List of countries by median age
This article is a list of countries by median age.It is the only index associated with the age distribution of a population.[1] Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 18 or less in most Least Developed countries to 40 or more in most European countries, Canada, Cuba, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.[2][3] The median age of women tends to be much greater than that of men in some of the ex-Soviet republics, while in the Global South, the difference is far smaller or is reversed.In this article, two sets of data based on Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and United Nations (UN) estimates are provided.
median ageLeast Developed countriesEuropeanCanadaHong KongSouth KoreaTaiwanThailandex-Soviet republicsGlobal SouthCentral Intelligence AgencyUnited NationsAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanThe BahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCape VerdeCambodiaCameroonCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicColombiaComorosDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoCook IslandsCosta RicaCote d'IvoireCroatiaCuracaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatini (Swaziland)EthiopiaEuropean UnionFaroe IslandsFinlandFranceFrench PolynesiaThe GambiaPalestine (Gaza Strip)GeorgiaGermanyGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuernseyGuinea-BissauGuineaGuyanaHondurasHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIrelandIsle of ManIsraelJamaicaJerseyJordanKazakhstanKiribatiNorth KoreaKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgNorth MacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoFederated States of MicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserrat