Median age

The rating of the average age of the population strongly influences the socio-economic policy of the state. Countries with a high average age are forced to strengthen the health and pension systems. Countries with a low average age should take care of the education sector in advance and provide jobs for young professionals. providing jobs and education for the young population. This is a significant indicator for building a long-term policy aimed at improving the quality of life.

National data on population censuses, birth and death registration data are accumulated on the basis of the United Nations. Assessing the general demographic trend, forecasts of the future social development of countries are made.

Rating of the average age of the population of the states in 2024

Rank		Median ageyears	Level of social progress
1	Vatican City	59.6	-
2	Monaco	54.4	-
3	St. Helena	50.5	-
4	Japan	49	88.19
5	Martinique	48.8	-
6	Italy Visa Digital Nomad Study visa	47.5	85.23
7	San Marino	47.4	-
8	Guadeloupe	46.6	-
9	St. Pierre & Miquelon	46.4	-
10	Hong Kong SAR China	46.2	-
11	Portugal Visa Digital Nomad Financially Independent Residence Permit Freelance visa Study visa Startup visa	46.2	84.75
12	Isle of Man	45.7	-
13	Greece	45.7	82.44
14	Puerto Rico	45.3	-
15	Germany Freelance visa Work visa The Blue Card The Chance Card Study visa Career Counseling Career support	45.1	88.72
16	Bermuda	45.1	-
17	Spain Visa Digital Nomad Startup Visa Study visa Financially Independent Residence Permit	44.9	85.35
18	Bosnia & Herzegovina	44.9	71.23
19	Croatia Visa Digital Nomad	44.8	82.32
20	U.S. Virgin Islands	44.7	-
21	South Korea	44.5	86.47
22	Bulgaria Business Residence Permit	44.3	76.81
23	Liechtenstein	44.2	-
24	Guernsey	44	-
25	Serbia Business Residence Permit	43.9	75.80
26	Slovenia	43.9	84.19
27	Taiwan	43.5	-
28	Hungary Visa Digital Nomad Business Residence Permit	43.3	78.21
29	Andorra	43.2	-
30	Jersey	43.1	-
31	Latvia	43.1	82.46
32	Austria	43.1	88.05
33	Finland	42.8	90.46
34	Czechia	42.7	85.19
35	Romania	42.6	76.89
36	Switzerland	42.3	90.26
37	Lithuania	42.1	83.71
38	Ukraine	42	74.17
39	Estonia	41.9	86.16
40	France	41.8	86.07
41	Cuba	41.7	-
42	Sint Maarten	41.6	-
43	Montserrat	41.5	-
44	Falkland Islands	41.5	-
45	Belgium	41.4	87.22
46	Netherlands	41.4	88.97
47	Slovakia	41.3	81.29
48	Poland	41.3	80.17
49	Denmark	41.2	90.54
50	Aruba	41	-
51	Belarus	40.5	71.49
52	Canada	40.3	88.17
53	Malta	40.3	84.52
54	North Macedonia	40.3	72.74
55	Sweden	39.9	89.42
56	United Kingdom	39.8	86.13
57	Caribbean Netherlands	39.7	-
58	Thailand	39.7	69.80
59	Norway	39.5	90.74
60	Russia	39.5	71.99
61	St. Martin	39.4	-
62	Montenegro Visa Digital Nomad Business Residence Permit	39.3	74.64
63	China	39.1	65.74
64	Barbados	38.9	79.60
65	Gibraltar	38.9	-
66	Luxembourg	38.9	87.48
67	St. Barthélemy	38.8	-
68	Ireland	38.4	87.69
69	Turks & Caicos Islands	38.3	-
70	Macao SAR China	38.3	-
71	Curaçao	38.2	-
72	Anguilla	38	-
73	United States	38	84.65
74	Cayman Islands	37.9	-
75	Cyprus	37.8	83.18
76	Australia	37.8	87.83
77	Moldova	37.8	74.19
78	Palau	37.8	-
79	British Virgin Islands	37.5	-
80	Réunion	37.4	-
81	New Zealand	37.3	87.26
82	Faroe Islands	37.3	-
83	Wallis & Futuna	37.2	-
84	Mauritius	36.9	75.44
85	Georgia	36.8	74.43
86	Trinidad & Tobago	36.7	75.58
87	Niue	36.6	-
88	Albania	36.3	74.12
89	Northern Mariana Islands	36.1	-
90	North Korea	36	-
91	Chile	36	80.78
92	Iceland	35.8	89.54
93	Armenia	35.8	74.78
94	Uruguay	35.8	80.27
95	Dominica	35.6	-
96	Antigua & Barbuda	35.5	-
97	St. Kitts & Nevis	35.3	-
98	Cook Islands	35.1	-
99	Singapore	35.1	83.76
100	French Polynesia	34.8	-
101	Bahamas	34.6	-
102	Kuwait	34.5	74.06
103	Greenland	34.2	-
104	Costa Rica	34.1	80.65
105	St. Vincent & Grenadines	33.9	-
106	New Caledonia	33.9	-
107	Brazil	33.9	71.26
108	St. Lucia	33.7	-
109	Seychelles	33.7	-
110	Grenada	33.4	-
111	Qatar	33.2	66.47
112	Iran	32.9	63.72
113	Bahrain	32.9	66.09
114	Sri Lanka	32.8	69.22
115	Azerbaijan	32.6	63.26
116	Turkey Visa Digital Nomad	32.5	66.59
117	Vietnam	32.4	68.18
118	Argentina	32.1	78.64
119	Tunisia	32.1	69.77
120	Western Sahara	32	-
121	Brunei	31.8	-
122	Jamaica	31.7	73.48
123	Colombia	31.6	69.83
124	Kosovo (Disputed Territory)	31.4	-
125	United Arab Emirates	31.2	70.70
126	Maldives	31.1	68.02
127	Guam	31.1	-
128	Malaysia	30.1	74.08
129	Indonesia	29.8	66.67
130	Panama	29.6	74.02
131	Myanmar (Burma}	29.5	51.46
132	Kazakhstan	29.5	71.21
133	Peru	29.5	70.70
134	Bhutan	29.4	68.05
135	Oman	29.3	67.70
136	Israel	29.2	83.17
137	Saudi Arabia	29.2	63.89
138	Morocco	29.2	64.04
139	Venezuela	29	58.62
140	Mexico	28.9	70.84
141	Ecuador	28.4	71.75
142	American Samoa	28.4	-
143	Lebanon	28.3	66.48
144	South Africa	28.2	69.95
145	Algeria	28.2	65.59
146	India	28.1	60.19
147	Suriname	28.1	71.22
148	Cape Verde	27.9	69.01
149	Fiji	27.7	67.02
150	Dominican Republic	27.7	69.76
151	Libya	27.2	54.28
152	El Salvador	27	64.42
153	Uzbekistan	26.9	66.12
154	Mongolia	26.8	67.21
155	Tokelau	26.7	-
156	Paraguay	26.3	68.96
157	Turkmenistan	26.2	56.75
158	Belize	25.9	-
159	Cambodia	25.8	55.71
160	Guyana	25.6	65.54
161	Nicaragua	25.3	60.23
162	Bangladesh	25.3	56.06
163	Philippines	25.3	67.46
164	French Guiana	25.2	-
165	Kyrgyzstan	25.1	67.23
166	Nepal	24.7	59.39
167	Bolivia	24.7	67.15
168	Djibouti	24.4	49.39
169	Tuvalu	24.3	-
170	Laos	24.3	51.17
171	Jordan	24.3	67.32
172	Egypt	24	58.73
173	Honduras	23.5	61.17
174	Haiti	23.5	45.42
175	Botswana	22.9	65.89
176	Micronesia	22.9	-
177	Kiribati	22.7	-
178	Guatemala	22.6	60.21
179	Papua New Guinea	22.3	48.12
180	Syria	22.2	51.98
181	Eswatini	22	49.19
182	Tajikistan	21.9	56.05
183	Gabon	21.5	62.18
184	Lesotho	21.4	52.90
185	Equatorial Guinea	21	46.58
186	Timor-Leste	21	58.92
187	Namibia	21	62.00
188	Ghana	20.9	64.80
189	Tonga	20.7	-
190	Marshall Islands	20.7	-
191	Nauru	20.4	-
192	Solomon Islands	20.3	52.40
193	Iraq	20.3	56.82
194	Comoros	20.3	52.11
195	Pakistan	20.3	51.32
196	Vanuatu	20.1	-
197	Samoa	19.9	-
198	Palestinian Territories	19.8	65.19
199	Kenya	19.5	57.96
200	Rwanda	19.4	52.18
201	Sierra Leone	19.3	50.48
202	Senegal	19.1	57.70
203	São Tomé & Príncipe	19.1	62.49
204	Madagascar	18.9	47.07
205	Guinea-Bissau	18.9	46.65
206	Togo	18.8	51.58
207	Ethiopia	18.7	47.43
208	Eritrea	18.7	34.85
209	Liberia	18.4	49.03
210	Sudan	18.3	45.41
211	Yemen	18.2	39.08
212	Gambia	18.2	54.68
213	Côte d’Ivoire	18.1	54.01
214	South Sudan	18	30.65
215	Guinea	18	42.41
216	Nigeria	17.8	52.97
217	Benin	17.8	55.59
218	Cameroon	17.8	51.40
219	Zimbabwe	17.8	52.17
220	Malawi	17.6	54.29
221	Zambia	17.5	52.07
222	Burkina Faso	17.3	49.83
223	Tanzania	17.2	54.87
224	Mauritania	17.1	46.60
225	Afghanistan	16.9	37.34
226	Mayotte	16.8	-
227	Uganda	16.5	49.34
228	Angola	16.5	46.87
229	Mozambique	16.3	48.27
230	Burundi	15.9	42.91
231	Congo - Kinshasa	15.8	42.70
232	Mali	15.5	46.93
233	Chad	15.4	34.69
234	Somalia	15.4	35.85
235	Niger	15.3	43.14
236	Central African Republic	14.3	32.39
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Top 10 countries with the oldest population

The most "aged" country in the world is the Vatican. The average age of citizens here is 59.6 years. This is largely due to the fact that many elderly people live here, including cardinals and priests serving in the church. The high level of healthcare, social support and stability have made the Vatican attractive to the elderly, which also affects the average age.

Monaco ranks second with an average age of 54.4 years. The state is famous for its high standard of living, security and well-being, which attracts wealthy older people who come here to live. In addition, the country has a low birth rate and a high standard of living, which stimulates longevity.

St. Helena Island is in third place (50.5 years old). This remote British overseas territorial island has a small but stable population. Many residents have reached old age. The health care system and social programs are well developed, but the low birth rate combined with an increase in life expectancy makes the average age of the population relatively high.

This is followed by Japan (49 years old), which is known for its high level of health and longevity, making it one of the countries with the oldest population in the world. Great attention is paid to medicine, traditional culture and a healthy lifestyle. However, the low birth rate is alarming, and the Government is trying to encourage young families to have children.

Other longevity leaders are Martinique (48.8 years), Italy (47.5 years), San Marino (47.4 years), Guadeloupe (46.6 years), Saint Pierre and Miquelon (46.4 years), Hong Kong (46.2 years).

Top 10 countries with the youngest population

The Central African Republic has the lowest average age of the population in the world - only 14.3 years. The main causes of low middle age include high fertility, poverty, limited access to health services and ongoing conflicts, which particularly affect young people. This creates a demographic pyramid where the majority of the population are children and young people.

Niger is in second place in terms of the number of young people with an average age of 15.3 years. It has one of the highest birth rates in the world. Social, economic and cultural factors, including early marriages, contribute to this. Poor living conditions and insufficient medical care also affect life expectancy, which increases the number of young people in the population.

And Somalia ranks third in terms of the number of young people. The average resident here is only 15.4 years old. This East African region is facing long-term challenges such as wars and humanitarian crises. High birth rates, low life expectancy and health problems lead to an extremely young population. Every year, thousands of married couples continue to have children in conditions of economic instability.

This is followed by Chad (15.4 years), Mali (15.5 years), Congo-Kinshasa (15.8 years), Burundi (15.9 years), Mozambique (16.3 years), Angola (16.5 years) and Uganda (16.5 years). All these countries are characterized by high birth rates, substantial poverty and irregular access to education.

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