Mediane leeftijd per land 2026

Mediane leeftijd per land 2026

VN World Population Prospects, herziening 2024 (middenvariant)

De mediane leeftijd verdeelt een bevolking in twee gelijke helften, een jongere en een oudere; het is het duidelijkste getal voor hoe oud of jong een land is.

  • 200 landen en gebieden gerangschikt
  • Hoogste: Monaco
  • Laagste: Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek

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Rang Land Mediane leeftijdRegio0-14 jaar %15-64 jaar %65+ jaar %Piramidevorm
1 Monaco 54.1 Europa (werelddeel) 14.1% 50.0% 35.9% Constrictive
2 Japan 51.1 Azië 11.0% 58.8% 30.2% Constrictive
3 Martinique 51.0 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 14.5% 58.1% 27.4% Constrictive
4 Italië 49.6 Europa (werelddeel) 11.4% 63.0% 25.6% Constrictive
5 Hongkong 49.0 Azië 10.0% 65.3% 24.7% Constrictive
6 Guadeloupe 48.4 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 15.9% 58.6% 25.5% Constrictive
7 Griekenland 48.1 Europa (werelddeel) 12.6% 62.7% 24.7% Constrictive
8 Portugal 48.1 Europa (werelddeel) 12.6% 62.0% 25.4% Constrictive
9 Zuid-Korea 47.3 Azië 9.8% 68.7% 21.4% Constrictive
10 Puerto Rico 47.2 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 10.9% 63.3% 25.8% Constrictive
11 Spanje 47.2 Europa (werelddeel) 12.3% 65.5% 22.2% Constrictive
12 Bosnië en Herzegovina 47.1 Europa (werelddeel) 12.7% 63.8% 23.5% Constrictive
13 Duitsland 46.8 Europa (werelddeel) 13.9% 61.9% 24.2% Constrictive
14 Kroatië 46.5 Europa (werelddeel) 13.5% 62.5% 24.0% Constrictive
15 Slovenië 46.0 Europa (werelddeel) 14.2% 63.1% 22.7% Constrictive
16 Bulgarije 46.0 Europa (werelddeel) 14.3% 63.2% 22.5% Constrictive
17 Amerikaanse Maagdeneilanden 45.9 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 16.4% 60.0% 23.6% Constrictive
18 Servië 45.6 Europa (werelddeel) 14.2% 62.4% 23.4% Constrictive
19 Tsjechië 45.2 Europa (werelddeel) 14.8% 63.7% 21.4% Constrictive
20 Hongarije 45.1 Europa (werelddeel) 14.3% 64.4% 21.3% Constrictive
21 Oostenrijk 44.9 Europa (werelddeel) 14.1% 64.3% 21.6% Constrictive
22 Letland 44.9 Europa (werelddeel) 15.0% 62.4% 22.7% Constrictive
23 Roemenië 44.4 Europa (werelddeel) 15.4% 64.3% 20.2% Constrictive
24 Finland 44.4 Europa (werelddeel) 14.0% 61.4% 24.5% Constrictive
25 Estland 44.2 Europa (werelddeel) 14.9% 62.8% 22.3% Constrictive
26 Zwitserland 44.2 Europa (werelddeel) 14.8% 64.3% 20.9% Constrictive
27 Polen 44.0 Europa (werelddeel) 14.1% 64.6% 21.3% Constrictive
28 Slowakije 43.8 Europa (werelddeel) 15.4% 65.1% 19.5% Constrictive
29 Litouwen 43.7 Europa (werelddeel) 14.3% 64.4% 21.3% Constrictive
30 Cuba (land) 43.6 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 14.7% 67.7% 17.6% Constrictive
31 Frankrijk 43.4 Europa (werelddeel) 16.0% 61.1% 22.9% Constrictive
32 België 43.1 Europa (werelddeel) 15.4% 63.2% 21.4% Constrictive
33 Oekraïne 42.9 Europa (werelddeel) 13.4% 67.5% 19.1% Constrictive
34 Wit-Rusland 42.8 Europa (werelddeel) 15.5% 65.7% 18.9% Constrictive
35 Aruba 42.7 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 16.2% 65.3% 18.5% Constrictive
36 Nederland 42.6 Europa (werelddeel) 14.9% 63.9% 21.3% Constrictive
37 Malta (land) 42.5 Europa (werelddeel) 12.8% 66.3% 20.9% Constrictive
38 Denemarken 42.4 Europa (werelddeel) 15.5% 63.1% 21.4% Constrictive
39 Macedonië (land) 42.4 Europa (werelddeel) 16.2% 64.8% 19.0% Constrictive
40 Canada 41.9 NORTHERN AMERICA 14.9% 64.4% 20.7% Constrictive
41 Thailand 41.9 Azië 14.1% 69.2% 16.7% Constrictive
42 Rusland 41.8 Europa (werelddeel) 16.7% 64.9% 18.4% Constrictive
43 China 41.7 Azië 14.8% 70.1% 15.1% Constrictive
44 Zweden 41.5 Europa (werelddeel) 16.4% 62.5% 21.1% Constrictive
45 Macau 41.4 Azië 13.4% 70.6% 15.9% Constrictive
46 Montenegro 41.4 Europa (werelddeel) 17.7% 63.6% 18.8% Constrictive
47 Verenigd Koninkrijk 41.2 Europa (werelddeel) 16.7% 63.3% 19.9% Constrictive
48 Noorwegen 41.1 Europa (werelddeel) 15.7% 64.9% 19.4% Constrictive
49 Luxemburg (land) 40.8 Europa (werelddeel) 15.7% 68.1% 16.2% Constrictive
50 Barbados 40.6 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 16.9% 65.4% 17.6% Constrictive
51 Ierland (eiland) 40.2 Europa (werelddeel) 17.6% 65.8% 16.5% Stationary
52 Cyprus 40.1 Azië 16.0% 68.7% 15.3% Stationary
53 Moldavië (land) 40.1 Europa (werelddeel) 19.2% 63.3% 17.4% Expansive
54 Curaçao 40.0 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 14.2% 67.9% 17.8% Constrictive
55 Verenigde Staten 39.7 NORTHERN AMERICA 16.9% 64.3% 18.8% Constrictive
56 Australië (land) 39.5 Oceanië 17.5% 64.0% 18.5% Constrictive
57 Réunion 39.4 Afrika 20.2% 63.0% 16.9% Stationary
58 Mauritius (land) 39.3 Afrika 14.3% 71.0% 14.7% Constrictive
59 Trinidad en Tobago 39.2 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 17.2% 69.3% 13.5% Stationary
60 Nieuw-Zeeland 39.0 Oceanië 17.6% 64.3% 18.0% Constrictive
61 Albanië 38.9 Europa (werelddeel) 16.3% 65.3% 18.3% Constrictive
62 Georgia 38.6 Azië 20.2% 63.5% 16.4% Stationary
63 Chili 38.5 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 16.1% 68.8% 15.1% Constrictive
64 Armenië 38.2 Azië 18.7% 66.1% 15.2% Stationary
65 Singapore 37.9 Azië 11.7% 73.5% 14.8% Constrictive
66 Noord-Korea 37.8 Azië 18.9% 68.1% 13.0% Stationary
67 Uruguay 37.8 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 17.5% 66.0% 16.5% Constrictive
68 IJsland 37.7 Europa (werelddeel) 17.3% 66.4% 16.3% Stationary
69 Antigua en Barbuda 37.7 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 17.2% 69.9% 12.9% Constrictive
70 Frans-Polynesië 37.6 Oceanië 17.8% 69.6% 12.6% Constrictive
71 Costa Rica 36.7 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 17.8% 68.9% 13.3% Constrictive
72 Bahama's 36.7 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 17.2% 70.3% 12.4% Constrictive
73 Brazilië 36.2 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 19.1% 69.0% 11.9% Stationary
74 Saint Lucia 36.1 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 17.1% 72.6% 10.3% Constrictive
75 Grenada 35.9 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 18.6% 68.4% 13.0% Stationary
76 Koeweit 35.8 Azië 17.8% 79.0% 3.3% Stationary
77 Nieuw-Caledonië (gebiedsdeel) 35.8 Oceanië 20.9% 67.0% 12.1% Stationary
78 Saint Vincent en de Grenadines 35.7 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 20.4% 66.9% 12.6% Stationary
79 Seychellen 35.6 Afrika 19.6% 71.4% 9.0% Stationary
80 Iran 35.5 Azië 21.6% 69.5% 8.9% Stationary
81 Azerbeidzjan 35.1 Azië 20.6% 69.6% 9.8% Stationary
82 Turkije 34.9 Azië 20.6% 68.5% 10.9% Stationary
83 Vietnam 34.9 Azië 22.4% 67.7% 9.9% Stationary
84 Sri Lanka 34.6 Azië 21.4% 65.8% 12.8% Stationary
85 Bahrein 34.4 Azië 18.2% 77.7% 4.2% Constrictive
86 Qatar 34.4 Azië 15.0% 83.3% 1.7% Constrictive
87 Maldiven 34.4 Azië 18.4% 76.3% 5.3% Stationary
88 Argentinië 34.3 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 20.4% 66.7% 12.9% Stationary
89 Jamaica 34.3 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 17.9% 73.1% 9.0% Constrictive
90 Tunesië 34.3 Afrika 23.0% 66.6% 10.3% Stationary
91 Brunei 34.2 Azië 20.4% 72.0% 7.6% Stationary
92 Colombia 34.0 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 19.7% 69.6% 10.6% Constrictive
93 Westelijke Sahara 33.8 Afrika 22.7% 70.3% 7.0% Stationary
94 Guam 32.7 Oceanië 25.7% 60.7% 13.6% Expansive
95 Verenigde Arabische Emiraten 32.6 Azië 15.9% 82.3% 1.8% Constrictive
96 Maleisië 32.4 Azië 20.8% 70.8% 8.3% Constrictive
97 Bhutan 31.9 Azië 19.8% 73.4% 6.8% Constrictive
98 Indonesië 31.7 Azië 23.9% 68.3% 7.8% Stationary
99 Panama (land) 31.6 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 24.1% 65.9% 10.0% Stationary
100 Peru 31.6 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 23.3% 67.0% 9.7% Stationary
101 Myanmar 31.4 Azië 23.9% 68.4% 7.7% Stationary
102 Marokko 31.1 Afrika 24.8% 66.5% 8.8% Stationary
103 Mexico (land) 31.0 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 23.7% 67.5% 8.8% Stationary
104 Oman 30.8 Azië 24.0% 73.2% 2.7% Stationary
105 Kazachstan 30.7 Azië 28.9% 61.8% 9.3% Expansive
106 Ecuador 30.7 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 23.3% 67.8% 8.9% Stationary
107 Saoedi-Arabië 30.6 Azië 23.4% 73.4% 3.2% Stationary
108 Venezuela 30.6 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 24.3% 65.3% 10.4% Stationary
109 Kaapverdië 30.5 Afrika 23.8% 68.7% 7.5% Stationary
110 Israël 30.3 Azië 26.9% 60.3% 12.8% Expansive
111 India 30.2 Azië 23.8% 68.6% 7.6% Stationary
112 Libanon 30.0 Azië 25.0% 64.3% 10.7% Stationary
113 Suriname 29.9 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 25.0% 66.4% 8.5% Stationary
114 Zuid-Afrika 29.9 Afrika 25.6% 67.3% 7.1% Stationary
115 Algerije 29.8 Afrika 29.4% 63.5% 7.0% Expansive
116 Dominicaanse Republiek 29.7 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 25.8% 65.7% 8.5% Stationary
117 El Salvador 29.4 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 24.0% 67.6% 8.5% Stationary
118 Fiji 29.3 Oceanië 26.6% 66.6% 6.8% Stationary
119 Libië 29.1 Afrika 26.2% 68.4% 5.4% Stationary
120 Belize (land) 28.3 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 26.0% 68.5% 5.4% Stationary
121 Paraguay 28.3 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 28.1% 64.9% 6.9% Stationary
122 Turkmenistan 28.1 Azië 30.8% 64.1% 5.1% Expansive
123 Oezbekistan 27.9 Azië 31.5% 62.3% 6.3% Expansive
124 Mongolië 27.9 Azië 30.9% 63.4% 5.7% Expansive
125 Filipijnen 27.6 Azië 26.4% 67.6% 6.0% Stationary
126 Guyana 27.5 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 28.7% 64.1% 7.2% Stationary
127 Cambodja 27.4 Azië 29.2% 64.2% 6.6% Expansive
128 Bangladesh 27.3 Azië 27.3% 65.8% 6.8% Stationary
129 Nicaragua 27.3 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 27.9% 66.3% 5.9% Stationary
130 Nepal 26.7 Azië 27.7% 65.6% 6.7% Stationary
131 Bolivia 26.5 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 29.1% 65.1% 5.8% Stationary
132 Kirgizië 26.5 Azië 31.4% 62.3% 6.3% Expansive
133 Djibouti (land) 26.3 Afrika 28.5% 66.4% 5.1% Stationary
134 Laos 26.3 Azië 29.5% 65.6% 5.0% Stationary
135 Frans-Guyana 26.0 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 30.8% 61.7% 7.5% Expansive
136 Jordanië 25.9 Azië 29.6% 65.4% 5.0% Stationary
137 Egypte (land) 25.7 Afrika 31.1% 63.5% 5.4% Expansive
138 Honduras 25.6 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 29.9% 65.4% 4.7% Stationary
139 Haïti 25.4 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 30.4% 64.7% 4.9% Expansive
140 Guatemala 24.8 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 30.5% 64.4% 5.1% Expansive
141 Syrië 24.8 Azië 27.9% 67.1% 5.0% Constrictive
142 Botswana 24.7 Afrika 31.8% 64.1% 4.1% Expansive
143 Micronesië 24.5 Oceanië 31.2% 62.5% 6.4% Expansive
144 Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea 24.0 Oceanië 32.8% 63.5% 3.7% Expansive
145 Kiribati 24.0 Oceanië 34.0% 61.5% 4.5% Expansive
146 Swaziland 23.7 Afrika 32.6% 63.0% 4.4% Expansive
147 Tadzjikistan 23.3 Azië 35.4% 60.3% 4.3% Expansive
148 Oost-Timor 23.2 Azië 32.6% 62.2% 5.2% Expansive
149 Lesotho 23.1 Afrika 33.6% 62.5% 3.9% Expansive
150 Gabon 22.6 Afrika 35.9% 59.9% 4.2% Expansive
151 Ghana 22.6 Afrika 35.0% 61.1% 3.9% Expansive
152 Namibië 22.6 Afrika 36.3% 59.8% 3.9% Expansive
153 Irak 22.2 Azië 35.4% 61.1% 3.5% Expansive
154 Tonga (land) 22.1 Oceanië 34.4% 58.7% 7.0% Expansive
155 Salomonseilanden 22.0 Oceanië 36.1% 60.2% 3.7% Expansive
156 Equatoriaal-Guinea 22.0 Afrika 36.9% 59.3% 3.9% Expansive
157 Comoren 21.8 Afrika 36.6% 59.0% 4.4% Expansive
158 Pakistan 21.8 Azië 35.8% 59.8% 4.4% Expansive
159 Kenia 21.4 Afrika 35.7% 61.2% 3.1% Expansive
160 Vanuatu 21.4 Oceanië 37.6% 58.0% 4.5% Expansive
161 Rwanda 21.3 Afrika 36.7% 59.2% 4.1% Expansive
162 Palestina (land) 21.3 Azië 37.0% 59.0% 3.9% Expansive
163 Sierra Leone 21.0 Afrika 37.2% 59.5% 3.3% Expansive
164 Samoa 21.0 Oceanië 37.5% 56.2% 6.2% Expansive
165 Senegal 20.9 Afrika 37.3% 59.0% 3.7% Expansive
166 Sao Tomé en Principe 20.8 Afrika 37.2% 58.8% 4.0% Expansive
167 Eritrea 20.6 Afrika 37.1% 58.6% 4.3% Expansive
168 Guinee-Bissau 20.6 Afrika 37.8% 58.9% 3.3% Expansive
169 Madagaskar 20.4 Afrika 38.6% 57.8% 3.5% Expansive
170 Ethiopië 20.4 Afrika 38.5% 58.1% 3.4% Expansive
171 Togo 20.2 Afrika 38.8% 57.9% 3.3% Expansive
172 Liberia 20.0 Afrika 38.6% 58.0% 3.4% Expansive
173 Zuid-Soedan 20.0 Afrika 37.1% 59.8% 3.2% Expansive
174 Soedan 19.8 Afrika 39.8% 56.7% 3.5% Expansive
175 Congo 19.8 Afrika 39.4% 57.5% 3.1% Expansive
176 Gambia (land) 19.8 Afrika 39.2% 57.5% 3.3% Expansive
177 Ivoorkust 19.5 Afrika 40.0% 57.3% 2.7% Expansive
178 Guinee 19.5 Afrika 40.2% 56.3% 3.5% Expansive
179 Jemen 19.5 Azië 40.9% 56.5% 2.6% Expansive
180 Malawi 19.4 Afrika 39.6% 57.8% 2.6% Expansive
181 Nigeria 19.4 Afrika 40.0% 56.9% 3.1% Expansive
182 Zimbabwe 19.4 Afrika 39.6% 56.8% 3.5% Expansive
183 Kameroen 19.3 Afrika 40.8% 56.4% 2.8% Expansive
184 Zambia 19.2 Afrika 40.5% 57.4% 2.1% Expansive
185 Benin 19.2 Afrika 40.9% 55.9% 3.2% Expansive
186 Burkina Faso 19.1 Afrika 40.5% 56.8% 2.7% Expansive
187 Tanzania 18.7 Afrika 42.1% 54.8% 3.0% Expansive
188 Mauritanië 18.6 Afrika 42.0% 54.7% 3.3% Expansive
189 Afghanistan 18.5 Azië 42.2% 55.3% 2.5% Expansive
190 Mayotte 18.4 Afrika 42.1% 55.0% 2.9% Expansive
191 Oeganda 18.2 Afrika 42.7% 55.1% 2.3% Expansive
192 Angola 17.9 Afrika 43.8% 53.2% 2.9% Expansive
193 Mozambique 17.8 Afrika 43.9% 53.4% 2.7% Expansive
194 Burundi 17.8 Afrika 43.2% 54.2% 2.6% Expansive
195 Mali 17.0 Afrika 45.4% 52.2% 2.3% Expansive
196 D.R. Congo 17.0 Afrika 45.8% 51.1% 3.1% Expansive
197 Tsjaad 16.9 Afrika 46.0% 51.9% 2.1% Expansive
198 Niger (land) 16.8 Afrika 45.8% 51.5% 2.6% Expansive
199 Somalië 16.7 Afrika 46.5% 50.8% 2.6% Expansive
200 Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek 15.7 Afrika 48.2% 49.5% 2.2% Expansive

The oldest and youngest populations

Monaco tops this ranking with a median age of 54.1 years, followed closely by Japan at 51.1 — the two countries most often cited as bellwethers for population ageing, for different reasons: Monaco because of its wealthy, long-lived resident population and heavy weighting toward retirees, Japan because of five decades of sustained low fertility working through an otherwise large population. Martinique, Italy and Hong Kong round out the top five, all past 49. At the other extreme, Central African Republic has the world's youngest population at a median age of 15.7 — meaning half its population hasn't reached secondary-school age — with Somalia, Niger, Chad and Mali close behind, all under 17. Sixty-one of the 201 countries in this table have a median age under 25.

A continental divide

The gap between regions is the real story here: Africa's countries average a median age of about 22, Europe's about 44 — a 22-year difference driven almost entirely by fertility, not mortality. A country's median age is a close-to-permanent feature of its population for a generation or more, since the adults of 2050 are already born; a country with today's median age of 17 cannot reach Japan's median age within a single generation even under the most aggressive fertility decline. This is why the countries at the young end of this table are also, unsurprisingly, the fastest-growing countries (see the fastest-growing countries ranking) — a broad base of children guarantees decades of further population growth even if fertility starts falling today.

Reading the pyramid-shape column

The "pyramid shape" column classifies each country as expansive (broad base, still growing structurally), constrictive (narrow base, ageing and likely shrinking), or stationary (roughly even cohort sizes). It's a compact summary of the same underlying age structure that determines the median age, dependency ratios and growth rate — see our explainer for what each shape looks like and what it means for a country's future.

Veelgestelde vragen

Hoeveel landen omvat deze ranglijst?

Deze tabel omvat 200 landen en gebieden, gerangschikt met gegevens van de World Population Prospects van de Verenigde Naties.

Welk land heeft de oudste bevolking?

Monaco heeft de oudste bevolking, met een mediane leeftijd van 54.1 jaar in 2026.

Welk land heeft de jongste bevolking?

Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek heeft de jongste bevolking, met een mediane leeftijd van 15.7 jaar in 2026.

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