Mapped: The Median Age in Every Country
Description
Mapped: The Median Age in Every Country
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Key Takeaways
- Africa is the world’s youngest region, with 21 countries (representing 790M people) having a median age of under 20.
- Asia has a mix of both very old and very young countries, ranging from Japan (median age of 50) to Afghanistan (median age of 20).
The world’s population is aging, but not evenly. While some regions are growing older at an alarming pace, others remain remarkably young.
In this graphic, we map the median age in every country, showing where populations are oldest and youngest around the globe.
Median age measures the midpoint of a population’s age distribution. In other words, it’s where half the people are younger and half are older. This is different from a mean average, which sums all ages and divides by the total number of people, making it more affected by very young or old individuals.
Data & Discussion
The data for this visualization comes from the World Factbook. Note that the median age of the world is around 30.9 years.
| Country | Region | Median Age |
|---|---|---|
 Saint Helena | Africa | 45 |
 Mauritius | Africa | 40 |
 Seychelles | Africa | 39 |
 Tunisia | Africa | 34 |
 Morocco | Africa | 31 |
 South Africa | Africa | 30 |
 Algeria | Africa | 29 |
 Cabo Verde | Africa | 29 |
 Botswana | Africa | 27 |
 Djibouti | Africa | 26 |
 Libya | Africa | 26 |
 Eswatini | Africa | 25 |
 Egypt | Africa | 24 |
 Lesotho | Africa | 24 |
 Namibia | Africa | 23 |
 Comoros | Africa | 23 |
 Mauritania | Africa | 22 |
 Equatorial Guinea | Africa | 22 |
 Gabon | Africa | 22 |
 Ghana | Africa | 21 |
 Eritrea | Africa | 21 |
 Madagascar | Africa | 21 |
 Zimbabwe | Africa | 21 |
 Cote d’Ivoire | Africa | 21 |
 Kenya | Africa | 21 |
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