Median age of the world population 2020, by country

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Einar H. Dyvik,
Nov 8, 2023
According to 2020 estimations, Monaco ranked first with a median age of 55.4 years, whereas Japan, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a French self-governing territorial overseas collectively, registered 48.6 and 48.5 years, respectively. Furthermore, the 12 lowest listed countries are all from the African continent, with Niger recording nearly 15 years. It indicates that the West African country has a youthful population. However, close to half of Nigeriens live in poverty, which is one of the possible causes of having such a low median age.

Median age of selected countries in the world in 2020, by country

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Release date

May 2020

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

All figures are estimates. Yemen is based on 2018 estimations.

According to the source, the median age 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.

Ranking includes Taiwan, The Cook Islands, dependencies, and other countries recognized by the United Nations as not being self-governing.

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