Which country has the highest Median Age?

Monaco has the highest Median Age in 2024, at 56.9, followed by Japan (49.9) and Andorra (48.8).

Which country has the lowest Median Age?

Niger has the lowest Median Age in 2024, at 15.2.

What is the median Median Age across countries?

The median is 31.9 across the 212 countries with data in 2024.

Where does this oldest people by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Median age - The World Factbook; Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division - United Nations.

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Oldest People by Country

Name: Oldest People by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Monaco has the highest Median Age in 2024 (56.9), followed by Japan (49.9) and Andorra (48.8). Niger has the lowest (15.2).

Population233 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Nov 4, 2024Original page

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Median Age, 2024

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 212 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

31.9

Middle half 24.8 – 40.6

Average

32.4

212 countries

Highest

56.9

Monaco

Lowest

15.2

Niger

Over time · 1950–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

Median of all countries
Monaco
Japan
Andorra
Italy
Hong Kong

Data

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214 countries · # = rank by Median Age

#
1	Monaco	56.9	35.7%
2	Japan	49.9	30.0%
3	Andorra	48.8	15.5%
4	Italy	48.4	24.4%
5	Hong Kong	47.2	21.3%
6	Germany	46.8	22.7%
6	Spain	46.8	20.7%
8	Greece	46.5	23.1%
9	Portugal	46.4	23.3%
10	Slovenia	46.3	21.4%
11	Puerto Rico	46.1	23.3%
11	San Marino	46.1	20.9%
13	South Korea	45.5	18.3%
13	Romania	45.5	18.4%
13	Latvia	45.5	22.2%
16	Bulgaria	45.1	22.3%
16	Croatia	45.1	22.7%
16	Lithuania	45.1	21.2%
19	Estonia	45.0	20.9%
19	Guernsey	45.0	16.9%
21	Ukraine	44.9	—
21	Austria	44.9	20.2%
21	Isle of Man	44.9	22.6%
24	Hungary	44.8	19.7%
24	Bosnia and Herzegovina	44.8	18.6%
26	Taiwan	44.6	17.4%
27	Czechia	44.2	20.7%
27	Switzerland	44.2	19.6%
27	Liechtenstein	44.2	20.0%
30	Serbia	43.9	20.4%
31	Bermuda	43.8	21.2%
32	Malta	43.5	19.5%
33	Finland	43.3	23.6%
34	Poland	42.9	18.5%
35	Slovakia	42.8	16.9%
36	France	42.6	22.0%
36	Canada	42.6	19.5%
36	Cuba	42.6	16.1%
39	Macau	42.5	13.6%
40	Netherlands	42.2	20.7%
40	Denmark	42.2	20.7%
42	Belarus	42.1	17.6%
43	Belgium	42.0	20.0%
44	Russia	41.9	16.1%
45	Thailand	41.5	15.9%
46	Barbados	41.4	16.8%
47	Cayman Islands	41.2	8.5%
48	Sweden	41.1	20.4%
48	Montenegro	41.1	16.9%
48	Cook Islands	41.1	12.1%
51	Aruba	40.9	16.8%
52	United Kingdom	40.8	19.4%
52	Norway	40.8	18.7%
54	North Macedonia	40.5	15.1%
55	China	40.2	14.2%
55	Ireland	40.2	15.4%
57	Moldova	39.9	12.6%
57	Luxembourg	39.9	15.3%
59	Saint Lucia	39.7	9.5%
60	Mauritius	39.6	13.3%
61	Cyprus	39.5	15.2%
62	Singapore	39.4	16.1%
63	United States	38.9	17.5%
63	Armenia	38.9	13.7%
65	Seychelles	38.7	8.5%
66	Saint Kitts and Nevis	38.6	10.6%
67	Trinidad and Tobago	38.5	12.0%
67	British Virgin Islands	38.5	10.5%
69	Georgia	38.3	14.7%
70	Jersey	38.2	16.4%
71	Australia	38.1	17.2%
72	Iceland	38.0	15.7%
73	New Zealand	37.9	16.7%
74	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	37.6	10.9%
75	Dominica	37.0	9.8%
76	Chile	36.9	13.4%
77	Gibraltar	36.8	21.2%
78	Uruguay	36.5	15.7%
79	Lebanon	36.3	10.3%
79	Albania	36.3	17.1%
81	North Korea	35.9	12.2%
82	United Arab Emirates	35.8	1.9%
83	Costa Rica	35.5	11.2%
84	Grenada	35.4	10.3%
85	French Polynesia	35.3	10.6%
85	Greenland	35.3	10.6%
85	Palau	35.3	10.2%
88	Brazil	35.1	10.2%
89	Tunisia	34.4	9.3%
90	Azerbaijan	34.3	7.6%
90	Qatar	34.3	1.6%
90	New Caledonia	34.3	11.4%
93	Saint Martin	34.2	11.7%
94	Sri Lanka	34.1	11.9%
95	Turkey	34.0	8.9%
96	Antigua and Barbuda	33.9	11.1%
97	Iran	33.8	7.9%
98	Bahrain	33.4	4%
99	Argentina	33.3	12.0%
100	Vietnam	33.1	9.5%
101	Colombia	32.7	9.3%
102	Saudi Arabia	32.4	3%
103	Brunei	32.3	6.5%
104	Suriname	32.0	7.6%
105	Kazakhstan	31.9	8.2%
105	Maldives	31.9	5.1%
107	Malaysia	31.8	7.8%
107	Paraguay	31.8	6.3%
109	Fiji	31.6	6.1%
110	Indonesia	31.5	7%
110	Panama	31.5	9%
110	Mongolia	31.5	4.8%
113	Turkmenistan	31.2	5.4%
114	Venezuela	31.0	8.8%
115	Jamaica	30.9	7.7%
116	Mexico	30.8	8.6%
116	Myanmar	30.8	7%
118	Bhutan	30.7	6.4%
118	Bahamas	30.7	9.3%
120	Morocco	30.6	8%
121	South Africa	30.4	5.8%
122	Kuwait	30.3	5.4%
122	Guam	30.3	12.2%
124	Peru	30.2	8.5%
125	Israel	30.1	12.1%
126	American Samoa	30.0	7.7%
127	India	29.8	7.1%
128	El Salvador	29.7	8.3%
129	Bangladesh	29.6	6.2%
130	Dominican Republic	29.2	7.7%
131	Algeria	29.1	6.6%
132	Nicaragua	29.0	5.4%
133	Uzbekistan	28.9	5.3%
134	Cape Verde	28.8	5.7%
135	Kyrgyzstan	28.3	4.7%
135	Guyana	28.3	6.4%
137	Micronesia	28.2	8%
138	Ecuador	28.0	8.1%
139	Cambodia	27.9	7%
140	Nauru	27.8	2.7%
140	Tuvalu	27.8	6.7%
142	Nepal	27.6	6.1%
143	Samoa	27.4	5.3%
144	Oman	27.3	2.8%
144	Kiribati	27.3	3.9%
146	Botswana	27.1	3.8%
147	Belize	26.8	5.2%
148	Bolivia	26.6	4.9%
149	Djibouti	26.3	4.6%
150	Libya	26.2	5%
151	Tonga	25.9	6.2%
152	Philippines	25.7	5.6%
152	Honduras	25.7	4.4%
154	Marshall Islands	25.5	4.7%
155	Laos	25.4	4.6%
156	Solomon Islands	25.2	3.5%
157	Haiti	25.0	4.6%
157	Jordan	25.0	4%
159	Guatemala	24.8	4.9%
160	Eswatini	24.6	4%
160	Vanuatu	24.6	3.7%
162	Egypt	24.4	4.9%
163	Syria	24.1	4.7%
164	Lesotho	23.9	4.2%
165	Pakistan	22.9	4.3%
166	Tajikistan	22.8	3.6%
166	Namibia	22.8	3.9%
168	Comoros	22.7	4.3%
169	Iraq	22.4	3.4%
170	Mauritania	22.1	3.2%
170	Equatorial Guinea	22.1	3.1%
172	Yemen	22.0	2.6%
172	Gabon	22.0	3.9%
174	Papua New Guinea	21.7	3.3%
175	Ghana	21.4	3.6%
176	Madagascar	21.3	3.4%
176	Eritrea	21.3	4%
178	Kenya	21.2	2.9%
178	Ivory Coast	21.2	2.4%
178	Zimbabwe	21.2	3.3%
181	Rwanda	20.8	3.3%
181	Sao Tome and Principe	20.8	3.8%
183	Togo	20.7	3.2%
183	Republic of the Congo	20.7	2.8%
185	Timor-Leste	20.6	5.1%
186	Ethiopia	20.4	3.1%
186	Central African Republic	20.4	2.5%
188	Malawi	20.3	2.5%
189	Gambia	20.2	2.4%
190	Afghanistan	20.0	2.4%
191	Liberia	19.9	3.3%
192	Guinea	19.4	3.3%
192	Sierra Leone	19.4	3.1%
194	Nigeria	19.3	3%
194	Sudan	19.3	3.6%
196	Senegal	19.2	3.1%
197	Tanzania	19.1	3.1%
197	Somalia	19.1	2.5%
199	Cameroon	18.9	2.6%
200	Burkina Faso	18.7	2.5%
200	South Sudan	18.7	2.9%
202	Zambia	18.4	1.8%
202	Burundi	18.4	2.5%
202	Guinea-Bissau	18.4	2.8%
205	Mozambique	17.3	2.6%
206	Benin	17.2	3.1%
207	DR Congo	16.9	2.9%
208	Chad	16.7	2%
209	Mali	16.4	2.3%
210	Angola	16.3	2.6%
211	Uganda	16.2	1.7%
212	Niger	15.2	2.4%
—	Palestine	—	3.6%
—	United States Virgin Islands	—	20.8%

What correlates with Median Age (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,343 other country metrics sharing at least 128 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Median Age tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

Aged 65+Age Structure by Country
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 212
Plot
LP EducationLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 167
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LP Living ConditionsLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 167
Plot
Mortality, Male - Crude RateCancer Rates by Country
r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 179
Plot
Mortality, All - ASRCancer Rates by Country
r = +0.89 · very strong · n = 179
Plot
Social Progress IndexSocial Progress Index by Country
r = +0.89 · very strong · n = 168
Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Median Age tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Aged 0-14Age Structure by Country
r = −0.96 · very strong · n = 212
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Natural Population IncreaseNatural Population Increase by Country
r = −0.95 · very strong · n = 193
Plot
% ChildrenChildren in the World by Country
r = −0.95 · very strong · n = 193
Plot
Crude Birth Rate (CIA)Birth Rate by Country
r = −0.92 · very strong · n = 209
Plot
Crude Birth Rate (UN)Birth Rate by Country
r = −0.91 · very strong · n = 207
Plot
Young ADRAge Dependency Ratio by Country
r = −0.91 · very strong · n = 208
Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Median Age?: Monaco has the highest Median Age in 2024, at 56.9, followed by Japan (49.9) and Andorra (48.8).
Which country has the lowest Median Age?: Niger has the lowest Median Age in 2024, at 15.2.
What is the median Median Age across countries?: The median is 31.9 across the 212 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this oldest people by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Median age - The World Factbook; Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division - United Nations.

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