Countries by Median Age
Name↕ | Region, subregion, country or area↕ | Type↕ | 1950↕ | 1955↕ | 1960↕ | 1965↕ | 1970↕ | 1975↕ | 1980↕ | 1985↕ | 1990↕ | 1995↕ | 2000↕ | 2005↕ | 2010↕ | 2015↕ | 2020↕ |
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WORLD | WORLD | World | 23.6 | 23.1 | 22.6 | 22 | 21.5 | 21.9 | 22.6 | 23.3 | 24 | 25.1 | 26.3 | 27.4 | 28.5 | 29.6 | 30.9 |
UN development groups | UN development groups | Label/Separator | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
More developed regions | More developed regions | Development Group | 28.5 | 29 | 29.5 | 29.9 | 30.6 | 30.9 | 31.9 | 33.1 | 34.4 | 35.8 | 37.3 | 38.7 | 39.9 | 41 | 42 |
Less developed regions | Less developed regions | Development Group | 21.4 | 20.7 | 20 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 19.9 | 20.8 | 21.8 | 22.9 | 24.1 | 25.2 | 26.4 | 27.7 | 29 |
Least developed countries | Least developed countries | Development Group | 19.3 | 19.1 | 18.7 | 18.3 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.6 | 19 | 19.5 | 20.3 |
Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries | Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries | Development Group | 21.7 | 20.9 | 20.2 | 19.3 | 19 | 19.5 | 20.3 | 21.3 | 22.3 | 23.7 | 25.1 | 26.4 | 27.8 | 29.3 | 30.9 |
Less developed regions, excluding China | Less developed regions, excluding China | Development Group | 20.3 | 20 | 19.5 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 19.2 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 21 | 21.9 | 23 | 24.1 | 25.2 | 26.4 |
Land-locked Developing Countries (LLDC) | Land-locked Developing Countries (LLDC) | Special other | 20.1 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 18.7 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 19.7 | 20.4 |
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) | Small Island Developing States (SIDS) | Special other | 20.2 | 19.9 | 19.5 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.6 | 20.7 | 22 | 23.2 | 24.4 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 27.7 | 28.9 | 30.3 |
World Bank income groups | World Bank income groups | Label/Separator | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
High-income countries | High-income countries | Income Group | 28.7 | 29 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 29.3 | 29.6 | 30.7 | 31.9 | 33.2 | 34.6 | 36.1 | 37.5 | 38.7 | 39.9 | 41 |
Middle-income countries | Middle-income countries | Income Group | 22.1 | 21.5 | 20.9 | 19.9 | 19.5 | 20.1 | 20.8 | 21.7 | 22.6 | 23.9 | 25.2 | 26.5 | 27.8 | 29.1 | 30.7 |
Upper-middle-income countries | Upper-middle-income countries | Income Group | 23 | 22 | 21.5 | 20.3 | 19.8 | 20.7 | 22 | 23.2 | 24.4 | 26.3 | 28.4 | 30.5 | 32.2 | 33.7 | 35.4 |
Lower-middle-income countries | Lower-middle-income countries | Income Group | 21.1 | 20.8 | 20.3 | 19.5 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 20 | 20.5 | 21.2 | 22 | 23 | 24.2 | 25.4 | 26.6 |
Low-income countries | Low-income countries | Income Group | 19 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 19 |
No income group available | No income group available | Income Group | 21.1 | 19.7 | 18.8 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 21 | 23.2 | 24.8 | 26.5 | 27.8 | 28.8 | 30.4 | 32.1 | 32.8 |
Geographic regions | Geographic regions | Label/Separator | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Africa | Africa | Region | 19.3 | 19 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 18 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 19 | 19.3 | 19.7 |
Asia | Asia | Region | 22.1 | 21.3 | 20.7 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 20 | 20.9 | 22 | 23 | 24.4 | 26 | 27.4 | 28.8 | 30.3 | 32 |
Europe | Europe | Region | 28.9 | 29.5 | 30.3 | 30.9 | 31.7 | 32.1 | 32.6 | 33.5 | 34.6 | 36.1 | 37.7 | 39.1 | 40.3 | 41.4 | 42.5 |
Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Region | 19.8 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 19.1 | 19.8 | 20.8 | 21.8 | 23 | 24.2 | 25.8 | 27.4 | 29.1 | 31 |
Northern America | Northern America | Region | 30 | 30.1 | 29.4 | 28.3 | 28.2 | 28.8 | 29.9 | 31.4 | 32.9 | 34.1 | 35.4 | 36.4 | 37.2 | 37.9 | 38.6 |
Oceania | Oceania | Region | 27.7 | 27.3 | 26.2 | 25.1 | 24.6 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 27.3 | 28.5 | 29.6 | 30.8 | 31.8 | 32.1 | 32.6 | 33.4 |
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) regions | Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) regions | Label/Separator | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA | SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA | SDG region | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.7 |
Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa | Subregion | 18.4 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 17 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 18.7 |
Burundi | Burundi | Country/Area | 19.5 | 18.9 | 18.3 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 17 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 16.1 | 14.9 | 15 | 16.2 | 17 | 17.1 | 17.3 |
Comoros | Comoros | Country/Area | 21.2 | 20.6 | 19.6 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 17 | 17.1 | 17.7 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 19.7 | 20.4 |
Djibouti | Djibouti | Country/Area | 16.5 | 17.5 | 18 | 18 | 17.5 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 18.1 | 19.3 | 20.1 | 23.4 | 25 | 26.6 |
Eritrea | Eritrea | Country/Area | 17.3 | 17.8 | 18 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 19.1 | 19.8 | 19.2 | 19.2 |
Ethiopia | Ethiopia | Country/Area | 17.9 | 18 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 17.3 | 18.3 | 19.5 |
Kenya | Kenya | Country/Area | 20 | 18.9 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 15 | 15 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 17 | 17.6 | 18.1 | 18.9 | 20.1 |
Madagascar | Madagascar | Country/Area | 20.9 | 20.2 | 19.2 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 17 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 18 | 18.7 | 19.6 |
Malawi | Malawi | Country/Area | 17.1 | 17.7 | 18 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 17.2 | 18.1 |
Mauritius | Mauritius | Country/Area | 17.3 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 23.1 | 24.9 | 26.8 | 29 | 30.5 | 32.9 | 35.6 | 37.5 |
Mayotte | Mayotte | Country/Area | 30.3 | 22.7 | 19.4 | 17.9 | 16.7 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 17 | 17.7 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 19 | 20.1 |
Mozambique | Mozambique | Country/Area | 19.1 | 19.2 | 19 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 17.8 | 16.5 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 17 | 17.1 | 17.6 |
Réunion | Réunion | Country/Area | 20.3 | 18.8 | 17.8 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 18.4 | 19.8 | 22.3 | 24 | 26.1 | 28 | 29 | 31.6 | 34.5 | 35.9 |
Rwanda | Rwanda | Country/Area | 18 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 16 | 16.3 | 16 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 18.3 | 17.4 | 18.1 | 18.9 | 19.4 | 20 |
Seychelles | Seychelles | Country/Area | 26.1 | 24.1 | 22 | 19.9 | 18 | 18.9 | 19.9 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 24.5 | 26.2 | 28.9 | 31.3 | 32.8 | 34.2 |
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