Median age of population 2026

The median age of a population is a key demographic indicator, reflecting the age distribution within a country. Understanding median age helps assess economic development, healthcare needs, and social dynamics. Countries with a higher median age may face challenges related to aging populations, while younger populations often indicate growth potential.

236 data points•Updated 11/4/2025•World•United Nations Population Division•

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1	Monaco	53.169 years
2	Saint Helena	51.178 years
3	Martinique	50.252 years
4	Japan	50.213 years
5	San Marino	49.16 years
6	Italy	48.579 years
7	Guadeloupe	47.971 years
8	China, Hong Kong SAR	47.938 years
9	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	47.617 years
10	Portugal	47.31 years
11	Greece	47.223 years
12	Bermuda	46.399 years
13	Spain	46.352 years
14	Isle of Man	46.235 years
15	South Korea	46.176 years
16	Bosnia and Herzegovina	46.069 years
17	Puerto Rico	46.001 years
18	Germany	45.594 years
19	Croatia	45.408 years
20	Taiwan	45.404 years
21	Slovenia	45.033 years
22	Bulgaria	44.925 years
23	United States Virgin Islands	44.905 years
24	Liechtenstein	44.745 years
25	Serbia	44.563 years
26	Guernsey	44.354 years
27	Hungary	44.193 years
28	Andorra	44.175 years
29	Czech Republic	43.875 years
30	Jersey	43.868 years
31	Austria	43.864 years
32	Latvia	43.65 years
33	Romania	43.421 years
34	Finland	43.398 years
35	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	43.368 years
36	Saint Martin (French part)	43.251 years
37	Switzerland	43.236 years
38	Estonia	42.962 years
39	Poland	42.88 years
40	Slovakia	42.654 years
41	France	42.505 years
42	Cuba	42.319 years
43	Ukraine	42.316 years
44	Belgium	42.193 years
45	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	42.073 years
46	Montserrat	41.861 years
47	Lithuania	41.78 years
48	Aruba	41.726 years
49	Belarus	41.662 years
50	Malta	41.585 years
51	Netherlands	41.386 years
52	North Macedonia	41.353 years
53	Denmark	41.346 years
54	Thailand	41.026 years
55	Canada	40.754 years
56	China	40.637 years
57	Russia	40.615 years
58	Sweden	40.432 years
59	United Kingdom	40.327 years
60	Montenegro	40.148 years
61	China, Macao SAR	40.032 years
62	Norway	39.96 years
63	Barbados	39.67 years
64	Luxembourg	39.655 years
65	Turks and Caicos Islands	39.609 years
66	Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	39.523 years
67	Ireland	39.369 years
68	Anguilla	39.179 years
69	Saint Barthélemy	39.109 years
70	Cyprus	39.039 years
71	Cayman Islands	39.038 years
72	Curaçao	39.008 years
73	British Virgin Islands	39.004 years
74	Northern Mariana Islands	38.906 years
75	Republic of Moldova	38.895 years
76	Palau	38.891 years
77	United States	38.792 years
78	Gibraltar	38.729 years
79	Wallis and Futuna Islands	38.71 years
80	Australia	38.51 years
81	Réunion	38.487 years
82	Mauritius	38.201 years
83	Trinidad and Tobago	38.195 years
84	Cook Islands	38.028 years
85	New Zealand	37.98 years
86	Albania	37.615 years
87	Georgia	37.439 years
88	Chile	37.37 years
89	Faroe Islands	36.797 years
90	North Korea	36.784 years
91	Armenia	36.722 years
92	Antigua and Barbuda	36.717 years
93	Uruguay	36.676 years
94	French Polynesia	36.67 years
95	Dominica	36.631 years
96	Saint Kitts and Nevis	36.528 years
97	Singapore	36.398 years
98	Iceland	36.276 years
99	Niue	35.777 years
100	Costa Rica	35.679 years
101	Bahamas	35.645 years
102	Greenland	35.326 years
103	Brazil	35.247 years
104	Saint Lucia	35.031 years
105	Kuwait	34.918 years
106	Grenada	34.879 years
107	New Caledonia	34.836 years
108	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	34.678 years
109	Seychelles	34.564 years
110	Iran	34.476 years
111	Bahrain	34.461 years
112	Qatar	34.168 years
113	Azerbaijan	34.141 years
114	Turkey	33.9 years
115	Vietnam	33.9 years
116	Sri Lanka	33.59 years
117	Maldives	33.404 years
118	Tunisia	33.304 years
119	Argentina	33.289 years
120	Kosovo	33.265 years
121	Jamaica	33.254 years
122	Brunei Darussalam	33.197 years
123	Western Sahara	32.951 years
124	Colombia	32.904 years
125	United Arab Emirates	31.864 years
126	Guam	31.581 years
127	Malaysia	31.436 years
128	Bhutan	31.055 years
129	Indonesia	30.63 years
130	Panama	30.578 years
131	Peru	30.516 years
132	Myanmar	30.391 years
133	Morocco	30.152 years
134	Saudi Arabia	30.056 years
135	Mexico	29.962 years
136	Oman	29.953 years
137	Kazakhstan	29.776 years
138	Ecuador	29.703 years
139	Venezuela	29.617 years
140	American Samoa	29.53 years
141	Cabo Verde	29.514 years
142	Israel	29.292 years
143	India	29.188 years
144	South Africa	28.998 years
145	Lebanon	28.984 years
146	Suriname	28.833 years
147	Algeria	28.817 years
148	Dominican Republic	28.663 years
149	El Salvador	28.325 years
150	Fiji	28.262 years
151	Libya	27.986 years
152	Tokelau	27.403 years
153	Belize	27.279 years
154	Paraguay	27.239 years
155	Turkmenistan	27.206 years
156	Uzbekistan	27.114 years
157	Mongolia	27.044 years
158	Philippines	26.551 years
159	Guyana	26.512 years
160	Cambodia	26.46 years
161	Nicaragua	26.316 years
162	Bangladesh	26.281 years
163	Nepal	25.672 years
164	Kyrgyzstan	25.528 years
165	Bolivia	25.466 years
166	Laos	25.247 years
167	Djibouti	25.207 years
168	Jordan	25.052 years
169	French Guiana	24.928 years
170	Egypt	24.679 years
171	Honduras	24.569 years
172	Haiti	24.321 years
173	Tuvalu	24.234 years
174	Syrian Arab Republic	23.985 years
175	Guatemala	23.793 years
176	Botswana	23.691 years
177	Micronesia (Fed. States of)	23.554 years
178	Kiribati	23.102 years
179	Papua New Guinea	22.997 years
180	Eswatini	22.695 years
181	Tajikistan	22.429 years
182	Timor-Leste	22.018 years
183	Lesotho	21.996 years
184	Gabon	21.543 years
185	Ghana	21.534 years
186	Namibia	21.43 years
187	Iraq	21.098 years
188	Solomon Islands	20.914 years
189	Comoros	20.847 years
190	Equatorial Guinea	20.82 years
191	Tonga	20.772 years
192	Pakistan	20.748 years
193	Kenya	20.29 years
194	Vanuatu	20.266 years
195	State of Palestine	20.209 years
196	Rwanda	20.153 years
197	Marshall Islands	20.143 years
198	Nauru	20.058 years
199	Sierra Leone	19.945 years
200	Senegal	19.846 years
201	Sao Tome and Principe	19.659 years
202	Samoa	19.61 years
203	Guinea-Bissau	19.577 years
204	Eritrea	19.453 years
205	Madagascar	19.362 years
206	Ethiopia	19.336 years
207	Togo	19.173 years
208	South Sudan	19.02 years
209	Liberia	18.925 years
210	Gambia	18.775 years
211	Sudan	18.685 years
212	Congo	18.665 years
213	Guinea	18.449 years
214	Côte d'Ivoire	18.427 years
215	Yemen	18.409 years
216	Malawi	18.348 years
217	Nigeria	18.325 years
218	Zimbabwe	18.268 years
219	Benin	18.168 years
220	Cameroon	18.167 years
221	Zambia	18.129 years
222	Burkina Faso	17.948 years
223	Tanzania	17.605 years
224	Mauritania	17.504 years
225	Afghanistan	17.464 years
226	Mayotte	17.18 years
227	Uganda	17.085 years
228	Angola	16.68 years
229	Burundi	16.595 years
230	Mozambique	16.572 years
231	Chad	16.054 years
232	Mali	15.849 years
233	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	15.805 years
234	Niger	15.7 years
235	Somalia	15.655 years
236	Central African Republic	14.459 years

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↓Bottom 10 Countries

Context: These countries or territories have the lowest values, often due to geographic size, administrative status, or specific characteristics.

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The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs conducts demographic research, supports intergovernmental processes at the United Nations in the area of population and development, and assists countries in developing their capacity to produce and analyse population data and information. The Division brings population issues to the attention of the international community by highlighting the central role of demographic trends in all aspects of sustainable development. The Division publishes datasets on the world’s population and analyzes global demographic trends.

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