People > Median age > Male: Countries Compared
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 | Monaco | 49.4 years | 2013 | ||
| 2 | Germany | 44.7 years | 2013 | ||
| 3 | Japan | 44.4 years | 2013 | ||
| 4 | Hong Kong | 43.8 years | 2013 | ||
| 5 | Virgin Islands | 43.7 years | 2013 | ||
| 6 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 43.5 years | 2013 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 43 years | 2013 | ||
| 8 | Austria | 42.8 years | 2013 | ||
| 9 | Isle of Man | 42.4 years | 2013 | ||
| 10 | San Marino | 42.3 years | 2013 | ||
| 11 | Greece | 42.1 years | 2013 | ||
| 12 | Andorra | 42 years | 2013 | ||
| 13 | Saint Barthelemy | 41.8 years | 2013 | ||
| 14 | Guernsey | 41.7 years | 2013 | ||
| 15 | Belgium | 41.5 years | 2013 | ||
| 16 | Slovenia | 41.4 years | 2013 | ||
| =17 | Finland | 41.2 years | 2013 | ||
| =17 | Sweden | 41.2 years | 2013 | ||
| Western Europe average (profile) | 41.13 years | 2013 | |||
| 19 | Liechtenstein | 41.1 years | 2013 | ||
| 20 | Netherlands | 41 years | 2013 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 40.91 years | 2013 | |||
| 21 | Bermuda | 40.9 years | 2013 | ||
| 22 | Switzerland | 40.8 years | 2013 | ||
| 23 | Denmark | 40.5 years | 2013 | ||
| 24 | Canada | 40.2 years | 2013 | ||
| =25 | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 40 years | 2013 | ||
| =25 | Serbia | 40 years | 2013 | ||
| =25 | Spain | 40 years | 2013 | ||
| =25 | Czech Republic | 40 years | 2013 | ||
| =25 | Bulgaria | 40 years | 2013 | ||
| =25 | Croatia | 40 years | 2013 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 39.71 years | 2013 | |||
| 31 | Norway | 39.7 years | 2013 | ||
| 32 | Serbia and Montenegro | 39.6 years | 2011 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 39.57 years | 2013 | |||
| 33 | Malta | 39.3 years | 2013 | ||
| =34 | United Kingdom | 39.1 years | 2013 | ||
| =34 | France | 39.1 years | 2013 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 39.07 years | 2013 | |||
| Southern Europe average (profile) | 39.02 years | 2013 | |||
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39 years | 2013 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 38.84 years | 2013 | |||
| 37 | Saint Helena | 38.8 years | 2011 | ||
| =38 | Cayman Islands | 38.6 years | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Cuba | 38.6 years | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Hungary | 38.6 years | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Portugal | 38.6 years | 2013 | ||
| 42 | Luxembourg | 38.5 years | 2013 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 38.26 years | 2013 | |||
| =43 | Latvia | 38.2 years | 2013 | ||
| =43 | Lithuania | 38.2 years | 2013 | ||
| =43 | South Korea | 38.2 years | 2013 | ||
| =46 | Romania | 38 years | 2013 | ||
| =46 | Taiwan | 38 years | 2013 | ||
| 48 | Macau | 37.9 years | 2013 | ||
| 49 | Jersey | 37.7 years | 2013 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 37.68 years | 2013 | |||
| 50 | Montenegro | 37.6 years | 2013 | ||
| 51 | Poland | 37.5 years | 2013 | ||
| 52 | Estonia | 37.4 years | 2013 | ||
| 53 | Australia | 37.3 years | 2013 | ||
| =54 | Ukraine | 37.1 years | 2013 | ||
| =54 | Georgia | 37.1 years | 2013 | ||
| 56 | Faroe Islands | 37 years | 2013 | ||
| 57 | Slovakia | 36.9 years | 2013 | ||
| 58 | Aruba | 36.8 years | 2013 | ||
| 59 | New Zealand | 36.6 years | 2013 | ||
| 60 | Puerto Rico | 36.4 years | 2013 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 36.21 years | 2013 | |||
| 61 | Barbados | 36.2 years | 2013 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 36.2 years | 2013 | |||
| 62 | Belarus | 36.1 years | 2013 | ||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 35.98 years | 2013 | |||
| 63 | United States | 35.9 years | 2013 | ||
| 64 | Russia | 35.8 years | 2013 | ||
| 65 | Iceland | 35.7 years | 2013 | ||
| 66 | China | 35.5 years | 2013 | ||
| 67 | Republic of Macedonia | 35.4 years | 2013 | ||
| 68 | British Virgin Islands | 35.3 years | 2013 | ||
| 69 | Ireland | 35.1 years | 2013 | ||
| 70 | Greenland | 35 years | 2013 | ||
| 71 | Thailand | 34.2 years | 2013 | ||
| Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 34.17 years | 2013 | |||
| 72 | Cyprus | 34 years | 2013 | ||
| =73 | Singapore | 33.5 years | 2013 | ||
| =73 | Moldova | 33.5 years | 2013 | ||
| =75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 33.4 years | 2013 | ||
| =75 | Qatar | 33.4 years | 2013 | ||
| =75 | Martinique | 33.4 years | 2006 | ||
| 78 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 33.1 years | 2013 | ||
| =79 | Seychelles | 33 years | 2013 | ||
| =79 | Cook Islands | 33 years | 2013 | ||
| 81 | Gibraltar | 32.9 years | 2013 | ||
| 82 | Bahrain | 32.8 years | 2013 | ||
| 83 | Mauritius | 32.6 years | 2013 | ||
| Densely populated countries average (profile) | 32.6 years | 2013 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 32.58 years | 2013 | |||
| 84 | Palau | 32.5 years | 2013 | ||
| 85 | Uruguay | 32.4 years | 2013 | ||
| 86 | Anguilla | 32.2 years | 2013 | ||
| 87 | Netherlands Antilles | 32.1 years | 2010 | ||
| 88 | United Arab Emirates | 32 years | 2013 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 31.94 years | 2013 | |||
| 89 | Chile | 31.8 years | 2013 | ||
| 90 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 31.7 years | 2013 | ||
| 91 | North Korea | 31.6 years | 2013 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 31.54 years | 2013 | |||
| 92 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 31.4 years | 2013 | ||
| 93 | Guadeloupe | 31.3 years | 2006 | ||
| 94 | Dominica | 31.2 years | 2013 | ||
| 95 | Saint Lucia | 31.1 years | 2013 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 30.96 years | 2013 | |||
| =96 | Saint Martin | 30.5 years | 2013 | ||
| =96 | Tunisia | 30.5 years | 2013 | ||
| =98 | Sri Lanka | 30.3 years | 2013 | ||
| =98 | Montserrat | 30.3 years | 2013 | ||
| =98 | Armenia | 30.3 years | 2013 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 30.29 years | 2013 | |||
| =101 | New Caledonia | 30.1 years | 2013 | ||
| =101 | French Polynesia | 30.1 years | 2013 | ||
| 103 | Kuwait | 30 years | 2013 | ||
| =104 | Albania | 29.9 years | 2013 | ||
| =104 | Argentina | 29.9 years | 2013 | ||
| =106 | The Bahamas | 29.7 years | 2013 | ||
| =106 | Lebanon | 29.7 years | 2013 | ||
| 108 | French Guiana | 29.6 years | 2006 | ||
| =109 | Northern Mariana Islands | 29.5 years | 2013 | ||
| =109 | Brazil | 29.5 years | 2013 | ||
| 111 | Grenada | 29.3 years | 2013 | ||
| 112 | Guam | 29.2 years | 2013 | ||
| =113 | Antigua and Barbuda | 29.1 years | 2013 | ||
| =113 | Costa Rica | 29.1 years | 2013 | ||
| 115 | Israel | 29 years | 2013 | ||
| 116 | Turkey | 28.8 years | 2013 | ||
| =117 | Brunei | 28.7 years | 2013 | ||
| =117 | Wallis and Futuna | 28.7 years | 2013 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 28.69 years | 2013 | |||
| 119 | Indonesia | 28.4 years | 2013 | ||
| 120 | American Samoa | 28.3 years | 2013 | ||
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 28.2 years | 2013 | ||
| 122 | Kazakhstan | 28.1 years | 2013 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 27.85 years | 2013 | |||
| 123 | Suriname | 27.8 years | 2013 | ||
| =124 | Vietnam | 27.6 years | 2013 | ||
| =124 | Colombia | 27.6 years | 2013 | ||
| =124 | Panama | 27.6 years | 2013 | ||
| 127 | Iran | 27.5 years | 2013 | ||
| 128 | Fiji | 27.4 years | 2013 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 27.21 years | 2013 | |||
| =129 | Malaysia | 27.2 years | 2013 | ||
| =129 | Libya | 27.2 years | 2013 | ||
| 131 | Morocco | 27.1 years | 2013 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 27.09 years | 2013 | |||
| =132 | Burma | 27 years | 2013 | ||
| =132 | Saudi Arabia | 27 years | 2013 | ||
| =132 | Maldives | 27 years | 2013 | ||
| =132 | Kosovo | 27 years | 2013 | ||
| 136 | Algeria | 26.7 years | 2013 | ||
| =137 | Mexico | 26.6 years | 2013 | ||
| =137 | Dominican Republic | 26.6 years | 2013 | ||
| 139 | Mongolia | 26.5 years | 2013 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 26.34 years | 2013 | |||
| 140 | Bhutan | 26.3 years | 2013 | ||
| =141 | India | 26.1 years | 2013 | ||
| =141 | Paraguay | 26.1 years | 2013 | ||
| =141 | Uzbekistan | 26.1 years | 2013 | ||
| 144 | Peru | 26 years | 2013 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 25.99 years | 2013 | |||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 25.98 years | 2013 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 25.92 years | 2013 | |||
| =145 | Oman | 25.9 years | 2013 | ||
| =145 | Venezuela | 25.9 years | 2013 | ||
| 147 | Turkmenistan | 25.8 years | 2013 | ||
| =148 | Ecuador | 25.7 years | 2013 | ||
| =148 | Reunion | 25.7 years | 2006 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 25.67 years | 2013 | |||
| =150 | South Africa | 25.2 years | 2013 | ||
| =150 | Nauru | 25.2 years | 2013 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 24.78 years | 2013 | |||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 24.61 years | 2013 | |||
| =152 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.5 years | 2013 | ||
| =152 | Egypt | 24.5 years | 2013 | ||
| 154 | Jamaica | 24.1 years | 2013 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 23.9 years | 2013 | |||
| =155 | Guyana | 23.7 years | 2013 | ||
| =155 | El Salvador | 23.7 years | 2013 | ||
| =157 | Tuvalu | 23.4 years | 2013 | ||
| =157 | Bangladesh | 23.4 years | 2013 | ||
| 159 | Lesotho | 23.3 years | 2013 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 23.18 years | 2013 | |||
| 160 | Cambodia | 23 years | 2013 | ||
| =161 | Nicaragua | 22.8 years | 2013 | ||
| =161 | Federated States of Micronesia | 22.8 years | 2013 | ||
| =161 | Philippines | 22.8 years | 2013 | ||
| =164 | Cape Verde | 22.7 years | 2013 | ||
| =164 | Tajikistan | 22.7 years | 2013 | ||
| 166 | Botswana | 22.6 years | 2013 | ||
| =167 | Samoa | 22.5 years | 2013 | ||
| =167 | Syria | 22.5 years | 2013 | ||
| =169 | Namibia | 22.4 years | 2013 | ||
| =169 | Kiribati | 22.4 years | 2013 | ||
| =169 | Marshall Islands | 22.4 years | 2013 | ||
| =169 | Papua New Guinea | 22.4 years | 2013 | ||
| 173 | Bolivia | 22.3 years | 2013 | ||
| =174 | Pakistan | 22.2 years | 2013 | ||
| =174 | Jordan | 22.2 years | 2013 | ||
| 176 | West Bank | 21.8 years | 2013 | ||
| 177 | Nepal | 21.7 years | 2013 | ||
| 178 | Haiti | 21.6 years | 2013 | ||
| =179 | Belize | 21.4 years | 2013 | ||
| =179 | Laos | 21.4 years | 2013 | ||
| =181 | Tonga | 21.3 years | 2013 | ||
| =181 | Honduras | 21.3 years | 2013 | ||
| 183 | Iraq | 21.2 years | 2013 | ||
| 184 | Solomon Islands | 21.1 years | 2013 | ||
| 185 | Djibouti | 20.8 years | 2013 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 20.68 years | 2013 | |||
| =186 | Swaziland | 20.4 years | 2013 | ||
| =186 | Vanuatu | 20.4 years | 2013 | ||
| 188 | Ghana | 20.3 years | 2013 | ||
| 189 | Western Sahara | 20.2 years | 2013 | ||
| 190 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.1 years | 2013 | ||
| 191 | Guatemala | 20 years | 2013 | ||
| =192 | Cameroon | 19.6 years | 2013 | ||
| =192 | The Gambia | 19.6 years | 2013 | ||
| 194 | Togo | 19.2 years | 2013 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 19.14 years | 2013 | |||
| 195 | Guinea-Bissau | 19.1 years | 2013 | ||
| =196 | Central African Republic | 19 years | 2013 | ||
| =196 | Zimbabwe | 19 years | 2013 | ||
| =198 | Madagascar | 18.8 years | 2013 | ||
| =198 | Mauritania | 18.8 years | 2013 | ||
| =198 | Kenya | 18.8 years | 2013 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 18.79 years | 2013 | |||
| 201 | Equatorial Guinea | 18.7 years | 2013 | ||
| =202 | Sudan | 18.6 years | 2013 | ||
| =202 | Eritrea | 18.6 years | 2013 | ||
| 204 | Sierra Leone | 18.5 years | 2013 | ||
| =205 | Guinea | 18.4 years | 2013 | ||
| =205 | Rwanda | 18.4 years | 2013 | ||
| =205 | Gabon | 18.4 years | 2013 | ||
| =205 | Yemen | 18.4 years | 2013 | ||
| 209 | Comoros | 18.3 years | 2013 | ||
| =210 | Afghanistan | 17.9 years | 2013 | ||
| =210 | Gaza Strip | 17.9 years | 2013 | ||
| =212 | East Timor | 17.8 years | 2013 | ||
| =212 | Somalia | 17.8 years | 2013 | ||
| 214 | Liberia | 17.7 years | 2013 | ||
| =215 | Angola | 17.5 years | 2013 | ||
| =215 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 17.5 years | 2013 | ||
| =217 | Nigeria | 17.4 years | 2013 | ||
| =217 | Senegal | 17.4 years | 2013 | ||
| 219 | Ethiopia | 17.3 years | 2013 | ||
| =220 | Malawi | 17.2 years | 2013 | ||
| =220 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.2 years | 2013 | ||
| =220 | Benin | 17.2 years | 2013 | ||
| 223 | Tanzania | 17 years | 2013 | ||
| 224 | Congo, Republic of the | 16.9 years | 2013 | ||
| 225 | Burkina Faso | 16.8 years | 2013 | ||
| 226 | Burundi | 16.6 years | 2013 | ||
| =227 | Zambia | 16.5 years | 2013 | ||
| =227 | South Sudan | 16.5 years | 2013 | ||
| 229 | Mozambique | 16.2 years | 2013 | ||
| 230 | Chad | 15.9 years | 2013 | ||
| 231 | Mayotte | 15.7 years | 2011 | ||
| =232 | Mali | 15.4 years | 2013 | ||
| =232 | Uganda | 15.4 years | 2013 | ||
| 234 | Niger | 14.9 years | 2013 |