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Median age by country, 1985

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

1985
#Country / areaMedian age1975
1Holy See43.1 yrs36.5 yrs
2Monaco42.3 yrs44.0 yrs
3Isle of Man38.1 yrs39.0 yrs
4Sweden36.7 yrs34.3 yrs
5Germany35.9 yrs34.4 yrs
6Guernsey35.1 yrs32.1 yrs
7Switzerland35.1 yrs32.0 yrs
8Denmark35.1 yrs31.8 yrs
9Luxembourg34.8 yrs34.0 yrs
10Italy34.6 yrs32.5 yrs
11Japan34.5 yrs29.7 yrs
12United Kingdom34.3 yrs32.9 yrs
13Bulgaria34.3 yrs32.7 yrs
14Austria34.2 yrs33.0 yrs
15Jersey34.2 yrs33.8 yrs
16Belgium34.2 yrs33.2 yrs
17Hungary34.1 yrs33.3 yrs
18Serbia34.0 yrs32.1 yrs
19Finland33.7 yrs29.6 yrs
20Latvia33.7 yrs33.9 yrs
21Norway33.6 yrs31.2 yrs
22Greece33.5 yrs32.8 yrs
23Croatia33.2 yrs32.1 yrs
24San Marino33.2 yrs30.4 yrs
25Czechia33.1 yrs31.6 yrs
26Estonia32.9 yrs33.4 yrs
27Ukraine32.7 yrs33.0 yrs
28France32.5 yrs30.5 yrs
29Gibraltar32.3 yrs29.3 yrs
30Falkland Islands (Malvinas)32.2 yrs31.8 yrs
31Netherlands31.9 yrs28.4 yrs
32Slovenia31.6 yrs30.3 yrs
33Romania31.5 yrs30.7 yrs
34Bermuda31.1 yrs27.7 yrs
35Portugal31.1 yrs28.7 yrs
36Lithuania31.1 yrs30.6 yrs
37Spain30.9 yrs29.0 yrs
38Russian Federation30.9 yrs29.9 yrs
39Belarus30.8 yrs29.5 yrs
40Liechtenstein30.5 yrs27.3 yrs
41United States of America30.4 yrs27.6 yrs
42Malta30.4 yrs26.9 yrs
43Canada29.9 yrs26.4 yrs
44Australia29.8 yrs27.1 yrs
45Poland29.8 yrs27.4 yrs
46Andorra29.7 yrs24.8 yrs
47Uruguay29.4 yrs29.1 yrs
48Slovakia29.1 yrs27.2 yrs
49Georgia28.7 yrs27.4 yrs
50Faroe Islands28.6 yrs26.1 yrs
51New Zealand28.4 yrs25.3 yrs
52Saint Pierre and Miquelon28.2 yrs24.2 yrs
53Cyprus27.8 yrs24.5 yrs
54Republic of Moldova27.7 yrs25.4 yrs
55Saint Barthélemy27.6 yrs26.0 yrs
56Iceland27.4 yrs24.4 yrs
57Aruba27.4 yrs21.0 yrs
58Montenegro27.2 yrs24.0 yrs
59China, Hong Kong SAR27.0 yrs22.2 yrs
60Bosnia and Herzegovina26.6 yrs22.8 yrs
61North Macedonia26.4 yrs23.2 yrs
62Ireland26.3 yrs25.4 yrs
63Singapore26.3 yrs20.9 yrs
64Barbados26.2 yrs22.4 yrs
65Argentina26.1 yrs26.0 yrs
66Qatar26.1 yrs20.0 yrs
67Cayman Islands26.1 yrs22.0 yrs
68Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba26.0 yrs21.8 yrs
69China, Macao SAR25.8 yrs14.8 yrs
70United Arab Emirates25.7 yrs24.4 yrs
71Puerto Rico25.4 yrs22.1 yrs
72Montserrat25.3 yrs21.1 yrs
73Cuba24.8 yrs21.4 yrs
74Greenland24.8 yrs20.3 yrs
75Saint Helena24.8 yrs21.1 yrs
76Curaçao24.6 yrs20.0 yrs
77Israel24.4 yrs23.1 yrs
78Martinique24.3 yrs18.3 yrs
79Armenia24.1 yrs21.0 yrs
80Sint Maarten (Dutch part)23.9 yrs21.1 yrs
81United States Virgin Islands23.9 yrs20.9 yrs
82Guadeloupe23.8 yrs19.3 yrs
83China, Taiwan Province of China23.7 yrs19.3 yrs
84Antigua and Barbuda23.4 yrs18.5 yrs
85Kazakhstan23.4 yrs22.3 yrs
86Chile23.4 yrs20.7 yrs
87British Virgin Islands23.4 yrs20.8 yrs
88Republic of Korea23.3 yrs18.9 yrs
89French Guiana23.1 yrs20.6 yrs
90Dem. People's Republic of Korea23.1 yrs19.7 yrs
91Nauru22.7 yrs19.8 yrs
92Tuvalu22.6 yrs18.8 yrs
93Bahamas22.6 yrs19.9 yrs
94Saint Martin (French part)22.5 yrs16.8 yrs
95Mauritius22.5 yrs19.2 yrs
96Guam22.4 yrs19.9 yrs
97Northern Mariana Islands22.4 yrs16.5 yrs
98Bahrain22.1 yrs18.1 yrs
99Trinidad and Tobago21.9 yrs19.2 yrs
100Réunion21.8 yrs18.4 yrs
101China21.7 yrs19.1 yrs
102Albania21.6 yrs18.7 yrs
103Kuwait21.5 yrs17.4 yrs
104Azerbaijan21.4 yrs17.7 yrs
105Anguilla21.4 yrs17.0 yrs
106Sri Lanka21.1 yrs19.7 yrs
107Saint Kitts and Nevis21.1 yrs17.4 yrs
108Seychelles20.9 yrs17.7 yrs
109Thailand20.9 yrs17.3 yrs
110Turks and Caicos Islands20.7 yrs16.6 yrs
111New Caledonia20.7 yrs18.9 yrs
112Brunei Darussalam20.7 yrs17.5 yrs
113Costa Rica20.6 yrs17.8 yrs
114Western Sahara20.6 yrs16.6 yrs
115Grenada20.5 yrs16.7 yrs
116Palau20.5 yrs16.3 yrs
117Kyrgyzstan20.2 yrs18.9 yrs
118Brazil20.2 yrs18.2 yrs
119Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)20.0 yrs18.1 yrs
120Dominica20.0 yrs16.0 yrs
121Niue20.0 yrs15.3 yrs
122Malaysia19.7 yrs17.5 yrs
123Jamaica19.6 yrs17.0 yrs
124Türkiye19.6 yrs18.1 yrs
125Myanmar19.6 yrs18.7 yrs
126Lebanon19.6 yrs18.0 yrs
127Colombia19.4 yrs16.7 yrs
128South Africa19.4 yrs17.9 yrs
129India19.3 yrs18.4 yrs
130Indonesia19.3 yrs17.8 yrs
131Panama19.2 yrs17.0 yrs
132French Polynesia19.2 yrs16.9 yrs
133Fiji19.1 yrs17.2 yrs
134Viet Nam18.9 yrs17.6 yrs
135Equatorial Guinea18.9 yrs18.9 yrs
136Suriname18.8 yrs15.9 yrs
137Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)18.8 yrs16.8 yrs
138Timor-Leste18.8 yrs19.4 yrs
139American Samoa18.8 yrs16.4 yrs
140Uzbekistan18.7 yrs17.0 yrs
141Tunisia18.7 yrs16.7 yrs
142Guyana18.6 yrs16.1 yrs
143Gabon18.6 yrs21.5 yrs
144Kiribati18.6 yrs16.7 yrs
145Nepal18.4 yrs18.7 yrs
146Bolivia (Plurinational State of)18.4 yrs18.3 yrs
147Egypt18.3 yrs18.3 yrs
148Saint Vincent and the Grenadines18.3 yrs15.9 yrs
149Turkmenistan18.3 yrs16.7 yrs
150Ecuador18.2 yrs16.9 yrs
151Tokelau18.1 yrs15.2 yrs
152Haiti18.0 yrs18.3 yrs
153Paraguay18.0 yrs16.7 yrs
154Peru18.0 yrs17.0 yrs
155Cook Islands17.8 yrs14.0 yrs
156Dominican Republic17.8 yrs15.7 yrs
157Sierra Leone17.7 yrs18.6 yrs
158Saudi Arabia17.6 yrs16.6 yrs
159Bhutan17.5 yrs18.1 yrs
160Guinea17.4 yrs18.4 yrs
161Mongolia17.4 yrs15.9 yrs
162Lesotho17.4 yrs17.8 yrs
163Papua New Guinea17.3 yrs16.1 yrs
164Iran (Islamic Republic of)17.2 yrs17.0 yrs
165Philippines17.2 yrs15.2 yrs
166Mexico17.2 yrs15.1 yrs
167Morocco17.2 yrs15.8 yrs
168Central African Republic17.2 yrs17.4 yrs
169El Salvador17.1 yrs15.7 yrs
170Tajikistan17.1 yrs16.7 yrs
171Pakistan17.1 yrs16.8 yrs
172Tonga17.0 yrs15.6 yrs
173Cambodia16.8 yrs16.1 yrs
174Democratic Republic of the Congo16.8 yrs16.8 yrs
175Liberia16.8 yrs17.2 yrs
176Angola16.7 yrs16.0 yrs
177Wallis and Futuna Islands16.7 yrs15.8 yrs
178Eritrea16.7 yrs16.9 yrs
179Saint Lucia16.7 yrs14.2 yrs
180Vanuatu16.7 yrs16.0 yrs
181Bangladesh16.7 yrs16.4 yrs
182Lao People's Democratic Republic16.7 yrs17.5 yrs
183Gambia16.5 yrs17.9 yrs
184Samoa16.5 yrs14.2 yrs
185Belize16.5 yrs15.3 yrs
186Algeria16.3 yrs15.4 yrs
187Sao Tome and Principe16.3 yrs16.0 yrs
188Djibouti16.3 yrs16.2 yrs
189Congo16.2 yrs16.1 yrs
190Nigeria16.2 yrs17.3 yrs
191Malawi16.2 yrs16.4 yrs
192Mali16.2 yrs17.8 yrs
193Somalia16.1 yrs16.6 yrs
194Ghana16.0 yrs14.8 yrs
195Guinea-Bissau16.0 yrs17.7 yrs
196Burkina Faso16.0 yrs17.1 yrs
197Cameroon15.9 yrs17.4 yrs
198Guatemala15.9 yrs15.8 yrs
199Benin15.9 yrs16.7 yrs
200Mauritania15.9 yrs16.2 yrs
201Mozambique15.9 yrs17.1 yrs
202Maldives15.9 yrs15.9 yrs
203Libya15.9 yrs14.4 yrs
204Ethiopia15.8 yrs16.2 yrs
205Togo15.8 yrs16.0 yrs
206Sudan15.7 yrs14.9 yrs
207Botswana15.7 yrs14.9 yrs
208Iraq15.6 yrs15.9 yrs
209Namibia15.6 yrs16.5 yrs
210South Sudan15.6 yrs16.3 yrs
211Oman15.5 yrs15.1 yrs
212Cabo Verde15.5 yrs15.9 yrs
213Burundi15.5 yrs15.9 yrs
214Comoros15.4 yrs15.7 yrs
215Honduras15.4 yrs15.0 yrs
216Madagascar15.4 yrs15.5 yrs
217Afghanistan15.3 yrs16.4 yrs
218Niger15.3 yrs15.1 yrs
219Senegal15.2 yrs16.6 yrs
220United Republic of Tanzania15.2 yrs15.8 yrs
221Chad15.2 yrs16.8 yrs
222Nicaragua15.2 yrs15.1 yrs
223Solomon Islands15.1 yrs15.0 yrs
224Micronesia (Fed. States of)15.1 yrs14.9 yrs
225Côte d'Ivoire14.9 yrs16.4 yrs
226Uganda14.8 yrs15.1 yrs
227Syrian Arab Republic14.8 yrs14.6 yrs
228Zimbabwe14.8 yrs14.8 yrs
229Rwanda14.8 yrs15.3 yrs
230Jordan14.7 yrs13.7 yrs
231Mayotte14.5 yrs13.7 yrs
232Zambia14.4 yrs14.5 yrs
233State of Palestine14.3 yrs14.1 yrs
234Eswatini14.2 yrs15.0 yrs
235Yemen14.0 yrs15.9 yrs
236Kenya13.9 yrs13.2 yrs
237Marshall Islands13.7 yrs14.8 yrs

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