failed states 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 | Pakistan | 22.2 years | 2013 | ||
2 | Haiti | 21.6 years | 2013 | ||
3 | Iraq | 21.2 years | 2013 | ||
4 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.1 years | 2013 | ||
5 | Guinea-Bissau | 19.1 years | 2013 | ||
=6 | Central African Republic | 19 years | 2013 | ||
=6 | Zimbabwe | 19 years | 2013 | ||
8 | Sudan | 18.6 years | 2013 | ||
=9 | Guinea | 18.4 years | 2013 | ||
=9 | Yemen | 18.4 years | 2013 | ||
11 | Afghanistan | 17.9 years | 2013 | ||
12 | Somalia | 17.8 years | 2013 | ||
13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 17.5 years | 2013 | ||
14 | Nigeria | 17.4 years | 2013 | ||
15 | South Sudan | 16.5 years | 2013 | ||
16 | Chad | 15.9 years | 2013 |