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

Median age by country, 1994

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

1994
#Country / areaMedian age1984
1Holy See49.3 yrs42.5 yrs
2Monaco43.5 yrs42.4 yrs
3Japan38.6 yrs33.9 yrs
4Isle of Man38.2 yrs37.8 yrs
5Italy37.6 yrs34.2 yrs
6Sweden37.4 yrs36.4 yrs
7Serbia37.3 yrs33.6 yrs
8Germany37.0 yrs35.8 yrs
9Bulgaria37.0 yrs34.0 yrs
10Denmark36.6 yrs34.8 yrs
11Finland36.6 yrs33.4 yrs
12Hungary36.5 yrs33.9 yrs
13Croatia36.4 yrs32.9 yrs
14Belgium36.2 yrs34.0 yrs
15Switzerland36.1 yrs34.9 yrs
16San Marino36.0 yrs32.9 yrs
17Guernsey35.8 yrs34.8 yrs
18Greece35.8 yrs33.3 yrs
19Luxembourg35.6 yrs34.6 yrs
20United Kingdom35.4 yrs34.2 yrs
21Gibraltar35.4 yrs31.9 yrs
22Jersey35.1 yrs34.1 yrs
23Czechia35.1 yrs32.9 yrs
24Estonia35.0 yrs32.9 yrs
25Austria35.0 yrs34.0 yrs
26Norway34.9 yrs33.4 yrs
27France34.9 yrs32.3 yrs
28Latvia34.9 yrs33.7 yrs
29Slovenia34.8 yrs31.3 yrs
30Portugal34.7 yrs30.7 yrs
31Netherlands34.4 yrs31.6 yrs
32Ukraine34.2 yrs32.6 yrs
33Spain33.9 yrs30.6 yrs
34Russian Federation33.7 yrs30.8 yrs
35Bermuda33.6 yrs30.7 yrs
36Malta33.4 yrs30.2 yrs
37Canada33.3 yrs29.6 yrs
38Liechtenstein33.3 yrs30.2 yrs
39Belarus33.2 yrs30.7 yrs
40United States of America32.9 yrs30.2 yrs
41Romania32.9 yrs31.4 yrs
42Andorra32.8 yrs29.2 yrs
43Faroe Islands32.7 yrs28.4 yrs
44Lithuania32.7 yrs31.1 yrs
45Poland32.6 yrs29.6 yrs
46Australia32.4 yrs29.5 yrs
47Saint Pierre and Miquelon32.4 yrs27.8 yrs
48Falkland Islands (Malvinas)32.4 yrs32.5 yrs
49China, Hong Kong SAR32.0 yrs26.5 yrs
50Bosnia and Herzegovina31.7 yrs26.2 yrs
51Saint Barthélemy31.4 yrs27.4 yrs
52New Zealand31.3 yrs28.1 yrs
53Slovakia31.2 yrs28.8 yrs
54Martinique31.1 yrs23.6 yrs
55Georgia30.8 yrs28.5 yrs
56Aruba30.7 yrs26.6 yrs
57Saint Helena30.4 yrs24.3 yrs
58Uruguay30.3 yrs29.3 yrs
59Montenegro30.2 yrs26.9 yrs
60Iceland30.1 yrs27.0 yrs
61Republic of Moldova29.9 yrs27.5 yrs
62Montserrat29.9 yrs24.9 yrs
63Barbados29.8 yrs25.8 yrs
64Singapore29.7 yrs25.8 yrs
65Ireland29.6 yrs26.0 yrs
66Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba29.6 yrs25.6 yrs
67Cyprus29.5 yrs27.7 yrs
68Cayman Islands29.4 yrs25.7 yrs
69Curaçao29.3 yrs24.1 yrs
70North Macedonia29.3 yrs26.1 yrs
71China, Macao SAR29.2 yrs25.4 yrs
72United States Virgin Islands29.0 yrs23.3 yrs
73Puerto Rico28.9 yrs25.0 yrs
74Cuba28.7 yrs24.4 yrs
75Sint Maarten (Dutch part)28.6 yrs23.7 yrs
76Greenland28.4 yrs24.4 yrs
77China, Taiwan Province of China28.0 yrs23.2 yrs
78Guadeloupe27.9 yrs23.3 yrs
79Republic of Korea27.9 yrs22.8 yrs
80Qatar27.8 yrs25.3 yrs
81British Virgin Islands27.7 yrs23.1 yrs
82Saint Martin (French part)26.8 yrs21.8 yrs
83Armenia26.6 yrs23.7 yrs
84Northern Mariana Islands26.6 yrs21.6 yrs
85United Arab Emirates26.4 yrs25.5 yrs
86Argentina26.4 yrs26.1 yrs
87Palau26.4 yrs20.0 yrs
88Dem. People's Republic of Korea26.4 yrs22.8 yrs
89Chile26.0 yrs23.1 yrs
90Mauritius26.0 yrs22.1 yrs
91Réunion26.0 yrs21.3 yrs
92Antigua and Barbuda25.7 yrs22.9 yrs
93Anguilla25.6 yrs20.9 yrs
94Israel25.6 yrs24.4 yrs
95Thailand25.6 yrs20.4 yrs
96Bahamas25.6 yrs22.2 yrs
97China25.6 yrs21.4 yrs
98Niue25.4 yrs19.5 yrs
99Kazakhstan25.3 yrs23.1 yrs
100Guam25.1 yrs22.2 yrs
101Turks and Caicos Islands24.6 yrs20.1 yrs
102Albania24.4 yrs21.3 yrs
103Trinidad and Tobago24.4 yrs21.6 yrs
104Seychelles24.2 yrs20.7 yrs
105Bahrain24.2 yrs21.9 yrs
106Kuwait24.1 yrs21.2 yrs
107Tuvalu24.1 yrs22.1 yrs
108Sri Lanka23.9 yrs20.9 yrs
109Grenada23.5 yrs20.0 yrs
110Dominica23.5 yrs19.5 yrs
111Saint Kitts and Nevis23.4 yrs20.7 yrs
112New Caledonia23.4 yrs20.3 yrs
113French Guiana23.4 yrs23.1 yrs
114Azerbaijan23.3 yrs21.1 yrs
115Brunei Darussalam23.1 yrs20.4 yrs
116Costa Rica22.6 yrs20.4 yrs
117Brazil22.4 yrs20.0 yrs
118Türkiye21.9 yrs19.4 yrs
119Indonesia21.8 yrs19.1 yrs
120French Polynesia21.8 yrs18.9 yrs
121Colombia21.7 yrs19.1 yrs
122Panama21.6 yrs18.9 yrs
123Myanmar21.5 yrs19.5 yrs
124Lebanon21.5 yrs19.4 yrs
125Jamaica21.3 yrs19.3 yrs
126Malaysia21.3 yrs19.5 yrs
127Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)21.2 yrs19.8 yrs
128Cook Islands21.1 yrs17.5 yrs
129Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21.1 yrs17.9 yrs
130Tunisia21.0 yrs18.4 yrs
131South Africa20.9 yrs19.2 yrs
132Suriname20.7 yrs18.5 yrs
133Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)20.6 yrs18.6 yrs
134Guyana20.5 yrs18.3 yrs
135Kyrgyzstan20.3 yrs20.0 yrs
136Tokelau20.3 yrs18.2 yrs
137Fiji20.3 yrs19.0 yrs
138Viet Nam20.3 yrs18.8 yrs
139India20.2 yrs19.2 yrs
140Mexico20.0 yrs16.9 yrs
141American Samoa20.0 yrs18.6 yrs
142Ecuador19.9 yrs18.0 yrs
143Saint Lucia19.9 yrs16.5 yrs
144Dominican Republic19.7 yrs17.6 yrs
145Peru19.6 yrs17.9 yrs
146Morocco19.6 yrs17.0 yrs
147Wallis and Futuna Islands19.2 yrs16.3 yrs
148Uzbekistan19.2 yrs18.6 yrs
149Oman19.1 yrs15.4 yrs
150Libya19.1 yrs15.7 yrs
151Egypt19.0 yrs18.3 yrs
152Bolivia (Plurinational State of)19.0 yrs18.4 yrs
153Kiribati18.8 yrs18.4 yrs
154Mongolia18.8 yrs17.3 yrs
155Turkmenistan18.6 yrs18.2 yrs
156Tonga18.6 yrs16.8 yrs
157Algeria18.5 yrs16.1 yrs
158Saudi Arabia18.5 yrs17.6 yrs
159Western Sahara18.4 yrs20.9 yrs
160El Salvador18.3 yrs16.9 yrs
161Samoa18.3 yrs16.3 yrs
162Paraguay18.3 yrs18.0 yrs
163Jordan18.3 yrs14.6 yrs
164Nauru18.2 yrs23.6 yrs
165Nepal18.2 yrs18.4 yrs
166Bangladesh18.2 yrs16.6 yrs
167Papua New Guinea18.1 yrs17.3 yrs
168Philippines18.1 yrs17.0 yrs
169Equatorial Guinea18.1 yrs18.7 yrs
170Timor-Leste17.9 yrs19.0 yrs
171Haiti17.8 yrs18.0 yrs
172Gabon17.7 yrs18.9 yrs
173Bhutan17.7 yrs17.5 yrs
174Namibia17.5 yrs15.4 yrs
175Lesotho17.4 yrs17.4 yrs
176Sierra Leone17.2 yrs17.8 yrs
177Djibouti17.2 yrs16.3 yrs
178Iran (Islamic Republic of)17.1 yrs17.3 yrs
179Cambodia17.1 yrs16.8 yrs
180Guinea17.0 yrs17.4 yrs
181Vanuatu17.0 yrs16.7 yrs
182Congo16.9 yrs16.1 yrs
183Democratic Republic of the Congo16.9 yrs16.8 yrs
184Belize16.9 yrs16.4 yrs
185Botswana16.9 yrs15.7 yrs
186Lao People's Democratic Republic16.8 yrs16.7 yrs
187Liberia16.8 yrs16.8 yrs
188Tajikistan16.6 yrs17.1 yrs
189Pakistan16.6 yrs17.2 yrs
190Mayotte16.6 yrs14.4 yrs
191Eritrea16.5 yrs16.7 yrs
192Togo16.5 yrs15.8 yrs
193Micronesia (Fed. States of)16.5 yrs15.1 yrs
194Mauritania16.5 yrs15.9 yrs
195Iraq16.4 yrs15.5 yrs
196Ghana16.4 yrs16.0 yrs
197Nigeria16.4 yrs16.3 yrs
198Cabo Verde16.3 yrs15.4 yrs
199Solomon Islands16.3 yrs15.0 yrs
200Nicaragua16.3 yrs15.2 yrs
201Guatemala16.2 yrs15.9 yrs
202Syrian Arab Republic16.2 yrs14.8 yrs
203United Republic of Tanzania16.2 yrs15.1 yrs
204Central African Republic16.2 yrs17.2 yrs
205Angola16.1 yrs16.7 yrs
206Guinea-Bissau16.1 yrs16.1 yrs
207Sao Tome and Principe16.1 yrs16.3 yrs
208Benin16.1 yrs16.0 yrs
209Mozambique16.1 yrs15.9 yrs
210Honduras16.0 yrs15.3 yrs
211Madagascar16.0 yrs15.4 yrs
212Senegal15.9 yrs15.3 yrs
213Gambia15.8 yrs16.6 yrs
214Malawi15.8 yrs16.2 yrs
215South Sudan15.8 yrs15.7 yrs
216Cameroon15.7 yrs16.0 yrs
217Sudan15.7 yrs15.7 yrs
218Ethiopia15.6 yrs15.7 yrs
219Maldives15.6 yrs15.9 yrs
220Somalia15.5 yrs16.2 yrs
221Niger15.5 yrs15.3 yrs
222Côte d'Ivoire15.3 yrs15.0 yrs
223Zimbabwe15.3 yrs14.8 yrs
224Eswatini15.2 yrs14.3 yrs
225Burkina Faso15.2 yrs16.1 yrs
226Mali15.2 yrs16.4 yrs
227Comoros15.0 yrs15.3 yrs
228Marshall Islands15.0 yrs13.8 yrs
229Kenya14.8 yrs13.8 yrs
230Chad14.8 yrs15.6 yrs
231Afghanistan14.7 yrs15.4 yrs
232Zambia14.7 yrs14.4 yrs
233Uganda14.6 yrs14.8 yrs
234State of Palestine14.5 yrs14.2 yrs
235Rwanda14.0 yrs14.9 yrs
236Yemen13.6 yrs14.1 yrs
237Burundi13.6 yrs15.7 yrs

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