The CIA World Factbook Edition 2005 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 2005 edition carries it in 225 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
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World 1 entry
total: 27.6 years
male: 27 years
female: 28.2 years (2005 est.)
Africa 56 entries
total: 24.36 years
male: 24.18 years
female: 24.53 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.12 years
male: 18.12 years
female: 18.11 years (2005 est.)
total: 16.56 years
male: 16.12 years
female: 17.01 years (2005 est.)
total: 19.29 years
male: 18.64 years
female: 19.93 years (2005 est.)
total: 16.82 years
male: 16.43 years
female: 17.22 years (2005 est.)
total: 16.6 years
male: 16.27 years
female: 16.95 years (2005 est.)
total: 19.4 years
male: 18.62 years
female: 20.25 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.6 years
male: 18.45 years
female: 18.76 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.12 years
male: 17.75 years
female: 18.5 years (2005 est.)
total: 16.02 years
male: 15.32 years
female: 16.71 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.61 years
male: 18.35 years
female: 18.87 years (2005 est.)
total: 15.8 years
male: 15.4 years
female: 16.2 years (2005 est.)
total: 20.7 years
male: 20.2 years
female: 21.1 years (2005 est.)
total: 19.05 years
male: 19.36 years
female: 18.76 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.23 years
male: 18.77 years
female: 17.69 years (2005 est.)
total: 23.68 years
male: 23.31 years
female: 24.05 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.83 years
male: 18.2 years
female: 19.46 years (2005 est.)
total: 17.54 years
male: 17.35 years
female: 17.73 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.72 years
male: 18.53 years
female: 18.92 years (2005 est.)
total: 17.75 years
male: 17.64 years
female: 17.85 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.57 years
male: 18.34 years
female: 18.8 years (2005 est.)
total: 17.59 years
male: 17.45 years
female: 17.74 years (2005 est.)
total: 20.45 years
male: 20.2 years
female: 20.7 years (2005 est.)
total: 17.67 years
male: 17.42 years
female: 17.93 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.97 years
male: 18.37 years
female: 19.57 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.19 years
male: 18.08 years
female: 18.3 years (2005 est.)
total: 20.19 years
male: 19.68 years
female: 20.74 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.06 years
male: 17.69 years
female: 18.42 years (2005 est.)
total: 22.68 years
male: 22.8 years
female: 22.56 years (2005 est.)
total: 17.46 years
male: 17.24 years
female: 17.67 years (2005 est.)
total: 16.34 years
male: 16.04 years
female: 16.65 years (2005 est.)
total: 16.35 years
male: 15.79 years
female: 16.92 years (2005 est.)
total: 16.98 years
male: 16.71 years
female: 17.24 years (2005 est.)
total: 30.5 years
male: 29.65 years
female: 31.46 years (2005 est.)
total: 16.96 years
male: 18.04 years
female: 15.87 years (2005 est.)
total: 23.61 years
male: 23.11 years
female: 24.13 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.29 years
male: 17.74 years
female: 18.83 years (2005 est.)
total: 19.79 years
male: 19.63 years
female: 19.94 years (2005 est.)
total: 16.25 years
male: 15.8 years
female: 16.72 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.63 years
male: 18.71 years
female: 18.55 years (2005 est.)
total: 26.72 years
male: 25.53 years
female: 27.92 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.48 years
male: 18.26 years
female: 18.7 years (2005 est.)
Saint Helena
now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
total: 35.4 years
male: 35.61 years
female: 35.21 years (2005 est.)
total: 16.12 years
male: 15.53 years
female: 16.71 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.15 years
male: 17.6 years
female: 18.7 years (2005 est.)
total: 27.7 years
male: 26.62 years
female: 28.76 years (2005 est.)
total: 17.53 years
male: 17.2 years
female: 17.84 years (2005 est.)
total: 17.59 years
male: 17.53 years
female: 17.65 years (2005 est.)
total: 23.98 years
male: 23.12 years
female: 24.86 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.07 years
male: 17.86 years
female: 18.29 years (2005 est.)
total: 17.62 years
male: 17.36 years
female: 17.89 years (2005 est.)
total: 17.78 years
male: 17.42 years
female: 18.14 years (2005 est.)
total: 27.29 years
male: 26.78 years
female: 27.82 years (2005 est.)
total: 14.97 years
male: 14.87 years
female: 15.08 years (2005 est.)
total: 16.46 years
male: 16.26 years
female: 16.67 years (2005 est.)
total: 19.26 years
male: 19.28 years
female: 19.24 years (2005 est.)
Arctic Region 2 entries
total: 33.83 years
male: 35.15 years
female: 32.14 years (2005 est.)
total: 34 years
male: 33.53 years
female: 34.49 years (2005 est.)
Asia 22 entries
total: 17.56 years
male: 17.55 years
female: 17.57 years (2005 est.)
total: 30.07 years
male: 27.45 years
female: 32.84 years (2005 est.)
total: 27.53 years
male: 26.09 years
female: 29 years (2005 est.)
total: 21.87 years
male: 21.88 years
female: 21.85 years (2005 est.)
total: 20.27 years
male: 20.11 years
female: 20.44 years (2005 est.)
total: 32.26 years
male: 31.87 years
female: 32.67 years (2005 est.)
total: 37.36 years
male: 34.93 years
female: 39.7 years (2005 est.)
total: 24.66 years
male: 24.64 years
female: 24.67 years (2005 est.)
total: 42.64 years
male: 40.87 years
female: 44.44 years (2005 est.)
total: 28.52 years
male: 26.92 years
female: 30.25 years (2005 est.)
total: 31.74 years
male: 30.47 years
female: 33 years (2005 est.)
total: 34.51 years
male: 33.53 years
female: 35.53 years (2005 est.)
total: 23.39 years
male: 22.52 years
female: 24.27 years (2005 est.)
total: 17.69 years
male: 17.58 years
female: 17.8 years (2005 est.)
total: 24.28 years
male: 23.93 years
female: 24.64 years (2005 est.)
total: 20.07 years
male: 19.91 years
female: 20.24 years (2005 est.)
total: 19.58 years
male: 19.44 years
female: 19.74 years (2005 est.)
total: 38.15 years
male: 34.99 years
female: 41.03 years (2005 est.)
total: 29.44 years
male: 28.38 years
female: 30.51 years (2005 est.)
total: 19.73 years
male: 19.45 years
female: 20.02 years (2005 est.)
total: 21.56 years
male: 20.68 years
female: 22.44 years (2005 est.)
total: 22.36 years
male: 21.74 years
female: 23 years (2005 est.)
Central America and the Caribbean 31 entries
total: 30.76 years
male: 30.81 years
female: 30.7 years (2005 est.)
total: 29.67 years
male: 29.19 years
female: 30.15 years (2005 est.)
total: 38 years
male: 36.07 years
female: 39.7 years (2005 est.)
total: 27.55 years
male: 26.78 years
female: 28.34 years (2005 est.)
total: 34.15 years
male: 32.99 years
female: 35.28 years (2005 est.)
total: 19.35 years
male: 19.21 years
female: 19.49 years (2005 est.)
total: 30.9 years
male: 31.1 years
female: 30.7 years (2005 est.)
total: 36.83 years
male: 36.48 years
female: 37.18 years (2005 est.)
total: 26.03 years
male: 25.59 years
female: 26.5 years (2005 est.)
total: 35.36 years
male: 34.73 years
female: 35.98 years (2005 est.)
total: 29.59 years
male: 29.26 years
female: 29.95 years (2005 est.)
total: 23.88 years
male: 23.68 years
female: 24.09 years (2005 est.)
total: 21.57 years
male: 20.44 years
female: 22.69 years (2005 est.)
total: 21.26 years
male: 21.73 years
female: 20.76 years (2005 est.)
total: 31.81 years
male: 30.91 years
female: 32.73 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.47 years
male: 18.25 years
female: 18.71 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.03 years
male: 17.63 years
female: 18.44 years (2005 est.)
total: 19.15 years
male: 18.75 years
female: 19.56 years (2005 est.)
total: 27.25 years
male: 26.55 years
female: 27.97 years (2005 est.)
total: 33.61 years
male: 32.95 years
female: 34.28 years (2005 est.)
total: 28.56 years
male: 28.29 years
female: 28.79 years (2005 est.)
total: 32.46 years
male: 30.86 years
female: 34.01 years (2005 est.)
total: 20.56 years
male: 20.15 years
female: 20.98 years (2005 est.)
total: 26.18 years
male: 25.89 years
female: 26.48 years (2005 est.)
total: 34.23 years
male: 32.5 years
female: 35.87 years (2005 est.)
total: 27.6 years
male: 26.78 years
female: 28.38 years (2005 est.)
total: 24.81 years
male: 24.03 years
female: 25.66 years (2005 est.)
total: 26.36 years
male: 26.21 years
female: 26.53 years (2005 est.)
total: 30.91 years
male: 30.46 years
female: 31.44 years (2005 est.)
total: 27.35 years
male: 28.08 years
female: 26.62 years (2005 est.)
total: 36.52 years
male: 35.6 years
female: 37.33 years (2005 est.)
Europe 46 entries
total: 28.52 years
male: 27.95 years
female: 29.1 years (2005 est.)
total: 40.34 years
male: 40.63 years
female: 40.02 years (2005 est.)
total: 40.44 years
male: 39.3 years
female: 41.61 years (2005 est.)
total: 37.03 years
male: 34.32 years
female: 39.7 years (2005 est.)
total: 40.55 years
male: 39.29 years
female: 41.81 years (2005 est.)
total: 36.21 years
male: 35.81 years
female: 36.63 years (2005 est.)
total: 40.66 years
male: 38.59 years
female: 42.66 years (2005 est.)
total: 39.97 years
male: 38.01 years
female: 41.76 years (2005 est.)
total: 38.97 years
male: 37.2 years
female: 40.82 years (2005 est.)
total: 39.47 years
male: 38.55 years
female: 40.4 years (2005 est.)
total: 39.06 years
male: 35.52 years
female: 42.35 years (2005 est.)
total: 35.11 years
male: 34.64 years
female: 35.68 years (2005 est.)
total: 40.97 years
male: 39.43 years
female: 42.52 years (2005 est.)
total: 38.85 years
male: 37.3 years
female: 40.39 years (2005 est.)
total: 42.16 years
male: 40.88 years
female: 43.53 years (2005 est.)
total: 39.4 years
male: 39.12 years
female: 39.63 years (2005 est.)
total: 40.5 years
male: 39.39 years
female: 41.65 years (2005 est.)
total: 40.99 years
male: 40.03 years
female: 41.91 years (2005 est.)
total: 38.57 years
male: 36.1 years
female: 41.24 years (2005 est.)
total: 33.7 years
male: 32.9 years
female: 34.49 years (2005 est.)
total: 39.48 years
male: 38.16 years
female: 40.89 years (2005 est.)
total: 41.77 years
male: 40.24 years
female: 43.35 years (2005 est.)
total: 40.89 years
male: 40.13 years
female: 41.63 years (2005 est.)
total: 39.12 years
male: 35.95 years
female: 42.15 years (2005 est.)
total: 39.22 years
male: 38.74 years
female: 39.68 years (2005 est.)
total: 37.83 years
male: 35.25 years
female: 40.46 years (2005 est.)
total: 38.51 years
male: 37.56 years
female: 39.48 years (2005 est.)
total: 38.36 years
male: 36.91 years
female: 39.84 years (2005 est.)
total: 32.22 years
male: 30.14 years
female: 34.27 years (2005 est.)
total: 45.25 years
male: 43.27 years
female: 47.19 years (2005 est.)
total: 39.04 years
male: 38.22 years
female: 39.9 years (2005 est.)
Macedonia
now North Macedonia
total: 32.8 years
male: 31.7 years
female: 33.9 years (2005 est.)
total: 38.17 years
male: 37.29 years
female: 39.07 years (2005 est.)
total: 36.43 years
male: 34.52 years
female: 38.49 years (2005 est.)
total: 38.2 years
male: 36.06 years
female: 40.33 years (2005 est.)
total: 36.39 years
male: 35.04 years
female: 37.77 years (2005 est.)
total: 40.29 years
male: 39.91 years
female: 40.65 years (2005 est.)
total: 36.79 years
male: 35.3 years
female: 38.29 years (2005 est.)
total: 35.43 years
male: 33.85 years
female: 37.25 years (2005 est.)
total: 40.23 years
male: 38.65 years
female: 41.75 years (2005 est.)
total: 39.51 years
male: 38.18 years
female: 40.93 years (2005 est.)
total: 40.6 years
male: 39.49 years
female: 41.75 years (2005 est.)
total: 39.77 years
male: 38.75 years
female: 40.81 years (2005 est.)
total: 38.22 years
male: 34.91 years
female: 41.21 years (2005 est.)
total: 38.99 years
male: 37.89 years
female: 40.13 years (2005 est.)
Middle East 17 entries
total: 29.19 years
male: 32.16 years
female: 25.54 years (2005 est.)
total: 34.68 years
male: 33.64 years
female: 35.7 years (2005 est.)
total: 15.65 years
male: 15.5 years
female: 15.81 years (2005 est.)
total: 24.23 years
male: 24.03 years
female: 24.44 years (2005 est.)
total: 19.43 years
male: 19.35 years
female: 19.51 years (2005 est.)
total: 29.39 years
male: 28.58 years
female: 30.27 years (2005 est.)
total: 22.62 years
male: 23.25 years
female: 21.94 years (2005 est.)
total: 25.86 years
male: 28.05 years
female: 22.12 years (2005 est.)
total: 27.34 years
male: 26.28 years
female: 28.43 years (2005 est.)
total: 19.13 years
male: 21.88 years
female: 16.45 years (2005 est.)
total: 31.57 years
male: 36.87 years
female: 22.33 years (2005 est.)
total: 21.28 years
male: 22.84 years
female: 19.28 years (2005 est.)
total: 20.37 years
male: 20.24 years
female: 20.51 years (2005 est.)
total: 27.7 years
male: 27.52 years
female: 27.89 years (2005 est.)
total: 27.9 years
male: 35.2 years
female: 22.9 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.14 years
male: 17.99 years
female: 18.3 years (2005 est.)
total: 16.54 years
male: 16.53 years
female: 16.56 years (2005 est.)
North America 5 entries
total: 39.76 years
male: 38.78 years
female: 40.58 years (2005 est.)
total: 38.54 years
male: 37.54 years
female: 39.56 years (2005 est.)
total: 24.93 years
male: 24.04 years
female: 25.85 years (2005 est.)
total: 33.7 years
male: 33.39 years
female: 33.96 years (2005 est.)
total: 36.27 years
male: 34.94 years
female: 37.6 years (2005 est.)
Oceania 18 entries
total: 22.76 years
male: 22.5 years
female: 23.05 years (2005 est.)
total: 36.56 years
male: 35.74 years
female: 37.4 years (2005 est.)
total: 24.28 years
male: 23.84 years
female: 24.74 years (2005 est.)
total: 27.48 years
male: 27.84 years
female: 27.1 years (2005 est.)
total: 28.38 years
male: 28.16 years
female: 28.61 years (2005 est.)
total: 20.05 years
male: 19.61 years
female: 20.58 years (2005 est.)
total: 19.95 years
male: 19.98 years
female: 19.92 years (2005 est.)
total: 20.24 years
male: 19.76 years
female: 20.78 years (2005 est.)
total: 27.5 years
male: 27.16 years
female: 27.84 years (2005 est.)
total: 33.65 years
male: 32.92 years
female: 34.4 years (2005 est.)
total: 29.33 years
male: 31.54 years
female: 28.33 years (2005 est.)
total: 31.43 years
male: 32.4 years
female: 30.36 years (2005 est.)
total: 21.09 years
male: 21.25 years
female: 20.93 years (2005 est.)
total: 24.59 years
male: 27.42 years
female: 21.42 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.63 years
male: 18.5 years
female: 18.76 years (2005 est.)
total: 20.46 years
male: 19.93 years
female: 21.02 years (2005 est.)
total: 24.45 years
male: 23.36 years
female: 25.85 years (2005 est.)
total: 22.64 years
male: 22.68 years
female: 22.59 years (2005 est.)
South America 13 entries
total: 29.42 years
male: 28.52 years
female: 30.4 years (2005 est.)
total: 21.47 years
male: 20.79 years
female: 22.17 years (2005 est.)
total: 27.81 years
male: 27.06 years
female: 28.57 years (2005 est.)
total: 30.07 years
male: 29.17 years
female: 31.05 years (2005 est.)
total: 26.04 years
male: 25.14 years
female: 26.93 years (2005 est.)
total: 23.27 years
male: 22.82 years
female: 23.74 years (2005 est.)
total: 28.45 years
male: 29.49 years
female: 27.31 years (2005 est.)
total: 26.91 years
male: 26.44 years
female: 27.4 years (2005 est.)
total: 21.2 years
male: 20.94 years
female: 21.46 years (2005 est.)
total: 24.95 years
male: 24.69 years
female: 25.21 years (2005 est.)
total: 26.13 years
male: 25.72 years
female: 26.58 years (2005 est.)
total: 32.46 years
male: 31.02 years
female: 33.95 years (2005 est.)
total: 25.6 years
male: 24.98 years
female: 26.24 years (2005 est.)
Southeast Asia 14 entries
total: 27.04 years
male: 27.63 years
female: 26.4 years (2005 est.)
Burma
now Burma (Myanmar)
total: 26.14 years
male: 25.57 years
female: 26.72 years (2005 est.)
total: 19.91 years
male: 19.16 years
female: 20.79 years (2005 est.)
total: 39.4 years
male: 39.3 years
female: 39.6 years (2005 est.)
total: 26.48 years
male: 26.03 years
female: 26.93 years (2005 est.)
total: 18.74 years
male: 18.42 years
female: 19.08 years (2005 est.)
total: 35.2 years
male: 34.9 years
female: 35.4 years (2005 est.)
total: 23.92 years
male: 23.32 years
female: 24.54 years (2005 est.)
total: 22.27 years
male: 21.77 years
female: 22.8 years (2005 est.)
total: 36.76 years
male: 36.4 years
female: 37.07 years (2005 est.)
total: 34.14 years
male: 33.71 years
female: 34.57 years (2005 est.)
total: 30.88 years
male: 30.11 years
female: 31.66 years (2005 est.)
total: 20.41 years
male: 20.46 years
female: 20.35 years (2005 est.)
total: 25.51 years
male: 24.47 years
female: 26.68 years (2005 est.)
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2005, “Median age”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/median-age/2005.