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Median age

Tier A· OfficialDescriptive

The age that divides the population into two equal halves (UN WPP). Descriptive.

100 = oldest median age, 0 = youngest — descriptive, not better or worse

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Median age — the age dividing the population into two equal halves (UN World Population Prospects). Descriptive: an older or younger population is not better or worse (it trades ageing-related costs against a demographic dividend). Neutral colour; off the radar.

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100 = oldest median age, 0 = youngest — descriptive, not better or worse

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237 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.

Rank ↑CountryScoreRaw value
1stVatican CityVAT
100100
59.625 years
2ndMonacoMCO
88.3788
54.356 years
3rdSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSHN
79.7580
50.45 years
4thJapanJPN
76.4676
48.958 years
5thMartiniqueMTQ
76.0876
48.788 years
6thItalyITA
73.1573
47.461 years
7thSan MarinoSMR
7373
47.393 years
8thGuadeloupeGLP
71.1971
46.574 years
9thSaint Pierre and MiquelonSPM
70.8271
46.403 years
10thPortugalPRT
70.3770
46.2 years
11thHong KongHKG
70.2770
46.155 years
12thGreeceGRC
69.3769
45.747 years
13thIsle of ManIMN
69.2169
45.676 years
14thPuerto RicoPRI
68.3968
45.306 years
15thGermanyDEU
68.0468
45.147 years
16thBermudaBMU
68.0368
45.14 years
17thBosnia and HerzegovinaBIH
67.5368
44.915 years
18thSpainESP
67.568
44.903 years
19thCroatiaHRV
67.1967
44.761 years
20thUnited States Virgin IslandsVIR
66.9867
44.667 years
21stSouth KoreaKOR
66.5867
44.486 years
22ndBulgariaBGR
66.266
44.314 years
23rdLiechtensteinLIE
65.9566
44.199 years
24thGuernseyGGY
65.4665
43.978 years
25thSloveniaSVN
65.2865
43.894 years
26thSerbiaSRB
65.2365
43.872 years
27thTaiwanTWN
64.4964
43.538 years
28thHungaryHUN
6464
43.317 years
29thAndorraAND
63.6664
43.162 years
30thJerseyJEY
63.5364
43.101 years
31stAustriaAUT
63.4963
43.086 years
32ndLatviaLVA
63.4863
43.078 years
33rdFinlandFIN
62.8463
42.789 years
34thCzechiaCZE
62.6863
42.716 years
35thRomaniaROU
62.4762
42.621 years
36thSwitzerlandCHE
61.8362
42.331 years
37thLithuaniaLTU
61.3661
42.119 years
38thUkraineUKR
61.0661
41.984 years
39thEstoniaEST
60.8561
41.89 years
40thFranceFRA
60.6961
41.817 years
41stCubaCUB
60.4560
41.709 years
42ndSint MaartenSXM
60.1960
41.587 years
43rdMontserratMSR
60.0960
41.546 years
44thFalkland IslandsFLK
60.0760
41.535 years
45thBelgiumBEL
59.8660
41.44 years
46thNetherlandsNLD
59.7660
41.396 years
47thPolandPOL
59.5760
41.31 years
48thSlovakiaSVK
59.5660
41.302 years
49thDenmarkDNK
59.4459
41.249 years
50thArubaABW
58.9359
41.02 years
51stBelarusBLR
57.8658
40.535 years
52ndCanadaCAN
57.4457
40.343 years
53rdMaltaMLT
57.357
40.281 years
54thNorth MacedoniaMKD
57.2657
40.26 years
55thSwedenSWE
56.4956
39.913 years
56thUnited KingdomGBR
56.256
39.782 years
57thCaribbean NetherlandsBES
55.9456
39.665 years
58thThailandTHA
55.9356
39.658 years
59thNorwayNOR
55.6756
39.54 years
60thRussiaRUS
55.4855
39.454 years
61stSaint MartinMAF
55.2855
39.363 years
62ndMontenegroMNE
55.1255
39.291 years
63rdChinaCHN
54.6255
39.066 years
64thBarbadosBRB
54.2754
38.905 years
65thLuxembourgLUX
54.2454
38.892 years
66thGibraltarGIB
54.2154
38.882 years
67thSaint BarthélemyBLM
54.0654
38.81 years
68thIrelandIRL
53.1953
38.416 years
69thMacauMAC
52.9553
38.31 years
70thTurks and Caicos IslandsTCA
52.9353
38.298 years
71stCuraçaoCUW
52.7853
38.231 years
72ndUnited StatesUSA
52.3252
38.023 years
73rdAnguillaAIA
52.352
38.013 years
74thCayman IslandsCYM
51.9952
37.875 years
75thPalauPLW
51.9252
37.843 years
76thCyprusCYP
51.7352
37.756 years
77thAustraliaAUS
51.7252
37.751 years
77thMoldovaMDA
51.7252
37.754 years
79thBritish Virgin IslandsVGB
51.2751
37.546 years
80thRéunionREU
51.0151
37.43 years
81stNew ZealandNZL
50.6851
37.28 years
82ndFaroe IslandsFRO
50.6351
37.258 years
83rdWallis and FutunaWLF
50.4350
37.166 years
84thMauritiusMUS
49.9150
36.933 years
85thGeorgiaGEO
49.6150
36.796 years
86thTrinidad and TobagoTTO
49.4449
36.718 years
87thNiueNIU
49.0849
36.555 years
88thAlbaniaALB
48.4648
36.277 years
89thNorthern Mariana IslandsMNP
48.1548
36.136 years
90thNorth KoreaPRK
47.9648
36.048 years
91stChileCHL
47.7948
35.969 years
92ndArmeniaARM
47.4847
35.832 years
93rdIcelandISL
47.4347
35.808 years
94thUruguayURY
47.3747
35.779 years
95thDominicaDMA
47.0147
35.618 years
96thAntigua and BarbudaATG
46.7247
35.486 years
97thSaint Kitts and NevisKNA
46.4246
35.349 years
98thSingaporeSGP
45.8746
35.102 years
99thCook IslandsCOK
45.8146
35.075 years
100thFrench PolynesiaPYF
45.1845
34.791 years
101stBahamasBHS
44.7645
34.597 years
102ndKuwaitKWT
44.5445
34.499 years
103rdGreenlandGRL
43.9444
34.229 years
104thCosta RicaCRI
43.5944
34.07 years
105thBrazilBRA
43.3143
33.942 years
106thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT
43.2143
33.897 years
107thNew CaledoniaNCL
43.243
33.891 years
108thSaint LuciaLCA
42.8843
33.745 years
109thSeychellesSYC
42.6743
33.653 years
110thGrenadaGRD
42.0842
33.385 years
111thQatarQAT
41.6542
33.189 years
112thBahrainBHR
40.9641
32.876 years
113thIranIRN
40.9441
32.866 years
114thSri LankaLKA
40.8241
32.812 years
115thAzerbaijanAZE
40.3440
32.596 years
116thTürkiyeTUR
40.1740
32.52 years
117thVietnamVNM
39.9740
32.429 years
118thTunisiaTUN
39.339
32.127 years
119thArgentinaARG
39.2939
32.122 years
120thWestern SaharaESH
39.1139
32.037 years
121stBruneiBRN
38.4938
31.76 years
122ndJamaicaJAM
38.338
31.673 years
123rdColombiaCOL
38.1538
31.606 years
124thKosovoUNK
37.7738
31.43 years
125thUnited Arab EmiratesARE
37.3337
31.232 years
126thMaldivesMDV
37.0937
31.124 years
127thGuamGUM
37.0837
31.12 years
128thMalaysiaMYS
34.7435
30.058 years
129thIndonesiaIDN
34.2434
29.831 years
130thPanamaPAN
33.7334
29.603 years
131stMyanmarMMR
33.5834
29.534 years
132ndKazakhstanKAZ
33.4333
29.464 years
133rdPeruPER
33.433
29.451 years
134thBhutanBTN
33.2633
29.388 years
135thOmanOMN
32.9933
29.268 years
136thSaudi ArabiaSAU
32.9533
29.247 years
137thMoroccoMAR
32.8333
29.194 years
138thIsraelISR
32.7333
29.15 years
139thVenezuelaVEN
32.4632
29.025 years
140thMexicoMEX
32.1532
28.886 years
141stAmerican SamoaASM
31.1631
28.435 years
142ndEcuadorECU
31.0931
28.406 years
143rdLebanonLBN
30.9131
28.323 years
144thSouth AfricaZAF
30.6731
28.213 years
145thAlgeriaDZA
30.6131
28.189 years
146thSurinameSUR
30.4230
28.1 years
147thIndiaIND
30.3330
28.06 years
148thCape VerdeCPV
29.9130
27.87 years
149thFijiFJI
29.4629
27.666 years
150thDominican RepublicDOM
29.4329
27.653 years
151stLibyaLBY
28.4228
27.196 years
152ndEl SalvadorSLV
27.8928
26.956 years
153rdUzbekistanUZB
27.828
26.914 years
154thMongoliaMNG
27.4427
26.752 years
155thTokelauTKL
27.2227
26.65 years
156thParaguayPRY
26.5327
26.341 years
157thTurkmenistanTKM
26.2926
26.232 years
158thBelizeBLZ
25.6626
25.946 years
159thCambodiaKHM
25.4425
25.844 years
160thGuyanaGUY
24.9125
25.607 years
161stBangladeshBGD
24.2924
25.325 years
162ndPhilippinesPHL
24.2124
25.287 years
163rdNicaraguaNIC
24.1624
25.267 years
164thFrench GuianaGUF
24.0624
25.221 years
165thKyrgyzstanKGZ
23.8524
25.127 years
166thNepalNPL
22.8723
24.679 years
167thBoliviaBOL
22.8323
24.664 years
168thDjiboutiDJI
22.2222
24.389 years
169thTuvaluTUV
2222
24.286 years
170thLaosLAO
21.9922
24.284 years
171stJordanJOR
21.9822
24.279 years
172ndEgyptEGY
21.4321
24.028 years
173rdHondurasHND
20.3620
23.546 years
174thHaitiHTI
20.2920
23.511 years
175thBotswanaBWA
18.919
22.882 years
176thMicronesiaFSM
18.8319
22.85 years
177thKiribatiKIR
18.4718
22.686 years
178thGuatemalaGTM
18.3418
22.63 years
179thPapua New GuineaPNG
17.7118
22.344 years
180thSyriaSYR
17.518
22.249 years
181stEswatiniSWZ
16.9417
21.995 years
182ndTajikistanTJK
16.7917
21.925 years
183rdGabonGAB
15.8516
21.503 years
184thLesothoLSO
15.6916
21.427 years
185thEquatorial GuineaGNQ
14.715
20.979 years
186thTimor-LesteTLS
14.6815
20.969 years
187thNamibiaNAM
14.6515
20.957 years
188thGhanaGHA
14.5915
20.931 years
189thMarshall IslandsMHL
14.0814
20.699 years
190thTongaTON
14.0714
20.695 years
191stNauruNRU
13.514
20.434 years
192ndIraqIRQ
13.313
20.345 years
193rdComorosCOM
13.2713
20.331 years
194thPakistanPAK
13.1713
20.287 years
195thSolomon IslandsSLB
13.0913
20.251 years
196thVanuatuVUT
12.8513
20.143 years
197thSamoaWSM
12.3312
19.904 years
198thPalestinePSE
12.0112
19.763 years
199thKenyaKEN
11.4911
19.526 years
200thRwandaRWA
11.311
19.44 years
201stSierra LeoneSLE
10.9311
19.27 years
202ndSenegalSEN
10.6111
19.129 years
203rdSão Tomé and PríncipeSTP
10.4410
19.052 years
204thGuinea-BissauGNB
10.210
18.943 years
205thMadagascarMDG
10.0610
18.877 years
206thEthiopiaETH
9.7410
18.733 years
207thEritreaERI
9.5610
18.651 years
208thLiberiaLBR
8.919
18.358 years
209thCongoCOG
8.89
18.308 years
210thSudanSDN
8.739
18.276 years
211thYemenYEM
8.539
18.184 years
212thGambiaGMB
8.59
18.17 years
213thTogoTGO
8.448
18.144 years
214thIvory CoastCIV
8.348
18.097 years
215thGuineaGIN
8.098
17.984 years
216thSouth SudanSSD
8.068
17.97 years
217thZimbabweZWE
7.78
17.808 years
218thBeninBEN
7.628
17.772 years
219thCameroonCMR
7.588
17.752 years
219thNigeriaNGA
7.588
17.754 years
221stMalawiMWI
7.27
17.58 years
222ndZambiaZMB
77
17.49 years
223rdBurkina FasoBFA
6.486
17.254 years
224thTanzaniaTZA
6.456
17.24 years
225thMauritaniaMRT
6.186
17.119 years
226thAfghanistanAFG
5.786
16.94 years
227thMayotteMYT
5.445
16.786 years
228thUgandaUGA
4.845
16.514 years
229thAngolaAGO
4.715
16.452 years
230thMozambiqueMOZ
4.424
16.323 years
231stBurundiBDI
3.493
15.902 years
232ndDR CongoCOD
3.23
15.768 years
233rdMaliMLI
2.533
15.466 years
234thSomaliaSOM
2.492
15.447 years
235thChadTCD
2.392
15.401 years
236thNigerNER
2.052
15.25 years
237thCentral African RepublicCAF
00
14.32 years
Median age — country ranking · WorldScore