Median Age by Country, 2026
Half the world’s people are older than 31.1 in 2026. Median age ranges from 14.6 in the Central African Republic to 53.1 in Monaco.
Data: UN World Population Prospects 2024, population on 1 July 2026.
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World
31.1years
Middle-Aged
Youth (0-14)24.1% — 1999.3M
Working (15-64)65.3% — 5421.2M
Elderly (65+)10.6% — 880.2M
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| Rank | Country | Median Age ↓ | Youth % | Working % | Elderly % | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 53.1 | 14.1% | 50.0% | 35.9% | Aged |
| 2 | Japan | 50.2 | 11.0% | 58.8% | 30.2% | Aged |
| 3 | San Marino | 49.1 | 11.4% | 64.7% | 23.8% | Aging |
| 4 | Italy | 48.6 | 11.4% | 63.0% | 25.6% | Aging |
| 5 | Portugal | 47.2 | 12.6% | 62.0% | 25.4% | Aging |
| 6 | Greece | 47.1 | 12.6% | 62.7% | 24.7% | Aging |
| 7 | Spain | 46.3 | 12.3% | 65.5% | 22.2% | Aging |
| 8 | South Korea | 46.2 | 9.8% | 68.7% | 21.4% | Aging |
| 9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46.1 | 12.7% | 63.8% | 23.5% | Aging |
| 10 | Germany | 45.7 | 13.9% | 61.9% | 24.2% | Aging |
| 11 | Croatia | 45.5 | 13.5% | 62.5% | 24.0% | Aging |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 45.0 | 14.3% | 63.2% | 22.5% | Aging |
| 13 | Slovenia | 45.0 | 14.2% | 63.1% | 22.7% | Aging |
| 14 | Liechtenstein | 44.7 | 14.2% | 63.8% | 22.0% | Aging |
| 15 | Serbia | 44.7 | 14.2% | 62.4% | 23.4% | Aging |
| 16 | Czech Republic | 44.3 | 14.8% | 63.7% | 21.4% | Aging |
| 17 | Andorra | 44.2 | 11.4% | 71.4% | 17.2% | Aging |
| 18 | Hungary | 44.2 | 14.3% | 64.4% | 21.3% | Aging |
| 19 | Austria | 43.9 | 14.1% | 64.3% | 21.6% | Aging |
| 20 | Latvia | 43.8 | 15.0% | 62.4% | 22.7% | Aging |
| 21 | Romania | 43.5 | 15.4% | 64.3% | 20.2% | Aging |
| 22 | Finland | 43.4 | 14.0% | 61.4% | 24.5% | Aging |
| 23 | Estonia | 43.2 | 14.9% | 62.8% | 22.3% | Aging |
| 24 | Switzerland | 43.2 | 14.8% | 64.3% | 20.9% | Aging |
| 25 | Poland | 43.0 | 14.1% | 64.6% | 21.3% | Aging |
| 26 | Slovakia | 42.8 | 15.4% | 65.1% | 19.5% | Aging |
| 27 | Lithuania | 42.6 | 14.3% | 64.4% | 21.3% | Aging |
| 28 | Cuba | 42.5 | 14.7% | 67.7% | 17.6% | Aging |
| 29 | France | 42.5 | 16.0% | 61.1% | 22.9% | Aging |
| 30 | Belgium | 42.1 | 15.4% | 63.2% | 21.4% | Aging |
| 31 | Belarus | 41.8 | 15.5% | 65.7% | 18.9% | Aging |
| 32 | Ukraine | 41.8 | 13.4% | 67.5% | 19.1% | Aging |
| 33 | Malta | 41.5 | 12.8% | 66.3% | 20.9% | Aging |
| 34 | Netherlands | 41.5 | 14.9% | 63.9% | 21.3% | Aging |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 41.4 | 16.2% | 64.8% | 19.0% | Aging |
| 36 | Denmark | 41.3 | 15.5% | 63.1% | 21.4% | Aging |
| 37 | Thailand | 41.0 | 14.1% | 69.2% | 16.7% | Aging |
| 38 | Canada | 40.8 | 14.9% | 64.4% | 20.7% | Aging |
| 39 | Russia | 40.7 | 16.7% | 64.9% | 18.4% | Aging |
| 40 | China | 40.6 | 14.8% | 70.1% | 15.1% | Aging |
| 41 | Montenegro | 40.4 | 17.7% | 63.6% | 18.8% | Aging |
| 42 | Sweden | 40.4 | 16.4% | 62.5% | 21.1% | Aging |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 40.2 | 16.7% | 63.3% | 19.9% | Aging |
| 44 | Norway | 40.1 | 15.7% | 64.9% | 19.4% | Aging |
| 45 | Barbados | 39.7 | 16.9% | 65.4% | 17.6% | Middle-Aged |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 39.7 | 15.7% | 68.1% | 16.2% | Middle-Aged |
| 47 | Ireland | 39.2 | 17.6% | 65.8% | 16.5% | Middle-Aged |
| 48 | Cyprus | 39.1 | 16.0% | 68.7% | 15.3% | Middle-Aged |
| 49 | Moldova | 39.1 | 19.2% | 63.3% | 17.4% | Middle-Aged |
| 50 | Palau | 38.9 | 17.6% | 70.0% | 12.4% | Middle-Aged |
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The world in 2026
31.1
Median age
24.1%
Under 15 (1999.3M)
65.3%
Ages 15–64 (5421.2M)
10.6%
65 and over (880.2M)
All 194 countries ranked by median age, 2026
| Rank | Country | Region | Median Age | Population 2026 | Change 2025–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | Europe | 53.1 | 0.0M | -0.66% |
| 2 | Japan | Asia | 50.2 | 122.4M | -0.55% |
| 3 | San Marino | Europe | 49.1 | 0.0M | +0.10% |
| 4 | Italy | Europe | 48.6 | 58.9M | -0.37% |
| 5 | Portugal | Europe | 47.2 | 10.4M | -0.16% |
| 6 | Greece | Europe | 47.1 | 9.9M | -0.42% |
| 7 | Spain | Europe | 46.3 | 47.9M | -0.08% |
| 8 | South Korea | Asia | 46.2 | 51.6M | -0.13% |
| 9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | 46.1 | 3.1M | -0.82% |
| 10 | Germany | Europe | 45.7 | 83.6M | -0.51% |
| 11 | Croatia | Europe | 45.5 | 3.8M | -0.67% |
| 12 | Bulgaria | Europe | 45.0 | 6.7M | -0.70% |
| 13 | Slovenia | Europe | 45.0 | 2.1M | -0.12% |
| 14 | Liechtenstein | Europe | 44.7 | 0.0M | +0.60% |
| 15 | Serbia | Europe | 44.7 | 6.6M | -0.70% |
| 16 | Czech Republic | Europe | 44.3 | 10.5M | -0.77% |
| 17 | Andorra | Europe | 44.2 | 0.1M | +1.02% |
| 18 | Hungary | Europe | 44.2 | 9.6M | -0.48% |
| 19 | Austria | Europe | 43.9 | 9.1M | -0.07% |
| 20 | Latvia | Europe | 43.8 | 1.8M | -0.95% |
| 21 | Romania | Europe | 43.5 | 18.8M | -0.57% |
| 22 | Finland | Europe | 43.4 | 5.6M | -0.03% |
| 23 | Estonia | Europe | 43.2 | 1.3M | -0.98% |
| 24 | Switzerland | Europe | 43.2 | 9.0M | +0.45% |
| 25 | Poland | Europe | 43.0 | 37.8M | -0.78% |
| 26 | Slovakia | Europe | 42.8 | 5.5M | -0.43% |
| 27 | Lithuania | Europe | 42.6 | 2.8M | -1.16% |
| 28 | Cuba | Americas | 42.5 | 10.9M | -0.41% |
| 29 | France | Europe | 42.5 | 66.7M | +0.14% |
| 30 | Belgium | Europe | 42.1 | 11.8M | +0.14% |
| 31 | Belarus | Europe | 41.8 | 8.9M | -0.67% |
| 32 | Ukraine | Europe | 41.8 | 39.5M | +1.43% |
| 33 | Malta | Europe | 41.5 | 0.5M | +0.66% |
| 34 | Netherlands | Europe | 41.5 | 18.4M | +0.56% |
| 35 | North Macedonia | Europe | 41.4 | 1.8M | -0.54% |
| 36 | Denmark | Europe | 41.3 | 6.0M | +0.35% |
| 37 | Thailand | Asia | 41.0 | 71.6M | -0.08% |
| 38 | Canada | Americas | 40.8 | 40.5M | +0.85% |
| 39 | Russia | Europe | 40.7 | 143.4M | -0.42% |
| 40 | China | Asia | 40.6 | 1412.9M | -0.22% |
| 41 | Montenegro | Europe | 40.4 | 0.6M | -1.03% |
| 42 | Sweden | Europe | 40.4 | 10.7M | +0.42% |
| 43 | United Kingdom | Europe | 40.2 | 69.9M | +0.55% |
| 44 | Norway | Europe | 40.1 | 5.7M | +0.53% |
| 45 | Barbados | Americas | 39.7 | 0.3M | +0.04% |
| 46 | Luxembourg | Europe | 39.7 | 0.7M | +1.03% |
| 47 | Ireland | Europe | 39.2 | 5.4M | +0.92% |
| 48 | Cyprus | Asia | 39.1 | 1.4M | +0.84% |
| 49 | Moldova | Europe | 39.1 | 3.0M | -1.16% |
| 50 | Palau | Oceania | 38.9 | 0.0M | -0.27% |
| 51 | United States | Americas | 38.7 | 349.0M | +0.51% |
| 52 | Australia | Oceania | 38.5 | 27.2M | +0.94% |
| 53 | Mauritius | Africa | 38.3 | 1.3M | -0.25% |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | Americas | 38.2 | 1.5M | +0.14% |
| 55 | New Zealand | Oceania | 38.0 | 5.3M | +0.68% |
| 56 | Albania | Europe | 37.8 | 2.8M | -0.74% |
| 57 | Georgia | Asia | 37.6 | 3.8M | -0.05% |
| 58 | Chile | Americas | 37.4 | 19.9M | +0.43% |
| 59 | Armenia | Asia | 37.2 | 2.9M | -0.73% |
| 60 | North Korea | Asia | 36.8 | 26.6M | +0.24% |
| 61 | Singapore | Asia | 36.8 | 5.9M | +0.60% |
| 62 | Antigua and Barbuda | Americas | 36.7 | 0.1M | +0.44% |
| 63 | Uruguay | Americas | 36.7 | 3.4M | -0.06% |
| 64 | Dominica | Americas | 36.6 | 0.1M | -0.55% |
| 65 | Iceland | Europe | 36.6 | 0.4M | +1.02% |
| 66 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Americas | 36.5 | 0.0M | +0.15% |
| 67 | Bahamas | Americas | 35.7 | 0.4M | +0.40% |
| 68 | Costa Rica | Americas | 35.7 | 5.2M | +0.42% |
| 69 | Brazil | Americas | 35.3 | 213.6M | +0.35% |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | Americas | 35.1 | 0.2M | +0.19% |
| 71 | Grenada | Americas | 34.9 | 0.1M | +0.05% |
| 72 | Kuwait | Asia | 34.8 | 5.1M | +1.53% |
| 73 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Americas | 34.7 | 0.1M | -0.68% |
| 74 | Seychelles | Africa | 34.6 | 0.1M | +1.64% |
| 75 | Iran | Asia | 34.5 | 93.2M | +0.81% |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | Asia | 34.1 | 10.5M | +0.55% |
| 77 | Turkey | Asia | 33.9 | 87.9M | +0.27% |
| 78 | Vietnam | Asia | 33.9 | 102.2M | +0.57% |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | Asia | 33.6 | 23.3M | +0.51% |
| 80 | Bahrain | Asia | 33.4 | 1.7M | +1.96% |
| 81 | Maldives | Asia | 33.4 | 0.5M | +0.35% |
| 82 | Qatar | Asia | 33.4 | 3.2M | +1.85% |
| 83 | Tunisia | Africa | 33.4 | 12.4M | +0.54% |
| 84 | Argentina | Americas | 33.3 | 46.0M | +0.33% |
| 85 | Jamaica | Americas | 33.3 | 2.8M | -0.13% |
| 86 | Brunei | Asia | 33.2 | 0.5M | +0.74% |
| 87 | Colombia | Americas | 33.0 | 53.9M | +0.96% |
| 88 | United Arab Emirates | Asia | 31.6 | 11.6M | +2.02% |
| 89 | Malaysia | Asia | 31.4 | 36.4M | +1.13% |
| 90 | Bhutan | Asia | 31.0 | 0.8M | +0.69% |
| 91 | Indonesia | Asia | 30.7 | 287.9M | +0.76% |
| 92 | Panama | Americas | 30.6 | 4.6M | +1.19% |
| 93 | Peru | Americas | 30.6 | 34.9M | +1.00% |
| 94 | Myanmar | Asia | 30.4 | 55.2M | +0.61% |
| 95 | Morocco | Africa | 30.1 | 38.8M | +0.86% |
| 96 | Mexico | Americas | 30.0 | 133.0M | +0.80% |
| 97 | Oman | Asia | 29.8 | 5.7M | +3.22% |
| 98 | Ecuador | Americas | 29.7 | 18.4M | +0.85% |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | Asia | 29.7 | 21.1M | +1.15% |
| 100 | Saudi Arabia | Asia | 29.7 | 35.2M | +1.73% |
| 101 | Cabo Verde | Africa | 29.5 | 0.5M | +0.44% |
| 102 | Venezuela | Americas | 29.5 | 28.6M | +0.41% |
| 103 | Israel | Asia | 29.3 | 9.6M | +1.37% |
| 104 | India | Asia | 29.2 | 1476.6M | +0.87% |
| 105 | Lebanon | Asia | 29.0 | 5.9M | +0.82% |
| 106 | South Africa | Africa | 28.9 | 65.5M | +1.09% |
| 107 | Suriname | Americas | 28.9 | 0.6M | +0.85% |
| 108 | Algeria | Africa | 28.8 | 48.0M | +1.25% |
| 109 | Dominican Republic | Americas | 28.7 | 11.6M | +0.77% |
| 110 | El Salvador | Americas | 28.4 | 6.4M | +0.40% |
| 111 | Fiji | Oceania | 28.3 | 0.9M | +0.44% |
| 112 | Libya | Africa | 28.0 | 7.5M | +1.09% |
| 113 | Belize | Americas | 27.3 | 0.4M | +1.35% |
| 114 | Paraguay | Americas | 27.3 | 7.1M | +1.17% |
| 115 | Turkmenistan | Asia | 27.3 | 7.7M | +1.55% |
| 116 | Mongolia | Asia | 27.0 | 3.6M | +1.13% |
| 117 | Uzbekistan | Asia | 27.0 | 37.7M | +1.81% |
| 118 | Philippines | Asia | 26.6 | 117.7M | +0.80% |
| 119 | Guyana | Americas | 26.5 | 0.8M | +0.59% |
| 120 | Cambodia | Asia | 26.4 | 18.1M | +1.14% |
| 121 | Bangladesh | Asia | 26.3 | 177.8M | +1.21% |
| 122 | Nicaragua | Americas | 26.3 | 7.1M | +1.28% |
| 123 | Nepal | Asia | 25.7 | 29.6M | +0.04% |
| 124 | Bolivia | Americas | 25.5 | 12.7M | +1.33% |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | Asia | 25.5 | 7.4M | +1.45% |
| 126 | Laos | Asia | 25.3 | 8.0M | +1.28% |
| 127 | Djibouti | Africa | 25.2 | 1.2M | +1.30% |
| 128 | Jordan | Asia | 24.9 | 11.6M | +0.60% |
| 129 | Egypt | Africa | 24.7 | 120.1M | +1.47% |
| 130 | Honduras | Americas | 24.6 | 11.2M | +1.63% |
| 131 | Haiti | Americas | 24.3 | 12.0M | +1.10% |
| 132 | Tuvalu | Oceania | 24.1 | 0.0M | -1.37% |
| 133 | Guatemala | Americas | 23.8 | 19.0M | +1.50% |
| 134 | Syria | Asia | 23.8 | 26.5M | +3.33% |
| 135 | Botswana | Africa | 23.7 | 2.6M | +1.61% |
| 136 | Micronesia | Oceania | 23.5 | 0.1M | +0.44% |
| 137 | Kiribati | Oceania | 23.0 | 0.1M | +1.43% |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | Oceania | 23.0 | 10.9M | +1.72% |
| 139 | Eswatini | Africa | 22.7 | 1.3M | +1.09% |
| 140 | Tajikistan | Asia | 22.4 | 11.0M | +1.78% |
| 141 | Lesotho | Africa | 22.1 | 2.4M | +1.10% |
| 142 | Timor-Leste | Asia | 22.1 | 1.4M | +1.30% |
| 143 | Gabon | Africa | 21.6 | 2.6M | +2.09% |
| 144 | Ghana | Africa | 21.6 | 35.7M | +1.81% |
| 145 | Namibia | Africa | 21.5 | 3.2M | +1.95% |
| 146 | Iraq | Asia | 21.1 | 48.0M | +2.10% |
| 147 | Tonga | Oceania | 21.0 | 0.1M | -0.43% |
| 148 | Equatorial Guinea | Africa | 20.9 | 2.0M | +2.37% |
| 149 | Solomon Islands | Oceania | 20.9 | 0.9M | +2.34% |
| 150 | Pakistan | Asia | 20.8 | 259.3M | +1.60% |
| 151 | Comoros | Africa | 20.7 | 0.9M | +1.83% |
| 152 | Marshall Islands | Oceania | 20.5 | 0.0M | -3.33% |
| 153 | Kenya | Africa | 20.3 | 58.6M | +1.92% |
| 154 | Palestine | Asia | 20.3 | 5.7M | +1.85% |
| 155 | Vanuatu | Oceania | 20.3 | 0.3M | +2.21% |
| 156 | Nauru | Oceania | 20.2 | 0.0M | +0.63% |
| 157 | Rwanda | Africa | 20.2 | 14.9M | +2.20% |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | Africa | 19.9 | 9.0M | +2.01% |
| 159 | Samoa | Oceania | 19.8 | 0.2M | +0.56% |
| 160 | Senegal | Africa | 19.8 | 19.4M | +2.30% |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | Africa | 19.7 | 0.2M | +1.97% |
| 162 | Guinea-Bissau | Africa | 19.6 | 2.3M | +2.15% |
| 163 | Eritrea | Africa | 19.5 | 3.7M | +2.10% |
| 164 | Madagascar | Africa | 19.4 | 33.5M | +2.39% |
| 165 | Ethiopia | Africa | 19.3 | 138.9M | +2.53% |
| 166 | Togo | Africa | 19.2 | 9.9M | +2.15% |
| 167 | Liberia | Africa | 19.0 | 5.9M | +2.14% |
| 168 | South Sudan | Africa | 19.0 | 12.4M | +2.03% |
| 169 | Gambia | Africa | 18.8 | 2.9M | +2.20% |
| 170 | Sudan | Africa | 18.8 | 53.3M | +3.14% |
| 171 | Congo | Africa | 18.7 | 6.6M | +2.36% |
| 172 | Côte d'Ivoire | Africa | 18.5 | 33.5M | +2.39% |
| 173 | Guinea | Africa | 18.5 | 15.4M | +2.27% |
| 174 | Yemen | Asia | 18.5 | 43.0M | +2.84% |
| 175 | Malawi | Africa | 18.4 | 22.8M | +2.56% |
| 176 | Nigeria | Africa | 18.3 | 242.4M | +2.06% |
| 177 | Zimbabwe | Africa | 18.3 | 17.3M | +1.90% |
| 178 | Benin | Africa | 18.2 | 15.2M | +2.40% |
| 179 | Cameroon | Africa | 18.2 | 30.6M | +2.55% |
| 180 | Zambia | Africa | 18.2 | 22.5M | +2.77% |
| 181 | Burkina Faso | Africa | 18.0 | 24.6M | +2.19% |
| 182 | Tanzania | Africa | 17.6 | 72.6M | +2.86% |
| 183 | Mauritania | Africa | 17.5 | 5.5M | +2.75% |
| 184 | Afghanistan | Asia | 17.4 | 45.0M | +2.74% |
| 185 | Uganda | Africa | 17.1 | 52.8M | +2.68% |
| 186 | Angola | Africa | 16.7 | 40.2M | +3.01% |
| 187 | Burundi | Africa | 16.6 | 14.7M | +2.36% |
| 188 | Mozambique | Africa | 16.6 | 36.6M | +2.83% |
| 189 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | 15.9 | 116.5M | +3.21% |
| 190 | Mali | Africa | 15.9 | 25.9M | +2.91% |
| 191 | Chad | Africa | 15.7 | 21.6M | +2.65% |
| 192 | Niger | Africa | 15.7 | 28.8M | +3.21% |
| 193 | Somalia | Africa | 15.6 | 20.3M | +3.31% |
| 194 | Central African Republic | Africa | 14.6 | 5.7M | +3.37% |
Vatican City is not included in these rankings.
The oldest countries
Monaco (53.1), Japan (50.2), San Marino (49.1), Italy (48.6), Portugal (47.2), Greece (47.1), Spain (46.3), South Korea (46.2), Bosnia and Herzegovina (46.1) and Germany (45.7). 8 of the 10 oldest are in Europe; the other two are Japan and South Korea.
The youngest countries
Central African Republic (14.6), Somalia (15.6), Niger (15.7), Chad (15.7), Mali (15.9), Democratic Republic of the Congo (15.9), Mozambique (16.6), Burundi (16.6), Angola (16.7) and Uganda (17.1). All 10 are in Africa.
48.2% of people in the Central African Republic are under 15; 46.5% in Somalia and 45.8% in Niger.
Median age by world region
| Region | Median age 2026 |
|---|---|
| Africa | 19.5 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 32.1 |
| Asia | 32.8 |
| Oceania | 33.6 |
| Northern America | 38.9 |
| Europe | 43.1 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median age of the world?
31.1 in 2026, up from 22.2 in 1950.
Which country has the oldest population?
Monaco, 53.1; among larger countries, Japan, 50.2.
Which country has the youngest population?
The Central African Republic, 14.6.
What is the median age in the United States?
38.7 (UN, 2026), 51st of 194. National statistics offices may publish slightly different figures.
How is median age calculated?
Median age is the age that splits a population into two equal halves — half younger, half older. It is read straight from the UN single-year age distribution for each country, not averaged.