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

Median age by country, 1995

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

1995
#Country / areaMedian age1985
1Holy See49.9 yrs43.1 yrs
2Monaco43.7 yrs42.3 yrs
3Japan39.0 yrs34.5 yrs
4Isle of Man38.3 yrs38.1 yrs
5Italy37.9 yrs34.6 yrs
6Serbia37.6 yrs34.0 yrs
7Sweden37.5 yrs36.7 yrs
8Germany37.3 yrs35.9 yrs
9Bulgaria37.3 yrs34.3 yrs
10Finland36.9 yrs33.7 yrs
11Croatia36.8 yrs33.2 yrs
12Denmark36.7 yrs35.1 yrs
13Hungary36.7 yrs34.1 yrs
14Belgium36.5 yrs34.2 yrs
15San Marino36.3 yrs33.2 yrs
16Switzerland36.3 yrs35.1 yrs
17Guernsey36.1 yrs35.1 yrs
18Greece36.0 yrs33.5 yrs
19Luxembourg35.7 yrs34.8 yrs
20United Kingdom35.6 yrs34.3 yrs
21Gibraltar35.5 yrs32.3 yrs
22Jersey35.4 yrs34.2 yrs
23Estonia35.3 yrs32.9 yrs
24Austria35.3 yrs34.2 yrs
25Czechia35.3 yrs33.1 yrs
26France35.2 yrs32.5 yrs
27Latvia35.2 yrs33.7 yrs
28Norway35.1 yrs33.6 yrs
29Portugal35.1 yrs31.1 yrs
30Slovenia35.0 yrs31.6 yrs
31Netherlands34.7 yrs31.9 yrs
32Ukraine34.5 yrs32.7 yrs
33Spain34.3 yrs30.9 yrs
34Bermuda34.1 yrs31.1 yrs
35Russian Federation34.0 yrs30.9 yrs
36Canada33.7 yrs29.9 yrs
37Malta33.7 yrs30.4 yrs
38Belarus33.6 yrs30.8 yrs
39Liechtenstein33.6 yrs30.5 yrs
40Andorra33.3 yrs29.7 yrs
41United States of America33.1 yrs30.4 yrs
42Faroe Islands33.1 yrs28.6 yrs
43Romania33.1 yrs31.5 yrs
44Lithuania33.0 yrs31.1 yrs
45Poland32.9 yrs29.8 yrs
46Saint Pierre and Miquelon32.8 yrs28.2 yrs
47Australia32.7 yrs29.8 yrs
48Falkland Islands (Malvinas)32.7 yrs32.2 yrs
49China, Hong Kong SAR32.6 yrs27.0 yrs
50Bosnia and Herzegovina32.1 yrs26.6 yrs
51Saint Barthélemy31.8 yrs27.6 yrs
52New Zealand31.6 yrs28.4 yrs
53Slovakia31.4 yrs29.1 yrs
54Martinique31.4 yrs24.3 yrs
55Georgia31.2 yrs28.7 yrs
56Saint Helena31.2 yrs24.8 yrs
57Aruba31.0 yrs27.4 yrs
58Montserrat30.8 yrs25.3 yrs
59Montenegro30.6 yrs27.2 yrs
60Iceland30.4 yrs27.4 yrs
61Uruguay30.4 yrs29.4 yrs
62Barbados30.3 yrs26.2 yrs
63Republic of Moldova30.1 yrs27.7 yrs
64Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba30.0 yrs26.0 yrs
65Singapore30.0 yrs26.3 yrs
66Ireland29.9 yrs26.3 yrs
67Curaçao29.8 yrs24.6 yrs
68Cayman Islands29.8 yrs26.1 yrs
69Cyprus29.6 yrs27.8 yrs
70China, Macao SAR29.6 yrs25.8 yrs
71United States Virgin Islands29.5 yrs23.9 yrs
72North Macedonia29.5 yrs26.4 yrs
73Puerto Rico29.4 yrs25.4 yrs
74Cuba29.3 yrs24.8 yrs
75Sint Maarten (Dutch part)29.0 yrs23.9 yrs
76Greenland28.8 yrs24.8 yrs
77China, Taiwan Province of China28.5 yrs23.7 yrs
78Guadeloupe28.4 yrs23.8 yrs
79Republic of Korea28.3 yrs23.3 yrs
80Qatar28.2 yrs26.1 yrs
81British Virgin Islands28.0 yrs23.4 yrs
82Saint Martin (French part)27.1 yrs22.5 yrs
83United Arab Emirates27.0 yrs25.7 yrs
84Armenia26.9 yrs24.1 yrs
85Palau26.9 yrs20.5 yrs
86Dem. People's Republic of Korea26.9 yrs23.1 yrs
87Northern Mariana Islands26.5 yrs22.4 yrs
88Argentina26.4 yrs26.1 yrs
89Mauritius26.4 yrs22.5 yrs
90Chile26.3 yrs23.4 yrs
91Thailand26.2 yrs20.9 yrs
92Réunion26.2 yrs21.8 yrs
93Niue26.1 yrs20.0 yrs
94China26.1 yrs21.7 yrs
95Anguilla25.9 yrs21.4 yrs
96Antigua and Barbuda25.9 yrs23.4 yrs
97Bahamas25.9 yrs22.6 yrs
98Israel25.7 yrs24.4 yrs
99Kazakhstan25.4 yrs23.4 yrs
100Guam25.3 yrs22.4 yrs
101Turks and Caicos Islands24.9 yrs20.7 yrs
102Albania24.8 yrs21.6 yrs
103Kuwait24.6 yrs21.5 yrs
104Trinidad and Tobago24.6 yrs21.9 yrs
105Seychelles24.4 yrs20.9 yrs
106Sri Lanka24.3 yrs21.1 yrs
107Bahrain24.3 yrs22.1 yrs
108Tuvalu24.0 yrs22.6 yrs
109Dominica24.0 yrs20.0 yrs
110New Caledonia23.8 yrs20.7 yrs
111Saint Kitts and Nevis23.7 yrs21.1 yrs
112Grenada23.6 yrs20.5 yrs
113Azerbaijan23.5 yrs21.4 yrs
114French Guiana23.5 yrs23.1 yrs
115Brunei Darussalam23.4 yrs20.7 yrs
116Costa Rica22.9 yrs20.6 yrs
117Brazil22.7 yrs20.2 yrs
118Türkiye22.2 yrs19.6 yrs
119Indonesia22.1 yrs19.3 yrs
120French Polynesia22.1 yrs19.2 yrs
121Colombia21.9 yrs19.4 yrs
122Panama21.9 yrs19.2 yrs
123Lebanon21.8 yrs19.6 yrs
124Myanmar21.7 yrs19.6 yrs
125Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)21.6 yrs20.0 yrs
126Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21.6 yrs18.3 yrs
127Cook Islands21.5 yrs17.8 yrs
128Malaysia21.5 yrs19.7 yrs
129Jamaica21.4 yrs19.6 yrs
130Tunisia21.4 yrs18.7 yrs
131Suriname21.0 yrs18.8 yrs
132Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)20.8 yrs18.8 yrs
133Guyana20.6 yrs18.6 yrs
134Viet Nam20.6 yrs18.9 yrs
135Tokelau20.5 yrs18.1 yrs
136South Africa20.5 yrs19.4 yrs
137Kyrgyzstan20.4 yrs20.2 yrs
138Fiji20.4 yrs19.1 yrs
139India20.3 yrs19.3 yrs
140Mexico20.3 yrs17.2 yrs
141Ecuador20.1 yrs18.2 yrs
142Saint Lucia20.1 yrs16.7 yrs
143American Samoa20.0 yrs18.8 yrs
144Dominican Republic19.9 yrs17.8 yrs
145Peru19.9 yrs18.0 yrs
146Morocco19.9 yrs17.2 yrs
147Libya19.6 yrs15.9 yrs
148Uzbekistan19.3 yrs18.7 yrs
149Wallis and Futuna Islands19.2 yrs16.7 yrs
150Egypt19.1 yrs18.3 yrs
151Oman19.1 yrs15.5 yrs
152Bolivia (Plurinational State of)19.1 yrs18.4 yrs
153Mongolia19.0 yrs17.4 yrs
154Algeria18.8 yrs16.3 yrs
155Western Sahara18.8 yrs20.6 yrs
156Kiribati18.7 yrs18.6 yrs
157Saudi Arabia18.7 yrs17.6 yrs
158Turkmenistan18.7 yrs18.3 yrs
159El Salvador18.6 yrs17.1 yrs
160Samoa18.6 yrs16.5 yrs
161Tonga18.6 yrs17.0 yrs
162Jordan18.5 yrs14.7 yrs
163Paraguay18.4 yrs18.0 yrs
164Bangladesh18.4 yrs16.7 yrs
165Nauru18.2 yrs22.7 yrs
166Papua New Guinea18.2 yrs17.3 yrs
167Nepal18.1 yrs18.4 yrs
168Philippines18.1 yrs17.2 yrs
169Equatorial Guinea18.0 yrs18.9 yrs
170Haiti17.9 yrs18.0 yrs
171Bhutan17.8 yrs17.5 yrs
172Timor-Leste17.8 yrs18.8 yrs
173Gabon17.7 yrs18.6 yrs
174Namibia17.6 yrs15.6 yrs
175Iran (Islamic Republic of)17.5 yrs17.2 yrs
176Djibouti17.4 yrs16.3 yrs
177Lesotho17.4 yrs17.4 yrs
178Sierra Leone17.1 yrs17.7 yrs
179Belize17.1 yrs16.5 yrs
180Botswana17.1 yrs15.7 yrs
181Eritrea17.0 yrs16.7 yrs
182Guinea17.0 yrs17.4 yrs
183Congo17.0 yrs16.2 yrs
184Democratic Republic of the Congo17.0 yrs16.8 yrs
185Vanuatu16.9 yrs16.7 yrs
186Liberia16.9 yrs16.8 yrs
187Mayotte16.8 yrs14.5 yrs
188Micronesia (Fed. States of)16.8 yrs15.1 yrs
189Lao People's Democratic Republic16.8 yrs16.7 yrs
190Tajikistan16.6 yrs17.1 yrs
191Togo16.6 yrs15.8 yrs
192Pakistan16.6 yrs17.1 yrs
193Ghana16.5 yrs16.0 yrs
194Solomon Islands16.5 yrs15.1 yrs
195Nigeria16.5 yrs16.2 yrs
196Nicaragua16.5 yrs15.2 yrs
197Mauritania16.5 yrs15.9 yrs
198Iraq16.4 yrs15.6 yrs
199Cabo Verde16.4 yrs15.5 yrs
200Syrian Arab Republic16.4 yrs14.8 yrs
201Guatemala16.3 yrs15.9 yrs
202United Republic of Tanzania16.3 yrs15.2 yrs
203Guinea-Bissau16.1 yrs16.0 yrs
204Sao Tome and Principe16.1 yrs16.3 yrs
205Honduras16.1 yrs15.4 yrs
206Mozambique16.1 yrs15.9 yrs
207Central African Republic16.1 yrs17.2 yrs
208Angola16.0 yrs16.7 yrs
209Senegal16.0 yrs15.2 yrs
210Madagascar16.0 yrs15.4 yrs
211Cambodia15.9 yrs16.8 yrs
212Benin15.9 yrs15.9 yrs
213Cameroon15.8 yrs15.9 yrs
214Maldives15.8 yrs15.9 yrs
215South Sudan15.8 yrs15.6 yrs
216Gambia15.7 yrs16.5 yrs
217Sudan15.7 yrs15.7 yrs
218Malawi15.7 yrs16.2 yrs
219Ethiopia15.5 yrs15.8 yrs
220Zimbabwe15.5 yrs14.8 yrs
221Somalia15.5 yrs16.1 yrs
222Niger15.5 yrs15.3 yrs
223Côte d'Ivoire15.4 yrs14.9 yrs
224Marshall Islands15.3 yrs13.7 yrs
225Burkina Faso15.2 yrs16.0 yrs
226Mali15.2 yrs16.2 yrs
227Eswatini15.0 yrs14.2 yrs
228Kenya14.9 yrs13.9 yrs
229Comoros14.9 yrs15.4 yrs
230Chad14.9 yrs15.2 yrs
231Zambia14.7 yrs14.4 yrs
232Afghanistan14.6 yrs15.3 yrs
233State of Palestine14.5 yrs14.3 yrs
234Uganda14.4 yrs14.8 yrs
235Burundi14.3 yrs15.5 yrs
236Yemen13.6 yrs14.0 yrs
237Rwanda13.2 yrs14.8 yrs

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