Data for 1969
Median Age of the Population, 1969
1969, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Median Age of the Population, 1969 covers 222 countries. Monaco is highest, at 44.0366; Cook Islands is lowest, at 13.3156. The middle country reads 17.6338. Against 1968, 222 values changed (111 up, 111 down), the same countries are covered.
Median Age of the Population · Data for 1969
HighestMonaco
44.0366LowestCook Islands
13.3156Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Median Age of the Population, 1969, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 222 countries · select a heading to sort
MCOWestern Europe | 44.0366 |
IMNNorthern Europe | 41.6784 |
SWENorthern Europe | 34.6385 |
LUXWestern Europe | 34.3163 |
BELWestern Europe | 33.5999 |
GBRNorthern Europe | 33.3684 |
DEUWestern Europe | 33.0940 |
HUNEastern Europe | 33.0763 |
LVANorthern Europe | 33.0347 |
AUTWestern Europe | 33.0235 |
VATSouthern Europe | 32.7301 |
CZEEastern Europe | 32.7262 |
ESTNorthern Europe | 32.5585 |
NORNorthern Europe | 32.1165 |
BGREastern Europe | 32.1080 |
ITASouthern Europe | 31.7547 |
FRAWestern Europe | 31.5651 |
DNKNorthern Europe | 31.4488 |
HRVSouthern Europe | 30.8598 |
SRBSouthern Europe | 30.8032 |
UKREastern Europe | 30.7823 |
CHEWestern Europe | 30.6977 |
GRCSouthern Europe | 30.6094 |
ROUEastern Europe | 30.3477 |
SMRSouthern Europe | 29.8973 |
SVNSouthern Europe | 29.6412 |
LTUNorthern Europe | 29.5968 |
GIBSouthern Europe | 29.5409 |
RUSEastern Europe | 29.2780 |
ESPSouthern Europe | 29.2592 |
BLREastern Europe | 28.7997 |
URYSouth America | 28.7669 |
PRTSouthern Europe | 28.3686 |
FINNorthern Europe | 28.2649 |
JPNEastern Asia | 27.8814 |
GEOWestern Asia | 27.7665 |
NLDWestern Europe | 27.5364 |
SVKEastern Europe | 27.2296 |
POLEastern Europe | 27.2054 |
USANorthern America | 26.6940 |
AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 26.6544 |
IRLNorthern Europe | 26.4425 |
LIEWestern Europe | 25.9654 |
ARGSouth America | 25.8431 |
ANDSouthern Europe | 25.6740 |
MDAEastern Europe | 25.5906 |
BMUNorthern America | 25.3889 |
FRONorthern Europe | 25.1493 |
CANNorthern America | 24.7624 |
NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 24.6478 |
MLTSouthern Europe | 24.3502 |
GABMiddle Africa | 23.4723 |
QATWestern Asia | 23.4648 |
CYPWestern Asia | 23.4003 |
ISLNorthern Europe | 23.2576 |
MNESouthern Europe | 22.5614 |
AREWestern Asia | 22.1122 |
ISRWestern Asia | 22.0997 |
VIRCaribbean | 21.5140 |
KAZCentral Asia | 21.4328 |
MKDSouthern Europe | 21.3494 |
BRBCaribbean | 21.1399 |
BIHSouthern Europe | 20.9836 |
CUBCaribbean | 20.7694 |
PRKEastern Asia | 20.4802 |
CYMCaribbean | 20.1270 |
PRICaribbean | 19.9940 |
ARMWestern Asia | 19.8892 |
SLEWestern Africa | 19.5724 |
CHLSouth America | 19.5684 |
NCLMelanesia | 19.4927 |
BHSCaribbean | 19.4868 |
GNQMiddle Africa | 19.4494 |
TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 19.4323 |
MSRCaribbean | 19.4235 |
VGBCaribbean | 19.2624 |
GUMMicronesia | 19.2377 |
ABWCaribbean | 19.2176 |
SXMCaribbean | 19.1948 |
KGZCentral Asia | 19.0046 |
GINWestern Africa | 18.9592 |
LKASouthern Asia | 18.9017 |
CUWCaribbean | 18.7198 |
NPLSouthern Asia | 18.7158 |
GMBWestern Africa | 18.5680 |
MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 18.4558 |
MLIWestern Africa | 18.4313 |
BOLSouth America | 18.4274 |
HTICaribbean | 18.3311 |
CMRMiddle Africa | 18.3074 |
XKXSouthern Europe | 18.2966 |
BTNSouthern Asia | 18.2698 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 18.2547 |
GNBWestern Africa | 18.1965 |
INDSouthern Asia | 18.0789 |
EGYNorthern Africa | 18.0584 |
BFAWestern Africa | 18.0470 |
CHNEastern Asia | 18.0038 |
IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 17.9943 |
NGAWestern Africa | 17.9849 |
ALBSouthern Europe | 17.8877 |
CAFMiddle Africa | 17.8378 |
KWTWestern Asia | 17.8280 |
MOZEastern Africa | 17.7956 |
BENWestern Africa | 17.7707 |
LBRWestern Africa | 17.7509 |
GRLNorthern America | 17.7341 |
ZAFSouthern Africa | 17.7333 |
ERIEastern Africa | 17.7198 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 17.6596 |
YEMWestern Asia | 17.6403 |
KOREastern Asia | 17.6273 |
TCDMiddle Africa | 17.5929 |
SYCEastern Africa | 17.5860 |
NRUMicronesia | 17.5305 |
TTOCaribbean | 17.5120 |
TURWestern Asia | 17.5115 |
TWNEastern Asia | 17.4116 |
CODMiddle Africa | 17.3821 |
HKGEastern Asia | 17.2697 |
PAKSouthern Asia | 17.2301 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 17.2180 |
ETHEastern Africa | 17.2032 |
MRTWestern Africa | 17.1741 |
MUSEastern Africa | 17.1507 |
IRQWestern Asia | 17.1295 |
BRASouth America | 17.1215 |
AFGSouthern Asia | 17.1131 |
MWIEastern Africa | 17.0617 |
NAMSouthern Africa | 17.0302 |
LBNWestern Asia | 16.9259 |
BGDSouthern Asia | 16.8782 |
LSOSouthern Africa | 16.8196 |
SENWestern Africa | 16.7879 |
PERSouth America | 16.7729 |
DJIEastern Africa | 16.7713 |
SSDEastern Africa | 16.7641 |
TUVPolynesia | 16.7435 |
MNGEastern Asia | 16.7401 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 16.7396 |
UZBCentral Asia | 16.7164 |
CIVWestern Africa | 16.7084 |
ATGCaribbean | 16.6705 |
TJKCentral Asia | 16.6526 |
AIACaribbean | 16.6349 |
COGMiddle Africa | 16.5977 |
ECUSouth America | 16.5970 |
JAMCaribbean | 16.5440 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 16.5119 |
IRNSouthern Asia | 16.4587 |
PANCentral America | 16.4380 |
TUNNorthern Africa | 16.4184 |
SOMEastern Africa | 16.4013 |
MDVSouthern Asia | 16.3982 |
AGOMiddle Africa | 16.3958 |
KIRMicronesia | 16.3729 |
MACEastern Asia | 16.3702 |
MAFCaribbean | 16.3477 |
COMEastern Africa | 16.3349 |
TGOWestern Africa | 16.3290 |
OMNWestern Asia | 16.3286 |
PNGMelanesia | 16.3044 |
AZEWestern Asia | 16.2977 |
SAUWestern Asia | 16.2817 |
THASouth-eastern Asia | 16.2307 |
TKMCentral Asia | 16.2272 |
CRICentral America | 16.1980 |
BDIEastern Africa | 16.1933 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 16.1128 |
MHLMicronesia | 16.0647 |
BHRWestern Asia | 16.0392 |
TZAEastern Africa | 16.0152 |
STPMiddle Africa | 15.9892 |
CPVWestern Africa | 15.9506 |
PRYSouth America | 15.9461 |
FJIMelanesia | 15.9431 |
VUTMelanesia | 15.8879 |
PYFPolynesia | 15.8750 |
VENSouth America | 15.7260 |
GTMCentral America | 15.6536 |
TONPolynesia | 15.6427 |
SLBMelanesia | 15.6299 |
VCTCaribbean | 15.5868 |
MDGEastern Africa | 15.5497 |
UGAEastern Africa | 15.5225 |
COLSouth America | 15.5175 |
TCACaribbean | 15.5110 |
SLVCentral America | 15.4748 |
MARNorthern Africa | 15.4663 |
FSMMicronesia | 15.2949 |
GRDCaribbean | 15.2902 |
DZANorthern Africa | 15.2623 |
ZMBEastern Africa | 15.2596 |
GUYSouth America | 15.2132 |
SWZSouthern Africa | 15.1717 |
SDNNorthern Africa | 15.1631 |
PLWMicronesia | 15.0167 |
ASMPolynesia | 15.0135 |
MEXCentral America | 15.0032 |
NICCentral America | 15.0001 |
GHAWestern Africa | 14.9487 |
SYRWestern Asia | 14.9053 |
KNACaribbean | 14.9020 |
HNDCentral America | 14.8496 |
NERWestern Africa | 14.7398 |
ZWEEastern Africa | 14.6545 |
DMACaribbean | 14.6048 |
DOMCaribbean | 14.5681 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 14.5676 |
RWAEastern Africa | 14.5016 |
BWASouthern Africa | 14.4910 |
SURSouth America | 14.4696 |
NIUPolynesia | 14.3815 |
PSEWestern Asia | 14.3584 |
BLZCentral America | 14.2536 |
MNPMicronesia | 14.1386 |
LCACaribbean | 14.0160 |
JORWestern Asia | 13.9802 |
LBYNorthern Africa | 13.6480 |
WSMPolynesia | 13.4658 |
KENEastern Africa | 13.3865 |
COKPolynesia | 13.3156 |
02In 1969
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
Monaco44.0366
Isle of Man41.6784
Sweden34.6385
Luxembourg34.3163
Belgium33.5999
Lowest
Cook Islands13.3156
Kenya13.3865
Samoa13.4658
Libya13.6480
Jordan13.9802
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 17.6338. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031968 → 1969
Since 1968
What changed between 1968 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 222values changed, of 222 in both
- 111 · 111rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Hong Kong14.9602 → 17.2697+2.3095
Macau15.4354 → 16.3702+0.9348
United States Virgin Islands20.7497 → 21.5140+0.7643
Vatican City32.0000 → 32.7301+0.7301
British Virgin Islands18.6246 → 19.2624+0.6378
Fell most
Nauru20.3333 → 17.5305−2.8028
Andorra26.4384 → 25.6740−0.7644
São Tomé and Príncipe16.5698 → 15.9892−0.5806
Kosovo18.8085 → 18.2966−0.5119
Mongolia17.2027 → 16.7401−0.4626
Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2024 release
Every year in this series comes from UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1969.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.
05The files
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UN DESA Population Division (1969). Median Age of the Population, 1969 [data set], describing 1969. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/median-age/1969
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07Questions
Median Age of the Population, 1969: questions and answers
Which country has the highest median age in Median Age of the Population, 1969?
Monaco, at 44.0366, of the 222 countries in the file.
What year does Median Age of the Population, 1969 describe?
1969.
How many countries does Median Age of the Population, 1969 cover?
222.
Where can I download Median Age of the Population, 1969?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Median Age of the Population, 1969 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Median Age of the Population, 2023.