South and Central Asia 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sri Lanka | 30.3 years | 2013 | ||
2 | Kazakhstan | 28.1 years | 2013 | ||
3 | Maldives | 27 years | 2013 | ||
4 | Bhutan | 26.3 years | 2013 | ||
=5 | India | 26.1 years | 2013 | ||
=5 | Uzbekistan | 26.1 years | 2013 | ||
7 | Turkmenistan | 25.8 years | 2013 | ||
8 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.5 years | 2013 | ||
9 | Bangladesh | 23.4 years | 2013 | ||
10 | Tajikistan | 22.7 years | 2013 | ||
11 | Pakistan | 22.2 years | 2013 | ||
12 | Nepal | 21.7 years | 2013 | ||
13 | Afghanistan | 17.9 years | 2013 |