Median age by country, 2034
Half the population is older and half is younger than this age. Values are UN medium-variant projections.
| # | Country / area | Median age | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 52.9 yrs | 46.8 yrs |
| 2 | Japan | 52.4 yrs | 49.4 yrs |
| 3 | San Marino | 51.8 yrs | 48.0 yrs |
| 4 | Martinique | 51.7 yrs | 49.3 yrs |
| 5 | Italy | 51.0 yrs | 47.9 yrs |
| 6 | Saint Helena | 51.0 yrs | 50.7 yrs |
| 7 | Saint Martin (French part) | 50.9 yrs | 41.0 yrs |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | 50.6 yrs | 45.0 yrs |
| 9 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 50.5 yrs | 46.8 yrs |
| 10 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 50.1 yrs | 44.2 yrs |
| 11 | Greece | 49.7 yrs | 46.3 yrs |
| 12 | Bermuda | 49.7 yrs | 45.6 yrs |
| 13 | Spain | 49.5 yrs | 45.4 yrs |
| 14 | Puerto Rico | 49.2 yrs | 45.5 yrs |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 49.1 yrs | 45.3 yrs |
| 16 | Portugal | 49.0 yrs | 46.6 yrs |
| 17 | Guadeloupe | 48.7 yrs | 46.9 yrs |
| 18 | Monaco | 48.4 yrs | 54.0 yrs |
| 19 | Andorra | 47.9 yrs | 43.5 yrs |
| 20 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 47.9 yrs | 42.1 yrs |
| 21 | Isle of Man | 47.7 yrs | 45.9 yrs |
| 22 | Slovenia | 47.6 yrs | 44.3 yrs |
| 23 | Holy See | 47.6 yrs | 58.7 yrs |
| 24 | Croatia | 47.5 yrs | 45.0 yrs |
| 25 | Germany | 47.0 yrs | 45.3 yrs |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 46.9 yrs | 44.5 yrs |
| 27 | Poland | 46.9 yrs | 41.8 yrs |
| 28 | Serbia | 46.5 yrs | 44.1 yrs |
| 29 | Czechia | 46.3 yrs | 43.2 yrs |
| 30 | Latvia | 46.3 yrs | 43.3 yrs |
| 31 | Estonia | 46.2 yrs | 42.3 yrs |
| 32 | Austria | 46.2 yrs | 43.4 yrs |
| 33 | Guernsey | 46.2 yrs | 44.1 yrs |
| 34 | Slovakia | 46.0 yrs | 41.8 yrs |
| 35 | Liechtenstein | 46.0 yrs | 44.4 yrs |
| 36 | China, Macao SAR | 45.9 yrs | 38.9 yrs |
| 37 | Jersey | 45.7 yrs | 43.4 yrs |
| 38 | Ukraine | 45.6 yrs | 42.1 yrs |
| 39 | Switzerland | 45.6 yrs | 42.6 yrs |
| 40 | Cuba | 45.3 yrs | 41.9 yrs |
| 41 | Belarus | 45.3 yrs | 40.9 yrs |
| 42 | Malta | 45.3 yrs | 40.7 yrs |
| 43 | China | 45.3 yrs | 39.6 yrs |
| 44 | Lithuania | 45.2 yrs | 42.0 yrs |
| 45 | Romania | 45.2 yrs | 42.9 yrs |
| 46 | Hungary | 45.1 yrs | 43.6 yrs |
| 47 | Finland | 45.1 yrs | 43.0 yrs |
| 48 | United States Virgin Islands | 44.7 yrs | 44.8 yrs |
| 49 | Montserrat | 44.5 yrs | 41.6 yrs |
| 50 | North Macedonia | 44.2 yrs | 40.6 yrs |
| 51 | Thailand | 44.0 yrs | 40.1 yrs |
| 52 | Belgium | 43.8 yrs | 41.7 yrs |
| 53 | Russian Federation | 43.6 yrs | 39.9 yrs |
| 54 | Cook Islands | 43.5 yrs | 36.1 yrs |
| 55 | France | 43.5 yrs | 42.1 yrs |
| 56 | British Virgin Islands | 43.4 yrs | 38.0 yrs |
| 57 | Aruba | 43.3 yrs | 41.3 yrs |
| 58 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 43.0 yrs | 41.7 yrs |
| 59 | Cyprus | 42.9 yrs | 38.2 yrs |
| 60 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 42.9 yrs | 38.7 yrs |
| 61 | Netherlands | 42.6 yrs | 41.4 yrs |
| 62 | Canada | 42.5 yrs | 40.5 yrs |
| 63 | Sweden | 42.5 yrs | 40.1 yrs |
| 64 | Norway | 42.5 yrs | 39.7 yrs |
| 65 | Montenegro | 42.5 yrs | 39.5 yrs |
| 66 | Albania | 42.4 yrs | 36.7 yrs |
| 67 | Luxembourg | 42.2 yrs | 39.2 yrs |
| 68 | Denmark | 42.1 yrs | 41.3 yrs |
| 69 | Mauritius | 42.1 yrs | 37.4 yrs |
| 70 | Republic of Moldova | 42.1 yrs | 38.1 yrs |
| 71 | Anguilla | 42.0 yrs | 38.3 yrs |
| 72 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 42.0 yrs | 39.6 yrs |
| 73 | Cayman Islands | 42.0 yrs | 38.3 yrs |
| 74 | Northern Mariana Islands | 42.0 yrs | 37.1 yrs |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41.8 yrs | 37.2 yrs |
| 76 | Armenia | 41.6 yrs | 36.1 yrs |
| 77 | Chile | 41.5 yrs | 36.5 yrs |
| 78 | United Kingdom | 41.4 yrs | 40.0 yrs |
| 79 | Curaçao | 41.4 yrs | 38.5 yrs |
| 80 | Barbados | 41.4 yrs | 39.2 yrs |
| 81 | Singapore | 41.3 yrs | 35.6 yrs |
| 82 | Palau | 41.3 yrs | 38.2 yrs |
| 83 | French Polynesia | 41.2 yrs | 35.4 yrs |
| 84 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 40.7 yrs | 37.7 yrs |
| 85 | Saint Barthélemy | 40.7 yrs | 38.9 yrs |
| 86 | Australia | 40.5 yrs | 38.0 yrs |
| 87 | Ireland | 40.4 yrs | 38.7 yrs |
| 88 | New Zealand | 40.4 yrs | 37.5 yrs |
| 89 | Réunion | 40.4 yrs | 37.8 yrs |
| 90 | United States of America | 40.3 yrs | 38.3 yrs |
| 91 | Antigua and Barbuda | 39.9 yrs | 35.9 yrs |
| 92 | Iceland | 39.8 yrs | 36.0 yrs |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 39.8 yrs | 34.6 yrs |
| 94 | Dominica | 39.7 yrs | 36.0 yrs |
| 95 | Gibraltar | 39.6 yrs | 38.8 yrs |
| 96 | Georgia | 39.6 yrs | 37.0 yrs |
| 97 | Maldives | 39.6 yrs | 31.9 yrs |
| 98 | Uruguay | 39.5 yrs | 36.1 yrs |
| 99 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 39.4 yrs | 35.8 yrs |
| 100 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 39.3 yrs | 36.3 yrs |
| 101 | Saint Lucia | 38.9 yrs | 34.2 yrs |
| 102 | Greenland | 38.7 yrs | 34.6 yrs |
| 103 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 38.6 yrs | 33.4 yrs |
| 104 | Bahamas | 38.6 yrs | 35.0 yrs |
| 105 | Grenada | 38.5 yrs | 33.9 yrs |
| 106 | Brazil | 38.5 yrs | 34.4 yrs |
| 107 | Seychelles | 38.1 yrs | 34.0 yrs |
| 108 | Jamaica | 37.9 yrs | 32.2 yrs |
| 109 | Türkiye | 37.7 yrs | 33.0 yrs |
| 110 | Faroe Islands | 37.7 yrs | 37.1 yrs |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 37.3 yrs | 33.1 yrs |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 37.1 yrs | 34.2 yrs |
| 113 | Viet Nam | 37.1 yrs | 32.9 yrs |
| 114 | New Caledonia | 37.0 yrs | 34.2 yrs |
| 115 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 36.9 yrs | 32.0 yrs |
| 116 | Brunei Darussalam | 36.8 yrs | 32.2 yrs |
| 117 | Colombia | 36.7 yrs | 32.0 yrs |
| 118 | Tunisia | 36.6 yrs | 32.5 yrs |
| 119 | Argentina | 36.4 yrs | 32.5 yrs |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 35.9 yrs | 33.1 yrs |
| 121 | Kuwait | 34.9 yrs | 34.8 yrs |
| 122 | Bhutan | 34.9 yrs | 29.9 yrs |
| 123 | Malaysia | 34.6 yrs | 30.5 yrs |
| 124 | Western Sahara | 34.3 yrs | 32.3 yrs |
| 125 | Bahrain | 33.8 yrs | 33.3 yrs |
| 126 | Cabo Verde | 33.4 yrs | 28.4 yrs |
| 127 | Peru | 33.4 yrs | 29.8 yrs |
| 128 | Panama | 33.2 yrs | 29.9 yrs |
| 129 | Ecuador | 33.1 yrs | 28.9 yrs |
| 130 | Indonesia | 32.9 yrs | 30.1 yrs |
| 131 | Guam | 32.9 yrs | 31.3 yrs |
| 132 | Mexico | 32.9 yrs | 29.3 yrs |
| 133 | Myanmar | 32.7 yrs | 29.8 yrs |
| 134 | Qatar | 32.5 yrs | 33.5 yrs |
| 135 | Morocco | 32.5 yrs | 29.5 yrs |
| 136 | India | 32.3 yrs | 28.4 yrs |
| 137 | El Salvador | 32.2 yrs | 27.4 yrs |
| 138 | United Arab Emirates | 32.0 yrs | 31.6 yrs |
| 139 | Niue | 31.6 yrs | 36.4 yrs |
| 140 | Suriname | 31.4 yrs | 28.4 yrs |
| 141 | Dominican Republic | 31.4 yrs | 28.0 yrs |
| 142 | Lebanon | 31.3 yrs | 28.6 yrs |
| 143 | Belize | 31.2 yrs | 26.4 yrs |
| 144 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 31.0 yrs | 29.2 yrs |
| 145 | Libya | 30.6 yrs | 27.5 yrs |
| 146 | American Samoa | 30.2 yrs | 28.7 yrs |
| 147 | Tokelau | 30.1 yrs | 26.9 yrs |
| 148 | South Africa | 30.1 yrs | 28.5 yrs |
| 149 | Algeria | 30.0 yrs | 28.4 yrs |
| 150 | Oman | 29.9 yrs | 29.5 yrs |
| 151 | Saudi Arabia | 29.9 yrs | 29.6 yrs |
| 152 | Israel | 29.8 yrs | 29.2 yrs |
| 153 | Philippines | 29.8 yrs | 25.7 yrs |
| 154 | Fiji | 29.6 yrs | 27.9 yrs |
| 155 | Paraguay | 29.5 yrs | 26.6 yrs |
| 156 | Turkmenistan | 29.3 yrs | 26.6 yrs |
| 157 | Bangladesh | 29.2 yrs | 25.6 yrs |
| 158 | Kazakhstan | 29.1 yrs | 29.6 yrs |
| 159 | Nicaragua | 29.1 yrs | 25.6 yrs |
| 160 | Nepal | 28.7 yrs | 25.0 yrs |
| 161 | Guyana | 28.4 yrs | 25.9 yrs |
| 162 | Cambodia | 28.0 yrs | 26.1 yrs |
| 163 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 27.8 yrs | 24.6 yrs |
| 164 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 27.6 yrs | 24.9 yrs |
| 165 | Djibouti | 27.5 yrs | 24.7 yrs |
| 166 | Honduras | 27.3 yrs | 23.9 yrs |
| 167 | Mongolia | 27.1 yrs | 26.9 yrs |
| 168 | Jordan | 27.1 yrs | 24.5 yrs |
| 169 | Guatemala | 26.9 yrs | 23.0 yrs |
| 170 | Syrian Arab Republic | 26.9 yrs | 22.8 yrs |
| 171 | Haiti | 26.6 yrs | 23.8 yrs |
| 172 | Uzbekistan | 26.5 yrs | 27.0 yrs |
| 173 | Egypt | 26.4 yrs | 24.3 yrs |
| 174 | Kyrgyzstan | 26.4 yrs | 25.3 yrs |
| 175 | Botswana | 26.0 yrs | 23.2 yrs |
| 176 | French Guiana | 25.9 yrs | 25.1 yrs |
| 177 | Timor-Leste | 25.2 yrs | 21.3 yrs |
| 178 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 25.1 yrs | 23.1 yrs |
| 179 | Papua New Guinea | 24.9 yrs | 22.6 yrs |
| 180 | Eswatini | 24.8 yrs | 22.2 yrs |
| 181 | Tuvalu | 24.1 yrs | 24.3 yrs |
| 182 | Lesotho | 24.0 yrs | 21.6 yrs |
| 183 | Kiribati | 23.9 yrs | 22.8 yrs |
| 184 | Tajikistan | 23.5 yrs | 22.1 yrs |
| 185 | Ghana | 23.3 yrs | 21.1 yrs |
| 186 | Iraq | 23.2 yrs | 20.6 yrs |
| 187 | Namibia | 23.1 yrs | 21.1 yrs |
| 188 | Solomon Islands | 22.7 yrs | 20.5 yrs |
| 189 | Tonga | 22.6 yrs | 20.7 yrs |
| 190 | Pakistan | 22.6 yrs | 20.4 yrs |
| 191 | Gabon | 22.5 yrs | 21.5 yrs |
| 192 | Kenya | 22.5 yrs | 19.8 yrs |
| 193 | State of Palestine | 22.5 yrs | 19.9 yrs |
| 194 | Marshall Islands | 22.5 yrs | 20.5 yrs |
| 195 | Nauru | 22.1 yrs | 20.3 yrs |
| 196 | Rwanda | 22.1 yrs | 19.7 yrs |
| 197 | Comoros | 22.0 yrs | 20.5 yrs |
| 198 | Sierra Leone | 22.0 yrs | 19.5 yrs |
| 199 | Senegal | 21.8 yrs | 19.4 yrs |
| 200 | Vanuatu | 21.8 yrs | 20.2 yrs |
| 201 | Equatorial Guinea | 21.7 yrs | 20.9 yrs |
| 202 | South Sudan | 21.7 yrs | 18.3 yrs |
| 203 | Eritrea | 21.6 yrs | 18.9 yrs |
| 204 | Guinea-Bissau | 21.6 yrs | 19.2 yrs |
| 205 | Sao Tome and Principe | 21.5 yrs | 19.3 yrs |
| 206 | Samoa | 21.2 yrs | 19.8 yrs |
| 207 | Gambia | 21.1 yrs | 18.4 yrs |
| 208 | Ethiopia | 20.9 yrs | 18.9 yrs |
| 209 | Madagascar | 20.9 yrs | 19.0 yrs |
| 210 | Liberia | 20.9 yrs | 18.6 yrs |
| 211 | Togo | 20.6 yrs | 18.9 yrs |
| 212 | Malawi | 20.6 yrs | 17.8 yrs |
| 213 | Congo | 20.4 yrs | 18.4 yrs |
| 214 | Burkina Faso | 20.4 yrs | 17.5 yrs |
| 215 | Zimbabwe | 20.3 yrs | 18.0 yrs |
| 216 | Sudan | 20.2 yrs | 18.4 yrs |
| 217 | Nigeria | 20.2 yrs | 17.9 yrs |
| 218 | Guinea | 20.1 yrs | 18.1 yrs |
| 219 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.0 yrs | 18.2 yrs |
| 220 | Zambia | 20.0 yrs | 17.7 yrs |
| 221 | Yemen | 19.7 yrs | 18.3 yrs |
| 222 | Cameroon | 19.7 yrs | 17.9 yrs |
| 223 | Benin | 19.6 yrs | 17.9 yrs |
| 224 | Mayotte | 19.2 yrs | 16.9 yrs |
| 225 | Afghanistan | 19.1 yrs | 17.1 yrs |
| 226 | Uganda | 19.0 yrs | 16.7 yrs |
| 227 | Burundi | 19.0 yrs | 16.1 yrs |
| 228 | Mauritania | 18.9 yrs | 17.3 yrs |
| 229 | United Republic of Tanzania | 18.7 yrs | 17.4 yrs |
| 230 | Mozambique | 18.0 yrs | 16.4 yrs |
| 231 | Angola | 17.9 yrs | 16.5 yrs |
| 232 | Niger | 17.2 yrs | 15.4 yrs |
| 233 | Mali | 17.1 yrs | 15.6 yrs |
| 234 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 16.7 yrs | 15.8 yrs |
| 235 | Somalia | 16.6 yrs | 15.5 yrs |
| 236 | Chad | 16.5 yrs | 15.7 yrs |
| 237 | Central African Republic | 15.5 yrs | 14.4 yrs |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.