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Median age by country, 1983

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

1983
#Country / areaMedian age1973
1Monaco42.7 yrs43.9 yrs
2Holy See41.9 yrs35.2 yrs
3Isle of Man37.6 yrs39.9 yrs
4Sweden36.1 yrs34.3 yrs
5Germany35.7 yrs33.8 yrs
6Guernsey34.6 yrs33.1 yrs
7Switzerland34.6 yrs31.4 yrs
8Denmark34.5 yrs31.5 yrs
9Luxembourg34.4 yrs34.0 yrs
10United Kingdom34.0 yrs33.0 yrs
11Jersey34.0 yrs33.7 yrs
12Italy33.9 yrs32.4 yrs
13Austria33.9 yrs32.5 yrs
14Bulgaria33.8 yrs32.6 yrs
15Belgium33.8 yrs33.3 yrs
16Hungary33.6 yrs33.3 yrs
17Latvia33.6 yrs33.6 yrs
18Japan33.4 yrs29.2 yrs
19Serbia33.3 yrs31.8 yrs
20Norway33.2 yrs31.3 yrs
21Greece33.1 yrs32.5 yrs
22Finland33.0 yrs29.2 yrs
23Estonia32.9 yrs33.1 yrs
24Croatia32.7 yrs31.8 yrs
25Ukraine32.6 yrs32.5 yrs
26San Marino32.6 yrs30.1 yrs
27Czechia32.6 yrs31.9 yrs
28Falkland Islands (Malvinas)32.6 yrs31.5 yrs
29France32.0 yrs30.8 yrs
30Gibraltar31.6 yrs29.1 yrs
31Netherlands31.3 yrs27.9 yrs
32Romania31.2 yrs30.7 yrs
33Slovenia31.1 yrs30.1 yrs
34Lithuania31.1 yrs30.3 yrs
35Russian Federation30.6 yrs30.7 yrs
36Belarus30.5 yrs29.8 yrs
37Spain30.4 yrs29.0 yrs
38Portugal30.4 yrs28.6 yrs
39Bermuda30.3 yrs26.9 yrs
40Liechtenstein30.0 yrs26.8 yrs
41United States of America29.9 yrs27.1 yrs
42Malta29.9 yrs26.0 yrs
43Uruguay29.3 yrs29.1 yrs
44Poland29.3 yrs27.2 yrs
45Australia29.2 yrs26.7 yrs
46Canada29.2 yrs25.7 yrs
47Andorra28.8 yrs24.5 yrs
48Slovakia28.6 yrs27.3 yrs
49Georgia28.4 yrs27.7 yrs
50Faroe Islands28.1 yrs25.7 yrs
51New Zealand27.8 yrs24.9 yrs
52Cyprus27.6 yrs24.2 yrs
53Saint Pierre and Miquelon27.5 yrs23.8 yrs
54Saint Barthélemy27.3 yrs25.5 yrs
55Republic of Moldova27.3 yrs25.1 yrs
56Iceland26.6 yrs23.9 yrs
57Montenegro26.5 yrs23.3 yrs
58Argentina26.0 yrs25.9 yrs
59Aruba26.0 yrs20.2 yrs
60China, Hong Kong SAR26.0 yrs21.4 yrs
61Bosnia and Herzegovina25.9 yrs22.1 yrs
62North Macedonia25.9 yrs22.6 yrs
63Ireland25.8 yrs25.6 yrs
64Barbados25.5 yrs21.9 yrs
65United Arab Emirates25.4 yrs23.1 yrs
66Cayman Islands25.4 yrs21.0 yrs
67Singapore25.4 yrs20.0 yrs
68Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba25.3 yrs21.0 yrs
69China, Macao SAR25.1 yrs17.2 yrs
70Qatar24.6 yrs19.9 yrs
71Puerto Rico24.6 yrs21.4 yrs
72Montserrat24.5 yrs20.4 yrs
73Israel24.3 yrs22.8 yrs
74Cuba24.1 yrs21.0 yrs
75Nauru24.1 yrs18.8 yrs
76Greenland24.0 yrs19.3 yrs
77Saint Helena23.8 yrs20.9 yrs
78Curaçao23.6 yrs19.4 yrs
79Sint Maarten (Dutch part)23.6 yrs20.6 yrs
80Armenia23.4 yrs20.6 yrs
81French Guiana23.0 yrs20.6 yrs
82Kazakhstan22.9 yrs22.0 yrs
83Martinique22.9 yrs17.7 yrs
84Guadeloupe22.8 yrs18.7 yrs
85Chile22.8 yrs20.2 yrs
86British Virgin Islands22.8 yrs20.3 yrs
87China, Taiwan Province of China22.8 yrs18.6 yrs
88United States Virgin Islands22.8 yrs21.2 yrs
89Dem. People's Republic of Korea22.5 yrs19.7 yrs
90Antigua and Barbuda22.4 yrs17.7 yrs
91Republic of Korea22.3 yrs18.2 yrs
92Guam22.0 yrs19.7 yrs
93Bahamas21.9 yrs19.7 yrs
94Mauritius21.7 yrs18.4 yrs
95Bahrain21.6 yrs17.2 yrs
96Tuvalu21.3 yrs18.4 yrs
97Trinidad and Tobago21.3 yrs18.6 yrs
98Western Sahara21.2 yrs16.8 yrs
99China21.2 yrs18.5 yrs
100Saint Martin (French part)21.1 yrs16.4 yrs
101Albania21.0 yrs18.3 yrs
102Réunion20.9 yrs17.8 yrs
103Northern Mariana Islands20.9 yrs15.6 yrs
104Azerbaijan20.8 yrs17.1 yrs
105Kuwait20.8 yrs17.3 yrs
106Sri Lanka20.8 yrs19.4 yrs
107Anguilla20.6 yrs16.4 yrs
108Seychelles20.3 yrs17.4 yrs
109Saint Kitts and Nevis20.3 yrs16.5 yrs
110Costa Rica20.1 yrs17.2 yrs
111Thailand20.0 yrs16.9 yrs
112New Caledonia20.0 yrs19.1 yrs
113Brunei Darussalam20.0 yrs17.1 yrs
114Kyrgyzstan19.8 yrs18.9 yrs
115Brazil19.8 yrs17.8 yrs
116Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)19.7 yrs17.8 yrs
117Grenada19.5 yrs16.2 yrs
118Palau19.5 yrs15.7 yrs
119Turks and Caicos Islands19.4 yrs16.1 yrs
120Myanmar19.4 yrs18.6 yrs
121Malaysia19.3 yrs17.0 yrs
122Lebanon19.3 yrs17.6 yrs
123Türkiye19.2 yrs17.8 yrs
124Timor-Leste19.2 yrs19.4 yrs
125India19.1 yrs18.2 yrs
126Gabon19.1 yrs22.1 yrs
127Jamaica19.1 yrs16.7 yrs
128Dominica19.0 yrs15.4 yrs
129Niue19.0 yrs14.7 yrs
130South Africa19.0 yrs17.8 yrs
131Indonesia18.9 yrs17.7 yrs
132Colombia18.8 yrs16.2 yrs
133Fiji18.8 yrs16.7 yrs
134Panama18.7 yrs16.7 yrs
135Viet Nam18.7 yrs17.4 yrs
136French Polynesia18.7 yrs16.4 yrs
137Nepal18.5 yrs18.7 yrs
138Uzbekistan18.4 yrs16.8 yrs
139Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)18.4 yrs16.4 yrs
140American Samoa18.4 yrs15.9 yrs
141Egypt18.3 yrs18.2 yrs
142Bolivia (Plurinational State of)18.3 yrs18.3 yrs
143Equatorial Guinea18.3 yrs19.1 yrs
144Kiribati18.2 yrs16.6 yrs
145Suriname18.2 yrs15.2 yrs
146Tunisia18.2 yrs16.6 yrs
147Tokelau18.2 yrs14.7 yrs
148Turkmenistan18.1 yrs16.4 yrs
149Haiti18.1 yrs18.3 yrs
150Guyana18.0 yrs15.7 yrs
151Ecuador17.9 yrs16.8 yrs
152Sierra Leone17.9 yrs18.9 yrs
153Paraguay17.9 yrs16.4 yrs
154Peru17.7 yrs16.9 yrs
155Saint Vincent and the Grenadines17.6 yrs15.8 yrs
156Bhutan17.6 yrs18.2 yrs
157Saudi Arabia17.5 yrs16.4 yrs
158Lesotho17.5 yrs17.5 yrs
159Iran (Islamic Republic of)17.4 yrs16.8 yrs
160Guinea17.4 yrs18.6 yrs
161Dominican Republic17.4 yrs15.3 yrs
162Pakistan17.3 yrs16.8 yrs
163Central African Republic17.3 yrs17.6 yrs
164Papua New Guinea17.2 yrs16.0 yrs
165Mongolia17.2 yrs16.0 yrs
166Cook Islands17.1 yrs13.7 yrs
167Tajikistan17.1 yrs16.6 yrs
168Morocco16.9 yrs15.7 yrs
169El Salvador16.8 yrs15.6 yrs
170Cambodia16.8 yrs16.0 yrs
171Democratic Republic of the Congo16.8 yrs17.0 yrs
172Philippines16.8 yrs14.9 yrs
173Liberia16.8 yrs17.4 yrs
174Angola16.7 yrs15.9 yrs
175Gambia16.7 yrs18.2 yrs
176Tonga16.7 yrs15.6 yrs
177Vanuatu16.7 yrs15.9 yrs
178Lao People's Democratic Republic16.7 yrs17.6 yrs
179Eritrea16.6 yrs17.1 yrs
180Mexico16.6 yrs15.0 yrs
181Bangladesh16.5 yrs16.4 yrs
182Mali16.5 yrs18.1 yrs
183Saint Lucia16.4 yrs13.9 yrs
184Nigeria16.4 yrs17.5 yrs
185Belize16.4 yrs14.9 yrs
186Sao Tome and Principe16.3 yrs15.9 yrs
187Somalia16.3 yrs16.5 yrs
188Guinea-Bissau16.2 yrs17.7 yrs
189Djibouti16.2 yrs16.3 yrs
190Burkina Faso16.2 yrs17.4 yrs
191Malawi16.2 yrs16.6 yrs
192Cameroon16.1 yrs17.7 yrs
193Congo16.1 yrs16.3 yrs
194Mozambique16.1 yrs17.3 yrs
195Samoa16.0 yrs13.9 yrs
196Benin16.0 yrs17.0 yrs
197Algeria15.9 yrs15.4 yrs
198Wallis and Futuna Islands15.9 yrs15.5 yrs
199Ghana15.9 yrs14.7 yrs
200Guatemala15.9 yrs15.7 yrs
201Chad15.9 yrs17.1 yrs
202Togo15.8 yrs16.1 yrs
203Burundi15.8 yrs15.7 yrs
204Mauritania15.8 yrs16.4 yrs
205Maldives15.8 yrs16.0 yrs
206South Sudan15.8 yrs16.4 yrs
207Botswana15.7 yrs14.6 yrs
208Ethiopia15.6 yrs16.5 yrs
209Sudan15.6 yrs14.9 yrs
210Afghanistan15.5 yrs16.6 yrs
211Iraq15.5 yrs16.6 yrs
212Oman15.4 yrs15.3 yrs
213Libya15.4 yrs13.9 yrs
214Cabo Verde15.3 yrs16.0 yrs
215Comoros15.3 yrs15.8 yrs
216Senegal15.3 yrs16.8 yrs
217Namibia15.3 yrs16.7 yrs
218Niger15.3 yrs15.0 yrs
219Honduras15.3 yrs14.9 yrs
220Madagascar15.3 yrs15.6 yrs
221Nicaragua15.2 yrs15.1 yrs
222Côte d'Ivoire15.1 yrs16.5 yrs
223United Republic of Tanzania15.1 yrs15.9 yrs
224Micronesia (Fed. States of)15.0 yrs14.9 yrs
225Rwanda15.0 yrs15.1 yrs
226Solomon Islands14.9 yrs15.3 yrs
227Uganda14.8 yrs15.3 yrs
228Syrian Arab Republic14.7 yrs14.7 yrs
229Zimbabwe14.7 yrs14.8 yrs
230Jordan14.4 yrs13.7 yrs
231Yemen14.3 yrs16.4 yrs
232Eswatini14.3 yrs15.2 yrs
233Zambia14.3 yrs14.7 yrs
234Mayotte14.3 yrs13.9 yrs
235State of Palestine14.2 yrs14.2 yrs
236Marshall Islands13.8 yrs15.1 yrs
237Kenya13.7 yrs13.2 yrs

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