Western Europe Compared by People > Median age > Male
DEFINITION:
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.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Monaco | 49.4 years | 2013 | ||
2 | Germany | 44.7 years | 2013 | ||
3 | Austria | 42.8 years | 2013 | ||
4 | Isle of Man | 42.4 years | 2013 | ||
5 | Andorra | 42 years | 2013 | ||
6 | Guernsey | 41.7 years | 2013 | ||
7 | Belgium | 41.5 years | 2013 | ||
8 | Liechtenstein | 41.1 years | 2013 | ||
9 | Netherlands | 41 years | 2013 | ||
10 | Switzerland | 40.8 years | 2013 | ||
=11 | United Kingdom | 39.1 years | 2013 | ||
=11 | France | 39.1 years | 2013 | ||
13 | Luxembourg | 38.5 years | 2013 | ||
14 | Jersey | 37.7 years | 2013 | ||
15 | Ireland | 35.1 years | 2013 |