The CIA World Factbook Edition 2003 People
Median age In 23 editions of 36.
Median age was published in 23 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2003 to 2025. The 2003 edition carries it in 223 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
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Africa 56 entries
total: 22.5 years
male: 22.3 years
female: 22.6 years (2002)
total: 18.2 years
male: 18.2 years
female: 18.2 years (2002)
total: 16.4 years
male: 15.9 years
female: 16.9 years (2002)
total: 19.1 years
male: 18.4 years
female: 19.8 years (2002)
total: 16.8 years
male: 16.4 years
female: 17.2 years (2002)
total: 16.3 years
male: 15.9 years
female: 16.7 years (2002)
total: 18.7 years
male: 17.9 years
female: 19.6 years (2002)
total: 18.4 years
male: 18.2 years
female: 18.5 years (2002)
total: 17.9 years
male: 17.6 years
female: 18.3 years (2002)
total: 16 years
male: 15.2 years
female: 16.8 years (2002)
total: 18.6 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 18.9 years (2002)
total: 15.8 years
female: 16.1 years (2002)
male: 15.4 years
total: 20.2 years
male: 19.8 years
female: 20.7 years (2002)
total: 17 years
male: 17.3 years
female: 16.6 years (2002)
total: 18.3 years
male: 18.9 years
female: 17.7 years (2002)
total: 23.1 years
male: 22.8 years
female: 23.5 years (2002)
total: 18.7 years
male: 18 years
female: 19.3 years (2002)
total: 17.6 years
male: 17.4 years
female: 17.7 years (2002)
total: 18.5 years
male: 18.2 years
female: 18.8 years (2002)
total: 17.3 years
female: 17.4 years (2002)
male: 17.3 years
total: 18.5 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 18.7 years (2002)
total: 17.4 years
male: 17.3 years
female: 17.6 years (2002)
total: 19.8 years
male: 19.5 years
female: 20 years (2002)
total: 17.7 years
male: 17.4 years
female: 17.9 years (2002)
total: 18.8 years
male: 18.2 years
female: 19.4 years (2002)
total: 18.4 years
female: 18.5 years (2002)
male: 18.2 years
total: 19.8 years
male: 19.3 years
female: 20.4 years (2002)
total: 18.1 years
male: 17.7 years
female: 18.4 years (2002)
total: 22.1 years
male: 22.2 years
female: 21.9 years (2002)
total: 17.4 years
male: 17.2 years
female: 17.6 years (2002)
total: 16.4 years
male: 16.1 years
female: 16.7 years (2002)
total: 16.3 years
male: 15.7 years
female: 16.9 years (2002)
total: 16.9 years
male: 16.6 years
female: 17.2 years (2002)
total: 29.8 years
male: 29.1 years
female: 30.8 years (2002)
total: 16.9 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 15.7 years (2002)
total: 23 years
male: 22.5 years
female: 23.5 years (2002)
total: 19 years
male: 18.7 years
female: 19.3 years (2002)
total: 18.3 years
male: 17.9 years
female: 18.6 years (2002)
total: 16.1 years
male: 15.6 years
female: 16.6 years (2002)
total: 18 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 17.9 years (2002)
total: 26.4 years
male: 25.2 years
female: 27.5 years (2002)
total: 18.1 years
male: 17.8 years
female: 18.3 years (2002)
Saint Helena
now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
total: 34.2 years
male: 34.4 years
female: 33.9 years (2002)
total: 16.1 years
male: 15.5 years
female: 16.7 years (2002)
total: 17.8 years
male: 17.2 years
female: 18.4 years (2002)
total: 26.9 years
male: 25.8 years
female: 27.9 years (2002)
total: 17.5 years
male: 17.2 years
female: 17.8 years (2002)
total: 17.6 years
male: 17.6 years
female: 17.6 years (2002)
total: 24.5 years
male: 24 years
female: 25 years (2002)
total: 17.7 years
male: 17.5 years
female: 17.9 years (2002)
total: 17.5 years
male: 17.2 years
female: 17.7 years (2002)
total: 17.3 years
male: 16.9 years
female: 17.7 years (2002)
total: 26.2 years
male: 25.7 years
female: 26.7 years (2002)
total: 14.7 years
female: 14.8 years (2002)
male: 14.6 years
total: 16.5 years
male: 16.4 years
female: 16.6 years (2002)
total: 18.9 years
female: 18.9 years (2002)
male: 18.9 years
Arctic Region 2 entries
total: 33.1 years
male: 34.3 years
female: 31.7 years (2002)
total: 34 years
male: 33.2 years
female: 34.7 years (2002)
Asia 22 entries
total: 18.9 years
male: 19.1 years
female: 18.7 years (2002)
total: 32.3 years
male: 30.6 years
female: 34.1 years (2002)
total: 27.1 years
male: 25.7 years
female: 28.6 years (2002)
total: 21.2 years
male: 21.2 years
female: 21.1 years (2002)
total: 20.1 years
male: 19.9 years
female: 20.3 years (2002)
total: 31.5 years
male: 31.2 years
female: 31.7 years (2002)
total: 34.8 years
male: 32.6 years
female: 37 years (2002)
total: 24.1 years
male: 24.1 years
female: 24.2 years (2002)
total: 42 years
male: 40.3 years
female: 43.8 years (2002)
total: 28.2 years
male: 26.6 years
female: 29.7 years (2002)
total: 31.1 years
male: 30 years
female: 32.3 years (2002)
total: 33.2 years
male: 32.2 years
female: 34.2 years (2002)
total: 22.7 years
male: 21.8 years
female: 23.6 years (2002)
total: 17.3 years
male: 17.2 years
female: 17.4 years (2002)
total: 23.5 years
male: 23.2 years
female: 23.9 years (2002)
total: 19.7 years
male: 19.6 years
female: 19.9 years (2002)
total: 19.8 years
male: 19.7 years
female: 20 years (2002)
total: 37.6 years
male: 34.7 years
female: 40.3 years (2002)
total: 28.7 years
male: 27.7 years
female: 29.7 years (2002)
total: 19.3 years
male: 19 years
female: 19.6 years (2002)
total: 21.1 years
male: 20.2 years
female: 22 years (2002)
total: 21.8 years
male: 21.2 years
female: 22.5 years (2002)
Central America and the Caribbean 31 entries
total: 30 years
male: 30 years
female: 29.9 years (2002)
total: 29.1 years
male: 28.6 years
female: 29.6 years (2002)
total: 37.1 years
male: 35.3 years
female: 38.5 years (2002)
total: 27 years
male: 26.2 years
female: 27.7 years (2002)
total: 33.3 years
male: 32.2 years
female: 34.4 years (2002)
total: 18.9 years
male: 18.8 years
female: 19 years (2002)
total: 30.7 years
male: 31 years
female: 30.4 years (2002)
total: 36.1 years
male: 35.8 years
female: 36.4 years (2002)
total: 25.4 years
male: 24.9 years
female: 25.8 years (2002)
total: 34.5 years
male: 33.9 years
female: 35.1 years (2002)
total: 28.4 years
male: 28.1 years
female: 28.8 years (2002)
total: 23.5 years
male: 23.3 years
female: 23.7 years (2002)
total: 21.1 years
male: 20 years
female: 22.2 years (2002)
total: 20.5 years
male: 21 years
female: 20 years (2002)
total: 31 years
male: 30.2 years
female: 31.9 years (2002)
total: 18.3 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 18.5 years (2002)
total: 17.9 years
male: 17.4 years
female: 18.5 years (2002)
total: 18.8 years
male: 18.4 years
female: 19.2 years (2002)
total: 26.5 years
male: 25.8 years
female: 27.2 years (2002)
total: 32.7 years
male: 32 years
female: 33.3 years (2002)
total: 27.8 years
male: 27.7 years
female: 27.9 years (2002)
total: 31.8 years
male: 30.3 years
female: 33.2 years (2002)
total: 20.4 years
male: 20 years
female: 20.8 years (2002)
total: 25.6 years
male: 25.4 years
female: 25.9 years (2002)
total: 33.3 years
male: 31.6 years
female: 34.9 years (2002)
total: 27.1 years
male: 26.3 years
female: 27.9 years (2002)
total: 24.1 years
male: 23.3 years
female: 24.9 years (2002)
total: 25.3 years
male: 25.1 years
female: 25.5 years (2002)
total: 29.9 years
male: 29.5 years
female: 30.4 years (2002)
total: 27 years
male: 27.7 years
female: 26.3 years (2002)
total: 31.2 years
male: 28.6 years
female: 33.7 years (2002)
Europe 45 entries
total: 26.5 years
male: 24.8 years
female: 28.1 years (2002)
total: 39.1 years
male: 39.4 years
female: 38.8 years (2002)
total: 39.4 years
male: 38.2 years
female: 40.7 years (2002)
total: 36.7 years
male: 34.1 years
female: 39.3 years (2002)
total: 40 years
male: 38.7 years
female: 41.3 years (2002)
total: 35.5 years
male: 35.1 years
female: 35.9 years (2002)
total: 40.5 years
male: 38.4 years
female: 42.4 years (2002)
total: 38.9 years
male: 37.1 years
female: 40.7 years (2002)
total: 38.4 years
male: 36.6 years
female: 40.2 years (2002)
total: 39.1 years
male: 38.1 years
female: 40.1 years (2002)
total: 38.1 years
male: 34.7 years
female: 41.3 years (2002)
total: 35.1 years
male: 34.5 years
female: 35.8 years (2002)
total: 40.3 years
male: 38.8 years
female: 41.8 years (2002)
total: 38.3 years
male: 36.8 years
female: 39.8 years (2002)
total: 41.3 years
male: 39.9 years
female: 42.8 years (2002)
total: 38.8 years
male: 38.6 years
female: 39 years (2002)
total: 39.8 years
male: 38.6 years
female: 41 years (2002)
total: 40.2 years
male: 39.3 years
female: 41.1 years (2002)
total: 38.4 years
male: 35.7 years
female: 41.1 years (2002)
total: 33.1 years
male: 32.2 years
female: 34 years (2002)
total: 39.1 years
male: 37.8 years
female: 40.6 years (2002)
total: 41 years
male: 39.4 years
female: 42.6 years (2002)
total: 39.8 years
male: 39.1 years
female: 40.6 years (2002)
total: 39 years
male: 35.5 years
female: 42.1 years (2002)
total: 38.3 years
male: 37.9 years
female: 38.8 years (2002)
total: 36.6 years
male: 33.9 years
female: 39.2 years (2002)
total: 38.1 years
male: 37.2 years
female: 38.9 years (2002)
total: 37.2 years
male: 35.6 years
female: 38.8 years (2002)
total: 32 years
male: 29.8 years
female: 34.2 years (2002)
total: 45 years
male: 43 years
female: 47 years (2002)
total: 38.6 years
male: 37.7 years
female: 39.5 years (2002)
total: 32.5 years
male: 31.4 years
female: 33.6 years (2002)
total: 37.7 years
male: 36.7 years
female: 38.7 years (2002)
total: 36 years
male: 34.1 years
female: 38 years (2002)
total: 37.6 years
male: 35.8 years
female: 39.3 years (2002)
total: 35.4 years
male: 34 years
female: 37.1 years (2002)
total: 39.6 years
male: 39.2 years
female: 40 years (2002)
total: 36.2 years
male: 34.3 years
female: 37.9 years (2002)
total: 35 years
male: 33.3 years
female: 36.7 years (2002)
total: 38.6 years
male: 37.1 years
female: 40.2 years (2002)
total: 38.7 years
male: 37.4 years
female: 40.1 years (2002)
total: 40.1 years
male: 39 years
female: 41.4 years (2002)
total: 40.2 years
male: 39.3 years
female: 41.2 years (2002)
total: 38 years
male: 34.8 years
female: 40.9 years (2002)
total: 38.4 years
male: 37.3 years
female: 39.5 years (2002)
Middle East 17 entries
total: 28.7 years
male: 31.6 years
female: 25.1 years (2002)
total: 34.2 years
male: 33.1 years
female: 35.2 years (2002)
total: 15.3 years
male: 15.1 years
female: 15.5 years (2002)
total: 22.9 years
male: 22.7 years
female: 23.2 years (2002)
total: 19 years
male: 18.9 years
female: 19.1 years (2002)
total: 28.9 years
male: 28.1 years
female: 29.8 years (2002)
total: 21.8 years
male: 22.4 years
female: 21.1 years (2002)
total: 25.9 years
male: 28.4 years
female: 21.8 years (2002)
total: 26.4 years
male: 25.4 years
female: 27.5 years (2002)
total: 19.4 years
male: 22.3 years
female: 16.5 years (2002)
total: 31.2 years
male: 36.4 years
female: 21.6 years (2002)
total: 18.8 years
male: 20.9 years
female: 16.8 years (2002)
total: 19.7 years
male: 19.6 years
female: 19.9 years (2002)
total: 26.8 years
male: 26.7 years
female: 27 years (2002)
total: 27.6 years
male: 36.1 years
female: 21.9 years (2002)
total: 17.9 years
male: 17.7 years
female: 18 years (2002)
total: 16.4 years
male: 16.4 years
female: 16.4 years (2002)
North America 5 entries
total: 38.7 years
male: 37.8 years
female: 39.6 years (2002)
total: 37.8 years
male: 36.9 years
female: 38.8 years (2002)
total: 23.8 years
male: 22.9 years
female: 24.6 years (2002)
total: 32.9 years
male: 32.7 years
female: 33.1 years (2002)
total: 35.8 years
male: 34.5 years
female: 37.1 years (2002)
Oceania 18 entries
total: 21.6 years
male: 21.1 years
female: 22.2 years (2002)
total: 36 years
male: 35.2 years
female: 36.8 years (2002)
total: 23.7 years
male: 23.3 years
female: 24.2 years (2002)
total: 26.7 years
male: 27.1 years
female: 26.3 years (2002)
total: 25.2 years
male: 25.6 years
female: 24.9 years (2002)
total: 19.7 years
male: 19.3 years
female: 20.2 years (2002)
total: 19.3 years
male: 19.3 years
female: 19.2 years (2002)
total: 19.6 years
male: 19.3 years
female: 20 years (2002)
total: 26.9 years
male: 26.7 years
female: 27.2 years (2002)
total: 33.1 years
male: 32.4 years
female: 33.9 years (2002)
total: 30.4 years
male: 31 years
female: 30.1 years (2002)
total: 30.8 years
male: 31.8 years
female: 29.7 years (2002)
total: 20.8 years
male: 21 years
female: 20.6 years (2002)
total: 23.7 years
male: 26.3 years
female: 20.2 years (2002)
total: 18.2 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 18.3 years (2002)
total: 19.8 years
male: 19.3 years
female: 20.3 years (2002)
total: 24.2 years
male: 22.9 years
female: 25.8 years (2002)
total: 21.9 years
male: 22 years
female: 21.8 years (2002)
South America 13 entries
total: 29 years
male: 28 years
female: 29.9 years (2002)
total: 20.8 years
male: 20.1 years
female: 21.5 years (2002)
total: 27 years
male: 26.2 years
female: 27.7 years (2002)
total: 29.5 years
male: 28.6 years
female: 30.4 years (2002)
total: 25.6 years
male: 24.8 years
female: 26.4 years (2002)
total: 22.5 years
male: 22 years
female: 23 years (2002)
total: 28.2 years
male: 29.2 years
female: 27.1 years (2002)
total: 25.7 years
male: 25.2 years
female: 26.3 years (2002)
total: 20.9 years
male: 20.7 years
female: 21.2 years (2002)
total: 23.5 years
male: 23.2 years
female: 23.7 years (2002)
total: 25.5 years
male: 25.1 years
female: 26 years (2002)
total: 31.8 years
male: 30.2 years
female: 33.4 years (2002)
total: 24.8 years
male: 24.3 years
female: 25.4 years (2002)
Southeast Asia 14 entries
total: 26.4 years
male: 27 years
female: 25.7 years (2002)
Burma
now Burma (Myanmar)
total: 25.3 years
male: 24.8 years
female: 25.9 years (2002)
total: 19.2 years
male: 18.4 years
female: 20 years (2002)
total: 37.5 years
male: 37.1 years
female: 37.7 years (2002)
total: 25.8 years
male: 25.4 years
female: 26.2 years (2002)
total: 18.5 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 18.9 years (2002)
total: 33.1 years
male: 32.9 years
female: 33.3 years (2002)
total: 23.6 years
male: 23 years
female: 24.3 years (2002)
total: 21.8 years
male: 21.3 years
female: 22.4 years (2002)
total: 34.5 years
male: 34.3 years
female: 34.8 years (2002)
total: 33.2 years
male: 32.9 years
female: 33.6 years (2002)
total: 30.1 years
male: 29.4 years
female: 30.8 years (2002)
total: 19.7 years
female: 19.6 years (2002)
male: 19.8 years
total: 24.5 years
male: 23.6 years
female: 25.5 years (2002)
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2003, “Median age”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/median-age/2003.