List of countries by median age

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
The World Factbook
Date16 Sep 2025

The median age divides the population into two parts of equal size: that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It provides an important single indicator of the age distribution of a population.

The Holy See has the highest median age at 57.38 years, followed by Monaco (53.62 years) and Saint Helena (50.94 years). 60 countries and dependent territories have a median age over 40 years. Out of them, 40 belong to Europe, 12 to North America, and 6 to Asia. 133 countries/territories have half of the population over 30 years.

With half of the population below 14.48 years, the Central African Republic is the youngest country in the world. 39 countries/regions have a median age under 20 years, in which the first 11 and a total of 36 belong to the African continent, two are in Asia, and one is in Oceania.

Countries with a greater median age tend to have a lower fertility rate and higher life expectancy. In the list of top 50 countries by older population, only four have a fertility rate over 2, and only one has a life expectancy below 75 years. In the list of top 50 countries by younger population, only one has a fertility rate below 3, and only eight have a life expectancy above 70 years.

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Median age (UN)

Code Rank Country/Region Median age Fertility rate Life expectancy Continent
Years (2025)2025Years (2025)
BDI231Burundi16.3814.6864.14Africa
COM192Comoros20.6173.7667.48Africa
DJI169Djibouti24.9062.5866.61Africa
ERI205Eritrea19.2163.6169.40Africa
ETH207Ethiopia19.1333.8168.15Africa
KEN198Kenya20.0373.1264.19Africa
MDG206Madagascar19.2053.8564.25Africa
MWI219Malawi18.1103.5367.92Africa
MUS83Mauritius37.8191.2175.44Africa
MYT227Mayotte17.1224.5076.61Africa
MOZ230Mozambique16.5054.6264.14Africa
REU81Réunion38.1032.1383.92Africa
RWA199Rwanda19.9493.5968.47Africa
SYC110Seychelles34.2722.0873.28Africa
SOM235Somalia15.5845.9159.26Africa
SSD210South Sudan18.6843.7157.97Africa
UGA228Uganda16.9024.0668.92Africa
TZA224United Republic of Tanzania17.4934.4767.63Africa
ZMB222Zambia17.9353.9766.88Africa
ZWE218Zimbabwe18.1363.6263.63Africa
AGO229Angola16.6264.9565.17Africa
CMR220Cameroon18.0494.1964.51Africa
CAF237Central African Republic14.4815.8158.15Africa
TCD233Chad15.7735.9455.58Africa
COG212Congo18.5724.0566.42Africa
COD232Democratic Republic of the Congo15.8145.9062.39Africa
GNQ188Equatorial Guinea20.8644.0464.30Africa
GAB185Gabon21.5223.5468.88Africa
STP203Sao Tome and Principe19.4753.5370.26Africa
DZA148Algeria28.6142.6776.89Africa
EGY171Egypt24.4782.7172.16Africa
LBY152Libya27.7222.2575.18Africa
MAR134Morocco29.8302.1875.86Africa
SDN213Sudan18.5424.1966.89Africa
TUN118Tunisia32.9391.8077.10Africa
ESH124Western Sahara32.5972.1571.98Africa
BWA175Botswana23.4492.6669.57Africa
SWZ181Eswatini22.4652.6864.54Africa
LSO183Lesotho21.8472.6458.63Africa
NAM187Namibia21.3293.1767.81Africa
ZAF146South Africa28.6962.1966.66Africa
BEN221Benin18.0484.4261.32Africa
BFA223Burkina Faso17.7404.0161.65Africa
CPV142Cabo Verde28.9691.5076.56Africa
CIV215Côte d'Ivoire18.3344.1762.44Africa
GMB211Gambia18.5963.8066.45Africa
GHA186Ghana21.3463.3066.08Africa
GIN216Guinea18.3074.0461.23Africa
GNB204Guinea-Bissau19.3753.6864.59Africa
LBR209Liberia18.7573.7962.62Africa
MLI234Mali15.7345.4261.11Africa
MRT225Mauritania17.3884.5669.16Africa
NER236Niger15.5555.7961.88Africa
NGA217Nigeria18.1424.3054.95Africa
SHN3Saint Helena50.9041.6477.30Africa
SEN202Senegal19.6013.7169.39Africa
SLE201Sierra Leone19.7173.6162.33Africa
TGO208Togo19.0594.0763.33Africa
KAZ135Kazakhstan29.6772.9574.81Asia
KGZ164Kyrgyzstan25.3702.7572.11Asia
TJK182Tajikistan22.2452.9972.19Asia
TKM157Turkmenistan26.9132.6370.45Asia
UZB154Uzbekistan27.0213.4572.78Asia
CHN59China40.1081.0279.02Asia
HKG8China, Hong Kong SAR47.3660.7485.90Asia
MAC64China, Macao SAR39.5740.6983.60Asia
TWN22China, Taiwan Province of China44.7890.8681.14Asia
PRK92Dem. People's Republic of Korea36.5451.7773.98Asia
JPN4Japan49.7921.2385.15Asia
MNG156Mongolia26.9162.5972.49Asia
KOR18Republic of Korea45.6190.7584.64Asia
AFG226Afghanistan17.2784.6666.77Asia
BGD162Bangladesh25.9772.1175.47Asia
BTN129Bhutan30.4741.4473.80Asia
IND144India28.8291.9472.72Asia
IRN111Iran (Islamic Republic of)33.9591.6778.25Asia
MDV122Maldives32.6581.5581.73Asia
NPL165Nepal25.3471.9471.16Asia
PAK193Pakistan20.6033.5068.07Asia
LKA117Sri Lanka33.3431.9478.03Asia
BRN121Brunei Darussalam32.7101.7175.83Asia
KHM160Cambodia26.2102.5171.14Asia
IDN130Indonesia30.3792.1071.58Asia
LAO168Lao People's Democratic Republic24.9422.3669.71Asia
MYS128Malaysia30.9521.5377.16Asia
MMR133Myanmar30.1142.0867.50Asia
PHL161Philippines26.1401.8870.17Asia
SGP97Singapore36.2050.9684.13Asia
THA56Thailand40.5511.2077.06Asia
TLS184Timor-Leste21.7032.5668.33Asia
VNM115Viet Nam33.4201.8875.05Asia
ARM91Armenia36.6361.7176.18Asia
AZE112Azerbaijan33.6201.6774.89Asia
BHR116Bahrain33.3501.7881.74Asia
CYP74Cyprus38.6281.3782.15Asia
GEO86Georgia37.3051.7974.98Asia
IRQ189Iraq20.8473.1772.63Asia
ISR141Israel29.2312.7582.90Asia
JOR170Jordan24.7052.5778.30Asia
KWT104Kuwait34.8291.5080.97Asia
LBN145Lebanon28.7932.2178.22Asia
OMN136Oman29.6732.4880.65Asia
QAT113Qatar33.4841.7082.83Asia
SAU137Saudi Arabia29.6262.2979.40Asia
PSE197State of Palestine20.0553.1977.42Asia
SYR177Syrian Arab Republic23.3382.6673.43Asia
TUR114Türkiye33.4631.6278.38Asia
ARE126United Arab Emirates31.5951.2183.39Asia
YEM214Yemen18.3554.4169.73Asia
BLR51Belarus41.3351.2374.97Europe
BGR23Bulgaria44.7801.7476.13Europe
CZE30Czechia43.8051.4780.25Europe
HUN28Hungary43.8941.5077.50Europe
POL40Poland42.4631.3179.15Europe
MDA75Republic of Moldova38.6181.7271.60Europe
ROU34Romania43.2041.7176.40Europe
RUS57Russian Federation40.2971.4773.70Europe
SVK42Slovakia42.2781.5778.81Europe
UKR47Ukraine41.7881.0075.02Europe
DNK52Denmark41.3171.5282.39Europe
EST38Estonia42.7631.3879.64Europe
FRO89Faroe Islands37.0702.2080.81Europe
FIN35Finland43.1621.3082.40Europe
GGY27Guernsey44.2821.3783.67Europe
ISL96Iceland36.2331.5083.30Europe
IRL69Ireland38.9671.6082.92Europe
IMN13Isle of Man46.0561.5381.39Europe
JEY32Jersey43.6421.3880.14Europe
LVA33Latvia43.5611.3576.63Europe
LTU41Lithuania42.2891.2276.48Europe
NOR62Norway39.8461.4283.76Europe
SWE58Sweden40.2721.4483.73Europe
GBR60United Kingdom40.0761.5481.75Europe
ALB87Albania37.2661.3380.13Europe
AND29Andorra43.8541.1084.46Europe
BIH17Bosnia and Herzegovina45.7121.5078.42Europe
HRV20Croatia45.2571.4779.09Europe
GIB70Gibraltar38.8091.8883.90Europe
GRC12Greece46.7751.3482.40Europe
VAT1Holy See57.3751.0083.41Europe
ITA7Italy48.2311.2184.18Europe
XXK123Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)32.6431.5378.61Europe
MLT53Malta41.0511.1183.78Europe
MNE61Montenegro39.9781.8077.60Europe
MKD54North Macedonia41.0341.4777.81Europe
PRT11Portugal46.9151.5282.89Europe
SMR6San Marino48.5731.1686.03Europe
SRB26Serbia44.3901.5077.33Europe
SVN24Slovenia44.6501.5882.10Europe
ESP15Spain45.8501.2384.08Europe
AUT31Austria43.6481.3382.45Europe
BEL45Belgium41.9241.3982.59Europe
FRA43France42.2761.6483.70Europe
DEU19Germany45.4911.4681.86Europe
LIE25Liechtenstein44.5491.5484.06Europe
LUX65Luxembourg39.4841.4082.64Europe
MCO2Monaco53.6202.0986.73Europe
NLD50Netherlands41.4561.4482.61Europe
CHE36Switzerland42.9211.4484.37Europe
AIA72Anguilla38.7171.3579.86North America
ATG94Antigua and Barbuda36.3051.5878.11North America
ABW49Aruba41.5051.6176.79North America
BHS101Bahamas35.2981.3675.01North America
BRB66Barbados39.4171.7176.65North America
BES63Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba39.5951.4577.96North America
VGB76British Virgin Islands38.5751.0677.76North America
CYM73Cayman Islands38.6641.5180.90North America
CUB44Cuba42.1741.4578.62North America
CUW71Curaçao38.7361.0777.34North America
DMA95Dominica36.2851.4771.62North America
DOM149Dominican Republic28.3352.2074.12North America
GRD109Grenada34.3861.4675.67North America
GLP10Guadeloupe47.2002.0582.56North America
HTI174Haiti24.0662.5965.45North America
JAM120Jamaica32.7541.3471.86North America
MTQ5Martinique49.7381.9783.04North America
MSR48Montserrat41.6041.4576.66North America
PRI16Puerto Rico45.8160.9482.27North America
BLM68Saint Barthélemy38.9720.8384.63North America
KNA98Saint Kitts and Nevis36.1521.5172.58North America
LCA106Saint Lucia34.6241.3873.15North America
MAF39Saint Martin (French part)42.4642.6380.85North America
VCT108Saint Vincent and the Grenadines34.4211.7571.65North America
SXM46Sint Maarten (Dutch part)41.8431.4376.86North America
TTO85Trinidad and Tobago37.7171.5273.89North America
TCA67Turks and Caicos Islands39.1821.4478.50North America
VIR21United States Virgin Islands44.8292.0776.15North America
BLZ158Belize26.8522.0174.08North America
CRI102Costa Rica35.1521.3181.38North America
SLV151El Salvador27.8901.7572.74North America
GTM176Guatemala23.4192.2673.04North America
HND172Honduras24.2372.4573.39North America
MEX138Mexico29.6231.8775.63North America
NIC163Nicaragua25.9732.1875.43North America
PAN131Panama30.2532.0980.15North America
ARG119Argentina32.9231.5177.83South America
BOL166Bolivia (Plurinational State of)25.2202.5069.07South America
BRA105Brazil34.8181.6076.37South America
CHL90Chile36.9361.1381.72South America
COL125Colombia32.4981.6278.27South America
ECU140Ecuador29.2841.7977.94South America
FLK37Falkland Islands (Malvinas)42.7861.7079.78South America
GUF167French Guiana24.9603.2977.54South America
GUY159Guyana26.2302.3770.57South America
PRY155Paraguay26.9582.4074.24South America
PER132Peru30.1841.9478.30South America
SUR147Suriname28.6192.2174.04South America
URY93Uruguay36.4131.3978.62South America
VEN139Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)29.3862.0673.01South America
BMU14Bermuda45.9861.4182.83North America
CAN55Canada40.6431.3383.05North America
GRL103Greenland35.0621.9170.44North America
SPM9Saint Pierre and Miquelon47.2251.2877.28North America
USA78United States of America38.5011.6279.76North America
AUS79Australia38.2631.6484.34Oceania
NZL84New Zealand37.7351.6582.52Oceania
FJI150Fiji28.0722.2567.77Oceania
NCL107New Caledonia34.5201.9579.23Oceania
PNG180Papua New Guinea22.7863.0366.51Oceania
SLB191Solomon Islands20.7003.4770.98Oceania
VUT195Vanuatu20.2573.5372.02Oceania
GUM127Guam31.4602.7177.81Oceania
KIR179Kiribati22.9393.0966.86Oceania
MHL194Marshall Islands20.4382.8267.32Oceania
FSM178Micronesia (Fed. States of)23.3072.7167.65Oceania
NRU196Nauru20.2253.2562.61Oceania
MNP82Northern Mariana Islands37.9672.2879.23Oceania
PLW77Palau38.5321.8669.61Oceania
ASM143American Samoa28.9582.2573.26Oceania
COK88Cook Islands37.1032.0075.85Oceania
PYF99French Polynesia36.0521.4884.44Oceania
NIU100Niue35.6552.4670.36Oceania
WSM200Samoa19.7973.7572.08Oceania
TKL153Tokelau27.2912.5777.42Oceania
TON190Tonga20.8303.0773.39Oceania
TUV173Tuvalu24.2083.1467.56Oceania
WLF80Wallis and Futuna Islands38.1631.4079.03Oceania
World 30.863 2.24 73.77

Median age (The World Factbook)

Rank Country/Region Median age (Years)
TotalMaleFemaleYear
202Afghanistan19.519.419.52020
91Albania34.332.935.72020
139Algeria28.928.629.32020
149American Samoa27.226.727.72020
6Andorra46.246.346.12020
226Angola15.915.416.42020
81Anguilla35.733.737.62020
106Antigua and Barbuda32.730.734.42020
110Argentina32.431.133.62020
78Armenia36.635.138.32020
53Aruba39.938.241.52020
69Australia37.536.538.52020
14Austria44.543.145.82020
108Azerbaijan32.631.134.22020
104Bahamas, The32.831.734.02020
102Bahrain32.934.430.32020
143Bangladesh27.927.128.62020
55Barbados39.538.440.72020
48Belarus40.938.043.92020
44Belgium41.640.442.82020
172Belize23.923.024.82020
219Benin17.016.417.62020
23Bermuda43.641.645.72020
136Bhutan29.129.628.62020
160Bolivia25.324.526.02020
27Bosnia and Herzegovina43.341.644.82020
157Botswana25.724.526.72020
101Brazil33.232.334.12020
71British Virgin Islands37.237.037.52020
116Brunei31.130.531.82020
20Bulgaria43.741.945.62020
217Burkina Faso17.917.018.72020
133Burma29.228.330.02020
218Burundi17.717.418.02020
151Cabo Verde26.825.927.62020
153Cambodia26.425.627.22020
210Cameroon18.518.218.82020
40Canada41.840.642.92020
51Cayman Islands40.539.741.22020
195Central African Republic20.019.720.32020
224Chad16.115.616.52020
83Chile35.534.336.72020
62China38.437.539.42020
115Colombia31.230.232.22020
189Comoros20.920.221.52020
223Congo, Democratic Republic of the16.716.516.82020
203Congo, Republic of the19.519.319.72020
64Cook Islands38.337.838.72020
109Costa Rica32.632.133.12020
191Cote d'Ivoire20.320.320.32020
18Croatia43.942.045.92020
37Cuba42.140.243.82020
77Curacao36.734.439.52020
65Cyprus37.936.739.42020
28Czechia43.342.044.72020
38Denmark42.040.943.12020
163Djibouti24.923.026.42020
87Dominica34.934.435.52020
144Dominican Republic27.927.828.12020
140Ecuador28.828.029.62020
166Egypt24.123.824.52020
145El Salvador27.726.229.32020
192Equatorial Guinea20.319.920.72020
193Eritrea20.319.720.82020
21Estonia43.740.447.02020
174Eswatini23.722.524.72020
198Ethiopia19.819.620.12020
72Faroe Islands37.236.937.72020
125Fiji29.929.730.12020
31Finland42.841.344.42020
43France41.740.043.42020
98French Polynesia33.333.033.52020
187Gabon21.021.420.62020
182Gambia, The21.821.522.22020
214Gaza Strip18.017.718.42020
60Georgia38.635.941.42020
4Germany47.846.549.12020
185Ghana21.421.021.92020
84Gibraltar35.534.436.62020
9Greece45.343.746.82020
92Greenland34.335.133.42020
99Grenada33.333.133.42020
130Guam29.428.730.22020
178Guatemala23.222.623.82020
17Guernsey44.343.045.62020
206Guinea19.118.919.42020
215Guinea-Bissau18.017.418.62020
146Guyana27.527.227.92020
167Haiti24.123.824.32020
165Honduras24.423.525.22020
7Hong Kong45.644.246.52020
24Hungary43.641.545.52020
74Iceland37.136.637.72020
141India28.728.029.52020
117Indonesia31.130.531.82020
113Iran31.731.532.02020
186Iraq21.220.821.62020
66Ireland37.837.438.22020
12Isle of Man44.643.645.62020
121Israel30.429.831.02020
5Italy46.545.447.52020
131Jamaica29.428.630.12020
2Japan48.647.250.02020
70Jersey37.536.039.52020
175Jordan23.523.922.92020
114Kazakhstan31.630.332.82020
196Kenya20.019.920.12020
158Kiribati25.724.826.62020
89Korea, North34.633.236.22020
29Korea, South43.241.645.02020
120Kosovo30.530.230.82020
127Kuwait29.730.727.92020
147Kyrgyzstan27.326.128.52020
170Laos24.023.724.42020
16Latvia44.440.548.02020
95Lebanon33.733.134.42020
164Lesotho24.724.724.72020
216Liberia18.017.718.22020
156Libya25.825.925.72020
22Liechtenstein43.742.045.32020
15Lithuania44.540.248.22020
56Luxembourg39.538.940.02020
49Macau40.840.740.92020
194Madagascar20.320.120.52020
222Malawi16.816.716.92020
134Malaysia29.228.929.62020
129Maldives29.529.230.02020
225Mali16.015.316.72020
35Malta42.341.243.52020
173Marshall Islands23.823.623.92020
188Mauritania21.020.122.02020
80Mauritius36.335.037.62020
132Mexico29.328.230.42020
154Micronesia, Federated States of26.325.527.12020
68Moldova37.736.239.52020
1Monaco55.453.757.02020
126Mongolia29.828.830.72020
54Montenegro39.638.141.12020
88Montserrat34.834.135.62020
137Morocco29.128.729.62020
220Mozambique17.016.317.62020
183Namibia21.821.122.62020
150Nauru27.028.225.92020
161Nepal25.323.926.92020
32Netherlands42.841.644.02020
103New Caledonia32.932.133.72020
73New Zealand37.236.437.92020
148Nicaragua27.326.428.22020
228Niger14.814.515.12020
208Nigeria18.618.418.92020
58North Macedonia39.038.040.02020
105Northern Mariana Islands32.831.834.12020
57Norway39.538.840.22020
155Oman26.227.225.12020
180Pakistan22.021.922.12020
94Palau33.932.935.92020
122Panama30.129.630.52020
171Papua New Guinea24.024.024.02020
128Paraguay29.729.529.92020
138Peru29.128.329.92020
168Philippines24.123.624.62020
39Poland41.940.343.62020
13Portugal44.642.746.52020
25Puerto Rico43.641.645.32020
96Qatar33.735.028.22020
34Romania42.541.044.02020
52Russia40.337.543.22020
200Rwanda19.718.920.42020
8Saint Barthelemy45.645.545.82020
30Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha43.243.243.32020
79Saint Kitts and Nevis36.536.736.32020
75Saint Lucia36.935.738.02020
100Saint Martin33.332.534.12020
3Saint Pierre and Miquelon48.547.949.02020
86Saint Vincent and the Grenadines35.335.435.12020
159Samoa25.625.326.02020
10San Marino45.243.946.32020
205Sao Tome and Principe19.318.919.72020
119Saudi Arabia30.833.027.92020
204Senegal19.418.520.32020
26Serbia43.441.745.02020
76Seychelles36.836.337.42020
207Sierra Leone19.118.519.72020
82Singapore35.635.435.72020
46Sint Maarten41.139.642.72020
41Slovakia41.840.143.62020
11Slovenia44.943.446.62020
176Solomon Islands23.523.223.72020
211Somalia18.518.718.32020
142South Africa28.027.928.12020
209South Sudan18.618.918.32020
19Spain43.942.745.12020
97Sri Lanka33.732.335.12020
212Sudan18.318.118.52020
118Suriname31.030.631.42020
47Sweden41.140.142.12020
33Switzerland42.741.743.72020
177Syria23.523.024.02020
36Taiwan42.341.543.12020
162Tajikistan25.324.626.02020
213Tanzania18.217.918.42020
59Thailand39.037.840.12020
201Timor-Leste19.618.920.22020
197Togo20.019.720.32020
169Tonga24.123.624.52020
67Trinidad and Tobago37.837.338.32020
107Tunisia32.732.033.32020
111Turkey32.231.732.82020
135Turkmenistan29.228.729.72020
90Turks and Caicos Islands34.634.934.42020
152Tuvalu26.625.627.62020
227Uganda15.714.916.52020
45Ukraine41.238.244.32020
63United Arab Emirates38.440.431.52020
50United Kingdom40.639.641.72020
61United States38.537.239.82020
85Uruguay35.533.837.32020
123Uzbekistan30.129.430.72020
179Vanuatu23.022.623.52020
124Venezuela30.029.430.72020
112Vietnam31.930.833.02020
42Virgin Islands41.840.642.82020
93Wallis and Futuna34.033.135.12020
181West Bank21.921.722.22020
184Western Sahara21.821.422.32020
199Yemen19.819.619.9
221Zambia16.916.717.02020
190Zimbabwe20.520.320.62020