Former British colonies Compared by People > Median age > Total

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which 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.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Canada	41.5 years	2013
2	Australia	38.1 years	2013
3	New Zealand	37.4 years	2013
4	Barbados	37.3 years	2013
5	United States	37.2 years	2013
6	Trinidad and Tobago	33.9 years	2013
7	Singapore	33.6 years	2013
8	Saint Kitts and Nevis	33 years	2013
9	Qatar	32.4 years	2013
10	Saint Lucia	32.2 years	2013
11	Dominica	31.7 years	2013
=12	Sri Lanka	31.4 years	2013
=12	Bahrain	31.4 years	2013
=14	Antigua and Barbuda	30.8 years	2013
=14	The Bahamas	30.8 years	2013
16	United Arab Emirates	30.3 years	2013
17	Israel	29.7 years	2013
18	Grenada	29.3 years	2013
19	Brunei	29 years	2013
20	Kuwait	28.8 years	2013
=21	Burma	27.6 years	2013
=21	Fiji	27.6 years	2013
23	Malaysia	27.4 years	2013
=24	India	26.7 years	2013
=24	Maldives	26.7 years	2013
26	Bhutan	25.7 years	2013
27	Egypt	24.8 years	2013
=28	Jamaica	24.6 years	2013
=28	Tuvalu	24.6 years	2013
30	Guyana	24.5 years	2013
31	Bangladesh	23.9 years	2013
32	Lesotho	23.4 years	2013
33	Botswana	22.7 years	2013
34	Jordan	22.6 years	2013
35	Namibia	22.4 years	2013
36	Pakistan	22.2 years	2013
37	Belize	21.5 years	2013
=38	Ghana	20.7 years	2013
=38	Swaziland	20.7 years	2013
40	The Gambia	19.9 years	2013
41	Zimbabwe	19.5 years	2013
42	Sierra Leone	19 years	2013
=43	Kenya	18.9 years	2013
=43	Sudan	18.9 years	2013
45	Yemen	18.5 years	2013
46	Nigeria	17.9 years	2013
47	Somalia	17.7 years	2013
=48	Malawi	17.3 years	2013
=48	Tanzania	17.3 years	2013
50	Zambia	16.7 years	2013
51	Uganda	15.5 years	2013

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