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All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
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.
| Date |
Amount |
Rank |
| 2008 |
40.1 |
#14 |
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| 2007 |
39.7 |
#15 |
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| 2006 |
39.3 |
#16 |
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| 2005 |
38.78 |
#16 |
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| 2004 |
38.3 |
#20 |
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| 2002 |
37.8 |
#20 |
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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.
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
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