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How old is the typical person?

Median age, 213 countries & territories. Half the population is older than this, half is younger (UN World Population Prospects).

lowest≥ 18.8 years≥ 22.9 years≥ 28.3 years≥ 33.2 years≥ 37.9 years≥ 42.3 years no data

Source: UN, World Population Prospects via Our World in Data· 2023

Dots sit on a scale from the lowest (14.3 years) to the highest value (59.6 years).

The ranking

1 Vatican City 59.6 years 2023
2 Monaco 54.4 years 2023
3 Japan 49 years 2023
4 Italy 47.5 years 2023
5 San Marino 47.4 years 2023
6 Portugal 46.2 years 2023
7 Hong Kong (China) 46.2 years 2023
8 Greece 45.7 years 2023
9 Isle of Man (United Kingdom) 45.7 years 2023
10 Puerto Rico (United States) 45.3 years 2023
11 Germany 45.1 years 2023
12 Bermuda (United Kingdom) 45.1 years 2023
13 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.9 years 2023
14 Spain 44.9 years 2023
15 Croatia 44.8 years 2023
16 United States Virgin Islands (United States) 44.7 years 2023
17 South Korea 44.5 years 2023
18 Bulgaria 44.3 years 2023
19 Liechtenstein 44.2 years 2023
20 Slovenia 43.9 years 2023
21 Serbia 43.9 years 2023
22 Taiwan 43.5 years 2023
23 Hungary 43.3 years 2023
24 Andorra 43.2 years 2023
25 Jersey (United Kingdom) 43.1 years 2023
26 Austria 43.1 years 2023
27 Latvia 43.1 years 2023
28 Finland 42.8 years 2023
29 Czechia 42.7 years 2023
30 Romania 42.6 years 2023
31 Switzerland 42.3 years 2023
32 Lithuania 42.1 years 2023
33 Ukraine 42 years 2023
34 Estonia 41.9 years 2023
35 France 41.8 years 2023
36 Cuba 41.7 years 2023
37 Belgium 41.4 years 2023
38 Netherlands 41.4 years 2023
39 Poland 41.3 years 2023
40 Slovakia 41.3 years 2023
41 Denmark 41.2 years 2023
42 Aruba (Netherlands) 41 years 2023
43 Belarus 40.5 years 2023
44 Canada 40.3 years 2023
45 Malta 40.3 years 2023
46 North Macedonia 40.3 years 2023
47 Sweden 39.9 years 2023
48 United Kingdom 39.8 years 2023
49 Thailand 39.7 years 2023
50 Norway 39.5 years 2023