High income OECD countries 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 | Germany | 44.7 years | 2013 | ||
2 | Japan | 44.4 years | 2013 | ||
3 | Italy | 43 years | 2013 | ||
4 | Austria | 42.8 years | 2013 | ||
5 | Greece | 42.1 years | 2013 | ||
6 | Belgium | 41.5 years | 2013 | ||
7 | Slovenia | 41.4 years | 2013 | ||
=8 | Sweden | 41.2 years | 2013 | ||
=8 | Finland | 41.2 years | 2013 | ||
10 | Netherlands | 41 years | 2013 | ||
11 | Switzerland | 40.8 years | 2013 | ||
12 | Denmark | 40.5 years | 2013 | ||
13 | Canada | 40.2 years | 2013 | ||
=14 | Czech Republic | 40 years | 2013 | ||
=14 | Spain | 40 years | 2013 | ||
16 | Norway | 39.7 years | 2013 | ||
=17 | United Kingdom | 39.1 years | 2013 | ||
=17 | France | 39.1 years | 2013 | ||
19 | Portugal | 38.6 years | 2013 | ||
20 | Luxembourg | 38.5 years | 2013 | ||
21 | South Korea | 38.2 years | 2013 | ||
22 | Poland | 37.5 years | 2013 | ||
23 | Estonia | 37.4 years | 2013 | ||
24 | Australia | 37.3 years | 2013 | ||
25 | Slovakia | 36.9 years | 2013 | ||
26 | New Zealand | 36.6 years | 2013 | ||
27 | United States | 35.9 years | 2013 | ||
28 | Iceland | 35.7 years | 2013 | ||
29 | Ireland | 35.1 years | 2013 | ||
30 | Chile | 31.8 years | 2013 | ||
31 | Israel | 29 years | 2013 |
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Interesting observations about People > Median age > Male
- Hong Kong ranked first for median age > male amongst Hot countries in 2013.
- Monaco ranked first for median age > male amongst Christian countries in 2013.
- Germany ranked second for median age > male globally in 2013.
- Canada ranked first for median age > male amongst Former British colonies in 2013.
- Italy ranked first for median age > male amongst Catholic countries in 2013.
- Qatar ranked first for median age > male amongst Muslim countries in 2013.
- Japan ranked first for median age > male amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2013.
- Austria ranked first for median age > male amongst Landlocked countries in 2013.
- Bulgaria ranked first for median age > male amongst Emerging markets in 2013.
- Seychelles ranked first for median age > male amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2013.