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Median age by country, 1960

Half the population is older and half is younger than this age. Values are UN estimates.

1960
#Country / areaMedian age1950
1Monaco44.4 yrs42.5 yrs
2Isle of Man42.2 yrs37.8 yrs
3Jersey35.7 yrs35.3 yrs
4Guernsey35.2 yrs33.8 yrs
5Sweden35.1 yrs33.2 yrs
6United Kingdom34.5 yrs33.9 yrs
7Austria34.5 yrs34.8 yrs
8Luxembourg34.1 yrs33.9 yrs
9Belgium33.9 yrs34.5 yrs
10Germany33.7 yrs32.9 yrs
11Norway33.4 yrs31.6 yrs
12Czechia32.1 yrs31.3 yrs
13Denmark32.0 yrs30.6 yrs
14France31.8 yrs33.4 yrs
15Gibraltar31.7 yrs30.5 yrs
16Switzerland31.6 yrs32.2 yrs
17Latvia31.2 yrs29.1 yrs
18Estonia31.1 yrs28.9 yrs
19Hungary31.1 yrs29.1 yrs
20Italy30.5 yrs27.6 yrs
21San Marino30.0 yrs30.4 yrs
22Bulgaria29.4 yrs26.0 yrs
23Falkland Islands (Malvinas)29.3 yrs19.8 yrs
24Ireland29.1 yrs29.0 yrs
25Australia28.6 yrs29.4 yrs
26Spain28.4 yrs26.5 yrs
27United States of America28.3 yrs29.0 yrs
28Ukraine28.3 yrs26.4 yrs
29Andorra28.2 yrs30.9 yrs
30Uruguay28.0 yrs26.8 yrs
31Croatia28.0 yrs25.4 yrs
32Slovenia28.0 yrs26.0 yrs
33Netherlands27.8 yrs27.0 yrs
34Serbia27.7 yrs24.5 yrs
35Greece27.5 yrs24.6 yrs
36Lithuania27.5 yrs25.1 yrs
37Romania27.5 yrs25.3 yrs
38Finland27.4 yrs26.7 yrs
39Liechtenstein26.9 yrs27.7 yrs
40Holy See26.8 yrs19.7 yrs
41Portugal26.8 yrs25.0 yrs
42Slovakia26.7 yrs26.1 yrs
43Georgia26.6 yrs24.8 yrs
44New Zealand26.5 yrs28.4 yrs
45Russian Federation26.3 yrs23.0 yrs
46Gabon26.2 yrs27.1 yrs
47Belarus25.7 yrs23.7 yrs
48Poland25.6 yrs24.8 yrs
49Argentina25.5 yrs24.4 yrs
50Canada25.5 yrs26.7 yrs
51Faroe Islands25.3 yrs24.6 yrs
52Saint Barthélemy24.9 yrs26.8 yrs
53Japan24.7 yrs21.3 yrs
54Bermuda24.5 yrs24.1 yrs
55Iceland24.4 yrs25.5 yrs
56Israel24.3 yrs24.5 yrs
57Republic of Moldova23.6 yrs22.7 yrs
58Saint Pierre and Miquelon23.4 yrs23.8 yrs
59Sao Tome and Principe23.3 yrs23.7 yrs
60French Guiana23.2 yrs25.8 yrs
61Nauru22.9 yrs18.7 yrs
62Malta22.7 yrs23.6 yrs
63Western Sahara22.6 yrs18.3 yrs
64Cayman Islands22.5 yrs23.4 yrs
65Kazakhstan22.2 yrs22.0 yrs
66Tuvalu22.2 yrs22.7 yrs
67China, Hong Kong SAR22.2 yrs22.8 yrs
68Kyrgyzstan22.1 yrs23.6 yrs
69Armenia22.0 yrs21.1 yrs
70Cyprus22.0 yrs22.7 yrs
71Guinea-Bissau21.9 yrs20.4 yrs
72China, Macao SAR21.9 yrs24.4 yrs
73Mongolia21.7 yrs23.9 yrs
74Montenegro21.7 yrs20.6 yrs
75Cuba21.4 yrs21.2 yrs
76Uzbekistan21.2 yrs22.7 yrs
77Kuwait21.0 yrs20.3 yrs
78Equatorial Guinea20.9 yrs22.5 yrs
79Seychelles20.8 yrs26.3 yrs
80Barbados20.8 yrs21.8 yrs
81North Macedonia20.8 yrs20.5 yrs
82Tajikistan20.7 yrs20.7 yrs
83Azerbaijan20.6 yrs20.2 yrs
84Bosnia and Herzegovina20.5 yrs19.0 yrs
85New Caledonia20.4 yrs21.7 yrs
86Turkmenistan20.3 yrs21.3 yrs
87Guam20.2 yrs22.0 yrs
88Viet Nam20.2 yrs23.1 yrs
89Sierra Leone20.1 yrs19.4 yrs
90Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba20.0 yrs31.6 yrs
91Myanmar19.9 yrs20.7 yrs
92China19.9 yrs22.3 yrs
93Benin19.8 yrs22.8 yrs
94Guinea19.6 yrs20.4 yrs
95Maldives19.6 yrs17.4 yrs
96Cameroon19.5 yrs19.3 yrs
97Iraq19.4 yrs20.5 yrs
98Chile19.3 yrs19.4 yrs
99Central African Republic19.3 yrs21.2 yrs
100India19.2 yrs20.0 yrs
101Indonesia19.1 yrs17.9 yrs
102Chad18.9 yrs20.3 yrs
103Mozambique18.9 yrs19.2 yrs
104Lebanon18.9 yrs22.0 yrs
105Dem. People's Republic of Korea18.9 yrs16.3 yrs
106Albania18.8 yrs19.6 yrs
107Angola18.8 yrs18.9 yrs
108Curaçao18.8 yrs20.9 yrs
109Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)18.8 yrs18.6 yrs
110Burkina Faso18.8 yrs18.6 yrs
111Mali18.8 yrs19.4 yrs
112Comoros18.7 yrs20.1 yrs
113Jamaica18.7 yrs21.1 yrs
114Saint Helena18.7 yrs18.0 yrs
115United Arab Emirates18.6 yrs17.5 yrs
116Yemen18.6 yrs18.2 yrs
117Egypt18.6 yrs19.6 yrs
118Sint Maarten (Dutch part)18.6 yrs26.7 yrs
119Bolivia (Plurinational State of)18.6 yrs19.6 yrs
120Antigua and Barbuda18.5 yrs18.0 yrs
121Sri Lanka18.5 yrs19.9 yrs
122Nepal18.5 yrs18.6 yrs
123Haiti18.5 yrs18.8 yrs
124Bahamas18.5 yrs19.4 yrs
125Türkiye18.4 yrs18.6 yrs
126Gambia18.3 yrs17.0 yrs
127Nigeria18.3 yrs18.1 yrs
128Republic of Korea18.3 yrs17.7 yrs
129Timor-Leste18.3 yrs17.1 yrs
130United States Virgin Islands18.3 yrs19.8 yrs
131Lao People's Democratic Republic18.2 yrs18.8 yrs
132Liberia18.2 yrs17.9 yrs
133Pakistan18.1 yrs17.3 yrs
134Iran (Islamic Republic of)18.0 yrs20.6 yrs
135Afghanistan17.9 yrs18.4 yrs
136Cabo Verde17.9 yrs16.9 yrs
137Bangladesh17.9 yrs18.3 yrs
138South Africa17.9 yrs19.2 yrs
139Eritrea17.8 yrs16.5 yrs
140Oman17.8 yrs17.8 yrs
141Congo17.8 yrs18.9 yrs
142Namibia17.8 yrs19.8 yrs
143Brunei Darussalam17.8 yrs21.1 yrs
144Kiribati17.7 yrs21.1 yrs
145Bahrain17.7 yrs17.9 yrs
146Bhutan17.7 yrs17.0 yrs
147Martinique17.7 yrs20.0 yrs
148Mauritania17.7 yrs16.7 yrs
149Aruba17.6 yrs18.9 yrs
150Saudi Arabia17.6 yrs17.9 yrs
151Ethiopia17.5 yrs16.9 yrs
152Côte d'Ivoire17.5 yrs16.8 yrs
153South Sudan17.5 yrs17.5 yrs
154Trinidad and Tobago17.4 yrs19.8 yrs
155Papua New Guinea17.4 yrs17.3 yrs
156Puerto Rico17.4 yrs17.1 yrs
157Montserrat17.4 yrs17.8 yrs
158Libya17.4 yrs19.7 yrs
159Guadeloupe17.3 yrs19.7 yrs
160Democratic Republic of the Congo17.3 yrs17.1 yrs
161Tunisia17.3 yrs19.1 yrs
162Greenland17.2 yrs17.6 yrs
163Singapore17.2 yrs18.9 yrs
164Cambodia17.1 yrs17.5 yrs
165Peru17.1 yrs17.9 yrs
166Malawi17.1 yrs16.1 yrs
167Ecuador17.0 yrs19.0 yrs
168Qatar17.0 yrs17.6 yrs
169Suriname17.0 yrs17.9 yrs
170Senegal17.0 yrs17.6 yrs
171Somalia17.0 yrs18.5 yrs
172Togo17.0 yrs18.2 yrs
173Thailand16.9 yrs17.5 yrs
174Brazil16.9 yrs17.5 yrs
175Morocco16.9 yrs18.3 yrs
176China, Taiwan Province of China16.9 yrs17.7 yrs
177French Polynesia16.9 yrs16.9 yrs
178Dominica16.8 yrs17.6 yrs
179Belize16.8 yrs19.6 yrs
180Madagascar16.8 yrs19.7 yrs
181Ghana16.7 yrs17.7 yrs
182Panama16.7 yrs17.7 yrs
183Djibouti16.6 yrs15.6 yrs
184Vanuatu16.6 yrs17.7 yrs
185Botswana16.6 yrs17.9 yrs
186British Virgin Islands16.6 yrs17.7 yrs
187Syrian Arab Republic16.5 yrs19.2 yrs
188Malaysia16.5 yrs18.8 yrs
189Turks and Caicos Islands16.4 yrs18.5 yrs
190Tokelau16.4 yrs18.6 yrs
191Burundi16.4 yrs18.3 yrs
192Micronesia (Fed. States of)16.4 yrs18.4 yrs
193Algeria16.3 yrs18.4 yrs
194Saint Kitts and Nevis16.3 yrs21.2 yrs
195United Republic of Tanzania16.3 yrs16.0 yrs
196Lesotho16.3 yrs17.7 yrs
197Réunion16.3 yrs19.0 yrs
198Marshall Islands16.2 yrs17.2 yrs
199Anguilla16.1 yrs18.9 yrs
200El Salvador16.1 yrs17.2 yrs
201Saint Martin (French part)16.1 yrs19.8 yrs
202Mauritius16.1 yrs18.0 yrs
203Uganda16.0 yrs18.1 yrs
204Tonga16.0 yrs16.6 yrs
205Jordan16.0 yrs17.1 yrs
206Zambia15.9 yrs16.4 yrs
207Niue15.9 yrs18.8 yrs
208Costa Rica15.7 yrs16.8 yrs
209Solomon Islands15.7 yrs16.6 yrs
210Palau15.7 yrs17.6 yrs
211Guyana15.6 yrs18.6 yrs
212Guatemala15.6 yrs16.8 yrs
213Sudan15.6 yrs16.1 yrs
214Paraguay15.6 yrs15.9 yrs
215Fiji15.6 yrs16.8 yrs
216Colombia15.5 yrs16.9 yrs
217Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)15.5 yrs16.1 yrs
218Honduras15.5 yrs17.6 yrs
219Mexico15.5 yrs16.9 yrs
220Eswatini15.4 yrs17.3 yrs
221Saint Lucia15.4 yrs16.3 yrs
222Zimbabwe15.3 yrs17.4 yrs
223Nicaragua15.2 yrs16.5 yrs
224Cook Islands15.1 yrs15.7 yrs
225Grenada15.1 yrs15.1 yrs
226State of Palestine15.1 yrs16.1 yrs
227Mayotte14.8 yrs19.8 yrs
228Dominican Republic14.7 yrs15.8 yrs
229Philippines14.7 yrs15.5 yrs
230Kenya14.6 yrs16.0 yrs
231Saint Vincent and the Grenadines14.5 yrs18.0 yrs
232Niger14.4 yrs14.0 yrs
233Rwanda14.4 yrs17.2 yrs
234American Samoa14.3 yrs15.5 yrs
235Samoa14.0 yrs14.7 yrs
236Wallis and Futuna Islands13.7 yrs14.4 yrs
237Northern Mariana Islands13.7 yrs18.2 yrs

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.