The CIA World Factbook Edition 2024 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 2024 edition carries it in 231 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
entries in the 2024 edition 231
the first edition with it 2003
the latest edition with it 2025
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As the CIA ranked them
World 1 entry
total: 31 years (2020 est.)
male: 30.3 years
female: 31.8 years
Africa 55 entries
total: 29.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 28.8 years
female: 29.4 years
total: 16.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 15.8 years
female: 16.8 years
total: 17.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 16.6 years
female: 17.7 years
total: 27.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 26 years
female: 28.3 years
total: 18.7 years (2024 est.)
male: 17.9 years
female: 19.5 years
total: 18.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 18 years
female: 18.7 years
total: 28.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 27.9 years
female: 29.6 years
total: 18.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 18.6 years
female: 19.2 years
total: 20.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 19.7 years
female: 21.2 years
total: 16.7 years (2024 est.)
male: 16.3 years
female: 17.2 years
total: 22.7 years (2024 est.)
male: 22.1 years
female: 23.3 years
total: 16.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 16.7 years
female: 17 years
total: 20.7 years (2024 est.)
male: 20.5 years
female: 20.9 years
total: 21.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 21.2 years
female: 21.2 years
total: 26.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 24.4 years
female: 27.9 years
total: 24.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 24.3 years
female: 24.4 years
total: 22.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 22.7 years
female: 21.5 years
total: 21.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 20.8 years
female: 21.8 years
total: 24.6 years (2024 est.)
male: 23.4 years
female: 25.8 years
total: 20.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 20.2 years
female: 20.7 years
total: 22 years (2024 est.)
male: 22.5 years
female: 21.5 years
total: 20.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 19.8 years
female: 20.6 years
total: 21.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 20.6 years
female: 22.3 years
total: 19.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 19.2 years
female: 19.6 years
total: 18.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 17.8 years
female: 18.9 years
total: 21.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 21.1 years
female: 21.4 years
total: 23.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 23.4 years
female: 24.3 years
total: 19.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 19.8 years
female: 20 years
total: 26.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 26.3 years
female: 26.2 years
total: 21.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 21.1 years
female: 21.5 years
total: 20.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 20 years
female: 20.6 years
total: 16.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 15.7 years
female: 17.1 years
total: 22.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 21.1 years
female: 23.1 years
total: 39.6 years (2024 est.)
male: 38.1 years
female: 41 years
total: 30.6 years (2024 est.)
male: 30.1 years
female: 31 years
total: 17.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 16.7 years
female: 17.9 years
total: 22.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 22.1 years
female: 23.5 years
total: 15.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 14.9 years
female: 15.6 years
total: 19.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 19.1 years
female: 19.6 years
total: 20.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 20.1 years
female: 21.5 years
total: 45.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 44.8 years
female: 45.4 years
total: 20.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 20.4 years
female: 21.2 years
total: 19.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 18.4 years
female: 20 years
total: 38.7 years (2024 est.)
male: 38.2 years
female: 39.4 years
total: 19.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 19 years
female: 19.9 years
total: 19.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 19.3 years
female: 18.9 years
total: 30.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 30.1 years
female: 30.6 years
total: 18.7 years (2024 est.)
male: 18.7 years
female: 18.7 years
total: 19.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 19 years
female: 19.6 years
total: 19.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 18.8 years
female: 19.4 years
total: 20.7 years (2024 est.)
male: 19.9 years
female: 21.4 years
total: 34.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 33.6 years
female: 35.1 years
total: 16.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 15.5 years
female: 17.1 years
total: 18.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 18.2 years
female: 18.6 years
total: 21.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 20.3 years
female: 22 years
Arctic Region 2 entries
total: 35.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 35.9 years
female: 34.7 years
total: 38 years (2024 est.)
male: 37.4 years
female: 38.6 years
Asia 22 entries
total: 20 years (2024 est.)
male: 20 years
female: 20.1 years
total: 38.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 37.6 years
female: 40.3 years
total: 34.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 32.8 years
female: 36 years
total: 29.6 years (2024 est.)
male: 28.7 years
female: 30.4 years
total: 30.7 years (2024 est.)
male: 31.1 years
female: 30.3 years
total: 40.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 39 years
female: 41.5 years
total: 38.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 35.9 years
female: 40.6 years
total: 29.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 29.1 years
female: 30.5 years
total: 49.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 48.3 years
female: 51.3 years
total: 31.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 30 years
female: 33.8 years
total: 35.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 34.5 years
female: 37.4 years
total: 45.5 years (2024 est.)
male: 44 years
female: 47.3 years
total: 28.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 26.9 years
female: 29.8 years
total: 31.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 31.3 years
female: 32.4 years
total: 31.5 years (2024 est.)
male: 30.1 years
female: 32.8 years
total: 27.6 years (2024 est.)
male: 26.5 years
female: 28.6 years
total: 22.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 22.8 years
female: 23 years
total: 41.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 39.4 years
female: 44.5 years
total: 34.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 32.2 years
female: 35.8 years
total: 22.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 22.3 years
female: 23.2 years
total: 31.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 30.7 years
female: 31.7 years
total: 28.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 28.1 years
female: 29.8 years
Central America and the Caribbean 32 entries
total: 37.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 34.8 years
female: 39 years
total: 33.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 31.9 years
female: 35.7 years
total: 40.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 39.3 years
female: 42.4 years
total: 30.7 years (2024 est.)
male: 30.6 years
female: 30.7 years
total: 41.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 40.3 years
female: 42.5 years
total: 26.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 26.4 years
female: 27.2 years
total: 38.5 years (2024 est.)
male: 38.1 years
female: 38.9 years
total: 41.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 40.3 years
female: 42 years
total: 35.5 years (2024 est.)
male: 34.9 years
female: 36.1 years
total: 42.6 years (2024 est.)
male: 41 years
female: 44.4 years
total: 37.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 35.5 years
female: 40.2 years
total: 37 years (2024 est.)
male: 36.5 years
female: 37.6 years
total: 29.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 29.1 years
female: 29.4 years
total: 29.7 years (2024 est.)
male: 28.2 years
female: 31.2 years
total: 35.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 35.2 years
female: 35.7 years
total: 24.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 24.2 years
female: 25.4 years
total: 25 years (2024 est.)
male: 24.7 years
female: 25.3 years
total: 25.7 years (2024 est.)
male: 24.8 years
female: 26.6 years
total: 30.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 30.1 years
female: 31.7 years
total: 36.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 35.4 years
female: 37.8 years
total: 29 years (2024 est.)
male: 28.1 years
female: 29.9 years
total: 31.5 years (2024 est.)
male: 31 years
female: 31.9 years
total: 46.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 44.2 years
female: 47.8 years
total: 47.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 47 years
female: 47.8 years
total: 38.6 years (2024 est.)
male: 38.8 years
female: 38.3 years
total: 39.7 years (2024 est.)
male: 38.4 years
female: 40.9 years
total: 34.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 33.4 years
female: 34.9 years
total: 37.6 years (2024 est.)
male: 37.7 years
female: 37.4 years
total: 41 years (2024 est.)
male: 39 years
female: 42.8 years
total: 38.5 years (2024 est.)
male: 38 years
female: 39 years
total: 36.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 36.5 years
female: 36.1 years
total: 43 years (2024 est.)
male: 42.1 years
female: 43.9 years
Europe 48 entries
total: 36.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 34.8 years
female: 37.8 years
total: 48.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 48.7 years
female: 48.8 years
total: 44.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 43.6 years
female: 46.3 years
total: 42.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 39.5 years
female: 45 years
total: 42 years (2024 est.)
male: 40.8 years
female: 43.1 years
total: 44.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 43.1 years
female: 46.5 years
total: 45.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 43.3 years
female: 47 years
total: 45.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 43.2 years
female: 47 years
total: 44.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 42.7 years
female: 45.7 years
total: 42.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 41 years
female: 43.4 years
total: 45 years (2024 est.)
male: 41.9 years
female: 48.2 years
total: 44 years (2020)
male: 42.6 years
female: 45.5 years
total: 36.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 36.9 years
female: 36.8 years
total: 43.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 41.8 years
female: 44.9 years
total: 42.6 years (2024 est.)
male: 41 years
female: 44.2 years
total: 46.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 45.5 years
female: 48.3 years
total: 36.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 36.2 years
female: 37.5 years
total: 46.5 years (2024 est.)
male: 44.6 years
female: 48.3 years
total: 45 years (2024 est.)
male: 43.8 years
female: 46.2 years
total: 44.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 42.8 years
female: 46.7 years
total: 40.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 39.7 years
female: 40.6 years
total: 44.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 43.7 years
female: 46.1 years
total: 48.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 47.4 years
female: 49.4 years
total: 38.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 37 years
female: 39.7 years
total: 32 years (2024 est.)
male: 31.7 years
female: 32.4 years
total: 45.5 years (2024 est.)
male: 41.6 years
female: 49.2 years
total: 44.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 42.4 years
female: 46.1 years
total: 45.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 40.9 years
female: 49.2 years
total: 39.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 39.4 years
female: 40.4 years
total: 43.5 years (2024 est.)
male: 42.4 years
female: 44.7 years
total: 39.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 38.6 years
female: 41.3 years
total: 56.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 55 years
female: 58.4 years
total: 41.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 39.5 years
female: 42.5 years
total: 42.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 40.9 years
female: 43.5 years
total: 40.5 years (2024 est.)
male: 39.4 years
female: 41.6 years
total: 40.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 40.1 years
female: 41.5 years
total: 42.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 41.5 years
female: 44.3 years
total: 46.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 44.3 years
female: 48.3 years
total: 45.5 years (2024 est.)
male: 44 years
female: 46.9 years
total: 46.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 44.5 years
female: 47.4 years
total: 43.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 42.4 years
female: 45.4 years
total: 42.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 41.3 years
female: 44.4 years
total: 46.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 45 years
female: 47.9 years
total: 46.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 45.7 years
female: 47.8 years
total: 41.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 40.1 years
female: 42.1 years
total: 44.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 43.5 years
female: 44.9 years
total: 44.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 41.4 years
female: 49.2 years
total: 40.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 40.1 years
female: 41.5 years
Middle East 17 entries
total: 33.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 34.6 years
female: 31.2 years
total: 39.5 years (2024 est.)
male: 38.2 years
female: 41 years
total: 19.5 years (2024 est.)
male: 19.3 years
female: 19.8 years
total: 33.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 33.6 years
female: 34.1 years
total: 22.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 22 years
female: 22.7 years
total: 30.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 29.6 years
female: 30.7 years
total: 25 years (2024 est.)
male: 25.5 years
female: 24.4 years
total: 30.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 31.1 years
female: 28.9 years
total: 36.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 35.6 years
female: 36.9 years
total: 27.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 28.1 years
female: 26.3 years
total: 34.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 35.7 years
female: 28.1 years
total: 32.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 34.6 years
female: 29.3 years
total: 24.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 23.6 years
female: 24.7 years
total: 34 years (2024 est.)
male: 33.4 years
female: 34.6 years
total: 35.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 38.1 years
female: 29.8 years
total: 21.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 21.6 years
female: 22.1 years
total: 22 years (2024 est.)
male: 21.9 years
female: 22.2 years
North America 5 entries
total: 43.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 41.5 years
female: 46.3 years
total: 42.6 years (2024 est.)
male: 41.4 years
female: 43.8 years
total: 30.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 28.8 years
female: 32.7 years
total: 51.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 50.5 years
female: 51.9 years
total: 38.9 years (2022 est.)
male: 37.8 years
female: 40 years
Oceania 21 entries
total: 30 years (2024 est.)
male: 29.4 years
female: 30.6 years
total: 38.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 36.9 years
female: 39.2 years
total: 41.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 40.7 years
female: 41.4 years
total: 31.6 years (2024 est.)
male: 31.4 years
female: 31.8 years
total: 35.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 35 years
female: 35.6 years
total: 30.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 29.6 years
female: 31.1 years
total: 27.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 26.4 years
female: 28.2 years
total: 25.5 years (2024 est.)
male: 25.4 years
female: 25.6 years
total: 28.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 27.3 years
female: 29.1 years
total: 27.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 27.3 years
female: 28.4 years
total: 34.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 33.5 years
female: 35.1 years
total: 37.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 37.2 years
female: 38.6 years
total: 32.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 31.8 years
female: 33.2 years
total: 35.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 34.1 years
female: 37.4 years
total: 21.7 years (2024 est.)
male: 21.6 years
female: 21.9 years
total: 27.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 27 years
female: 27.8 years
total: 25.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 25 years
female: 25.4 years
total: 25.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 25.4 years
female: 26.4 years
total: 27.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 26.8 years
female: 28.8 years
total: 24.6 years (2024 est.)
male: 24.1 years
female: 25 years
total: 36.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 35.5 years
female: 37.3 years
South America 12 entries
total: 33.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 32.1 years
female: 34.6 years
total: 26.6 years (2024 est.)
male: 26.2 years
female: 27 years
total: 35.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 34 years
female: 36.1 years
total: 36.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 35.8 years
female: 38.2 years
total: 32.7 years (2024 est.)
male: 31.5 years
female: 34 years
total: 28 years (2024 est.)
male: 27 years
female: 28.9 years
total: 28.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 28.2 years
female: 28.4 years
total: 31.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 31.6 years
female: 32 years
total: 30.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 29.1 years
female: 31.3 years
total: 32 years (2024 est.)
male: 31 years
female: 32.9 years
total: 36.5 years (2024 est.)
male: 34.9 years
female: 38.2 years
total: 31 years (2024 est.)
male: 30.3 years
female: 31.7 years
Southeast Asia 16 entries
total: 32.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 31.4 years
female: 33.1 years
Burma
now Burma (Myanmar)
total: 30.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 29.9 years
female: 31.6 years
total: 27.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 26.9 years
female: 28.9 years
total: 38 years (2021 est.)
total: 40 years (2021 est.)
total: 47.2 years (2024 est.)
male: 45.3 years
female: 48.6 years
total: 31.5 years (2024 est.)
male: 30.8 years
female: 32.3 years
total: 25.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 25 years
female: 25.7 years
total: 42.5 years (2024 est.)
male: 41.5 years
female: 43.1 years
total: 31.8 years (2024 est.)
male: 31.7 years
female: 31.9 years
total: 25.7 years (2024 est.)
male: 25.1 years
female: 26.3 years
total: 39.4 years (2024 est.)
male: 38 years
female: 40.6 years
total: 44.6 years (2024 est.)
male: 43.6 years
female: 45.5 years
total: 41.5 years (2024 est.)
male: 40.2 years
female: 42.7 years
total: 20.6 years (2024 est.)
male: 19.8 years
female: 21.3 years
total: 33.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 32 years
female: 34.2 years
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2024, “Median age”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/median-age/2024.