Median age by country: world demographic trends

List of countries ranked by median age

The table below ranks 196 countries by median age and includes other demographic data: total population, birth rate, age distribution, and fertility rate for each country.

Rank	Country	Median age	Population	Age 0-14, %	Working age, %	Age 65+, %	Fertility rate
1	Monaco	55	38082	13.5%	50.4%	35.9%	2.11
2	Japan	50.4	122647678	11.4%	58.8%	30.2%	1.2
3	San Marino	49	34003	12.3%	65.3%	23.8%	1.15
4	Italy	48.8	58538738	11.9%	63.5%	25.6%	1.2
5	Portugal	47.5	10663982	12.8%	62.7%	25.4%	1.44
6	Greece	47.3	10249082	13.2%	62.8%	24.7%	1.32
7	Spain	46.4	48787930	12.9%	65.9%	22.2%	1.12
8	Bosnia	46.3	3114242	13%	64.7%	23.5%	1.49
9	Germany	46.3	82619736	13.9%	62.9%	24.2%	1.39
10	South Korea	46.1	51633793	10.6%	70.2%	21.4%	0.72
11	Croatia	46	3813345	13.9%	62.9%	24%	1.46
12	Bulgaria	45.5	6355610	14.5%	63.5%	22.5%	1.81
13	Liechtenstein	45.4	40951	14.3%	65%	22%	1.45
14	Slovenia	45.3	2123263	14.7%	63.5%	22.7%	1.51
15	Serbia	45.1	6494317	14.3%	63%	23.4%	1.61
16	Taiwan	45.1	23205944	11.7%	69.1%	20.9%	0.89
17	Hungary	44.6	9472812	14.4%	64.6%	21.3%	1.51
18	Andorra	44.5	83764	11.9%	72.2%	17.2%	1.08
19	Austria	44.4	9164347	14.2%	65.2%	21.6%	1.32
20	Latvia	44.3	1830293	15.4%	62.9%	22.7%	1.36
21	Czech Republic	44.1	10693675	15.4%	63.8%	21.4%	1.45
22	Finland	44	5624333	14.6%	61.5%	24.5%	1.26
23	Romania	43.8	18836893	15.7%	64.3%	20.2%	1.71
24	Switzerland	43.7	9092598	15%	65%	20.9%	1.33
25	Estonia	43.3	1342600	15.6%	63.1%	22.3%	1.31
26	Ukraine	43.2	39535850	13.9%	67.1%	19.1%	0.98
27	Cuba	43.1	10892659	15.3%	68.1%	17.6%	1.44
28	Lithuania	43.1	2825872	14.7%	65.1%	21.3%	1.18
29	France	43	68756508	16.5%	61.3%	22.9%	1.66
30	Poland	42.9	35898979	14.8%	65.1%	21.3%	1.16
31	Slovakia	42.7	5367504	15.8%	65.7%	19.5%	1.49
32	Belgium	42.7	11895018	16%	63.4%	21.4%	1.47
33	Netherlands	42.4	18211637	15%	64.5%	21.3%	1.43
34	Denmark	42.3	6023286	15.7%	63.4%	21.4%	1.5
35	Belarus	42	9011944	16.3%	66%	18.9%	1.21
36	Malta	41.8	578778	13%	66.8%	20.9%	1.06
37	North Macedonia	41.6	1805395	16.8%	65.2%	19%	1.5
38	Canada	41.5	42045683	15.1%	65.1%	20.7%	1.26
39	Sweden	41.1	10663864	17%	62.3%	21.1%	1.45
40	Thailand	41.1	71559621	14.7%	69.9%	16.7%	1.21
41	United Kingdom	41	70024311	17.2%	63.3%	19.9%	1.56
42	Russia	40.9	142120553	17.3%	65.5%	18.4%	1.41
43	Norway	40.7	5648774	16.2%	65%	19.4%	1.4
44	China	40.6	1402614510	16%	69.3%	15.1%	1
45	Montenegro	40.6	611567	18.1%	64%	18.8%	1.74
46	Luxembourg	40.2	691571	15.8%	68.7%	16.2%	1.25
47	Barbados	40.2	282718	17.2%	66.2%	17.6%	1.71
48	Ireland	39.7	5500964	18.6%	65.6%	16.5%	1.5
49	Curacao	39.5	155945	14.9%	68.3%	17.8%	1.2
50	United States	39.3	343682585	17.3%	64.7%	18.8%	1.62
51	Cayman Islands	39.3	77211	16.2%	74.8%	10.1%	1.53
52	Cyprus	39.2	1382451	16.1%	69.3%	15.3%	1.39
53	Palau	39.2	17618	18.2%	70.4%	12.4%	1.91
54	Moldova	39.1	2343963	19.8%	64%	17.4%	1.73
55	Australia	39	27722756	17.8%	64.4%	18.5%	1.5
56	New Zealand	38.6	5362441	18.1%	64.7%	18%	1.56
57	Mauritius	38.5	1239793	14.8%	71.7%	14.7%	1.39
58	Trinidad	38.2	1373327	17.8%	69.9%	13.5%	1.53
59	Georgia	38	3696618	20.8%	63.6%	16.4%	1.81
60	Albania	37.8	2342445	16.8%	66.2%	18.3%	1.35
61	Chile	37.5	19946723	17%	68.9%	15.1%	1.17
62	North Korea	37.3	26634259	18.9%	68.7%	13%	1.78
63	Uruguay	37.2	3382543	18.3%	65.7%	16.5%	1.41
64	Armenia	37.1	2989711	19.2%	67.1%	15.2%	1.9
65	Iceland	37.1	395314	17.8%	66.6%	16.3%	1.59
66	Dominica	37	65508	17.9%	69.2%	13.5%	1.48
67	Antigua	36.9	94625	17.8%	70.4%	12.9%	1.58
68	Singapore	36.8	6113174	11.7%	74.7%	14.8%	0.97
69	Saint Kitts	36.8	46992	18.2%	70.6%	12.2%	1.51
70	Bahamas	36	404651	17.9%	70.3%	12.5%	1.37
71	Kuwait	35.8	5064966	18.2%	78.7%	3.26%	1.52
72	Costa Rica	35.6	5175007	18.8%	69%	13.3%	1.33
73	Brazil	35.4	213570306	19.7%	69.3%	11.9%	1.62
74	Saint Lucia	35.2	180492	17.5%	72.8%	10.3%	1.38
75	Saint Vincent	35.2	99240	21.3%	66.8%	12.7%	1.78
76	Seychelles	35	125600	20%	71.5%	8.99%	2.02
77	Grenada	34.9	117361	19.4%	68.3%	13%	1.49
78	Qatar	34.5	2975619	15.1%	83.3%	1.72%	1.73
79	Iran	34.3	93175818	22.4%	69.3%	8.94%	1.7
80	Bahrain	34.2	1656695	18.7%	77.4%	4.19%	1.82
81	Sri Lanka	34.1	22149346	22%	65.9%	12.8%	1.97
82	Azerbaijan	34.1	10320163	21.8%	69.6%	9.78%	1.55
83	Turkey	34	85963745	21.4%	68.3%	10.9%	1.51
84	Vietnam	33.9	102183444	23.2%	67.7%	9.91%	1.91
85	Argentina	33.5	46005372	21.6%	66%	12.9%	1.5
86	Tunisia	33.5	12415813	24%	66.4%	10.3%	1.83
87	Jamaica	33.3	2833401	18.7%	73.1%	8.97%	1.36
88	Brunei	33.2	469802	20.8%	72.3%	7.62%	1.75
89	Colombia	33.1	53941545	20.3%	69.9%	10.6%	1.65
90	Maldives	32.9	531534	19.6%	75.8%	5.29%	1.58
91	UAE	32.6	11533895	16.1%	82.1%	1.83%	1.2
92	Malaysia	31.5	36389490	21.8%	70.5%	8.34%	1.55
93	Indonesia	31.1	287909726	24.6%	68.1%	7.81%	2.13
94	Panama	30.9	4626304	24.9%	65.8%	9.98%	2.12
95	Bhutan	30.9	802266	20.9%	72.6%	6.77%	1.46
96	Myanmar	30.8	55188302	24.3%	68.4%	7.74%	2.12
97	Peru	30.8	34925789	24%	66.8%	9.71%	1.98
98	Saudi Arabia	30.5	36557435	23.8%	73.2%	3.17%	2.28
99	Kazakhstan	30.5	21086160	29.4%	62%	9.34%	3.01
100	Morocco	30.5	38765910	25.6%	66.2%	8.77%	2.23
101	Oman	30.5	5673016	24.7%	72.6%	2.74%	2.53
102	Mexico	30.3	133008812	24.5%	67.2%	8.81%	1.91
103	Israel	30.2	10252907	27.4%	60%	12.8%	2.85
104	Venezuela	30.2	28635082	25.5%	64.8%	10.4%	2.08
105	Ecuador	29.8	18446207	24.5%	67.2%	8.86%	1.82
106	Lebanon	29.6	5898001	26.2%	63.7%	10.7%	2.24
107	South Africa	29.5	65460626	25.9%	67.4%	7.08%	2.22
108	India	29.5	1476762615	24.6%	68.2%	7.61%	1.98
109	Suriname	29.4	645315	25.6%	66.5%	8.51%	2.25
110	Cape Verde	29.4	529665	25.5%	67.6%	7.47%	1.52
111	Algeria	29.3	48034519	30.3%	63.1%	7.04%	2.77
112	Dominican Republic	29	11610440	26.6%	65.5%	8.5%	2.24
113	Fiji	28.9	937312	27.1%	66.4%	6.79%	2.28
114	Libya	28.5	7540799	27.4%	67.6%	5.41%	2.36
115	El Salvador	28.5	6391525	24.8%	67%	8.48%	1.78
116	Uzbekistan	27.9	37731348	31.1%	63%	6.29%	3.5
117	Mongolia	27.8	3607619	32.2%	62.7%	5.74%	2.7
118	Paraguay	27.7	7096151	28.6%	64.9%	6.91%	2.42
119	Turkmenistan	27.5	7737847	31.5%	64%	5.09%	2.69
120	Belize	27.4	428711	26.6%	68.4%	5.45%	2.01
121	Cambodia	27	18053388	29.8%	64%	6.6%	2.58
122	Guyana	26.9	840939	29.2%	64.1%	7.23%	2.41
123	Philippines	26.8	117734664	27.9%	66.6%	5.95%	1.92
124	Bangladesh	26.7	177841118	28%	65.5%	6.84%	2.16
125	Nicaragua	26.6	7098301	28.8%	65.7%	5.87%	2.22
126	Kyrgyzstan	26.2	7438528	32.3%	62%	6.26%	2.7
127	Nepal	26	29630474	28.4%	65.1%	6.74%	1.98
128	Bolivia	26	12751108	29.8%	64.6%	5.85%	2.55
129	Djibouti	25.7	1199623	29.2%	66%	5.1%	2.61
130	Laos	25.6	7975100	30.2%	65.1%	4.96%	2.42
131	Jordan	25.5	11592040	30.7%	64.8%	4.99%	2.64
132	Tuvalu	25.3	9363	32.9%	60.4%	7.58%	3.21
133	Egypt	25.3	120120267	32%	62.9%	5.43%	2.75
134	Honduras	24.9	11186699	30.6%	65%	4.67%	2.5
135	Haiti	24.8	12038932	31.2%	64.1%	4.88%	2.66
136	Botswana	24.2	2603835	32.1%	63.8%	4.11%	2.73
137	Guatemala	24	18971012	31.6%	63.6%	5.08%	2.31
138	Syria	23.9	26481122	29.2%	66.1%	4.95%	2.71
139	Kiribati	23.8	138472	34.7%	61.1%	4.54%	3.15
140	Papua New Guinea	23.6	10949849	33.5%	63.1%	3.72%	3.1
141	Eswatini	23.2	1270000	33.4%	62.4%	4.4%	2.75
142	Tajikistan	23	10980672	36.3%	59.9%	4.29%	3.07
143	Lesotho	22.7	2389618	34.5%	61.6%	3.9%	2.69
144	Gabon	22.6	2647992	36.5%	59.4%	4.18%	3.65
145	East Timor	22.4	1437146	33.7%	61.1%	5.19%	2.71
146	Ghana	22.2	35704448	35.8%	60.5%	3.9%	3.4
147	Namibia	22.1	3153904	37%	59.3%	3.9%	3.21
148	Equatorial Guinea	22	1984968	37.3%	59%	3.85%	4.08
149	Tonga	21.9	103290	35.4%	57.9%	6.99%	3.13
150	Marshall Islands	21.8	35078	34.5%	60.9%	5.15%	2.92
151	Iraq	21.6	48018145	36.6%	60%	3.5%	3.25
152	Comoros	21.5	899184	37.1%	58.4%	4.44%	3.88
153	Solomon Islands	21.5	858499	37%	59.4%	3.71%	3.56
154	Pakistan	21.5	259345872	36.7%	59%	4.44%	3.61
155	Nauru	21.4	12104	37.8%	59.4%	3.22%	3.33
156	Vanuatu	21.3	342645	38.3%	57.4%	4.47%	3.6
157	Palestine	20.9	5480218	38%	58.1%	3.95%	3.31
158	Samoa	20.9	220543	38.5%	55.7%	6.23%	3.83
159	Kenya	20.8	58648527	36.8%	60.2%	3.08%	3.21
160	Rwanda	20.8	14893241	37.4%	58.7%	4.11%	3.7
161	Sierra Leone	20.5	8998687	38.1%	58.7%	3.33%	3.79
162	Senegal	20.4	19371362	38.2%	58.2%	3.68%	3.82
163	Sao Tome	20.3	245039	37.8%	58.3%	4%	3.64
164	Guinea-Bissau	20.2	2298335	38.8%	58%	3.28%	3.84
165	Madagascar	20	33530646	39.3%	57.3%	3.54%	3.97
166	Togo	19.9	9933235	39.5%	57.3%	3.32%	4.19
167	Ethiopia	19.9	138940022	39.1%	57.7%	3.37%	3.99
168	Eritrea	19.9	3683508	38.1%	57.7%	4.31%	3.71
169	Liberia	19.6	5855409	39.5%	57.2%	3.37%	3.95
170	Congo	19.5	6639487	40.4%	56.6%	3.14%	4.16
171	Gambia	19.4	2884750	40.2%	56.7%	3.3%	4.01
172	Sudan	19.4	53298472	40.5%	56.2%	3.47%	4.32
173	South Sudan	19.4	12438782	38.9%	58.1%	3.16%	3.86
174	Yemen	19.3	42974589	41.1%	56.3%	2.57%	4.59
175	Ivory Coast	19.3	33502938	40.9%	56.5%	2.7%	4.28
176	Guinea	19.2	15445735	40.9%	55.6%	3.49%	4.22
177	Zimbabwe	19	17277165	40.9%	55.5%	3.51%	3.72
178	Nigeria	19	242485845	41%	55.9%	3.09%	4.48
179	Benin	19	15174345	41.6%	55.3%	3.19%	4.56
180	Cameroon	19	30649220	41.4%	55.8%	2.84%	4.32
181	Malawi	18.9	22791875	40.7%	56.7%	2.6%	3.65
182	Zambia	18.8	22528646	41.5%	56.6%	2.06%	4.1
183	Burkina Faso	18.6	24607478	41.8%	55.5%	2.72%	4.19
184	Tanzania	18.4	72586079	42.5%	54.4%	3.04%	4.61
185	Mauritania	18.4	5462924	42.7%	54.1%	3.27%	4.7
186	Afghanistan	18.2	45060300	42.9%	54.7%	2.45%	4.84
187	Uganda	17.8	52776583	43.5%	54.3%	2.27%	4.28
188	Angola	17.7	40228288	44.4%	52.8%	2.94%	5.12
189	Mozambique	17.5	36651096	44.5%	52.8%	2.71%	4.76
190	Burundi	17.3	14732962	44.7%	52.8%	2.56%	4.88
191	DR Congo	16.9	116492354	46%	50.9%	3.09%	6.05
192	Chad	16.8	21567098	46.1%	51.8%	2.13%	6.12
193	Mali	16.7	25940437	46.1%	51.5%	2.34%	5.61
194	Somalia	16.6	20313043	46.6%	50.8%	2.64%	6.13
195	Niger	16.5	28824804	46.6%	50.8%	2.64%	6.06
196	CAR	15.4	5701055	49%	48.8%	2.24%	6.01

World median age history & projection by region

The median age showcases the structure of a demographic: it's the age at which half of the population is younger and half is older. The chart below displays the world's median age and by region breakdown trend: the demographic is aging everywhere.

The world's median age has increased from 22.5 in 1960 to 31.6 in 2024 and is expected to reach 37.1 by 2050.

For comparison, the median age in Europe was 30.7 years in 1960, is 43.6 years now, and is projected to increase to 47.6 years by 2050. In Africa, it was 18.5 years in 1960, is 20.6 years today, and is projected to increase to 26.3 years by 2050.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

The demographic pyramid below is a graphical illustration of the age and gender distribution of a population. Its shape gives a one-glance view of age dynamics. The world's population pyramid has been changing over time with the world's population aging and birth rates declining. The shape of the demographic pyramid is still descending as the young population prevails over the old, but it used to be steeper - the proportion of young people was greater.

Table

Age range	Share of population
	World
	Male	Female
0-4	4.07%	3.87%
5-9	4.32%	4.07%
10-14	4.34%	4.07%
15-19	4.12%	3.86%
20-24	3.91%	3.68%
25-29	3.79%	3.57%
30-34	3.8%	3.61%
35-39	3.7%	3.55%
40-44	3.32%	3.22%
45-49	2.94%	2.9%
50-54	2.83%	2.84%
55-59	2.53%	2.6%
60-64	2.09%	2.22%
65-69	1.69%	1.89%
70-74	1.27%	1.52%
75-79	0.8%	1.02%
80+	0.77%	1.24%

Global age dependency ratio chart

The chart below illustrates how the age dependency ratio has been decreasing for all regions except Africa from 1960 to around the 2010s but has since reversed upward.

Working age demographic graph

About 65.1% of the demographic are working-age adults of 15-64 years old. The share of working adults has been growing since 1960 but stagnated in the 2010s and is projected to decline in the future.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old) chart

The share of the youth population has been declining in recent decades. The percentage of young people is 24.7% today, it was 37.4% in 1960 and projected to be 20.4% by 2050.

World share of older population chart

The share of the old demographic is growing all over the world as life expectancy increases and the fertility rate declines. The percentage of old people (65+) is 10.2% today, it was 4.97% in 1960 and is projected to be 16.3% by 2050.