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Median age

years · higher is better · 216 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Monaco54.4
  2. 2Japan49
  3. 3Italy47.5
  4. 4San Marino47.4
  5. 5Portugal46.2
  6. 6Hong Kong SAR, China46.2
  7. 7Greece45.7
  8. 8Isle of Man45.7
  9. 9Puerto Rico (US)45.3
  10. 10Germany45.1
  11. 11Bermuda45.1
  12. 12Bosnia and Herzegovina44.9
  13. 13Spain44.9
  14. 14Croatia44.8
  15. 15Virgin Islands (U.S.)44.7
  16. 16Korea, Rep.44.5
  17. 17Bulgaria44.3
  18. 18Liechtenstein44.2
  19. 19Slovenia43.9
  20. 20Serbia43.9
  21. 21Taiwan43.5
  22. 22Hungary43.3
  23. 23Andorra43.2
  24. 24Austria43.1
  25. 25Latvia43.1
  26. 26Finland42.8
  27. 27Czechia42.7
  28. 28Romania42.6
  29. 29Switzerland42.3
  30. 30Lithuania42.1
  31. 31Ukraine42
  32. 32Estonia41.9
  33. 33France41.8
  34. 34Cuba41.7
  35. 35Sint Maarten (Dutch part)41.6
  36. 36Belgium41.4
  37. 37Netherlands41.4
  38. 38Poland41.3
  39. 39Slovak Republic41.3
  40. 40Denmark41.2
  41. 41Aruba41
  42. 42Belarus40.5
  43. 43Canada40.3
  44. 44Malta40.3
  45. 45North Macedonia40.3
  46. 46Sweden39.9
  47. 47United Kingdom39.8
  48. 48Thailand39.7
  49. 49Norway39.5
  50. 50Russian Federation39.5
  51. 51St. Martin (French part)39.4
  52. 52Montenegro39.3
  53. 53China39.1
  54. 54Barbados38.9
  55. 55Luxembourg38.9
  56. 56Gibraltar38.9
  57. 57Ireland38.4
  58. 58Macao SAR, China38.3
  59. 59Turks and Caicos Islands38.3
  60. 60Curacao38.2
  61. 61United States38
  62. 62Cayman Islands37.9
  63. 63Palau37.8
  64. 64Cyprus37.8
  65. 65Moldova37.8
  66. 66Australia37.8
  67. 67British Virgin Islands37.5
  68. 68New Zealand37.3
  69. 69Faroe Islands37.3
  70. 70Mauritius36.9
  71. 71Georgia36.8
  72. 72Trinidad and Tobago36.7
  73. 73Albania36.3
  74. 74Northern Mariana Islands36.1
  75. 75Korea, Dem. People's Rep.36
  76. 76Chile36
  77. 77Armenia35.8
  78. 78Iceland35.8
  79. 79Uruguay35.8
  80. 80Dominica35.6
  81. 81Antigua and Barbuda35.5
  82. 82St. Kitts and Nevis35.3
  83. 83Singapore35.1
  84. 84French Polynesia34.8
  85. 85Bahamas, The34.6
  86. 86Kuwait34.5
  87. 87Greenland34.2
  88. 88Costa Rica34.1
  89. 89Brazil33.9
  90. 90St. Vincent and the Grenadines33.9
  91. 91New Caledonia33.9
  92. 92St. Lucia33.7
  93. 93Seychelles33.7
  94. 94Grenada33.4
  95. 95Qatar33.2
  96. 96Bahrain32.9
  97. 97Iran, Islamic Rep.32.9
  98. 98Sri Lanka32.8
  99. 99Azerbaijan32.6
  100. 100Turkiye32.5
  101. 101Viet Nam32.4
  102. 102Tunisia32.1
  103. 103Argentina32.1
  104. 104Brunei Darussalam31.8
  105. 105Jamaica31.7
  106. 106Colombia31.6
  107. 107United Arab Emirates31.2
  108. 108Maldives31.1
  109. 109Guam31.1
  110. 110Malaysia30.1
  111. 111Indonesia29.8
  112. 112Panama29.6
  113. 113Myanmar29.5
  114. 114Kazakhstan29.5
  115. 115Peru29.5
  116. 116Bhutan29.4
  117. 117Oman29.3
  118. 118Saudi Arabia29.2
  119. 119Morocco29.2
  120. 120Israel29.2
  121. 121Venezuela, RB29
  122. 122Mexico28.9
  123. 123American Samoa28.4
  124. 124Ecuador28.4
  125. 125Lebanon28.3
  126. 126South Africa28.2
  127. 127Algeria28.2
  128. 128Suriname28.1
  129. 129India28.1
  130. 130Cabo Verde27.9
  131. 131Fiji27.7
  132. 132Dominican Republic27.7
  133. 133Libya27.2
  134. 134El Salvador27
  135. 135Uzbekistan26.9
  136. 136Mongolia26.8
  137. 137Paraguay26.3
  138. 138Turkmenistan26.2
  139. 139Belize25.9
  140. 140Cambodia25.8
  141. 141Guyana25.6
  142. 142Bangladesh25.3
  143. 143Philippines25.3
  144. 144Nicaragua25.3
  145. 145Kyrgyz Republic25.1
  146. 146Nepal24.7
  147. 147Bolivia24.7
  148. 148Djibouti24.4
  149. 149Tuvalu24.3
  150. 150Lao PDR24.3
  151. 151Jordan24.3
  152. 152Egypt, Arab Rep.24
  153. 153Honduras23.5
  154. 154Haiti23.5
  155. 155Botswana22.9
  156. 156Micronesia, Fed. Sts.22.9
  157. 157Kiribati22.7
  158. 158Guatemala22.6
  159. 159Papua New Guinea22.3
  160. 160Syrian Arab Republic22.2
  161. 161Eswatini22
  162. 162Tajikistan21.9
  163. 163Gabon21.5
  164. 164Lesotho21.4
  165. 165Equatorial Guinea21
  166. 166Timor-Leste21
  167. 167Namibia21
  168. 168Ghana20.9
  169. 169Marshall Islands20.7
  170. 170Tonga20.7
  171. 171Naoero20.4
  172. 172Iraq20.3
  173. 173Comoros20.3
  174. 174Pakistan20.3
  175. 175Solomon Islands20.3
  176. 176Vanuatu20.1
  177. 177Samoa19.9
  178. 178West Bank and Gaza19.8
  179. 179Kenya19.5
  180. 180Rwanda19.4
  181. 181Sierra Leone19.3
  182. 182Senegal19.1
  183. 183Sao Tome and Principe19.1
  184. 184Guinea-Bissau18.9
  185. 185Madagascar18.9
  186. 186Ethiopia18.7
  187. 187Eritrea18.7
  188. 188Liberia18.4
  189. 189Congo, Rep.18.3
  190. 190Sudan18.3
  191. 191Yemen, Rep.18.2
  192. 192Gambia, The18.2
  193. 193Togo18.1
  194. 194Cote d'Ivoire18.1
  195. 195Guinea18
  196. 196South Sudan18
  197. 197Zimbabwe17.8
  198. 198Benin17.8
  199. 199Nigeria17.8
  200. 200Cameroon17.8
  201. 201Malawi17.6
  202. 202Zambia17.5
  203. 203Burkina Faso17.3
  204. 204Tanzania17.2
  205. 205Mauritania17.1
  206. 206Afghanistan16.9
  207. 207Uganda16.5
  208. 208Angola16.5
  209. 209Mozambique16.3
  210. 210Burundi15.9
  211. 211Congo, Dem. Rep.15.8
  212. 212Mali15.5
  213. 213Somalia, Fed. Rep.15.4
  214. 214Chad15.4
  215. 215Niger15.3
  216. 216Central African Republic14.3

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