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Median age by country, 1984

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

1984
#Country / areaMedian age1974
1Holy See42.5 yrs35.8 yrs
2Monaco42.4 yrs44.1 yrs
3Isle of Man37.8 yrs39.4 yrs
4Sweden36.4 yrs34.3 yrs
5Germany35.8 yrs34.0 yrs
6Switzerland34.9 yrs31.6 yrs
7Guernsey34.8 yrs32.6 yrs
8Denmark34.8 yrs31.6 yrs
9Luxembourg34.6 yrs34.0 yrs
10United Kingdom34.2 yrs32.9 yrs
11Italy34.2 yrs32.5 yrs
12Jersey34.1 yrs33.8 yrs
13Austria34.0 yrs32.7 yrs
14Bulgaria34.0 yrs32.6 yrs
15Belgium34.0 yrs33.3 yrs
16Hungary33.9 yrs33.3 yrs
17Japan33.9 yrs29.4 yrs
18Latvia33.7 yrs33.8 yrs
19Serbia33.6 yrs32.0 yrs
20Norway33.4 yrs31.2 yrs
21Finland33.4 yrs29.4 yrs
22Greece33.3 yrs32.8 yrs
23Estonia32.9 yrs33.2 yrs
24Croatia32.9 yrs32.0 yrs
25San Marino32.9 yrs30.3 yrs
26Czechia32.9 yrs31.8 yrs
27Ukraine32.6 yrs32.8 yrs
28Falkland Islands (Malvinas)32.5 yrs31.6 yrs
29France32.3 yrs30.6 yrs
30Gibraltar31.9 yrs29.0 yrs
31Netherlands31.6 yrs28.1 yrs
32Romania31.4 yrs30.7 yrs
33Slovenia31.3 yrs30.2 yrs
34Lithuania31.1 yrs30.5 yrs
35Russian Federation30.8 yrs30.6 yrs
36Bermuda30.7 yrs27.3 yrs
37Belarus30.7 yrs29.6 yrs
38Portugal30.7 yrs28.6 yrs
39Spain30.6 yrs29.0 yrs
40United States of America30.2 yrs27.3 yrs
41Malta30.2 yrs26.4 yrs
42Liechtenstein30.2 yrs27.0 yrs
43Canada29.6 yrs26.1 yrs
44Poland29.6 yrs27.2 yrs
45Australia29.5 yrs26.9 yrs
46Uruguay29.3 yrs29.1 yrs
47Andorra29.2 yrs24.6 yrs
48Slovakia28.8 yrs27.2 yrs
49Georgia28.5 yrs27.5 yrs
50Faroe Islands28.4 yrs25.9 yrs
51New Zealand28.1 yrs25.1 yrs
52Saint Pierre and Miquelon27.8 yrs23.9 yrs
53Cyprus27.7 yrs24.4 yrs
54Republic of Moldova27.5 yrs25.2 yrs
55Saint Barthélemy27.4 yrs25.8 yrs
56Iceland27.0 yrs24.1 yrs
57Montenegro26.9 yrs23.7 yrs
58Aruba26.6 yrs20.6 yrs
59China, Hong Kong SAR26.5 yrs21.8 yrs
60Bosnia and Herzegovina26.2 yrs22.4 yrs
61Argentina26.1 yrs25.9 yrs
62North Macedonia26.1 yrs22.9 yrs
63Ireland26.0 yrs25.4 yrs
64Singapore25.8 yrs20.4 yrs
65Barbados25.8 yrs22.1 yrs
66Cayman Islands25.7 yrs21.4 yrs
67Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba25.6 yrs21.4 yrs
68United Arab Emirates25.5 yrs23.7 yrs
69China, Macao SAR25.4 yrs12.9 yrs
70Qatar25.3 yrs19.8 yrs
71Puerto Rico25.0 yrs21.8 yrs
72Montserrat24.9 yrs20.7 yrs
73Israel24.4 yrs23.0 yrs
74Cuba24.4 yrs21.2 yrs
75Greenland24.4 yrs19.7 yrs
76Saint Helena24.3 yrs21.0 yrs
77Curaçao24.1 yrs19.7 yrs
78Armenia23.7 yrs20.8 yrs
79Sint Maarten (Dutch part)23.7 yrs20.8 yrs
80Nauru23.6 yrs19.3 yrs
81Martinique23.6 yrs17.9 yrs
82Guadeloupe23.3 yrs19.0 yrs
83United States Virgin Islands23.3 yrs21.0 yrs
84China, Taiwan Province of China23.2 yrs18.9 yrs
85Kazakhstan23.1 yrs22.1 yrs
86Chile23.1 yrs20.4 yrs
87British Virgin Islands23.1 yrs20.5 yrs
88French Guiana23.1 yrs20.5 yrs
89Antigua and Barbuda22.9 yrs18.1 yrs
90Republic of Korea22.8 yrs18.5 yrs
91Dem. People's Republic of Korea22.8 yrs19.6 yrs
92Guam22.2 yrs19.8 yrs
93Bahamas22.2 yrs19.8 yrs
94Tuvalu22.1 yrs18.7 yrs
95Mauritius22.1 yrs18.8 yrs
96Bahrain21.9 yrs17.7 yrs
97Saint Martin (French part)21.8 yrs16.5 yrs
98Trinidad and Tobago21.6 yrs18.9 yrs
99Northern Mariana Islands21.6 yrs16.0 yrs
100China21.4 yrs18.8 yrs
101Albania21.3 yrs18.5 yrs
102Réunion21.3 yrs18.1 yrs
103Kuwait21.2 yrs17.3 yrs
104Azerbaijan21.1 yrs17.4 yrs
105Anguilla20.9 yrs16.6 yrs
106Sri Lanka20.9 yrs19.5 yrs
107Western Sahara20.9 yrs16.6 yrs
108Seychelles20.7 yrs17.5 yrs
109Saint Kitts and Nevis20.7 yrs17.0 yrs
110Costa Rica20.4 yrs17.5 yrs
111Thailand20.4 yrs17.1 yrs
112Brunei Darussalam20.4 yrs17.3 yrs
113New Caledonia20.3 yrs18.9 yrs
114Turks and Caicos Islands20.1 yrs16.4 yrs
115Kyrgyzstan20.0 yrs18.9 yrs
116Grenada20.0 yrs16.4 yrs
117Palau20.0 yrs16.0 yrs
118Brazil20.0 yrs18.0 yrs
119Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)19.8 yrs17.9 yrs
120Dominica19.5 yrs15.7 yrs
121Niue19.5 yrs15.0 yrs
122Malaysia19.5 yrs17.2 yrs
123Myanmar19.5 yrs18.6 yrs
124Türkiye19.4 yrs17.9 yrs
125Lebanon19.4 yrs17.8 yrs
126Jamaica19.3 yrs16.8 yrs
127India19.2 yrs18.3 yrs
128South Africa19.2 yrs17.8 yrs
129Indonesia19.1 yrs17.8 yrs
130Colombia19.1 yrs16.4 yrs
131Fiji19.0 yrs16.9 yrs
132Timor-Leste19.0 yrs19.3 yrs
133Gabon18.9 yrs21.8 yrs
134Panama18.9 yrs16.9 yrs
135French Polynesia18.9 yrs16.7 yrs
136Viet Nam18.8 yrs17.5 yrs
137Equatorial Guinea18.7 yrs19.0 yrs
138Uzbekistan18.6 yrs16.9 yrs
139Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)18.6 yrs16.6 yrs
140American Samoa18.6 yrs16.1 yrs
141Suriname18.5 yrs15.6 yrs
142Kiribati18.4 yrs16.6 yrs
143Tunisia18.4 yrs16.6 yrs
144Nepal18.4 yrs18.7 yrs
145Bolivia (Plurinational State of)18.4 yrs18.3 yrs
146Egypt18.3 yrs18.2 yrs
147Guyana18.3 yrs15.9 yrs
148Tokelau18.2 yrs15.0 yrs
149Turkmenistan18.2 yrs16.6 yrs
150Ecuador18.0 yrs16.8 yrs
151Haiti18.0 yrs18.3 yrs
152Paraguay18.0 yrs16.5 yrs
153Saint Vincent and the Grenadines17.9 yrs15.8 yrs
154Peru17.9 yrs17.0 yrs
155Sierra Leone17.8 yrs18.7 yrs
156Saudi Arabia17.6 yrs16.5 yrs
157Dominican Republic17.6 yrs15.4 yrs
158Cook Islands17.5 yrs13.9 yrs
159Bhutan17.5 yrs18.1 yrs
160Guinea17.4 yrs18.5 yrs
161Lesotho17.4 yrs17.7 yrs
162Iran (Islamic Republic of)17.3 yrs16.9 yrs
163Papua New Guinea17.3 yrs16.1 yrs
164Mongolia17.3 yrs15.9 yrs
165Pakistan17.2 yrs16.8 yrs
166Central African Republic17.2 yrs17.5 yrs
167Tajikistan17.1 yrs16.7 yrs
168Philippines17.0 yrs15.0 yrs
169Morocco17.0 yrs15.7 yrs
170El Salvador16.9 yrs15.6 yrs
171Mexico16.9 yrs15.0 yrs
172Cambodia16.8 yrs16.1 yrs
173Democratic Republic of the Congo16.8 yrs16.9 yrs
174Tonga16.8 yrs15.6 yrs
175Liberia16.8 yrs17.3 yrs
176Angola16.7 yrs15.9 yrs
177Eritrea16.7 yrs17.0 yrs
178Vanuatu16.7 yrs15.9 yrs
179Lao People's Democratic Republic16.7 yrs17.6 yrs
180Gambia16.6 yrs18.0 yrs
181Bangladesh16.6 yrs16.4 yrs
182Saint Lucia16.5 yrs14.0 yrs
183Belize16.4 yrs15.1 yrs
184Mali16.4 yrs17.9 yrs
185Wallis and Futuna Islands16.3 yrs15.5 yrs
186Samoa16.3 yrs14.0 yrs
187Sao Tome and Principe16.3 yrs15.9 yrs
188Djibouti16.3 yrs16.3 yrs
189Nigeria16.3 yrs17.4 yrs
190Somalia16.2 yrs16.6 yrs
191Malawi16.2 yrs16.5 yrs
192Algeria16.1 yrs15.4 yrs
193Guinea-Bissau16.1 yrs17.8 yrs
194Congo16.1 yrs16.2 yrs
195Burkina Faso16.1 yrs17.2 yrs
196Ghana16.0 yrs14.8 yrs
197Cameroon16.0 yrs17.5 yrs
198Benin16.0 yrs16.8 yrs
199Guatemala15.9 yrs15.8 yrs
200Mauritania15.9 yrs16.3 yrs
201Mozambique15.9 yrs17.2 yrs
202Maldives15.9 yrs16.0 yrs
203Togo15.8 yrs16.0 yrs
204Ethiopia15.7 yrs16.3 yrs
205Sudan15.7 yrs14.9 yrs
206Burundi15.7 yrs15.8 yrs
207Botswana15.7 yrs14.8 yrs
208Libya15.7 yrs14.3 yrs
209South Sudan15.7 yrs16.3 yrs
210Chad15.6 yrs16.9 yrs
211Iraq15.5 yrs16.4 yrs
212Afghanistan15.4 yrs16.5 yrs
213Oman15.4 yrs15.2 yrs
214Cabo Verde15.4 yrs16.0 yrs
215Namibia15.4 yrs16.6 yrs
216Madagascar15.4 yrs15.5 yrs
217Comoros15.3 yrs15.8 yrs
218Senegal15.3 yrs16.7 yrs
219Niger15.3 yrs15.1 yrs
220Honduras15.3 yrs14.9 yrs
221Nicaragua15.2 yrs15.1 yrs
222United Republic of Tanzania15.1 yrs15.8 yrs
223Micronesia (Fed. States of)15.1 yrs14.9 yrs
224Côte d'Ivoire15.0 yrs16.5 yrs
225Solomon Islands15.0 yrs15.2 yrs
226Rwanda14.9 yrs15.2 yrs
227Uganda14.8 yrs15.2 yrs
228Syrian Arab Republic14.8 yrs14.6 yrs
229Zimbabwe14.8 yrs14.8 yrs
230Jordan14.6 yrs13.7 yrs
231Zambia14.4 yrs14.6 yrs
232Mayotte14.4 yrs13.8 yrs
233Eswatini14.3 yrs15.1 yrs
234State of Palestine14.2 yrs14.2 yrs
235Yemen14.1 yrs16.1 yrs
236Kenya13.8 yrs13.2 yrs
237Marshall Islands13.8 yrs14.9 yrs

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