The CIA World Factbook Edition 2012 People and Society
Median age In 23 editions of 36.
Median age was published in 23 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2003 to 2025. The 2012 edition carries it in 228 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
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World 1 entry
total: 28.4 years
male: 27.7 years
female: 29 years (2009 est.)
Africa 56 entries
total: 28.1 years
male: 27.9 years
female: 28.4 years (2012 est.)
total: 17.7 years
male: 17.5 years
female: 17.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 17.6 years
male: 17.2 years
female: 18 years (2012 est.)
total: 22.5 years
male: 22.4 years
female: 22.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 17 years
male: 16.8 years
female: 17.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 17 years
male: 16.6 years
female: 17.3 years (2012 est.)
total: 23.1 years
male: 22.3 years
female: 23.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 19.6 years
male: 19.5 years
female: 19.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 19.3 years
male: 18.9 years
female: 19.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 16.9 years
male: 15.8 years
female: 18 years (2012 est.)
total: 18.9 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 19.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 17.6 years
male: 17.4 years
female: 17.8 years (2012 est.)
total: 17.1 years
male: 16.9 years
female: 17.3 years (2012 est.)
total: 19.8 years
male: 19.9 years
female: 19.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 22.1 years
male: 20.5 years
female: 23.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 24.6 years
male: 24.3 years
female: 24.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 19.2 years
male: 18.7 years
female: 19.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 18.9 years
male: 18.5 years
female: 19.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 20.5 years
male: 20.2 years
female: 20.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 16.8 years
male: 16.5 years
female: 17.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 18.6 years
male: 18.4 years
female: 18.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 19.7 years
male: 19.4 years
female: 19.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 21.7 years
male: 21.4 years
female: 21.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 18.6 years
male: 18.4 years
female: 18.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 19.6 years
male: 19.1 years
female: 20.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 18.8 years
male: 18.7 years
female: 18.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 23.1 years
male: 23.1 years
female: 23.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 18.2 years
male: 18 years
female: 18.3 years (2012 est.)
total: 24.8 years
male: 24.8 years
female: 24.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 18.3 years
male: 18 years
female: 18.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 17.3 years
male: 17.2 years
female: 17.4 years (2012 est.)
total: 16.4 years
male: 16 years
female: 16.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 19.6 years
male: 18.8 years
female: 20.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 33.1 years
male: 32.2 years
female: 34 years (2012 est.)
total: 16.7 years
male: 15.7 years
female: 17.6 years (2011 est.)
total: 27.3 years
male: 26.7 years
female: 27.8 years (2012 est.)
total: 16.8 years
male: 16.2 years
female: 17.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 22.1 years
male: 22.1 years
female: 22.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 15.2 years
male: 15 years
female: 15.4 years (2012 est.)
total: 17.9 years
male: 17.5 years
female: 18.4 years (2012 est.)
total: 18.8 years
male: 18.6 years
female: 19.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 39.4 years
male: 39.4 years
female: 39.3 years (2012 est.)
total: 17.6 years
male: 17.2 years
female: 18.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 18.2 years
male: 17.3 years
female: 19 years (2012 est.)
total: 32.9 years
male: 32.4 years
female: 33.4 years (2012 est.)
total: 19.1 years
male: 18.6 years
female: 19.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 17.8 years
male: 17.9 years
female: 17.8 years (2012 est.)
total: 25.3 years
male: 25 years
female: 25.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 18.7 years
male: 18.5 years
female: 19 years (2012 est.)
total: 18.7 years
male: 18.5 years
female: 19 years (2012 est.)
total: 19.4 years
male: 19.1 years
female: 19.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 30.5 years
male: 30.1 years
female: 30.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 15.1 years
male: 15 years
female: 15.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 20.5 years
male: 20 years
female: 21 years (2012 est.)
total: 16.5 years
male: 16.5 years
female: 16.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 18.9 years
male: 18.2 years
female: 19.6 years (2012 est.)
Arctic Region 2 entries
total: 33.7 years
male: 35 years
female: 32.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 35.9 years
male: 35.4 years
female: 36.3 years (2012 est.)
Asia 22 entries
total: 17.9 years
male: 17.8 years
female: 17.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 32.6 years
male: 29.9 years
female: 35.4 years (2012 est.)
total: 29.5 years
male: 27.9 years
female: 31.3 years (2012 est.)
total: 23.6 years
male: 23.1 years
female: 24.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 25.3 years
male: 25.9 years
female: 24.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 35.9 years
male: 35.2 years
female: 36.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 39.3 years
male: 36.8 years
female: 41.8 years (2012 est.)
total: 26.5 years
male: 25.9 years
female: 27.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 45.4 years
male: 44.1 years
female: 46.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 29.3 years
male: 27.9 years
female: 30.8 years (2012 est.)
total: 33 years
male: 31.4 years
female: 34.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 39 years
male: 37.6 years
female: 40.4 years (2012 est.)
total: 25.2 years
male: 24.3 years
female: 26.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 26.5 years
male: 26.9 years
female: 25.8 years (2012 est.)
total: 26.6 years
male: 26.2 years
female: 27 years (2012 est.)
total: 22.1 years
male: 21.2 years
female: 22.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 21.9 years
male: 21.9 years
female: 22 years (2012 est.)
total: 38.8 years
male: 35.6 years
female: 42.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 31.1 years
male: 30.1 years
female: 32.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 22.9 years
male: 22.4 years
female: 23.4 years (2012 est.)
total: 25.8 years
male: 25.4 years
female: 26.3 years (2012 est.)
total: 26.2 years
male: 25.7 years
female: 26.8 years (2012 est.)
Central America and the Caribbean 30 entries
total: 33.6 years
male: 32.1 years
female: 35 years (2012 est.)
total: 30.6 years
male: 28.9 years
female: 32 years (2012 est.)
total: 38.4 years
male: 36.6 years
female: 40.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 30.5 years
male: 29.4 years
female: 31.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 36.9 years
male: 35.8 years
female: 38 years (2012 est.)
total: 21.3 years
male: 21.1 years
female: 21.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 35 years
male: 35 years
female: 35.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 39 years
male: 38.4 years
female: 39.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 29.2 years
male: 28.7 years
female: 29.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 38.9 years
male: 38 years
female: 39.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 31.3 years
male: 30.8 years
female: 31.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 26.5 years
male: 26.3 years
female: 26.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 24.7 years
male: 23.4 years
female: 26.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 29 years
male: 29 years
female: 29 years (2012 est.)
total: 20.4 years
male: 19.7 years
female: 21.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 21.6 years
male: 21.4 years
female: 21.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 21.3 years
male: 21 years
female: 21.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 24.4 years
male: 23.9 years
female: 24.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 30.2 years
male: 29.7 years
female: 30.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 23.4 years
male: 22.6 years
female: 24.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 27.8 years
male: 27.4 years
female: 28.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 37.8 years
male: 36 years
female: 39.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 41.1 years
male: 41.2 years
female: 41 years (2012 est.)
total: 32.6 years
male: 32.6 years
female: 32.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 31.6 years
male: 30.5 years
female: 32.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 31.2 years
male: 30.2 years
female: 32.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 30.7 years
male: 30.8 years
female: 30.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 33.5 years
male: 33.1 years
female: 34 years (2012 est.)
total: 30.9 years
male: 31.2 years
female: 30.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 40.9 years
male: 40.4 years
female: 41.4 years (2012 est.)
Europe 48 entries
total: 30.9 years
male: 29.6 years
female: 32.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 41.2 years
male: 41.4 years
female: 40.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 43.4 years
male: 42.3 years
female: 44.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 39.3 years
male: 36.3 years
female: 42.3 years (2012 est.)
total: 42.6 years
male: 41.2 years
female: 43.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 41.2 years
male: 40 years
female: 42.4 years (2012 est.)
total: 42 years
male: 39.8 years
female: 44.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 41.7 years
male: 39.7 years
female: 43.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 41.1 years
male: 39.6 years
female: 42.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 41.2 years
male: 40.3 years
female: 42.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 40.8 years
male: 37.2 years
female: 44.1 years (2012 est.)
note - see individual country entries of member states
total: 37.3 years
male: 36.7 years
female: 38.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 42.7 years
male: 41 years
female: 44.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 40.4 years
male: 38.8 years
female: 41.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 45.3 years
male: 44.2 years
female: 46.3 years (2012 est.)
total: 33.6 years
male: 32.7 years
female: 34.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 42.8 years
male: 41.7 years
female: 43.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 42.5 years
male: 41.4 years
female: 43.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 40.5 years
male: 38.4 years
female: 43 years (2012 est.)
total: 35.1 years
male: 34.8 years
female: 35.4 years (2012 est.)
total: 42.8 years
male: 42.1 years
female: 43.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 43.8 years
male: 42.7 years
female: 45 years (2012 est.)
total: 40.1 years
male: 38 years
female: 41.4 years (2012 est.)
total: 27.1 years
male: 26.7 years
female: 27.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 40.9 years
male: 37.9 years
female: 43.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 41.6 years
male: 40.7 years
female: 42.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 40.5 years
male: 37.8 years
female: 43 years (2012 est.)
total: 39.5 years
male: 38.4 years
female: 40.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 40.3 years
male: 39.1 years
female: 41.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 35.2 years
male: 33.3 years
female: 37.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 49.9 years
male: 48.9 years
female: 51 years (2012 est.)
total: 38.3 years
male: 37.1 years
female: 39.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 41.5 years
male: 40.7 years
female: 42.3 years (2012 est.)
Macedonia
now North Macedonia
total: 36.2 years
male: 35.1 years
female: 37.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 40.3 years
male: 39.4 years
female: 41.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 38.8 years
male: 37.2 years
female: 40.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 40.4 years
male: 38.3 years
female: 42.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 39.1 years
male: 37.7 years
female: 40.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 42.8 years
male: 41.9 years
female: 43.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 41.5 years
male: 39.8 years
female: 43.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 38 years
male: 36.5 years
female: 39.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 42.8 years
male: 41.1 years
female: 44.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 40.9 years
male: 39.7 years
female: 42.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 42.2 years
male: 41 years
female: 43.3 years (2012 est.)
total: 42 years
male: 40.9 years
female: 43.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 40.1 years
male: 36.9 years
female: 43.3 years (2012 est.)
total: 40.2 years
male: 39 years
female: 41.2 years (2012 est.)
Middle East 17 entries
total: 31.1 years
male: 32.5 years
female: 28.3 years (2012 est.)
total: 35.1 years
male: 33.8 years
female: 36.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 17.9 years
male: 17.7 years
female: 18.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 27.4 years
male: 27.1 years
female: 27.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 21.1 years
male: 21 years
female: 21.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 29.5 years
male: 28.9 years
female: 30.3 years (2012 est.)
total: 22.4 years
male: 22 years
female: 22.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 28.6 years
male: 29.9 years
female: 26.4 years (2012 est.)
total: 30.4 years
male: 29.2 years
female: 31.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 24.4 years
male: 25.7 years
female: 22.8 years (2012 est.)
total: 32.2 years
male: 33.2 years
female: 27.8 years (2012 est.)
total: 25.7 years
male: 26.7 years
female: 24.4 years (2012 est.)
total: 22.3 years
male: 22.1 years
female: 22.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 28.8 years
male: 28.5 years
female: 29.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 30.2 years
male: 32.1 years
female: 25 years (2012 est.)
total: 21.7 years
male: 21.5 years
female: 21.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 18.3 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 18.4 years (2012 est.)
North America 5 entries
total: 42.3 years
male: 40.7 years
female: 43.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 41.2 years
male: 40 years
female: 42.4 years (2012 est.)
total: 27.4 years
male: 26.3 years
female: 28.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 43.2 years
male: 42.8 years
female: 43.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 37.1 years
male: 35.8 years
female: 38.5 years (2012 est.)
Oceania 21 entries
total: 24 years
male: 23.9 years
female: 24.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 37.9 years
male: 37.1 years
female: 38.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 32.9 years
male: 32.2 years
female: 33.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 27.2 years
male: 27 years
female: 27.4 years (2012 est.)
total: 29.8 years
male: 29.8 years
female: 29.8 years (2012 est.)
total: 29.6 years
male: 29.1 years
female: 30 years (2012 est.)
total: 22.9 years
male: 22.1 years
female: 23.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 21.9 years
male: 21.9 years
female: 22 years (2012 est.)
total: 23.1 years
male: 22.6 years
female: 23.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 24.6 years
male: 24.8 years
female: 24.3 years (2012 est.)
total: 30.4 years
male: 29.8 years
female: 31 years (2012 est.)
total: 37.2 years
male: 36.4 years
female: 38 years (2012 est.)
total: 30.6 years
male: 29.6 years
female: 31 years (2012 est.)
total: 32.8 years
male: 32.4 years
female: 33.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 22 years
male: 22.3 years
female: 21.8 years (2012 est.)
total: 22.5 years
male: 22.3 years
female: 22.7 years (2012 est.)
total: 21.1 years
male: 20.9 years
female: 21.3 years (2012 est.)
total: 21.6 years
male: 21.2 years
female: 22.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 24.4 years
male: 23 years
female: 26.3 years (2012 est.)
total: 25.4 years
male: 25.3 years
female: 25.4 years (2012 est.)
total: 29 years
male: 28 years
female: 30.2 years (2012 est.)
South America 12 entries
total: 30.7 years
male: 29.7 years
female: 31.8 years (2012 est.)
total: 22.8 years
male: 22.1 years
female: 23.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 29.6 years
male: 28.8 years
female: 30.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 32.8 years
male: 31.6 years
female: 34.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 28.3 years
male: 27.3 years
female: 29.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 26 years
male: 25.4 years
female: 26.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 24.2 years
male: 23.5 years
female: 25 years (2012 est.)
total: 25.9 years
male: 25.6 years
female: 26.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 26.5 years
male: 25.8 years
female: 27.2 years (2012 est.)
total: 27.6 years
male: 27.3 years
female: 28 years (2012 est.)
total: 33.8 years
male: 32.2 years
female: 35.5 years (2012 est.)
total: 26.3 years
male: 25.6 years
female: 27.1 years (2012 est.)
Southeast Asia 14 entries
total: 28.7 years
male: 28.5 years
female: 28.9 years (2012 est.)
Burma
now Burma (Myanmar)
total: 27.2 years
male: 26.7 years
female: 27.8 years (2012 est.)
total: 23.3 years
male: 22.6 years
female: 24 years (2012 est.)
total: 43.9 years
male: 43.3 years
female: 44.4 years (2012 est.)
total: 28.5 years
male: 28 years
female: 29.1 years (2012 est.)
total: 21.4 years
male: 21.1 years
female: 21.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 36.7 years
male: 37.3 years
female: 36.3 years (2012 est.)
total: 27.1 years
male: 26.9 years
female: 27.3 years (2012 est.)
total: 23.1 years
male: 22.6 years
female: 23.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 33.5 years
male: 33.4 years
female: 33.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 38.1 years
male: 37.4 years
female: 38.8 years (2012 est.)
total: 34.7 years
male: 33.7 years
female: 35.6 years (2012 est.)
total: 22.8 years
male: 22.8 years
female: 22.9 years (2012 est.)
total: 28.2 years
male: 27.1 years
female: 29.2 years (2012 est.)
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2012, “Median age”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/median-age/2012.