Data for 2014
Median Age of the Population, 2014
2014, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Median Age of the Population, 2014 covers 222 countries. Vatican City is highest, at 61.3750; Niger is lowest, at 14.2884. The middle country reads 28.1929. Against 2013, 222 values changed (206 up, 16 down), the same countries are covered.
Median Age of the Population · Data for 2014
HighestVatican City
61.3750LowestNiger
14.2884Shaded 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, 2014, 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
VATSouthern Europe | 61.3750 |
MCOWestern Europe | 51.9104 |
JPNEastern Asia | 45.4610 |
DEUWestern Europe | 44.7330 |
ITASouthern Europe | 43.9970 |
SMRSouthern Europe | 43.0684 |
IMNNorthern Europe | 42.9716 |
PRTSouthern Europe | 42.3394 |
BGREastern Europe | 42.3098 |
GRCSouthern Europe | 42.1994 |
SRBSouthern Europe | 42.0083 |
HRVSouthern Europe | 41.9724 |
AUTWestern Europe | 41.9448 |
BMUNorthern America | 41.9339 |
LIEWestern Europe | 41.7679 |
SVNSouthern Europe | 41.6209 |
LTUNorthern Europe | 41.5768 |
LVANorthern Europe | 41.5652 |
FINNorthern Europe | 41.4186 |
HKGEastern Asia | 41.3499 |
CHEWestern Europe | 41.1636 |
ESPSouthern Europe | 41.1496 |
NLDWestern Europe | 40.9902 |
BIHSouthern Europe | 40.6701 |
HUNEastern Europe | 40.4499 |
ESTNorthern Europe | 40.4146 |
DNKNorthern Europe | 40.3663 |
BELWestern Europe | 40.3499 |
VIRCaribbean | 40.2403 |
FRAWestern Europe | 40.0333 |
CZEEastern Europe | 39.9615 |
SWENorthern Europe | 39.9425 |
ROUEastern Europe | 39.9059 |
MLTSouthern Europe | 39.5411 |
ANDSouthern Europe | 39.5297 |
CANNorthern America | 39.4693 |
CUBCaribbean | 39.2445 |
KOREastern Asia | 39.2068 |
PRICaribbean | 39.0956 |
GIBSouthern Europe | 38.9891 |
UKREastern Europe | 38.9793 |
CUWCaribbean | 38.9471 |
MSRCaribbean | 38.9015 |
GBRNorthern Europe | 38.7283 |
ABWCaribbean | 38.5587 |
TWNEastern Asia | 38.4868 |
BLREastern Europe | 38.4111 |
LUXWestern Europe | 38.2043 |
FRONorthern Europe | 38.1627 |
NORNorthern Europe | 38.0693 |
POLEastern Europe | 37.9653 |
SVKEastern Europe | 37.7764 |
RUSEastern Europe | 37.5426 |
BRBCaribbean | 36.6979 |
NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 36.5129 |
SXMCaribbean | 36.4838 |
MNESouthern Europe | 36.4102 |
MKDSouthern Europe | 36.3441 |
USANorthern America | 36.2741 |
AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 36.2522 |
GEOWestern Asia | 36.0122 |
MACEastern Asia | 36.0041 |
CHNEastern Asia | 35.4106 |
THASouth-eastern Asia | 35.3113 |
CYMCaribbean | 35.1241 |
IRLNorthern Europe | 34.9999 |
NIUPolynesia | 34.9797 |
TCACaribbean | 34.7470 |
ISLNorthern Europe | 34.6963 |
PLWMicronesia | 34.6681 |
MDAEastern Europe | 34.6522 |
CYPWestern Asia | 34.1961 |
PRKEastern Asia | 33.9514 |
URYSouth America | 33.8869 |
MUSEastern Africa | 33.6103 |
VGBCaribbean | 33.6054 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 33.1794 |
AIACaribbean | 33.1778 |
CHLSouth America | 33.0181 |
ALBSouthern Europe | 32.9693 |
GRLNorthern America | 32.9571 |
MNPMicronesia | 32.7806 |
TTOCaribbean | 32.4408 |
ARMWestern Asia | 32.3841 |
KWTWestern Asia | 32.0830 |
MAFCaribbean | 31.7568 |
ATGCaribbean | 31.6871 |
BHSCaribbean | 31.6218 |
KNACaribbean | 31.3168 |
SYCEastern Africa | 30.8324 |
AREWestern Asia | 30.7709 |
COKPolynesia | 30.6871 |
LKASouthern Asia | 30.4383 |
NCLMelanesia | 30.3155 |
VCTCaribbean | 30.2500 |
DMACaribbean | 30.0883 |
LCACaribbean | 30.0305 |
BRASouth America | 30.0227 |
QATWestern Asia | 29.9837 |
BHRWestern Asia | 29.8731 |
CRICentral America | 29.7076 |
ARGSouth America | 29.6775 |
TURWestern Asia | 29.3968 |
PYFPolynesia | 29.3509 |
AZEWestern Asia | 29.3059 |
GUMMicronesia | 29.2905 |
TUNNorthern Africa | 29.0747 |
GRDCaribbean | 29.0622 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 28.8185 |
ISRWestern Asia | 28.6971 |
IRNSouthern Asia | 28.2161 |
LBNWestern Asia | 28.1696 |
COLSouth America | 28.1386 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 28.1067 |
KAZCentral Asia | 28.0671 |
IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 27.6150 |
OMNWestern Asia | 27.4554 |
JAMCaribbean | 27.3127 |
MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 27.0533 |
PANCentral America | 27.0035 |
XKXSouthern Europe | 26.7640 |
PERSouth America | 26.7238 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 26.4546 |
DZANorthern Africa | 26.3413 |
SURSouth America | 26.3226 |
SAUWestern Asia | 26.2479 |
MDVSouthern Asia | 26.0940 |
MARNorthern Africa | 26.0694 |
VENSouth America | 26.0136 |
MEXCentral America | 25.9507 |
MNGEastern Asia | 25.4825 |
FJIMelanesia | 25.3632 |
LBYNorthern Africa | 25.1653 |
ZAFSouthern Africa | 25.0260 |
ECUSouth America | 25.0054 |
UZBCentral Asia | 24.9942 |
INDSouthern Asia | 24.9252 |
DOMCaribbean | 24.8341 |
BTNSouthern Asia | 24.5211 |
TKMCentral Asia | 24.0233 |
KGZCentral Asia | 23.8158 |
CPVWestern Africa | 23.6768 |
ASMPolynesia | 23.6253 |
GUYSouth America | 23.5888 |
PRYSouth America | 23.5836 |
SLVCentral America | 23.5375 |
TUVPolynesia | 23.4687 |
BGDSouthern Asia | 23.1335 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 22.8251 |
EGYNorthern Africa | 22.7968 |
BOLSouth America | 22.4931 |
BLZCentral America | 22.3712 |
NICCentral America | 22.3540 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 21.8886 |
DJIEastern Africa | 21.7481 |
BWASouthern Africa | 21.6595 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 21.6457 |
JORWestern Asia | 21.2599 |
HTICaribbean | 21.2468 |
KIRMicronesia | 21.0452 |
GABMiddle Africa | 21.0450 |
NPLSouthern Asia | 20.9826 |
FSMMicronesia | 20.8404 |
GNQMiddle Africa | 20.7942 |
PNGMelanesia | 20.6295 |
HNDCentral America | 20.5804 |
TJKCentral Asia | 20.5550 |
TONPolynesia | 20.5523 |
NRUMicronesia | 20.5307 |
MHLMicronesia | 20.2747 |
NAMSouthern Africa | 20.2466 |
LSOSouthern Africa | 20.2376 |
WSMPolynesia | 20.0327 |
VUTMelanesia | 19.9922 |
SWZSouthern Africa | 19.7118 |
GTMCentral America | 19.7102 |
GHAWestern Africa | 19.6726 |
PAKSouthern Asia | 19.1758 |
SYRWestern Asia | 19.0815 |
SLBMelanesia | 18.7877 |
COMEastern Africa | 18.5750 |
TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 18.4820 |
IRQWestern Asia | 18.3625 |
PSEWestern Asia | 18.3575 |
COGMiddle Africa | 18.3188 |
RWAEastern Africa | 18.0987 |
CIVWestern Africa | 18.0752 |
SSDEastern Africa | 17.9621 |
STPMiddle Africa | 17.8479 |
LBRWestern Africa | 17.5697 |
YEMWestern Asia | 17.5225 |
SLEWestern Africa | 17.5124 |
SENWestern Africa | 17.4722 |
TGOWestern Africa | 17.4600 |
KENEastern Africa | 17.4571 |
GNBWestern Africa | 17.4398 |
ERIEastern Africa | 17.3468 |
MDGEastern Africa | 17.2743 |
CMRMiddle Africa | 17.0893 |
BENWestern Africa | 16.9988 |
ZWEEastern Africa | 16.7609 |
ETHEastern Africa | 16.7567 |
GMBWestern Africa | 16.7497 |
GINWestern Africa | 16.7492 |
MRTWestern Africa | 16.7085 |
NGAWestern Africa | 16.6441 |
SDNNorthern Africa | 16.5823 |
AGOMiddle Africa | 16.3168 |
TZAEastern Africa | 16.2922 |
BFAWestern Africa | 15.9902 |
ZMBEastern Africa | 15.9849 |
BDIEastern Africa | 15.8594 |
MWIEastern Africa | 15.8553 |
CODMiddle Africa | 15.8297 |
MOZEastern Africa | 15.7952 |
AFGSouthern Asia | 15.3051 |
SOMEastern Africa | 14.9620 |
MLIWestern Africa | 14.9081 |
TCDMiddle Africa | 14.6501 |
CAFMiddle Africa | 14.5917 |
UGAEastern Africa | 14.5870 |
NERWestern Africa | 14.2884 |
02In 2014
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
Vatican City61.3750
Monaco51.9104
Japan45.4610
Germany44.7330
Italy43.9970
Lowest
Niger14.2884
Uganda14.5870
Central African Republic14.5917
Chad14.6501
Mali14.9081
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 28.1929. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032013 → 2014
Since 2013
What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 222values changed, of 222 in both
- 206 · 16rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Monaco51.0000 → 51.9104+0.9104
Puerto Rico38.2798 → 39.0956+0.8158
Kuwait31.3263 → 32.0830+0.7567
Saudi Arabia25.5452 → 26.2479+0.7027
South Korea38.5382 → 39.2068+0.6686
Fell most
Syria20.1307 → 19.0815−1.0492
Central African Republic14.9518 → 14.5917−0.3601
South Sudan18.2790 → 17.9621−0.3169
Dominica30.3040 → 30.0883−0.2157
Burundi15.9893 → 15.8594−0.1299
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 2014.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.
05The files
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UN DESA Population Division (2014). Median Age of the Population, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/median-age/2014
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07Questions
Median Age of the Population, 2014: questions and answers
Which country has the highest median age in Median Age of the Population, 2014?
Vatican City, at 61.3750, of the 222 countries in the file.
What year does Median Age of the Population, 2014 describe?
2014.
How many countries does Median Age of the Population, 2014 cover?
222.
Where can I download Median Age of the Population, 2014?
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, 2014 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Median Age of the Population, 2023.