East Asia and Pacific Compared by People > Median age > Total

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which 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	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Japan	45.8 years	2013
2	South Korea	39.7 years	2013
3	Taiwan	38.7 years	2013
4	Australia	38.1 years	2013
5	New Zealand	37.4 years	2013
6	China	36.3 years	2013
7	Thailand	35.1 years	2013
8	Singapore	33.6 years	2013
9	North Korea	33.2 years	2013
10	Palau	32.9 years	2013
11	Brunei	29 years	2013
12	Indonesia	28.9 years	2013
13	Vietnam	28.7 years	2013
=14	Burma	27.6 years	2013
=14	Fiji	27.6 years	2013
16	Malaysia	27.4 years	2013
17	Mongolia	26.9 years	2013
18	Nauru	25 years	2013
19	Tuvalu	24.6 years	2013
20	Cambodia	23.7 years	2013
21	Federated States of Micronesia	23.4 years	2013
22	Philippines	23.3 years	2013
23	Kiribati	23.2 years	2013
24	Samoa	22.7 years	2013
25	Marshall Islands	22.4 years	2013
26	Papua New Guinea	22.2 years	2013
27	Tonga	21.8 years	2013
28	Laos	21.6 years	2013
29	Solomon Islands	21.3 years	2013
30	Vanuatu	20.8 years	2013
31	East Timor	18.4 years	2013

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