World Population PyramidsPopulation pyramids and indicators by country and year日本語

Median age by country, 1990

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

1990
#Country / areaMedian age1980
1Holy See46.5 yrs40.1 yrs
2Monaco43.2 yrs43.0 yrs
3Isle of Man38.3 yrs37.5 yrs
4Sweden37.4 yrs35.1 yrs
5Japan36.9 yrs31.7 yrs
6Germany36.6 yrs35.7 yrs
7Italy36.1 yrs33.0 yrs
8Denmark36.1 yrs33.3 yrs
9Switzerland35.9 yrs33.8 yrs
10Serbia35.8 yrs32.5 yrs
11Bulgaria35.6 yrs33.2 yrs
12Guernsey35.5 yrs33.6 yrs
13Finland35.5 yrs31.8 yrs
14Hungary35.3 yrs33.2 yrs
15Belgium35.3 yrs33.1 yrs
16Luxembourg35.3 yrs33.9 yrs
17United Kingdom35.0 yrs33.3 yrs
18Greece35.0 yrs32.8 yrs
19San Marino34.8 yrs31.8 yrs
20Austria34.6 yrs33.6 yrs
21Croatia34.6 yrs32.2 yrs
22Gibraltar34.4 yrs30.7 yrs
23Norway34.4 yrs32.4 yrs
24Jersey34.3 yrs33.7 yrs
25Czechia34.3 yrs31.9 yrs
26France33.7 yrs31.3 yrs
27Latvia33.5 yrs33.9 yrs
28Estonia33.3 yrs32.7 yrs
29Netherlands33.3 yrs30.3 yrs
30Ukraine33.2 yrs32.5 yrs
31Slovenia33.2 yrs30.4 yrs
32Portugal33.2 yrs29.5 yrs
33Spain32.5 yrs29.8 yrs
34Russian Federation32.2 yrs30.1 yrs
35Romania32.1 yrs30.6 yrs
36Falkland Islands (Malvinas)32.0 yrs32.4 yrs
37Malta32.0 yrs29.0 yrs
38United States of America31.9 yrs29.1 yrs
39Belarus31.9 yrs30.0 yrs
40Liechtenstein31.9 yrs29.2 yrs
41Andorra31.8 yrs27.2 yrs
42Canada31.8 yrs28.1 yrs
43Bermuda31.8 yrs28.9 yrs
44Lithuania31.5 yrs30.8 yrs
45Poland31.4 yrs28.5 yrs
46Australia31.1 yrs28.4 yrs
47Aruba30.8 yrs24.2 yrs
48Saint Pierre and Miquelon30.7 yrs26.1 yrs
49Slovakia30.3 yrs27.9 yrs
50New Zealand30.1 yrs26.9 yrs
51Faroe Islands30.0 yrs27.4 yrs
52Uruguay29.9 yrs29.1 yrs
53China, Hong Kong SAR29.9 yrs24.5 yrs
54Georgia29.6 yrs28.0 yrs
55Saint Barthélemy29.4 yrs27.0 yrs
56Iceland29.0 yrs25.9 yrs
57Republic of Moldova28.9 yrs26.6 yrs
58Cyprus28.8 yrs26.6 yrs
59Bosnia and Herzegovina28.7 yrs24.7 yrs
60Martinique28.7 yrs21.2 yrs
61Montenegro28.7 yrs25.4 yrs
62Cayman Islands28.5 yrs25.0 yrs
63Singapore28.5 yrs23.7 yrs
64Ireland28.2 yrs25.5 yrs
65Barbados28.1 yrs24.3 yrs
66Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba27.9 yrs24.2 yrs
67North Macedonia27.9 yrs24.9 yrs
68Saint Helena27.6 yrs22.5 yrs
69Puerto Rico27.4 yrs23.6 yrs
70China, Macao SAR27.4 yrs23.4 yrs
71Curaçao27.2 yrs22.1 yrs
72United States Virgin Islands27.2 yrs21.6 yrs
73Montserrat27.1 yrs23.2 yrs
74Qatar26.9 yrs22.5 yrs
75Greenland26.8 yrs22.8 yrs
76Cuba26.7 yrs23.1 yrs
77Sint Maarten (Dutch part)26.5 yrs23.4 yrs
78Argentina26.3 yrs26.0 yrs
79Northern Mariana Islands26.3 yrs18.8 yrs
80Guadeloupe26.2 yrs21.5 yrs
81China, Taiwan Province of China26.1 yrs21.6 yrs
82British Virgin Islands25.9 yrs22.3 yrs
83Saint Martin (French part)25.8 yrs19.1 yrs
84Republic of Korea25.8 yrs20.9 yrs
85Armenia25.6 yrs22.2 yrs
86United Arab Emirates24.9 yrs25.2 yrs
87Dem. People's Republic of Korea24.9 yrs21.4 yrs
88Israel24.8 yrs24.0 yrs
89Chile24.8 yrs22.0 yrs
90Kazakhstan24.7 yrs21.9 yrs
91Réunion24.7 yrs19.9 yrs
92Antigua and Barbuda24.6 yrs20.8 yrs
93Palau24.6 yrs17.7 yrs
94Mauritius24.6 yrs20.8 yrs
95Bahamas24.3 yrs21.0 yrs
96Guam24.1 yrs21.3 yrs
97Anguilla23.8 yrs19.4 yrs
98Turks and Caicos Islands23.7 yrs17.6 yrs
99Tuvalu23.7 yrs19.9 yrs
100Bahrain23.7 yrs20.9 yrs
101China23.7 yrs20.9 yrs
102French Guiana23.3 yrs22.2 yrs
103Thailand23.2 yrs18.9 yrs
104Trinidad and Tobago23.2 yrs20.6 yrs
105Albania22.9 yrs20.1 yrs
106Azerbaijan22.6 yrs19.7 yrs
107Grenada22.6 yrs18.1 yrs
108Sri Lanka22.6 yrs20.4 yrs
109Seychelles22.6 yrs19.3 yrs
110Niue22.6 yrs17.2 yrs
111Saint Kitts and Nevis22.4 yrs19.1 yrs
112Kuwait22.3 yrs19.5 yrs
113Brunei Darussalam22.2 yrs19.0 yrs
114New Caledonia22.0 yrs19.5 yrs
115Dominica21.8 yrs17.6 yrs
116Costa Rica21.7 yrs19.3 yrs
117Brazil21.4 yrs19.2 yrs
118Colombia20.8 yrs17.9 yrs
119Jamaica20.8 yrs18.3 yrs
120Türkiye20.8 yrs18.8 yrs
121Kyrgyzstan20.7 yrs19.4 yrs
122Indonesia20.6 yrs18.4 yrs
123Myanmar20.6 yrs19.1 yrs
124Lebanon20.6 yrs18.8 yrs
125Panama20.5 yrs18.0 yrs
126French Polynesia20.5 yrs18.0 yrs
127Malaysia20.4 yrs18.7 yrs
128South Africa20.3 yrs18.4 yrs
129Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)20.0 yrs19.2 yrs
130Tunisia20.0 yrs17.4 yrs
131Guyana19.9 yrs17.1 yrs
132Fiji19.9 yrs18.3 yrs
133Cook Islands19.8 yrs15.8 yrs
134Suriname19.8 yrs17.3 yrs
135Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)19.8 yrs17.8 yrs
136American Samoa19.8 yrs17.8 yrs
137India19.7 yrs18.9 yrs
138Tokelau19.6 yrs17.1 yrs
139Saint Vincent and the Grenadines19.5 yrs16.4 yrs
140Viet Nam19.5 yrs18.4 yrs
141Ecuador19.2 yrs17.4 yrs
142Kiribati19.2 yrs17.5 yrs
143Nauru19.2 yrs23.1 yrs
144Uzbekistan18.9 yrs17.9 yrs
145Saint Lucia18.9 yrs15.9 yrs
146Dominican Republic18.9 yrs16.7 yrs
147Western Sahara18.9 yrs21.1 yrs
148Peru18.8 yrs17.4 yrs
149Mexico18.7 yrs15.7 yrs
150Bolivia (Plurinational State of)18.6 yrs18.3 yrs
151Equatorial Guinea18.6 yrs18.3 yrs
152Wallis and Futuna Islands18.5 yrs16.1 yrs
153Egypt18.5 yrs18.2 yrs
154Morocco18.4 yrs16.4 yrs
155Turkmenistan18.3 yrs17.6 yrs
156Paraguay18.2 yrs17.6 yrs
157Tonga18.1 yrs16.3 yrs
158Nepal18.1 yrs18.5 yrs
159Saudi Arabia18.0 yrs17.1 yrs
160Timor-Leste18.0 yrs20.1 yrs
161Gabon17.9 yrs19.9 yrs
162Mongolia17.9 yrs16.6 yrs
163Haiti17.8 yrs18.2 yrs
164Philippines17.8 yrs16.2 yrs
165El Salvador17.7 yrs16.4 yrs
166Papua New Guinea17.6 yrs16.9 yrs
167Algeria17.5 yrs15.5 yrs
168Samoa17.4 yrs15.3 yrs
169Sierra Leone17.4 yrs18.1 yrs
170Bangladesh17.4 yrs16.5 yrs
171Bhutan17.4 yrs17.8 yrs
172Libya17.4 yrs15.0 yrs
173Lesotho17.4 yrs17.7 yrs
174Oman17.3 yrs15.4 yrs
175Namibia17.3 yrs15.5 yrs
176Cambodia17.2 yrs16.7 yrs
177Guinea17.2 yrs17.7 yrs
178Iran (Islamic Republic of)17.1 yrs17.2 yrs
179Tajikistan17.1 yrs17.0 yrs
180Pakistan16.9 yrs17.1 yrs
181Djibouti16.8 yrs16.1 yrs
182Lao People's Democratic Republic16.8 yrs16.8 yrs
183Liberia16.8 yrs16.9 yrs
184Central African Republic16.8 yrs17.4 yrs
185Democratic Republic of the Congo16.7 yrs16.8 yrs
186Vanuatu16.7 yrs16.5 yrs
187Congo16.6 yrs15.9 yrs
188Eritrea16.5 yrs16.6 yrs
189Belize16.5 yrs16.1 yrs
190Angola16.4 yrs16.5 yrs
191Sao Tome and Principe16.3 yrs16.2 yrs
192Malawi16.2 yrs16.2 yrs
193Ghana16.1 yrs15.6 yrs
194Gambia16.1 yrs17.1 yrs
195Guatemala16.1 yrs16.0 yrs
196Togo16.1 yrs15.8 yrs
197Nigeria16.1 yrs16.7 yrs
198Botswana16.1 yrs15.8 yrs
199Jordan16.1 yrs14.1 yrs
200Iraq16.0 yrs15.3 yrs
201Mauritania16.0 yrs15.8 yrs
202Cabo Verde15.9 yrs15.0 yrs
203Guinea-Bissau15.9 yrs16.6 yrs
204Mozambique15.9 yrs16.5 yrs
205South Sudan15.9 yrs16.0 yrs
206Ethiopia15.8 yrs15.7 yrs
207Sudan15.8 yrs15.4 yrs
208Benin15.8 yrs16.2 yrs
209Madagascar15.8 yrs15.4 yrs
210Cameroon15.7 yrs16.7 yrs
211Solomon Islands15.7 yrs14.8 yrs
212Honduras15.7 yrs15.2 yrs
213Mayotte15.7 yrs13.8 yrs
214Nicaragua15.6 yrs15.1 yrs
215United Republic of Tanzania15.5 yrs15.4 yrs
216Micronesia (Fed. States of)15.5 yrs15.0 yrs
217Comoros15.4 yrs15.4 yrs
218Syrian Arab Republic15.4 yrs14.5 yrs
219Senegal15.4 yrs15.7 yrs
220Somalia15.4 yrs16.5 yrs
221Niger15.4 yrs15.3 yrs
222Burkina Faso15.4 yrs16.5 yrs
223Mali15.4 yrs17.0 yrs
224Maldives15.4 yrs15.8 yrs
225Zimbabwe15.2 yrs14.6 yrs
226Chad15.2 yrs15.6 yrs
227Afghanistan15.0 yrs15.8 yrs
228Eswatini15.0 yrs14.6 yrs
229Côte d'Ivoire14.9 yrs15.4 yrs
230Uganda14.8 yrs14.9 yrs
231Zambia14.6 yrs14.2 yrs
232Burundi14.6 yrs16.1 yrs
233State of Palestine14.4 yrs14.1 yrs
234Rwanda14.4 yrs15.4 yrs
235Kenya14.3 yrs13.4 yrs
236Marshall Islands13.9 yrs13.9 yrs
237Yemen13.6 yrs14.8 yrs

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