This entry is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for “Age structure” for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
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| Country | Median age(years) |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | total: 18 years male: 17.9 years female: 18 years (2010 est.) |
| Albania | total: 30 years male: 28.9 years female: 31.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Algeria | total: 27.1 years male: 26.8 years female: 27.3 years (2010 est.) |
| American Samoa | total: 23.4 years male: 23.3 years female: 23.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Andorra | total: 39.9 years male: 40.2 years female: 39.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Angola | total: 18 years male: 18 years female: 18 years (2010 est.) |
| Anguilla | total: 33 years male: 31.6 years female: 34.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | total: 30 years male: 28.5 years female: 31.4 years (2010 est.) |
| Argentina | total: 30.3 years male: 29.2 years female: 31.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Armenia | total: 31.9 years male: 29.1 years female: 34.7 years (2010 est.) |
| Aruba | total: 38 years male: 36.2 years female: 39.7 years (2010 est.) |
| Australia | total: 37.5 years male: 36.8 years female: 38.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Austria | total: 42.6 years male: 41.5 years female: 43.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Azerbaijan | total: 28.5 years male: 26.9 years female: 30.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Bahamas, The | total: 29.9 years male: 28.8 years female: 31 years (2010 est.) |
| Bahrain | total: 30.4 years male: 33.5 years female: 27.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Bangladesh | total: 22.9 years male: 22.4 years female: 23.4 years (2010 est.) |
| Barbados | total: 36.2 years male: 35.1 years female: 37.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Belarus | total: 38.8 years male: 35.8 years female: 41.8 years (2010 est.) |
| Belgium | total: 42 years male: 40.7 years female: 43.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Belize | total: 20.7 years male: 20.5 years female: 20.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Benin | total: 17.3 years male: 16.9 years female: 17.8 years (2010 est.) |
| Bermuda | total: 41.6 years male: 40.2 years female: 43.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Bhutan | total: 24.3 years male: 25 years female: 23.7 years (2010 est.) |
| Bolivia | total: 22.2 years male: 21.5 years female: 22.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | total: 40.3 years male: 39.1 years female: 41.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Botswana | total: 22 years male: 21.8 years female: 22.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Brazil | total: 28.9 years male: 28.1 years female: 29.7 years (2010 est.) |
| British Virgin Islands | total: 32.6 years male: 32.7 years female: 32.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Brunei | total: 28.1 years male: 28 years female: 28.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Bulgaria | total: 41.6 years male: 39.4 years female: 43.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Burkina Faso | total: 16.8 years male: 16.6 years female: 17 years (2010 est.) |
| Burma | total: 26.5 years male: 26 years female: 27.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Burundi | total: 16.8 years male: 16.5 years female: 17.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Cambodia | total: 22.6 years male: 21.8 years female: 23.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Cameroon | total: 19.3 years male: 19.2 years female: 19.4 years (2010 est.) |
| Canada | total: 40.7 years male: 39.6 years female: 41.8 years (2010 est.) |
| Cape Verde | total: 22.3 years male: 21.4 years female: 23.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Cayman Islands | total: 38.4 years male: 38 years female: 38.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Central African Republic | total: 19.1 years male: 18.7 years female: 19.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Chad | total: 16.6 years male: 15.5 years female: 17.8 years (2010 est.) |
| Chile | total: 31.7 years male: 30.7 years female: 32.8 years (2010 est.) |
| China | total: 35.2 years male: 34.5 years female: 35.8 years (2010 est.) |
| Colombia | total: 27.6 years male: 26.7 years female: 28.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Comoros | total: 18.9 years male: 18.6 years female: 19.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | total: 16.5 years male: 16.3 years female: 16.7 years (2010 est.) |
| Congo, Republic of the | total: 16.9 years male: 16.7 years female: 17.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Cook Islands | total: 31.2 years male: 30.5 years female: 31.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Costa Rica | total: 28.4 years male: 27.9 years female: 28.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Cote d’Ivoire | total: 19.4 years male: 19.6 years female: 19.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Croatia | total: 41.2 years male: 39.3 years female: 43 years (2010 est.) |
| Cuba | total: 37.8 years male: 37.1 years female: 38.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Cyprus | total: 34.5 years male: 33.2 years female: 36.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Czech Republic | total: 40.4 years male: 38.9 years female: 42.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Denmark | total: 40.7 years male: 39.8 years female: 41.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Djibouti | total: 21.4 years male: 19.8 years female: 22.8 years (2010 est.) |
| Dominica | total: 30.3 years male: 29.8 years female: 30.8 years (2010 est.) |
| Dominican Republic | total: 25.8 years male: 25.6 years female: 26 years (2010 est.) |
| Ecuador | total: 25.3 years male: 24.7 years female: 25.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Egypt | total: 24 years male: 23.8 years female: 24.3 years (2010 est.) |
| El Salvador | total: 23.9 years male: 22.5 years female: 25.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Equatorial Guinea | total: 19 years male: 18.4 years female: 19.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Eritrea | total: 18.5 years male: 18.2 years female: 18.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Estonia | total: 40.2 years male: 36.7 years female: 43.7 years (2010 est.) |
| Ethiopia | total: 16.8 years male: 16.5 years female: 17.2 years (2010 est.) |
| European Union | note - see individual country entries of member states (2009 est.) |
| Faroe Islands | total: 37.1 years male: 36.5 years female: 37.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Fiji | total: 26.6 years male: 26.4 years female: 26.8 years (2010 est.) |
| Finland | total: 42.3 years male: 40.7 years female: 44 years (2010 est.) |
| France | total: 39.7 years male: 38.2 years female: 41.2 years (2010 est.) |
| French Polynesia | total: 29.5 years male: 29.8 years female: 29.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Gabon | total: 18.6 years male: 18.4 years female: 18.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Gambia, The | total: 18 years male: 17.9 years female: 18.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Gaza Strip | total: 17.5 years male: 17.4 years female: 17.7 years (2010 est.) |
| Georgia | total: 38.8 years male: 36.3 years female: 41.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Germany | total: 44.3 years male: 43 years female: 45.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Ghana | total: 21.1 years male: 20.8 years female: 21.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Gibraltar | total: 33.1 years male: 32.2 years female: 34.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Greece | total: 42.2 years male: 41.1 years female: 43.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Greenland | total: 33.5 years male: 34.9 years female: 31.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Grenada | total: 28.2 years male: 28.2 years female: 28.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Guam | total: 29.3 years male: 28.9 years female: 29.7 years (2010 est.) |
| Guatemala | total: 19.7 years male: 19.1 years female: 20.4 years (2010 est.) |
| Guernsey | total: 41.9 years male: 40.9 years female: 42.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Guinea | total: 18.5 years male: 18.3 years female: 18.8 years (2010 est.) |
| Guinea-Bissau | total: 19.4 years male: 18.8 years female: 19.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Guyana | total: 23.6 years male: 22.9 years female: 24.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Haiti | total: 21.1 years male: 20.9 years female: 21.4 years (2010 est.) |
| Honduras | total: 20.7 years male: 20.3 years female: 21.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Hong Kong | total: 42.8 years male: 42.4 years female: 43.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Hungary | total: 40 years male: 37.8 years female: 42.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Iceland | total: 35.4 years male: 34.9 years female: 35.8 years (2010 est.) |
| India | total: 25.9 years male: 25.4 years female: 26.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Indonesia | total: 27.9 years male: 27.4 years female: 28.4 years (2010 est.) |
| Iran | total: 26.3 years male: 26 years female: 26.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Iraq | total: 20.6 years male: 20.5 years female: 20.8 years (2010 est.) |
| Ireland | total: 34.5 years male: 34.1 years female: 34.8 years (2010 est.) |
| Isle of Man | total: 42.3 years male: 41.6 years female: 43 years (2010 est.) |
| Israel | total: 29.3 years male: 28.6 years female: 30 years (2010 est.) |
| Italy | total: 43.7 years male: 42.3 years female: 45.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Jamaica | total: 23.9 years male: 23.4 years female: 24.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Japan | total: 44.6 years male: 42.9 years female: 46.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Jersey | total: 40.1 years male: 38.5 years female: 41.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Jordan | total: 21.8 years male: 21.6 years female: 22.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Kazakhstan | total: 29.9 years male: 28.4 years female: 31.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Kenya | total: 18.8 years male: 18.7 years female: 18.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Kiribati | total: 22.2 years male: 21.4 years female: 23 years (2010 est.) |
| Korea, North | total: 33.9 years male: 32.5 years female: 35.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Korea, South | total: 37.9 years male: 36.5 years female: 39.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Kosovo | total: 26.3 years male: 25.8 years female: 26.8 years (2010 est.) |
| Kuwait | total: 26.4 years male: 28.2 years female: 22.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Kyrgyzstan | total: 24.7 years male: 23.8 years female: 25.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Laos | total: 20.7 years male: 20.4 years female: 21 years (2010 est.) |
| Latvia | total: 40.4 years male: 37.4 years female: 43.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Lebanon | total: 29.4 years male: 28.3 years female: 30.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Lesotho | total: 22.6 years male: 22.6 years female: 22.7 years (2010 est.) |
| Liberia | total: 18.4 years male: 18.3 years female: 18.4 years (2010 est.) |
| Libya | total: 24.2 years male: 24.3 years female: 24.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Liechtenstein | total: 41.4 years male: 40.8 years female: 41.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Lithuania | total: 39.7 years male: 37.1 years female: 42.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Luxembourg | total: 39.3 years male: 38.3 years female: 40.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Macau | total: 35.6 years male: 36.3 years female: 35 years (2010 est.) |
| Macedonia | total: 35.4 years male: 34.4 years female: 36.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Madagascar | total: 18.1 years male: 17.8 years female: 18.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Malawi | total: 17.1 years male: 17 years female: 17.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Malaysia | total: 26.5 years male: 26.4 years female: 26.7 years (2010 est.) |
| Maldives | total: 25.9 years male: 26.6 years female: 24.7 years (2010 est.) |
| Mali | total: 16.2 years male: 15.8 years female: 16.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Malta | total: 39.7 years male: 38.5 years female: 41.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Marshall Islands | total: 21.5 years male: 21.5 years female: 21.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Mauritania | total: 19.3 years male: 18.5 years female: 20.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Mauritius | total: 32.3 years male: 31.4 years female: 33.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Mayotte | total: 17.3 years male: 18.1 years female: 16.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Mexico | total: 26.7 years male: 25.6 years female: 27.7 years (2010 est.) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | total: 22.4 years male: 21.8 years female: 22.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Moldova | total: 35 years male: 33.1 years female: 37.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Monaco | total: 48.9 years male: 48 years female: 49.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Mongolia | total: 25.8 years male: 25.3 years female: 26.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Montenegro | total: 37.2 years male: 35.9 years female: 38.8 years (2010 est.) |
| Montserrat | total: 29.1 years male: 28.8 years female: 29.4 years (2010 est.) |
| Morocco | total: 26.5 years male: 25.9 years female: 27 years (2010 est.) |
| Mozambique | total: 17.5 years male: 17.1 years female: 17.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Namibia | total: 21.4 years male: 21.3 years female: 21.4 years (2010 est.) |
| Nauru | total: 23.8 years male: 24 years female: 23.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Nepal | total: 21.2 years male: 20.2 years female: 22.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Netherlands | total: 40.8 years male: 40 years female: 41.6 years (2010 est.) |
| New Caledonia | total: 29.8 years male: 29.3 years female: 30.3 years (2010 est.) |
| New Zealand | total: 36.8 years male: 36 years female: 37.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Nicaragua | total: 22.5 years male: 22.1 years female: 22.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Niger | total: 15.2 years male: 15 years female: 15.4 years (2010 est.) |
| Nigeria | total: 19.1 years male: 19 years female: 19.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Northern Mariana Islands | total: 29.3 years male: 29.9 years female: 29.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Norway | total: 39.7 years male: 38.8 years female: 40.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Oman | total: 23.9 years male: 25.4 years female: 22.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Pakistan | total: 21.2 years male: 21.2 years female: 21.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Palau | total: 32.4 years male: 32.2 years female: 33 years (2010 est.) |
| Panama | total: 27.2 years male: 26.9 years female: 27.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Papua New Guinea | total: 21.6 years male: 21.9 years female: 21.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Paraguay | total: 24.9 years male: 24.7 years female: 25.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Peru | total: 26.4 years male: 26.1 years female: 26.7 years (2010 est.) |
| Philippines | total: 22.7 years male: 22.2 years female: 23.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Poland | total: 38.2 years male: 36.5 years female: 40 years (2010 est.) |
| Portugal | total: 39.7 years male: 37.6 years female: 41.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Puerto Rico | total: 36.8 years male: 35 years female: 38.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Qatar | total: 30.8 years male: 32.9 years female: 25.4 years (2010 est.) |
| Romania | total: 38.4 years male: 36.9 years female: 39.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Russia | total: 38.5 years male: 35.3 years female: 41.7 years (2010 est.) |
| Rwanda | total: 18.6 years male: 18.4 years female: 18.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Saint Barthelemy | total: 39.8 years male: 39.9 years female: 39.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | total: 38.2 years male: 38.2 years female: 38.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | total: 31.5 years male: 31.5 years female: 31.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Saint Lucia | total: 30.3 years male: 29.3 years female: 31.4 years (2010 est.) |
| Saint Martin | total: 30.8 years male: 29.7 years female: 31.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | total: 42 years male: 41.6 years female: 42.4 years (2010 est.) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | total: 29.5 years male: 29.6 years female: 29.4 years (2010 est.) |
| Samoa | total: 21.8 years male: 21.7 years female: 21.9 years (2010 est.) |
| San Marino | total: 42.1 years male: 41.3 years female: 42.8 years (2010 est.) |
| Sao Tome and Principe | total: 17.5 years male: 17 years female: 17.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Saudi Arabia | total: 24.9 years male: 26 years female: 23.4 years (2010 est.) |
| Senegal | total: 17.9 years male: 17.1 years female: 18.7 years (2010 est.) |
| Serbia | total: 41.1 years male: 39.4 years female: 42.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Seychelles | total: 32 years male: 31.5 years female: 32.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Sierra Leone | total: 19 years male: 18.6 years female: 19.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Singapore | total: 39.6 years male: 39.1 years female: 40 years (2010 est.) |
| Slovakia | total: 37.3 years male: 35.7 years female: 38.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Slovenia | total: 42.1 years male: 40.4 years female: 43.7 years (2010 est.) |
| Solomon Islands | total: 20.6 years male: 20.4 years female: 20.8 years (2010 est.) |
| Somalia | total: 17.6 years male: 17.4 years female: 17.7 years (2010 est.) |
| South Africa | total: 24.7 years male: 24.4 years female: 25 years (2010 est.) |
| Spain | total: 40.1 years male: 38.9 years female: 41.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Sri Lanka | total: 31.3 years male: 30.3 years female: 32.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Sudan | total: 18.4 years male: 18 years female: 18.8 years (2010 est.) |
| Suriname | total: 28.3 years male: 27.9 years female: 28.7 years (2010 est.) |
| Swaziland | total: 20.1 years male: 19.7 years female: 20.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Sweden | total: 41.7 years male: 40.6 years female: 42.9 years (2010 est.) |
| Switzerland | total: 41.3 years male: 40.3 years female: 42.4 years (2010 est.) |
| Syria | total: 21.5 years male: 21.3 years female: 21.7 years (2010 est.) |
| Taiwan | total: 37 years male: 36.4 years female: 37.7 years (2010 est.) |
| Tajikistan | total: 22.2 years male: 21.7 years female: 22.7 years (2010 est.) |
| Tanzania | total: 18.3 years male: 18 years female: 18.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Thailand | total: 34 years male: 33.2 years female: 34.8 years (2010 est.) |
| Timor-Leste | total: 22.2 years male: 22.2 years female: 22.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Togo | total: 19.2 years male: 18.9 years female: 19.4 years (2010 est.) |
| Tonga | total: 22.7 years male: 22.3 years female: 23.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | total: 32.6 years male: 32.1 years female: 33.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Tunisia | total: 29.7 years male: 29.1 years female: 30.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Turkey | total: 28.1 years male: 27.7 years female: 28.4 years (2010 est.) |
| Turkmenistan | total: 24.8 years male: 24.4 years female: 25.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | total: 28 years male: 28.8 years female: 27.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Tuvalu | total: 23.9 years male: 22.4 years female: 26 years (2010 est.) |
| Uganda | total: 15 years male: 14.9 years female: 15.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Ukraine | total: 39.7 years male: 36.5 years female: 42.9 years (2010 est.) |
| United Arab Emirates | total: 30.2 years male: 32.1 years female: 24.8 years (2010 est.) |
| United Kingdom | total: 39.8 years male: 38.6 years female: 40.9 years (2010 est.) |
| United States | total: 36.8 years male: 35.5 years female: 38.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Uruguay | total: 33.7 years male: 32.3 years female: 35.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Uzbekistan | total: 25.2 years male: 24.7 years female: 25.8 years (2010 est.) |
| Vanuatu | total: 24.6 years male: 24.5 years female: 24.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Venezuela | total: 25.8 years male: 25.1 years female: 26.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Vietnam | total: 27.4 years male: 26.4 years female: 28.5 years (2010 est.) |
| Virgin Islands | total: 39.8 years male: 39.2 years female: 40.2 years (2010 est.) |
| Wallis and Futuna | total: 27.9 years male: 26.8 years female: 29.2 years (2010 est.) |
| West Bank | total: 20.9 years male: 20.7 years female: 21.1 years (2010 est.) |
| Western Sahara | total: 20.1 years male: 19.7 years female: 20.6 years (2010 est.) |
| World | total: 28.4 years male: 27.7 years female: 29 years (2009 est.) |
| Yemen | total: 17.9 years male: 17.8 years female: 18 years (2010 est.) |
| Zambia | total: 16.5 years male: 16.5 years female: 16.6 years (2010 est.) |
| Zimbabwe | total: 17.8 years male: 16.7 years female: 18.9 years (2010 est.) |
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