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The World Factbook. 2008.

Median age

CountryMedian age
Afghanistantotal: 17.6 years
male: 17.6 years
female: 17.6 years (2007 est.)
Albaniatotal: 29.2 years
male: 28.6 years
female: 29.8 years (2007 est.)
Algeriatotal: 25.5 years
male: 25.2 years
female: 25.7 years (2007 est.)
American Samoatotal: 23.6 years
male: 23.4 years
female: 23.8 years (2007 est.)
Andorratotal: 41.5 years
male: 41.8 years
female: 41.3 years (2007 est.)
Angolatotal: 17.9 years
male: 17.9 years
female: 17.9 years (2007 est.)
Anguillatotal: 31.6 years
male: 31.6 years
female: 31.5 years (2007 est.)
Antigua and Barbudatotal: 30.3 years
male: 29.8 years
female: 30.8 years (2007 est.)
Argentinatotal: 29.9 years
male: 29 years
female: 31 years (2007 est.)
Armeniatotal: 30.8 years
male: 28.1 years
female: 33.6 years (2007 est.)
Arubatotal: 37.3 years
male: 35.5 years
female: 39 years (2007 est.)
Australiatotal: 37.1 years
male: 36.3 years
female: 38 years (2007 est.)
Austriatotal: 41.3 years
male: 40.2 years
female: 42.4 years (2007 est.)
Azerbaijantotal: 27.6 years
male: 26 years
female: 29.4 years (2007 est.)
Bahamas, Thetotal: 28.1 years
male: 27.3 years
female: 28.9 years (2007 est.)
Bahraintotal: 29.7 years
male: 32.7 years
female: 26.1 years (2007 est.)
Bangladeshtotal: 22.5 years
male: 22.5 years
female: 22.5 years (2007 est.)
Barbadostotal: 35 years
male: 33.8 years
female: 36 years (2007 est.)
Belarustotal: 38.2 years
male: 35.1 years
female: 41.1 years (2007 est.)
Belgiumtotal: 41.1 years
male: 39.9 years
female: 42.4 years (2007 est.)
Belizetotal: 19.9 years
male: 19.7 years
female: 20 years (2007 est.)
Benintotal: 17.7 years
male: 17.3 years
female: 18.1 years (2007 est.)
Bermudatotal: 40.6 years
male: 39.7 years
female: 41.4 years (2007 est.)
Bhutantotal: 20.5 years
male: 20.4 years
female: 20.7 years (2007 est.)
Boliviatotal: 22.2 years
male: 21.5 years
female: 22.9 years (2007 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovinatotal: 38.9 years
male: 37.7 years
female: 40.1 years (2007 est.)
Botswanatotal: 20.9 years
male: 20.7 years
female: 21.1 years (2007 est.)
Braziltotal: 28.6 years
male: 27.9 years
female: 29.4 years (2007 est.)
British Virgin Islandstotal: 31.7 years
male: 31.9 years
female: 31.5 years (2007 est.)
Bruneitotal: 27.2 years
male: 27.3 years
female: 27.1 years (2007 est.)
Bulgariatotal: 40.9 years
male: 38.8 years
female: 43.1 years (2007 est.)
Burkina Fasototal: 16.5 years
male: 16.3 years
female: 16.7 years (2007 est.)
Burmatotal: 27.4 years
male: 26.8 years
female: 28 years (2007 est.)
Burunditotal: 16.7 years
male: 16.4 years
female: 16.9 years (2007 est.)
Cambodiatotal: 21.3 years
male: 20.6 years
female: 22.1 years (2007 est.)
Cameroontotal: 18.9 years
male: 18.7 years
female: 19 years (2007 est.)
Canadatotal: 39.1 years
male: 38.1 years
female: 40.2 years (2007 est.)
Cape Verdetotal: 20.2 years
male: 19.4 years
female: 21.1 years (2007 est.)
Cayman Islandstotal: 37.5 years
male: 37.1 years
female: 37.9 years (2007 est.)
Central African Republictotal: 18.5 years
male: 18.2 years
female: 18.9 years (2007 est.)
Chadtotal: 16.3 years
male: 15 years
female: 17.4 years (2007 est.)
Chiletotal: 30.7 years
male: 29.8 years
female: 31.7 years (2007 est.)
Chinatotal: 33.2 years
male: 32.7 years
female: 33.7 years (2007 est.)
Colombiatotal: 26.6 years
male: 25.6 years
female: 27.5 years (2007 est.)
Comorostotal: 18.7 years
male: 18.4 years
female: 18.9 years (2007 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of thetotal: 16.1 years
male: 15.8 years
female: 16.4 years (2007 est.)
Congo, Republic of thetotal: 16.7 years
male: 16.4 years
female: 17 years (2007 est.)
Cook Islandstotal: 25.3 years
male: 24.7 years
female: 25.9 years (2001 census)
Costa Ricatotal: 26.8 years
male: 26.3 years
female: 27.2 years (2007 est.)
Cote d’Ivoiretotal: 19.3 years
male: 19.5 years
female: 19 years (2007 est.)
Croatiatotal: 40.6 years
male: 38.6 years
female: 42.3 years (2007 est.)
Cubatotal: 36.3 years
male: 35.7 years
female: 37 years (2007 est.)
Cyprustotal: 35.1 years
male: 34.1 years
female: 36.2 years (2007 est.)
Czech Republictotal: 39.5 years
male: 37.9 years
female: 41.3 years (2007 est.)
Denmarktotal: 40.1 years
male: 39.2 years
female: 40.9 years (2007 est.)
Djiboutitotal: 18.2 years
male: 18.6 years
female: 17.7 years (2007 est.)
Dominicatotal: 29.1 years
male: 28.7 years
female: 29.6 years (2007 est.)
Dominican Republictotal: 24.5 years
male: 24.3 years
female: 24.6 years (2007 est.)
Ecuadortotal: 23.9 years
male: 23.4 years
female: 24.3 years (2007 est.)
Egypttotal: 24.2 years
male: 23.9 years
female: 24.6 years (2007 est.)
El Salvadortotal: 22 years
male: 20.9 years
female: 23.2 years (2007 est.)
Equatorial Guineatotal: 18.8 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 19.4 years (2007 est.)
Eritreatotal: 17.9 years
male: 17.7 years
female: 18.2 years (2007 est.)
Estoniatotal: 39.4 years
male: 36 years
female: 42.9 years (2007 est.)
Ethiopiatotal: 18 years
male: 17.8 years
female: 18.1 years (2007 est.)
European UnionNA
Faroe Islandstotal: 35 years
male: 34.8 years
female: 35.3 years (2007 est.)
Fijitotal: 24.9 years
male: 24.4 years
female: 25.4 years (2007 est.)
Finlandtotal: 41.6 years
male: 40 years
female: 43.1 years (2007 est.)
Francetotal: 39 years
male: 37.5 years
female: 40.4 years (2007 est.)
French Polynesiatotal: 28.3 years
male: 28.6 years
female: 28 years (2007 est.)
Gabontotal: 18.6 years
male: 18.4 years
female: 18.8 years (2007 est.)
Gambia, Thetotal: 17.8 years
male: 17.6 years
female: 17.9 years (2007 est.)
Gaza Striptotal: 16 years
male: 15.9 years
female: 16.2 years (2007 est.)
Georgiatotal: 38 years
male: 35.5 years
female: 40.4 years (2007 est.)
Germanytotal: 43 years
male: 41.8 years
female: 44.3 years (2007 est.)
Ghanatotal: 20.2 years
male: 19.9 years
female: 20.4 years (2007 est.)
Gibraltartotal: 40.1 years
male: 39.6 years
female: 40.4 years (2007 est.)
Greecetotal: 41.2 years
male: 40 years
female: 42.3 years (2007 est.)
Greenlandtotal: 34.1 years
male: 35.4 years
female: 32.3 years (2007 est.)
Grenadatotal: 22.1 years
male: 22.6 years
female: 21.6 years (2007 est.)
Guamtotal: 28.8 years
male: 28.5 years
female: 29 years (2007 est.)
Guatemalatotal: 18.9 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 19.5 years (2007 est.)
Guernseytotal: 41.7 years
male: 40.7 years
female: 42.6 years (2007 est.)
Guineatotal: 17.7 years
male: 17.5 years
female: 17.9 years (2007 est.)
Guinea-Bissautotal: 19.1 years
male: 18.5 years
female: 19.7 years (2007 est.)
Guyanatotal: 27.8 years
male: 27.3 years
female: 28.3 years (2007 est.)
Haititotal: 18.4 years
male: 17.9 years
female: 18.8 years (2007 est.)
Hondurastotal: 19.7 years
male: 19.4 years
female: 20.1 years (2007 est.)
Hong Kongtotal: 41.2 years
male: 40.9 years
female: 41.4 years (2007 est.)
Hungarytotal: 38.9 years
male: 36.5 years
female: 41.5 years (2007 est.)
Icelandtotal: 34.5 years
male: 34 years
female: 35 years (2007 est.)
Indiatotal: 24.8 years
male: 24.5 years
female: 25.2 years (2007 est.)
Indonesiatotal: 26.9 years
male: 26.4 years
female: 27.4 years (2007 est.)
Irantotal: 25.8 years
male: 25.6 years
female: 26 years (2007 est.)
Iraqtotal: 20 years
male: 19.9 years
female: 20 years (2007 est.)
Irelandtotal: 34.3 years
male: 33.5 years
female: 35.1 years (2007 est.)
Isle of Mantotal: 39.8 years
male: 38.6 years
female: 41.2 years (2007 est.)
Israeltotal: 29.9 years
male: 29.1 years
female: 30.8 years (2007 est.)
Italytotal: 42.5 years
male: 41.1 years
female: 44.1 years (2007 est.)
Jamaicatotal: 23.2 years
male: 22.6 years
female: 23.7 years (2007 est.)
Japantotal: 43.5 years
male: 41.7 years
female: 45.3 years (2007 est.)
Jerseytotal: 41.9 years
male: 41.1 years
female: 42.6 years (2007 est.)
Jordantotal: 23.5 years
male: 24.1 years
female: 22.8 years (2007 est.)
Kazakhstantotal: 29.1 years
male: 27.5 years
female: 30.8 years (2007 est.)
Kenyatotal: 18.6 years
male: 18.5 years
female: 18.7 years (2007 est.)
Kiribatitotal: 20.4 years
male: 19.9 years
female: 20.9 years (2007 est.)
Korea, Northtotal: 32.4 years
male: 30.9 years
female: 33.8 years (2007 est.)
Korea, Southtotal: 35.8 years
male: 34.8 years
female: 36.8 years (2007 est.)
Kuwaittotal: 26 years
male: 27.9 years
female: 22.4 years (2007 est.)
Kyrgyzstantotal: 23.9 years
male: 23.1 years
female: 24.8 years (2007 est.)
Laostotal: 19 years
male: 18.7 years
female: 19.3 years (2007 est.)
Latviatotal: 39.6 years
male: 36.6 years
female: 42.7 years (2007 est.)
Lebanontotal: 28.3 years
male: 27.2 years
female: 29.5 years (2007 est.)
Lesothototal: 21.1 years
male: 20.4 years
female: 21.7 years (2007 est.)
Liberiatotal: 18.1 years
male: 17.9 years
female: 18.2 years (2007 est.)
Libyatotal: 23.3 years
male: 23.4 years
female: 23.2 years (2007 est.)
Liechtensteintotal: 40.1 years
male: 39.5 years
female: 40.5 years (2007 est.)
Lithuaniatotal: 38.6 years
male: 36.1 years
female: 41.2 years (2007 est.)
Luxembourgtotal: 38.9 years
male: 37.9 years
female: 39.9 years (2007 est.)
Macautotal: 36.6 years
male: 36 years
female: 36.9 years (2007 est.)
Macedoniatotal: 34.4 years
male: 33.5 years
female: 35.5 years (2007 est.)
Madagascartotal: 17.8 years
male: 17.6 years
female: 18 years (2007 est.)
Malawitotal: 16.7 years
male: 16.6 years
female: 16.8 years (2007 est.)
Malaysiatotal: 24.4 years
male: 23.8 years
female: 25 years (2007 est.)
Maldivestotal: 18.1 years
male: 18 years
female: 18.2 years (2007 est.)
Malitotal: 15.9 years
male: 15.4 years
female: 16.3 years (2007 est.)
Maltatotal: 39 years
male: 37.6 years
female: 40.4 years (2007 est.)
Marshall Islandstotal: 20.7 years
male: 20.7 years
female: 20.7 years (2007 est.)
Mauritaniatotal: 17.1 years
male: 16.8 years
female: 17.4 years (2007 est.)
Mauritiustotal: 31.2 years
male: 30.3 years
female: 32.1 years (2007 est.)
Mayottetotal: 17.1 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 16.1 years (2007 est.)
Mexicototal: 25.6 years
male: 24.6 years
female: 26.6 years (2007 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States oftotal: 21.2 years
male: 20.8 years
female: 21.7 years (2007 est.)
Moldovatotal: 34 years
male: 32.1 years
female: 36.1 years (2007 est.)
Monacototal: 45.5 years
male: 43.4 years
female: 47.4 years (2007 est.)
Mongoliatotal: 24.6 years
male: 24.2 years
female: 24.9 years (2007 est.)
Montserrattotal: 29.3 years
male: 28.9 years
female: 29.7 years (2007 est.)
Moroccototal: 24.3 years
male: 23.8 years
female: 24.8 years (2007 est.)
Mozambiquetotal: 17.4 years
male: 16.9 years
female: 17.8 years (2007 est.)
Namibiatotal: 20.2 years
male: 20.1 years
female: 20.3 years (2007 est.)
Naurutotal: 21 years
male: 20.4 years
female: 21.5 years (2007 est.)
Nepaltotal: 20.5 years
male: 20.3 years
female: 20.6 years (2007 est.)
Netherlandstotal: 39.7 years
male: 38.9 years
female: 40.5 years (2007 est.)
Netherlands Antillestotal: 33.1 years
male: 31.4 years
female: 34.8 years (2007 est.)
New Caledoniatotal: 28.1 years
male: 27.7 years
female: 28.5 years (2007 est.)
New Zealandtotal: 34.2 years
male: 33.5 years
female: 35 years (2007 est.)
Nicaraguatotal: 21.3 years
male: 20.9 years
female: 21.7 years (2007 est.)
Nigertotal: 16.5 years
male: 16.5 years
female: 16.4 years (2007 est.)
Nigeriatotal: 18.7 years
male: 18.8 years
female: 18.6 years (2007 est.)
Northern Mariana Islandstotal: 29.7 years
male: 31.8 years
female: 28.7 years (2007 est.)
Norwaytotal: 38.7 years
male: 37.9 years
female: 39.6 years (2007 est.)
Omantotal: 18.9 years
male: 21.5 years
female: 16.5 years (2007 est.)
Pakistantotal: 20.9 years
male: 20.7 years
female: 21 years (2007 est.)
Palautotal: 32 years
male: 33 years
female: 31 years (2007 est.)
Panamatotal: 26.4 years
male: 26 years
female: 26.7 years (2007 est.)
Papua New Guineatotal: 21.4 years
male: 21.5 years
female: 21.2 years (2007 est.)
Paraguaytotal: 21.6 years
male: 21.3 years
female: 21.8 years (2007 est.)
Perutotal: 25.5 years
male: 25.2 years
female: 25.8 years (2007 est.)
Philippinestotal: 22.7 years
male: 22.2 years
female: 23.3 years (2007 est.)
Polandtotal: 37.3 years
male: 35.4 years
female: 39.3 years (2007 est.)
Portugaltotal: 38.8 years
male: 36.7 years
female: 41 years (2007 est.)
Puerto Ricototal: 35.1 years
male: 33.4 years
female: 36.8 years (2007 est.)
Qatartotal: 31.9 years
male: 37.3 years
female: 23.1 years (2007 est.)
Romaniatotal: 36.9 years
male: 35.5 years
female: 38.2 years (2007 est.)
Russiatotal: 38.2 years
male: 35 years
female: 41.3 years (2007 est.)
Rwandatotal: 18.6 years
male: 18.4 years
female: 18.8 years (2007 est.)
Saint Helenatotal: 36.5 years
male: 36.7 years
female: 36.3 years (2007 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevistotal: 28.1 years
male: 27.4 years
female: 28.8 years (2007 est.)
Saint Luciatotal: 25.6 years
male: 24.8 years
female: 26.5 years (2007 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelontotal: 34.6 years
male: 34.1 years
female: 35 years (2007 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinestotal: 27.4 years
male: 27.3 years
female: 27.6 years (2007 est.)
Samoatotal: 20.4 years
male: 20.7 years
female: 20.2 years (2007 est.)
San Marinototal: 40.9 years
male: 40.6 years
female: 41.3 years (2007 est.)
Sao Tome and Principetotal: 16.2 years
male: 15.7 years
female: 16.8 years (2007 est.)
Saudi Arabiatotal: 21.4 years
male: 22.9 years
female: 19.6 years (2007 est.)
Senegaltotal: 18.7 years
male: 18.5 years
female: 18.9 years (2007 est.)
Serbiatotal: 37.3 years
male: 35.9 years
female: 38.8 years (2007 est.)
Seychellestotal: 28.4 years
male: 27.3 years
female: 29.4 years (2007 est.)
Sierra Leonetotal: 17.5 years
male: 17.2 years
female: 17.7 years (2007 est.)
Singaporetotal: 37.8 years
male: 37.4 years
female: 38.2 years (2007 est.)
Slovakiatotal: 36.1 years
male: 34.5 years
female: 37.9 years (2007 est.)
Sloveniatotal: 41 years
male: 39.4 years
female: 42.6 years (2007 est.)
Solomon Islandstotal: 19.1 years
male: 19 years
female: 19.3 years (2007 est.)
Somaliatotal: 17.6 years
male: 17.5 years
female: 17.7 years (2007 est.)
South Africatotal: 24.3 years
male: 23.5 years
female: 25.1 years (2007 est.)
Spaintotal: 40.3 years
male: 39 years
female: 41.7 years (2007 est.)
Sri Lankatotal: 30 years
male: 29.2 years
female: 31 years (2007 est.)
Sudantotal: 18.7 years
male: 18.6 years
female: 18.9 years (2007 est.)
Surinametotal: 27.1 years
male: 26.7 years
female: 27.5 years (2007 est.)
Swazilandtotal: 18.6 years
male: 17.9 years
female: 19.3 years (2007 est.)
Swedentotal: 41.1 years
male: 40 years
female: 42.2 years (2007 est.)
Switzerlandtotal: 40.4 years
male: 39.3 years
female: 41.4 years (2007 est.)
Syriatotal: 21.1 years
male: 20.9 years
female: 21.2 years (2007 est.)
Taiwantotal: 35.5 years
male: 35 years
female: 36 years (2007 est.)
Tajikistantotal: 21.3 years
male: 20.8 years
female: 21.8 years (2007 est.)
Tanzaniatotal: 17.7 years
male: 17.4 years
female: 17.9 years (2007 est.)
Thailandtotal: 32.4 years
male: 31.6 years
female: 33.2 years (2007 est.)
Timor-Lestetotal: 21.1 years
male: 21.2 years
female: 21.1 years (2007 est.)
Togototal: 18.4 years
male: 18 years
female: 18.9 years (2007 est.)
Tongatotal: 21.3 years
male: 20.7 years
female: 21.8 years (2007 est.)
Trinidad and Tobagototal: 31.8 years
male: 31.3 years
female: 32.3 years (2007 est.)
Tunisiatotal: 28.3 years
male: 27.7 years
female: 28.8 years (2007 est.)
Turkeytotal: 28.6 years
male: 28.4 years
female: 28.8 years (2007 est.)
Turkmenistantotal: 22.3 years
male: 21.7 years
female: 22.9 years (2007 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islandstotal: 27.7 years
male: 28.4 years
female: 26.9 years (2007 est.)
Tuvalutotal: 24.9 years
male: 23.9 years
female: 26.2 years (2007 est.)
Ugandatotal: 14.9 years
male: 14.8 years
female: 15 years (2007 est.)
Ukrainetotal: 39.2 years
male: 36 years
female: 42.3 years (2007 est.)
United Arab Emiratestotal: 30.1 years
male: 32 years
female: 24.5 years (2007 est.)
United Kingdomtotal: 39.6 years
male: 38.5 years
female: 40.7 years (2007 est.)
United Statestotal: 36.6 years
male: 35.3 years
female: 37.9 years (2007 est.)
Uruguaytotal: 32.9 years
male: 31.5 years
female: 34.4 years (2007 est.)
Uzbekistantotal: 22.9 years
male: 22.3 years
female: 23.5 years (2007 est.)
Vanuatutotal: 23.4 years
male: 23.4 years
female: 23.4 years (2007 est.)
Venezuelatotal: 24.9 years
male: 24.3 years
female: 25.5 years (2007 est.)
Vietnamtotal: 26.4 years
male: 25.3 years
female: 27.6 years (2007 est.)
Virgin Islandstotal: 37.7 years
male: 36.7 years
female: 38.5 years (2007 est.)
West Banktotal: 18.5 years
male: 18.4 years
female: 18.6 years (2007 est.)
Worldtotal: 28 years
male: 27.4 years
female: 28.7 years (2007 est.)
Yementotal: 16.7 years
male: 16.6 years
female: 16.7 years (2007 est.)
Zambiatotal: 16.8 years
male: 16.6 years
female: 16.9 years (2007 est.)
Zimbabwetotal: 20.1 years
male: 19.9 years
female: 20.2 years (2007 est.)