East Asia and Pacific Compared by People > Median age > Male
DEFINITION:
This entry is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Japan | 44.4 years | 2013 | ||
2 | South Korea | 38.2 years | 2013 | ||
3 | Taiwan | 38 years | 2013 | ||
4 | Australia | 37.3 years | 2013 | ||
5 | New Zealand | 36.6 years | 2013 | ||
6 | China | 35.5 years | 2013 | ||
7 | Thailand | 34.2 years | 2013 | ||
8 | Singapore | 33.5 years | 2013 | ||
9 | Palau | 32.5 years | 2013 | ||
10 | North Korea | 31.6 years | 2013 | ||
11 | Brunei | 28.7 years | 2013 | ||
12 | Indonesia | 28.4 years | 2013 | ||
13 | Vietnam | 27.6 years | 2013 | ||
14 | Fiji | 27.4 years | 2013 | ||
15 | Malaysia | 27.2 years | 2013 | ||
16 | Burma | 27 years | 2013 | ||
17 | Mongolia | 26.5 years | 2013 | ||
18 | Nauru | 25.2 years | 2013 | ||
19 | Tuvalu | 23.4 years | 2013 | ||
20 | Cambodia | 23 years | 2013 | ||
=21 | Federated States of Micronesia | 22.8 years | 2013 | ||
=21 | Philippines | 22.8 years | 2013 | ||
23 | Samoa | 22.5 years | 2013 | ||
=24 | Kiribati | 22.4 years | 2013 | ||
=24 | Marshall Islands | 22.4 years | 2013 | ||
=24 | Papua New Guinea | 22.4 years | 2013 | ||
27 | Laos | 21.4 years | 2013 | ||
28 | Tonga | 21.3 years | 2013 | ||
29 | Solomon Islands | 21.1 years | 2013 | ||
30 | Vanuatu | 20.4 years | 2013 | ||
31 | East Timor | 17.8 years | 2013 |