Idade mediana por país 2026
Perspectivas da População Mundial da ONU, revisão 2024 (variante média)
A idade mediana divide uma população em duas metades iguais, uma mais jovem e outra mais velha; é o indicador mais claro de quão jovem ou envelhecido é um país.
- 199 países e territórios classificados
- O mais alto: Japão
- O mais baixo: República Centro-Africana
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| Posição | País | Idade mediana | Região | 0-14 anos % | 15-64 anos % | 65+ anos % | Forma da pirâmide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japão | 51.1 | Ásia | 11.0% | 58.8% | 30.2% | Constrictive |
| 2 | Martinica | 51.0 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 14.5% | 58.1% | 27.4% | Constrictive |
| 3 | Itália | 49.6 | Europa | 11.4% | 63.0% | 25.6% | Constrictive |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 49.0 | Ásia | 10.0% | 65.3% | 24.7% | Constrictive |
| 5 | Guadalupe | 48.4 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 15.9% | 58.6% | 25.5% | Constrictive |
| 6 | Grécia | 48.1 | Europa | 12.6% | 62.7% | 24.7% | Constrictive |
| 7 | Portugal | 48.1 | Europa | 12.6% | 62.0% | 25.4% | Constrictive |
| 8 | Coreia do Sul | 47.3 | Ásia | 9.8% | 68.7% | 21.4% | Constrictive |
| 9 | Porto Rico | 47.2 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 10.9% | 63.3% | 25.8% | Constrictive |
| 10 | Espanha | 47.2 | Europa | 12.3% | 65.5% | 22.2% | Constrictive |
| 11 | Bósnia e Herzegovina | 47.1 | Europa | 12.7% | 63.8% | 23.5% | Constrictive |
| 12 | Alemanha | 46.8 | Europa | 13.9% | 61.9% | 24.2% | Constrictive |
| 13 | Croácia | 46.5 | Europa | 13.5% | 62.5% | 24.0% | Constrictive |
| 14 | Bulgária | 46.0 | Europa | 14.3% | 63.2% | 22.5% | Constrictive |
| 15 | Eslovénia | 46.0 | Europa | 14.2% | 63.1% | 22.7% | Constrictive |
| 16 | Ilhas Virgens Americanas | 45.9 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 16.4% | 60.0% | 23.6% | Constrictive |
| 17 | Sérvia | 45.6 | Europa | 14.2% | 62.4% | 23.4% | Constrictive |
| 18 | República Checa | 45.2 | Europa | 14.8% | 63.7% | 21.4% | Constrictive |
| 19 | Hungria | 45.1 | Europa | 14.3% | 64.4% | 21.3% | Constrictive |
| 20 | Letónia | 44.9 | Europa | 15.0% | 62.4% | 22.7% | Constrictive |
| 21 | Áustria | 44.9 | Europa | 14.1% | 64.3% | 21.6% | Constrictive |
| 22 | Roménia | 44.4 | Europa | 15.4% | 64.3% | 20.2% | Constrictive |
| 23 | Finlândia | 44.4 | Europa | 14.0% | 61.4% | 24.5% | Constrictive |
| 24 | Suíça | 44.2 | Europa | 14.8% | 64.3% | 20.9% | Constrictive |
| 25 | Estónia | 44.2 | Europa | 14.9% | 62.8% | 22.3% | Constrictive |
| 26 | Polónia | 44.0 | Europa | 14.1% | 64.6% | 21.3% | Constrictive |
| 27 | Eslováquia | 43.8 | Europa | 15.4% | 65.1% | 19.5% | Constrictive |
| 28 | Lituânia | 43.7 | Europa | 14.3% | 64.4% | 21.3% | Constrictive |
| 29 | Cuba | 43.6 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 14.7% | 67.7% | 17.6% | Constrictive |
| 30 | França | 43.4 | Europa | 16.0% | 61.1% | 22.9% | Constrictive |
| 31 | Bélgica | 43.1 | Europa | 15.4% | 63.2% | 21.4% | Constrictive |
| 32 | Ucrânia | 42.9 | Europa | 13.4% | 67.5% | 19.1% | Constrictive |
| 33 | Bielorrússia | 42.8 | Europa | 15.5% | 65.7% | 18.9% | Constrictive |
| 34 | Aruba | 42.7 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 16.2% | 65.3% | 18.5% | Constrictive |
| 35 | Países Baixos | 42.6 | Europa | 14.9% | 63.9% | 21.3% | Constrictive |
| 36 | Malta | 42.5 | Europa | 12.8% | 66.3% | 20.9% | Constrictive |
| 37 | Dinamarca | 42.4 | Europa | 15.5% | 63.1% | 21.4% | Constrictive |
| 38 | República da Macedónia | 42.4 | Europa | 16.2% | 64.8% | 19.0% | Constrictive |
| 39 | Tailândia | 41.9 | Ásia | 14.1% | 69.2% | 16.7% | Constrictive |
| 40 | Canadá | 41.9 | NORTHERN AMERICA | 14.9% | 64.4% | 20.7% | Constrictive |
| 41 | Rússia | 41.8 | Europa | 16.7% | 64.9% | 18.4% | Constrictive |
| 42 | China | 41.7 | Ásia | 14.8% | 70.1% | 15.1% | Constrictive |
| 43 | Suécia | 41.5 | Europa | 16.4% | 62.5% | 21.1% | Constrictive |
| 44 | Macau | 41.4 | Ásia | 13.4% | 70.6% | 15.9% | Constrictive |
| 45 | Montenegro | 41.4 | Europa | 17.7% | 63.6% | 18.8% | Constrictive |
| 46 | Reino Unido | 41.2 | Europa | 16.7% | 63.3% | 19.9% | Constrictive |
| 47 | Noruega | 41.1 | Europa | 15.7% | 64.9% | 19.4% | Constrictive |
| 48 | Luxemburgo | 40.8 | Europa | 15.7% | 68.1% | 16.2% | Constrictive |
| 49 | Barbados | 40.6 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 16.9% | 65.4% | 17.6% | Constrictive |
| 50 | Irlanda (ilha) | 40.2 | Europa | 17.6% | 65.8% | 16.5% | Stationary |
| 51 | Chipre | 40.1 | Ásia | 16.0% | 68.7% | 15.3% | Stationary |
| 52 | Moldávia | 40.1 | Europa | 19.2% | 63.3% | 17.4% | Expansive |
| 53 | Curaçao | 40.0 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 14.2% | 67.9% | 17.8% | Constrictive |
| 54 | Estados Unidos | 39.7 | NORTHERN AMERICA | 16.9% | 64.3% | 18.8% | Constrictive |
| 55 | Austrália | 39.5 | Oceania | 17.5% | 64.0% | 18.5% | Constrictive |
| 56 | Reunião (ilha) | 39.4 | África | 20.2% | 63.0% | 16.9% | Stationary |
| 57 | Maurícia | 39.3 | África | 14.3% | 71.0% | 14.7% | Constrictive |
| 58 | Trinidad e Tobago | 39.2 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 17.2% | 69.3% | 13.5% | Stationary |
| 59 | Nova Zelândia | 39.0 | Oceania | 17.6% | 64.3% | 18.0% | Constrictive |
| 60 | Albânia | 38.9 | Europa | 16.3% | 65.3% | 18.3% | Constrictive |
| 61 | Geórgia (desambiguação) | 38.6 | Ásia | 20.2% | 63.5% | 16.4% | Stationary |
| 62 | Chile | 38.5 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 16.1% | 68.8% | 15.1% | Constrictive |
| 63 | Arménia | 38.2 | Ásia | 18.7% | 66.1% | 15.2% | Stationary |
| 64 | Singapura | 37.9 | Ásia | 11.7% | 73.5% | 14.8% | Constrictive |
| 65 | Uruguai | 37.8 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 17.5% | 66.0% | 16.5% | Constrictive |
| 66 | Coreia do Norte | 37.8 | Ásia | 18.9% | 68.1% | 13.0% | Stationary |
| 67 | Islândia | 37.7 | Europa | 17.3% | 66.4% | 16.3% | Stationary |
| 68 | Antígua e Barbuda | 37.7 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 17.2% | 69.9% | 12.9% | Constrictive |
| 69 | Polinésia Francesa | 37.6 | Oceania | 17.8% | 69.6% | 12.6% | Constrictive |
| 70 | Bahamas | 36.7 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 17.2% | 70.3% | 12.4% | Constrictive |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 36.7 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 17.8% | 68.9% | 13.3% | Constrictive |
| 72 | Brasil | 36.2 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 19.1% | 69.0% | 11.9% | Stationary |
| 73 | Santa Lúcia | 36.1 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 17.1% | 72.6% | 10.3% | Constrictive |
| 74 | Granada (país) | 35.9 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 18.6% | 68.4% | 13.0% | Stationary |
| 75 | Kuwait | 35.8 | Ásia | 17.8% | 79.0% | 3.3% | Stationary |
| 76 | Nova Caledónia | 35.8 | Oceania | 20.9% | 67.0% | 12.1% | Stationary |
| 77 | São Vicente e Granadinas | 35.7 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 20.4% | 66.9% | 12.6% | Stationary |
| 78 | Seychelles | 35.6 | África | 19.6% | 71.4% | 9.0% | Stationary |
| 79 | Irão | 35.5 | Ásia | 21.6% | 69.5% | 8.9% | Stationary |
| 80 | Azerbaijão | 35.1 | Ásia | 20.6% | 69.6% | 9.8% | Stationary |
| 81 | Turquia | 34.9 | Ásia | 20.6% | 68.5% | 10.9% | Stationary |
| 82 | Vietname | 34.9 | Ásia | 22.4% | 67.7% | 9.9% | Stationary |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 34.6 | Ásia | 21.4% | 65.8% | 12.8% | Stationary |
| 84 | Maldivas | 34.4 | Ásia | 18.4% | 76.3% | 5.3% | Stationary |
| 85 | Catar | 34.4 | Ásia | 15.0% | 83.3% | 1.7% | Constrictive |
| 86 | Bahrein | 34.4 | Ásia | 18.2% | 77.7% | 4.2% | Constrictive |
| 87 | Argentina | 34.3 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 20.4% | 66.7% | 12.9% | Stationary |
| 88 | Jamaica | 34.3 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 17.9% | 73.1% | 9.0% | Constrictive |
| 89 | Tunísia | 34.3 | África | 23.0% | 66.6% | 10.3% | Stationary |
| 90 | Brunei | 34.2 | Ásia | 20.4% | 72.0% | 7.6% | Stationary |
| 91 | Colômbia | 34.0 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 19.7% | 69.6% | 10.6% | Constrictive |
| 92 | Saara Ocidental | 33.8 | África | 22.7% | 70.3% | 7.0% | Stationary |
| 93 | Guam | 32.7 | Oceania | 25.7% | 60.7% | 13.6% | Expansive |
| 94 | Emirados Árabes Unidos | 32.6 | Ásia | 15.9% | 82.3% | 1.8% | Constrictive |
| 95 | Malásia | 32.4 | Ásia | 20.8% | 70.8% | 8.3% | Constrictive |
| 96 | Butão | 31.9 | Ásia | 19.8% | 73.4% | 6.8% | Constrictive |
| 97 | Indonésia | 31.7 | Ásia | 23.9% | 68.3% | 7.8% | Stationary |
| 98 | Panamá | 31.6 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 24.1% | 65.9% | 10.0% | Stationary |
| 99 | Peru | 31.6 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 23.3% | 67.0% | 9.7% | Stationary |
| 100 | Myanmar | 31.4 | Ásia | 23.9% | 68.4% | 7.7% | Stationary |
| 101 | Marrocos | 31.1 | África | 24.8% | 66.5% | 8.8% | Stationary |
| 102 | México | 31.0 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 23.7% | 67.5% | 8.8% | Stationary |
| 103 | Omã | 30.8 | Ásia | 24.0% | 73.2% | 2.7% | Stationary |
| 104 | Equador | 30.7 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 23.3% | 67.8% | 8.9% | Stationary |
| 105 | Cazaquistão | 30.7 | Ásia | 28.9% | 61.8% | 9.3% | Expansive |
| 106 | Venezuela | 30.6 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 24.3% | 65.3% | 10.4% | Stationary |
| 107 | Arábia Saudita | 30.6 | Ásia | 23.4% | 73.4% | 3.2% | Stationary |
| 108 | Cabo Verde | 30.5 | África | 23.8% | 68.7% | 7.5% | Stationary |
| 109 | Israel | 30.3 | Ásia | 26.9% | 60.3% | 12.8% | Expansive |
| 110 | Índia | 30.2 | Ásia | 23.8% | 68.6% | 7.6% | Stationary |
| 111 | Líbano | 30.0 | Ásia | 25.0% | 64.3% | 10.7% | Stationary |
| 112 | África do Sul | 29.9 | África | 25.6% | 67.3% | 7.1% | Stationary |
| 113 | Suriname | 29.9 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 25.0% | 66.4% | 8.5% | Stationary |
| 114 | Argélia | 29.8 | África | 29.4% | 63.5% | 7.0% | Expansive |
| 115 | República Dominicana | 29.7 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 25.8% | 65.7% | 8.5% | Stationary |
| 116 | El Salvador | 29.4 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 24.0% | 67.6% | 8.5% | Stationary |
| 117 | Fiji | 29.3 | Oceania | 26.6% | 66.6% | 6.8% | Stationary |
| 118 | Líbia | 29.1 | África | 26.2% | 68.4% | 5.4% | Stationary |
| 119 | Paraguai | 28.3 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 28.1% | 64.9% | 6.9% | Stationary |
| 120 | Belize | 28.3 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 26.0% | 68.5% | 5.4% | Stationary |
| 121 | Turquemenistão | 28.1 | Ásia | 30.8% | 64.1% | 5.1% | Expansive |
| 122 | Mongólia | 27.9 | Ásia | 30.9% | 63.4% | 5.7% | Expansive |
| 123 | Uzbequistão | 27.9 | Ásia | 31.5% | 62.3% | 6.3% | Expansive |
| 124 | Filipinas | 27.6 | Ásia | 26.4% | 67.6% | 6.0% | Stationary |
| 125 | Guiana | 27.5 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 28.7% | 64.1% | 7.2% | Stationary |
| 126 | Camboja | 27.4 | Ásia | 29.2% | 64.2% | 6.6% | Expansive |
| 127 | Bangladesh | 27.3 | Ásia | 27.3% | 65.8% | 6.8% | Stationary |
| 128 | Nicarágua | 27.3 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 27.9% | 66.3% | 5.9% | Stationary |
| 129 | Nepal | 26.7 | Ásia | 27.7% | 65.6% | 6.7% | Stationary |
| 130 | Quirguistão | 26.5 | Ásia | 31.4% | 62.3% | 6.3% | Expansive |
| 131 | Bolívia | 26.5 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 29.1% | 65.1% | 5.8% | Stationary |
| 132 | Djibouti | 26.3 | África | 28.5% | 66.4% | 5.1% | Stationary |
| 133 | Laos | 26.3 | Ásia | 29.5% | 65.6% | 5.0% | Stationary |
| 134 | Guiana Francesa | 26.0 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 30.8% | 61.7% | 7.5% | Expansive |
| 135 | Jordânia | 25.9 | Ásia | 29.6% | 65.4% | 5.0% | Stationary |
| 136 | Egito | 25.7 | África | 31.1% | 63.5% | 5.4% | Expansive |
| 137 | Honduras | 25.6 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 29.9% | 65.4% | 4.7% | Stationary |
| 138 | Haiti | 25.4 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 30.4% | 64.7% | 4.9% | Expansive |
| 139 | Síria | 24.8 | Ásia | 27.9% | 67.1% | 5.0% | Constrictive |
| 140 | Guatemala | 24.8 | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 30.5% | 64.4% | 5.1% | Expansive |
| 141 | Botswana | 24.7 | África | 31.8% | 64.1% | 4.1% | Expansive |
| 142 | Micronésia | 24.5 | Oceania | 31.2% | 62.5% | 6.4% | Expansive |
| 143 | Kiribati | 24.0 | Oceania | 34.0% | 61.5% | 4.5% | Expansive |
| 144 | Papua-Nova Guiné | 24.0 | Oceania | 32.8% | 63.5% | 3.7% | Expansive |
| 145 | Suazilândia | 23.7 | África | 32.6% | 63.0% | 4.4% | Expansive |
| 146 | Tajiquistão | 23.3 | Ásia | 35.4% | 60.3% | 4.3% | Expansive |
| 147 | Timor-Leste | 23.2 | Ásia | 32.6% | 62.2% | 5.2% | Expansive |
| 148 | Lesoto | 23.1 | África | 33.6% | 62.5% | 3.9% | Expansive |
| 149 | Namíbia | 22.6 | África | 36.3% | 59.8% | 3.9% | Expansive |
| 150 | Gana | 22.6 | África | 35.0% | 61.1% | 3.9% | Expansive |
| 151 | Gabão | 22.6 | África | 35.9% | 59.9% | 4.2% | Expansive |
| 152 | Iraque | 22.2 | Ásia | 35.4% | 61.1% | 3.5% | Expansive |
| 153 | Tonga | 22.1 | Oceania | 34.4% | 58.7% | 7.0% | Expansive |
| 154 | Ilhas Salomão | 22.0 | Oceania | 36.1% | 60.2% | 3.7% | Expansive |
| 155 | Guiné Equatorial | 22.0 | África | 36.9% | 59.3% | 3.9% | Expansive |
| 156 | Comores | 21.8 | África | 36.6% | 59.0% | 4.4% | Expansive |
| 157 | Paquistão | 21.8 | Ásia | 35.8% | 59.8% | 4.4% | Expansive |
| 158 | Quénia | 21.4 | África | 35.7% | 61.2% | 3.1% | Expansive |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 21.4 | Oceania | 37.6% | 58.0% | 4.5% | Expansive |
| 160 | Ruanda | 21.3 | África | 36.7% | 59.2% | 4.1% | Expansive |
| 161 | Estado da Palestina | 21.3 | Ásia | 37.0% | 59.0% | 3.9% | Expansive |
| 162 | Samoa | 21.0 | Oceania | 37.5% | 56.2% | 6.2% | Expansive |
| 163 | Serra Leoa | 21.0 | África | 37.2% | 59.5% | 3.3% | Expansive |
| 164 | Senegal | 20.9 | África | 37.3% | 59.0% | 3.7% | Expansive |
| 165 | São Tomé e Príncipe | 20.8 | África | 37.2% | 58.8% | 4.0% | Expansive |
| 166 | Guiné-Bissau | 20.6 | África | 37.8% | 58.9% | 3.3% | Expansive |
| 167 | Eritreia | 20.6 | África | 37.1% | 58.6% | 4.3% | Expansive |
| 168 | Etiópia | 20.4 | África | 38.5% | 58.1% | 3.4% | Expansive |
| 169 | Madagáscar | 20.4 | África | 38.6% | 57.8% | 3.5% | Expansive |
| 170 | Togo | 20.2 | África | 38.8% | 57.9% | 3.3% | Expansive |
| 171 | Libéria | 20.0 | África | 38.6% | 58.0% | 3.4% | Expansive |
| 172 | Sudão do Sul | 20.0 | África | 37.1% | 59.8% | 3.2% | Expansive |
| 173 | Congo | 19.8 | África | 39.4% | 57.5% | 3.1% | Expansive |
| 174 | Gâmbia | 19.8 | África | 39.2% | 57.5% | 3.3% | Expansive |
| 175 | Sudão | 19.8 | África | 39.8% | 56.7% | 3.5% | Expansive |
| 176 | Costa do Marfim | 19.5 | África | 40.0% | 57.3% | 2.7% | Expansive |
| 177 | Guiné | 19.5 | África | 40.2% | 56.3% | 3.5% | Expansive |
| 178 | Iémen | 19.5 | Ásia | 40.9% | 56.5% | 2.6% | Expansive |
| 179 | Nigéria | 19.4 | África | 40.0% | 56.9% | 3.1% | Expansive |
| 180 | Malawi | 19.4 | África | 39.6% | 57.8% | 2.6% | Expansive |
| 181 | Zimbabwe | 19.4 | África | 39.6% | 56.8% | 3.5% | Expansive |
| 182 | Camarões | 19.3 | África | 40.8% | 56.4% | 2.8% | Expansive |
| 183 | Benim | 19.2 | África | 40.9% | 55.9% | 3.2% | Expansive |
| 184 | Zâmbia | 19.2 | África | 40.5% | 57.4% | 2.1% | Expansive |
| 185 | Burkina Faso | 19.1 | África | 40.5% | 56.8% | 2.7% | Expansive |
| 186 | Tanzânia | 18.7 | África | 42.1% | 54.8% | 3.0% | Expansive |
| 187 | Mauritânia | 18.6 | África | 42.0% | 54.7% | 3.3% | Expansive |
| 188 | Afeganistão | 18.5 | Ásia | 42.2% | 55.3% | 2.5% | Expansive |
| 189 | Mayotte | 18.4 | África | 42.1% | 55.0% | 2.9% | Expansive |
| 190 | Uganda | 18.2 | África | 42.7% | 55.1% | 2.3% | Expansive |
| 191 | Angola | 17.9 | África | 43.8% | 53.2% | 2.9% | Expansive |
| 192 | Burundi | 17.8 | África | 43.2% | 54.2% | 2.6% | Expansive |
| 193 | Moçambique | 17.8 | África | 43.9% | 53.4% | 2.7% | Expansive |
| 194 | Mali | 17.0 | África | 45.4% | 52.2% | 2.3% | Expansive |
| 195 | RD Congo | 17.0 | África | 45.8% | 51.1% | 3.1% | Expansive |
| 196 | Chade | 16.9 | África | 46.0% | 51.9% | 2.1% | Expansive |
| 197 | Níger | 16.8 | África | 45.8% | 51.5% | 2.6% | Expansive |
| 198 | Somália | 16.7 | África | 46.5% | 50.8% | 2.6% | Expansive |
| 199 | República Centro-Africana | 15.7 | África | 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.
Perguntas frequentes
Quantos países esta classificação abrange?
Esta tabela abrange 199 países e territórios, classificados com dados das Perspectivas da População Mundial das Nações Unidas.
Qual país tem a população mais envelhecida?
Japão tem a população mais envelhecida, com uma idade mediana de 51.1 anos em 2026.
Qual país tem a população mais jovem?
República Centro-Africana tem a população mais jovem, com uma idade mediana de 15.7 anos em 2026.