAZE | 32.6 | +1.7 | — |
| 112 |  TürkiyeTUR | 32.5 | +1.4 | -2 |
| 113#3Southeast Asia |  Viet NamVNM | 32.4 | +1.5 | -1 |
| 114#1North Africa |  TunisiaTUN | 32.1 | +1.2 | -1 |
| 115 |  ArgentinaARG | 32.1 | +1.2 | -1 |
| 116 |  Western SaharaESH | 32 | +1.1 | -1 |
| 117 |  Brunei DarussalamBRU | 31.8 | +1.5 | — |
| 118 |  JamaicaJAM | 31.7 | +1.7 | +1 |
| 119 |  ColombiaCOL | 31.6 | +1.4 | -1 |
| 120 |  United Arab EmiratesARE | 31.2 | +1.1 | +1 |
| 121#2South Asia |  MaldivesMDV | 31.1 | +2.6 | +1 |
| 122 |  GuamGUM | 31.1 | +0.5 | -2 |
| 123 |  MalaysiaMYS | 30.1 | +1.7 | — |
| 124 |  IndonesiaINA | 29.8 | +0.9 | — |
| 125 |  PanamaPAN | 29.6 | +1.1 | +1 |
| 126 |  MyanmarMMR | 29.5 | +1.0 | +1 |
| 127 |  KazakhstanKAZ | 29.5 | +0.4 | -2 |
| 128 |  PeruPER | 29.5 | +1.2 | — |
| 129#3South Asia |  BhutanBTN | 29.4 | +2.0 | +3 |
| 130 |  OmanOMN | 29.3 | +1.0 | — |
| 131 |  Saudi ArabiaKSA | 29.3 | +1.8 | +3 |
| 132#2North Africa |  MoroccoMAR | 29.2 | +1.1 | -1 |
| 133 |  IsraelISR | 29.2 | +0.2 | -4 |
| 134 |  Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVEN | 29 | +0.7 | -1 |
| 135 |  MexicoMEX | 28.9 | +1.3 | — |
| 136 |  American SamoaASM | 28.4 | +1.8 | +3 |
| 137 |  EcuadorECU | 28.4 | +1.5 | +1 |
| 138 |  LebanonLBN | 28.3 | +0.7 | -2 |
| 139 |  South AfricaRSA | 28.2 | +1.0 | +1 |
| 140#3North Africa |  AlgeriaDZA | 28.2 | +0.8 | -3 |
| 141 |  SurinameSUR | 28.1 | +0.9 | — |
| 142 |  IndiaIND | 28.1 | +1.4 | — |
| 143 |  Cabo VerdeCPV | 27.9 | +2.0 | +1 |
| 144 |  FijiFJI | 27.7 | +0.7 | -1 |
| 145 |  Dominican RepublicDOM | 27.7 | +1.2 | — |
| 146 |  LibyaLBY | 27.2 | +1.0 | — |
| 147 |  El SalvadorSLV | 27 | +1.7 | +3 |
| 148 |  UzbekistanUZB | 26.9 | +0.3 | -1 |
| 149 |  MongoliaMNG | 26.8 | +0.5 | -1 |
| 150 |  TokelauTKL | 26.7 | +0.3 | -1 |
| 151 |  ParaguayPRY | 26.3 | +1.2 | — |
| 152 |  TurkmenistanTKM | 26.2 | +1.2 | — |
| 153 |  BelizeBLZ | 26 | +1.7 | +1 |
| 154 |  CambodiaKHM | 25.8 | +0.9 | -1 |
| 155 |  GuyanaGUY | 25.6 | +1.2 | — |
| 156 |  BangladeshBGD | 25.3 | +1.3 | +1 |
| 157 |  PhilippinesPHI | 25.3 | +1.7 | +3 |
| 158 |  NicaraguaNIC | 25.3 | +1.4 | +1 |
| 159 |  French GuianaGUF | 25.2 | -0.1 | -3 |
| 160 |  KyrgyzstanKGZ | 25.1 | +0.6 | -2 |
| 161 |  NepalNPL | 24.7 | +1.3 | +1 |
| 162 |  Bolivia, Plurinational State ofBOL | 24.7 | +1.1 | -1 |
| 163 |  DjiboutiDJI | 24.4 | +1.3 | +1 |
| 164 |  TuvaluTUV | 24.3 | +0.1 | -1 |
| 165 |  Lao People's Democratic RepublicLAO | 24.3 | +1.3 | — |
| 166 |  JordanJOR | 24.3 | +1.4 | — |
| 167 |  EgyptEGY | 24 | +0.9 | — |
| 168 |  HondurasHND | 23.6 | +1.5 | +1 |
| 169 |  HaitiHTI | 23.5 | +1.1 | -1 |
| 170 |  BotswanaBWA | 22.9 | +1.2 | +1 |
| 171 |  Micronesia, Federated States ofFSM | 22.9 | +1.1 | -1 |
| 172 |  KiribatiKIR | 22.7 | +0.7 | — |
| 173 |  GuatemalaGTM | 22.6 | +1.8 | — |
| 174 |  Papua New GuineaPNG | 22.3 | +0.9 | — |
| 175 |  Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 22.3 | +3.1 | +2 |
| 176 |  EswatiniSWZ | 22 | +1.1 | -1 |
| 177 |  TajikistanTJK | 21.9 | +0.8 | -1 |
| 178 |  GabonGAB | 21.5 | +0.1 | — |
| 179 |  LesothoLSO | 21.4 | +0.8 | — |
| 180 |  Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 21 | -0.2 | — |
| 181 |  Timor-LesteTLS | 21 | +1.6 | +4 |
| 182 |  NamibiaNAM | 21 | +0.6 | — |
| 183 |  GhanaGHA | 20.9 | +0.9 | — |
| 184 |  Marshall IslandsMHL | 20.7 | -1.2 | -3 |
| 185 |  TongaTON | 20.7 | -0.1 | -1 |
| 186 |  NauruNRU | 20.4 | -0.7 | — |
| 187 |  IraqIRQ | 20.4 | +1.3 | +3 |
| 188 |  ComorosCOM | 20.3 | +1.1 | +1 |
| 189 |  PakistanPAK | 20.3 | +0.7 | -2 |
| 190 |  Solomon IslandsSLB | 20.3 | +1.1 | +2 |
| 191 |  VanuatuVUT | 20.1 | +0.1 | -3 |
| 192 |  SamoaWSM | 19.9 | -0.9 | -1 |
| 193 |  Palestine, State ofPSE | 19.8 | +0.8 | — |
| 194 |  KenyaKEN | 19.5 | +1.3 | — |
| 195 |  RwandaRWA | 19.4 | +1.1 | — |
| 196 |  Sierra LeoneSLE | 19.3 | +1.2 | — |
| 197 |  SenegalSEN | 19.1 | +1.3 | — |
| 198 |  Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 19.1 | +1.0 | — |
| 199 |  Guinea-BissauGNB | 18.9 | +1.1 | — |
| 200 |  MadagascarMDG | 18.9 | +0.9 | — |
| 201 |  TogoTGO | 18.8 | +0.6 | — |
| 202 |  EthiopiaETH | 18.7 | +1.1 | — |
| 203 |  EritreaERI | 18.7 | +1.3 | — |
| 204 |  LiberiaLBR | 18.4 | +1.0 | +1 |
| 205 |  CongoCOG | 18.3 | +0.6 | -1 |
| 206 |  SudanSDN | 18.3 | +0.9 | — |
| 207 |  YemenYEM | 18.2 | +0.3 | — |
| 208 |  GambiaGMB | 18.2 | +1.1 | +1 |
| 209 |  Côte d'IvoireCIV | 18.1 | +0.6 | -1 |
| 210 |  GuineaGIN | 18 | +0.8 | — |
| 211 |  South SudanSSD | 18 | +2.2 | +3 |
| 212 |  ZimbabweZWE | 17.8 | +0.7 | -1 |
| 213 |  BeninBEN | 17.8 | +0.7 | -1 |
| 214 |  NigeriaNGR | 17.8 | +1.0 | +1 |
| 215 |  CameroonCMR | 17.8 | +0.7 | -2 |
| 216 |  MalawiMWI | 17.6 | +1.4 | — |
| 217 |  ZambiaZMB | 17.5 | +1.2 | — |
| 218 |  Burkina FasoBFA | 17.3 | +1.2 | +1 |
| 219 |  Tanzania, United Republic ofTZA | 17.2 | +0.7 | -1 |
| 220 |  MauritaniaMRT | 17.1 | +0.8 | — |
| 221 |  AfghanistanAFG | 16.9 | +1.1 | — |
| 222 | MayotteMYT | 16.8 | +0.5 | — |
| 223 |  UgandaUGA | 16.5 | +1.0 | +1 |
| 224 |  AngolaAGO | 16.5 | +0.4 | -1 |
| 225 |  MozambiqueMOZ | 16.3 | +0.4 | — |
| 226 |  BurundiBDI | 15.9 | +1.5 | +1 |
| 227 |  Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCOD | 15.8 | 0.0 | -1 |
| 228 |  MaliMLI | 15.5 | +0.8 | +1 |
| 229 |  SomaliaSOM | 15.5 | +0.5 | -1 |
| 230 |  ChadTCD | 15.4 | +2.0 | — |
| 231 |  NigerNIG | 15.3 | +1.0 | -1 |
| 232 |  Central African RepublicCAF | 14.3 | +0.1 | — |
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