The CIA World Factbook Edition 2016 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 2016 edition carries it in 230 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2016 edition
230
the first edition with it
2003
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Median age” (2003 to 2025).

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World

1 entry

World

total:
30.1 years
male:
29.4 years
female:
30.9 years (2016 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

total:
27.8 years
male:
27.5 years
female:
28.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
137

Angola

total:
18.2 years
male:
18 years
female:
18.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
213

Benin

total:
18 years
male:
17.7 years
female:
18.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
215

Botswana

total:
23.2 years
male:
23.4 years
female:
23.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
169

Burkina Faso

total:
17.2 years
male:
17 years
female:
17.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
220

Burundi

total:
17 years
male:
16.8 years
female:
17.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
223

Cabo Verde

total:
24.9 years
male:
24.1 years
female:
25.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
155

Cameroon

total:
18.5 years
male:
18.4 years
female:
18.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
209

Central African Republic

total:
19.6 years
male:
19.3 years
female:
19.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
195

Chad

total:
17.6 years
male:
16.6 years
female:
18.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
218

Comoros

total:
19.6 years
male:
19 years
female:
20.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
194

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The now Democratic Republic of the Congo

total:
18.4 years
male:
18.1 years
female:
18.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
210

Congo, Republic Of The now Republic of the Congo

total:
19.7 years
male:
19.6 years
female:
19.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
192

Cote D'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

total:
20.7 years
male:
20.8 years
female:
20.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
187

Djibouti

total:
23.5 years
male:
21.8 years
female:
24.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
166

Egypt

total:
23.8 years
male:
23.5 years
female:
24.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
164

Equatorial Guinea

total:
19.6 years
male:
19.1 years
female:
20.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
196

Eritrea

total:
19.4 years
male:
19 years
female:
19.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
200

Swaziland now Eswatini

total:
21.4 years
male:
21.2 years
female:
21.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
181

Ethiopia

total:
17.8 years
male:
17.6 years
female:
18 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
217

Gabon

total:
18.6 years
male:
18.4 years
female:
18.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
207

Gambia, The now The Gambia

total:
20.7 years
male:
20.4 years
female:
21 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
186

Ghana

total:
21 years
male:
20.5 years
female:
21.5 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
184

Guinea

total:
18.8 years
male:
18.6 years
female:
19.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
204

Guinea-Bissau

total:
20 years
male:
19.5 years
female:
20.5 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
190

Kenya

total:
19.5 years
male:
19.4 years
female:
19.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
199

Lesotho

total:
24 years
male:
24 years
female:
24 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
161

Liberia

total:
18.3 years
male:
18.1 years
female:
18.5 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
211

Libya

total:
28.5 years
male:
28.6 years
female:
28.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
129

Madagascar

total:
19.5 years
male:
19.3 years
female:
19.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
198

Malawi

total:
16.5 years
male:
16.3 years
female:
16.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
226

Mali

total:
16.2 years
male:
15.5 years
female:
16.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
227

Mauritania

total:
20.3 years
male:
19.3 years
female:
21.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
189

Mauritius

total:
34.8 years
male:
33.9 years
female:
35.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
77

Morocco

total:
28.9 years
male:
28.3 years
female:
29.5 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
124

Mozambique

total:
17.1 years
male:
16.5 years
female:
17.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
222

Namibia

total:
21 years
male:
20.2 years
female:
21.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
183

Niger

total:
15.3 years
male:
15.2 years
female:
15.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
229

Nigeria

total:
18.3 years
male:
18.2 years
female:
18.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
212

Rwanda

total:
19 years
male:
18.7 years
female:
19.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
203

Saint Helena, Ascension, And Tristan Da Cunha now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

total:
41.5 years
male:
41.5 years
female:
41.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
35

Sao Tome And Principe now Sao Tome and Principe

total:
18.2 years
male:
17.8 years
female:
18.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
214

Senegal

total:
18.7 years
male:
17.8 years
female:
19.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
206

Seychelles

total:
34.9 years
male:
34.4 years
female:
35.5 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
76

Sierra Leone

total:
19 years
male:
18.4 years
female:
19.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
202

Somalia

total:
17.9 years
male:
18.1 years
female:
17.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
216

South Africa

total:
26.8 years
male:
26.5 years
female:
27 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
145

South Sudan

total:
17.1 years
male:
17 years
female:
17.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
221

Sudan

total:
19.6 years
male:
19.4 years
female:
19.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
197

Tanzania

total:
17.6 years
male:
17.3 years
female:
17.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
219

Togo

total:
19.7 years
male:
19.4 years
female:
20 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
193

Tunisia

total:
32.4 years
male:
31.9 years
female:
32.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
97

Uganda

total:
15.7 years
male:
15.6 years
female:
15.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
228

Western Sahara

total:
21.1 years
male:
20.7 years
female:
21.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
182

Zambia

total:
16.7 years
male:
16.6 years
female:
16.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
225

Zimbabwe

total:
20.6 years
male:
20.5 years
female:
20.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
188

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

total:
33.8 years
male:
35 years
female:
32.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
87

Iceland

total:
36.3 years
male:
35.7 years
female:
36.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
70

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

total:
18.6 years
male:
18.5 years
female:
18.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
208

Armenia

total:
34.6 years
male:
32.8 years
female:
36.5 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
79

Azerbaijan

total:
30.9 years
male:
29.3 years
female:
32.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
107

Bangladesh

total:
26.3 years
male:
25.6 years
female:
26.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
147

Bhutan

total:
27.2 years
male:
27.7 years
female:
26.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
143

China

total:
37.1 years
male:
36.2 years
female:
38.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
67

Georgia

total:
38 years
male:
35.1 years
female:
40.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
61

India

total:
27.6 years
male:
26.9 years
female:
28.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
140

Japan

total:
46.9 years
male:
45.6 years
female:
48.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
2

Kazakhstan

total:
30.3 years
male:
29 years
female:
31.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
113

Korea, North now North Korea

total:
33.8 years
male:
32.3 years
female:
35.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
86

Korea, South now South Korea

total:
41.2 years
male:
39.7 years
female:
42.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
40

Kyrgyzstan

total:
26.2 years
male:
25.2 years
female:
27.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
148

Maldives

total:
27.8 years
male:
27.8 years
female:
27.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
138

Mongolia

total:
27.9 years
male:
27.1 years
female:
28.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
134

Nepal

total:
23.6 years
male:
22.4 years
female:
24.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
165

Pakistan

total:
23.4 years
male:
23.3 years
female:
23.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
167

Russia

total:
39.3 years
male:
36.4 years
female:
42.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
53

Sri Lanka

total:
32.5 years
male:
31.2 years
female:
33.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
95

Tajikistan

total:
24.2 years
male:
23.6 years
female:
24.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
159

Turkmenistan

total:
27.5 years
male:
27 years
female:
28 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
141

Uzbekistan

total:
28.1 years
male:
27.6 years
female:
28.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
131

Central America and the Caribbean

32 entries

Anguilla

total:
34.6 years
male:
32.7 years
female:
36.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
80

Antigua And Barbuda now Antigua and Barbuda

total:
31.6 years
male:
29.8 years
female:
33.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
103

Aruba

total:
39.1 years
male:
37.3 years
female:
40.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
56

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

total:
31.8 years
male:
30.6 years
female:
32.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
100

Barbados

total:
38.3 years
male:
37.2 years
female:
39.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
60

Belize

total:
22.4 years
male:
22.2 years
female:
22.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
176

British Virgin Islands

total:
36.2 years
male:
36 years
female:
36.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
72

Cayman Islands

total:
39.9 years
male:
39.2 years
female:
40.5 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
50

Costa Rica

total:
30.9 years
male:
30.4 years
female:
31.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
108

Cuba

total:
41.1 years
male:
40 years
female:
42.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
41

Curacao

total:
36 years
male:
33.3 years
female:
39.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
73

Dominica

total:
33 years
male:
32.5 years
female:
33.5 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
91

Dominican Republic

total:
27.8 years
male:
27.6 years
female:
28 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
135

El Salvador

total:
26.6 years
male:
25.1 years
female:
28.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
146

Grenada

total:
30.9 years
male:
30.9 years
female:
31 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
109

Guatemala

total:
21.7 years
male:
21 years
female:
22.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
180

Haiti

total:
22.6 years
male:
22.4 years
female:
22.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
173

Honduras

total:
22.6 years
male:
22.3 years
female:
23 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
174

Jamaica

total:
25.6 years
male:
25.1 years
female:
26.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
151

Montserrat

total:
32.6 years
male:
32.1 years
female:
33.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
94

Nicaragua

total:
25.2 years
male:
24.3 years
female:
26 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
154

Panama

total:
28.9 years
male:
28.5 years
female:
29.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
125

Puerto Rico

total:
39.5 years
male:
37.5 years
female:
41.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
52

Saint Barthelemy

total:
43.6 years
male:
43.5 years
female:
43.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
14

Saint Kitts And Nevis now Saint Kitts and Nevis

total:
34.5 years
male:
34.7 years
female:
34.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
82

Saint Lucia

total:
34.2 years
male:
33 years
female:
35.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
84

Saint Martin

total:
32.3 years
male:
31.3 years
female:
33.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
98

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

total:
33 years
male:
33.2 years
female:
32.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
89

Sint Maarten

total:
40.7 years
male:
39.8 years
female:
41.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
43

Trinidad And Tobago now Trinidad and Tobago

total:
35.5 years
male:
35 years
female:
36 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
75

Turks And Caicos Islands now Turks and Caicos Islands

total:
32.9 years
male:
33.2 years
female:
32.5 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
92

Virgin Islands

total:
45.6 years
male:
45.9 years
female:
45.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
5

Europe

48 entries

Albania

total:
32.5 years
male:
31.2 years
female:
33.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
96

Andorra

total:
43.7 years
male:
43.8 years
female:
43.5 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
13

Austria

total:
43.8 years
male:
42.7 years
female:
44.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
12

Belarus

total:
39.8 years
male:
36.8 years
female:
42.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
51

Belgium

total:
41.4 years
male:
40.2 years
female:
42.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
37

Bosnia And Herzegovina now Bosnia and Herzegovina

total:
41.7 years
male:
40.2 years
female:
43.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
34

Bulgaria

total:
42.4 years
male:
40.6 years
female:
44.5 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
24

Croatia

total:
42.7 years
male:
40.8 years
female:
44.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
20

Czechia

total:
41.7 years
male:
40.4 years
female:
43 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
33

Denmark

total:
42 years
male:
41.1 years
female:
43 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
29

Estonia

total:
42.4 years
male:
39 years
female:
45.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
23

European Union

total:
42.7 years
male:
41.3 years
female:
44.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
21

Faroe Islands

total:
37.7 years
male:
37.1 years
female:
38.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
64

Finland

total:
42.4 years
male:
40.8 years
female:
44.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
25

France

total:
41.2 years
male:
39.5 years
female:
42.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
39

Germany

total:
46.8 years
male:
45.7 years
female:
47.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
3

Gibraltar

total:
34.5 years
male:
33.6 years
female:
33.5 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
81

Greece

total:
44.2 years
male:
43.1 years
female:
45.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
7

Guernsey

total:
43.6 years
male:
42.3 years
female:
44.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
15

Hungary

total:
41.8 years
male:
39.9 years
female:
44.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
31

Ireland

total:
36.4 years
male:
36.1 years
female:
36.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
68

Isle Of Man now Isle of Man

total:
43.9 years
male:
43.2 years
female:
44.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
11

Italy

total:
45.1 years
male:
44 years
female:
46.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
6

Jersey

total:
38.5 years
male:
36.2 years
female:
41.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
59

Kosovo

total:
28.7 years
male:
28.3 years
female:
29 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
126

Latvia

total:
43.3 years
male:
39.5 years
female:
46.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
17

Liechtenstein

total:
42.9 years
male:
41.7 years
female:
44.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
19

Lithuania

total:
43.4 years
male:
39.5 years
female:
46.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
16

Luxembourg

total:
39.2 years
male:
38.6 years
female:
39.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
54

Malta

total:
41.5 years
male:
40.4 years
female:
42.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
36

Moldova

total:
36.3 years
male:
34.5 years
female:
38.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
71

Monaco

total:
52.4 years
male:
51.1 years
female:
53.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
1

Montenegro

total:
40.2 years
male:
39.3 years
female:
41.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
48

Netherlands

total:
42.5 years
male:
41.4 years
female:
43.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
22

Macedonia now North Macedonia

total:
37.5 years
male:
36.4 years
female:
38.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
65

Norway

total:
39.1 years
male:
38.4 years
female:
40 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
55

Poland

total:
40.3 years
male:
38.6 years
female:
42 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
46

Portugal

total:
41.8 years
male:
39.8 years
female:
44 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
32

Romania

total:
40.7 years
male:
39.3 years
female:
42.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
42

San Marino

total:
44.2 years
male:
43.1 years
female:
45.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
8

Serbia

total:
42.3 years
male:
40.7 years
female:
44 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
26

Slovakia

total:
40.1 years
male:
38.4 years
female:
41.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
49

Slovenia

total:
44.1 years
male:
42.5 years
female:
45.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
9

Spain

total:
42.3 years
male:
41.2 years
female:
43.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
27

Sweden

total:
41.2 years
male:
40.2 years
female:
42.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
38

Switzerland

total:
42.2 years
male:
41.3 years
female:
43.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
28

Ukraine

total:
40.4 years
male:
37.2 years
female:
43.5 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
45

United Kingdom

total:
40.5 years
male:
39.3 years
female:
41.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
44

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

total:
32.1 years
male:
33.5 years
female:
29.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
99

Cyprus

total:
36.4 years
male:
35.1 years
female:
38 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
69

Gaza Strip

total:
16.9 years
male:
16.6 years
female:
17.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
224

Iran

total:
29.4 years
male:
29.1 years
female:
29.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
122

Iraq

total:
19.9 years
male:
19.6 years
female:
20.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
191

Israel

total:
29.7 years
male:
29.1 years
female:
30.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
118

Jordan

total:
22.3 years
male:
21.9 years
female:
22.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
177

Kuwait

total:
29.2 years
male:
30.3 years
female:
27.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
123

Lebanon

total:
29.9 years
male:
29.3 years
female:
30.5 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
115

Oman

total:
25.4 years
male:
26.5 years
female:
24 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
153

Qatar

total:
33 years
male:
24.1 years
female:
28.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
90

Saudi Arabia

total:
27.2 years
male:
27.9 years
female:
26.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
144

Syria

total:
24.1 years
male:
23.7 years
female:
24.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
160

Turkey now Turkiye

total:
30.5 years
male:
30.1 years
female:
31 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
110

United Arab Emirates

total:
30.3 years
male:
32.1 years
female:
25.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
112

West Bank

total:
20.8 years
male:
20.7 years
female:
21 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
185

Yemen

total:
19.2 years
male:
19.1 years
female:
19.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
201

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

total:
43.2 years
male:
41.4 years
female:
45.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
18

Canada

total:
42 years
male:
40.8 years
female:
43.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
30

Mexico

total:
28 years
male:
26.9 years
female:
29.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
133

Saint Pierre And Miquelon now Saint Pierre and Miquelon

total:
45.9 years
male:
45.4 years
female:
46.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
4

United States

total:
37.9 years
male:
36.6 years
female:
39.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
62

Oceania

21 entries

American Samoa

total:
29.4 years
male:
29.9 years
female:
28.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
121

Australia

total:
38.6 years
male:
37.8 years
female:
39.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
58

Cook Islands

total:
35.9 years
male:
35.3 years
female:
36.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
74

Fiji

total:
28.6 years
male:
28.4 years
female:
28.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
127

French Polynesia

total:
31.5 years
male:
31.3 years
female:
31.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
106

Guam

total:
30.4 years
male:
29.8 years
female:
30.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
111

Kiribati

total:
24.3 years
male:
23.4 years
female:
25.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
158

Marshall Islands

total:
22.7 years
male:
22.6 years
female:
22.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
171

Micronesia, Federated States Of now Federated States of Micronesia

24total: 24.7 years

male:
24 years
female:
25.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
157

Nauru

total:
26.1 years
male:
26.5 years
female:
25.5 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
149

New Caledonia

total:
31.7 years
male:
31 years
female:
32.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
101

New Zealand

total:
37.8 years
male:
36.9 years
female:
38.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
63

Northern Mariana Islands

total:
32.7 years
male:
30 years
female:
33.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
93

Palau

total:
33.3 years
male:
32.7 years
female:
34.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
88

Papua New Guinea

total:
22.9 years
male:
23 years
female:
22.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
170

Samoa

total:
23.9 years
male:
23.7 years
female:
24.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
163

Solomon Islands

total:
22.2 years
male:
22 years
female:
22.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
178

Tonga

total:
22.6 years
male:
22.2 years
female:
23.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
175

Tuvalu

total:
25.5 years
male:
24.4 years
female:
26.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
152

Vanuatu

total:
21.7 years
male:
21.3 years
female:
22.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
179

Wallis And Futuna now Wallis and Futuna

total:
31.6 years
male:
30.6 years
female:
32.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
102

South America

12 entries

Argentina

total:
31.5 years
male:
30.3 years
female:
32.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
105

Bolivia

total:
24 years
male:
23.3 years
female:
24.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
162

Brazil

total:
31.6 years
male:
30.7 years
female:
32.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
104

Chile

total:
34 years
male:
32.9 years
female:
35.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
85

Colombia

total:
29.6 years
male:
28.7 years
female:
30.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
119

Ecuador

total:
27.4 years
male:
26.7 years
female:
28.1 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
142

Guyana

total:
25.8 years
male:
25.5 years
female:
26.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
150

Paraguay

total:
27.8 years
male:
27.5 years
female:
28 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
136

Peru

total:
27.7 years
male:
26.9 years
female:
28.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
139

Suriname

total:
29.5 years
male:
29.1 years
female:
29.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
120

Uruguay

total:
34.7 years
male:
33 years
female:
36.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
78

Venezuela

total:
28 years
male:
27.3 years
female:
28.7 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
132

Southeast Asia

14 entries

Brunei

total:
29.9 years
male:
29.5 years
female:
30.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
116

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

total:
28.6 years
male:
28 years
female:
29.3 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
128

Cambodia

total:
24.9 years
male:
24.2 years
female:
25.6 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
156

Hong Kong

total:
44 years
male:
43.2 years
female:
44.5 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
10

Indonesia

total:
29.9 years
male:
29.3 years
female:
30.5 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
117

Laos

total:
22.7 years
male:
22.4 years
female:
23 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
172

Macau

total:
38.7 years
male:
39.1 years
female:
38.5 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
57

Malaysia

total:
28.2 years
male:
28 years
female:
28.5 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
130

Philippines

total:
23.4 years
male:
22.9 years
female:
23.8 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
168

Singapore

total:
34.3 years
male:
34.2 years
female:
34.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
83

Taiwan

total:
40.2 years
male:
39.5 years
female:
40.9 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
47

Thailand

total:
37.2 years
male:
36.2 years
female:
38.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
66

Timor-Leste

total:
18.8 years
male:
18.2 years
female:
19.4 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
205

Vietnam

total:
30.1 years
male:
28.9 years
female:
31.2 years (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
114

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2016, “Median age”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/median-age/2016.

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