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Countries with the Oldest Populations (2026)

Countries where half the population is older than the age shown — a key indicator of population ageing.

Criteria
Median age of the total population (UN World Population Prospects), highest first.
Reference year
2026
Source
UN World Population Prospects
Countries with the Oldest Populations, Median age
#CountryMedian age
1Vatican56.2
2Monaco53.1
3Saint Helena51.0
4Japan50.2
5Martinique50.2
6San Marino49.1
7Italy48.6
8Hong Kong47.9
9Saint Pierre and Miquelon47.6
10Guadeloupe47.4
11Portugal47.2
12Greece47.1
13Bermuda46.4
14Spain46.3
15Isle of Man46.3
16South Korea46.2
17Puerto Rico46.2
18Bosnia and Herzegovina46.1
19Germany45.7
20Croatia45.5
21Taiwan45.4
22Slovenia45.0
23Bulgaria45.0
24U.S. Virgin Islands44.9
25Liechtenstein44.7
26Serbia44.7
27Guernsey44.5
28Czechia44.3
29Andorra44.2
30Hungary44.2
31Austria43.9
32Jersey43.9
33Saint Martin43.9
34Latvia43.8
35Romania43.5
36Falkland Islands43.4
37Finland43.4
38Estonia43.2
39Switzerland43.2
40Poland43.0
41Slovakia42.8
42Lithuania42.6
43Cuba42.5
44France42.5
45Belgium42.1
46Sint Maarten42.0
47Montserrat41.8
48Ukraine41.8
49Belarus41.8
50Aruba41.7
51The Netherlands41.5
52Malta41.5
53North Macedonia41.4
54Denmark41.3
55Thailand41.0
56Canada40.8
57Russia40.7
58China40.6
59Sweden40.4
60Montenegro40.4
61Macao40.3
62United Kingdom40.2
63Norway40.1
64Luxembourg39.7
65Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba 39.7
66Barbados39.7
67Turks and Caicos Islands39.6
68Ireland39.2
69British Virgin Islands39.1
70Anguilla39.1
71Moldova39.1
72Cyprus39.1
73Saint Barthelemy39.1
74Cayman Islands39.1
75Curacao39.0
76Palau38.9
77Gibraltar38.8
78Northern Mariana Islands38.8
79United States38.7
80Wallis and Futuna38.6
81Australia38.5
82Reunion38.4
83Mauritius38.3
84Trinidad and Tobago38.2
85Cook Islands38.1
86New Zealand38.0
87Albania37.8
88Georgia37.6
89Chile37.4
90Armenia37.2
91Faroe Islands37.1
92North Korea36.8
93Singapore36.8
94Uruguay36.7
95Antigua and Barbuda36.7
96French Polynesia36.7
97Dominica36.6
98Iceland36.6
99Saint Kitts and Nevis36.5
100Costa Rica35.7
101Bahamas35.7
102Greenland35.5
103Brazil35.3
104Saint Lucia35.1
105Niue35.1
106Grenada34.9
107New Caledonia34.8
108Kuwait34.8
109Saint Vincent and the Grenadines34.7
110Seychelles34.6
111Iran34.5
112Azerbaijan34.1
113Turkey33.9
114Vietnam33.9
115Sri Lanka33.6
116Bahrain33.4
117Maldives33.4
118Qatar33.4
119Tunisia33.4
120Argentina33.3
121Jamaica33.3
122Brunei33.2
123Colombia33.0
124Western Sahara32.8
125Guam31.6
126United Arab Emirates31.6
127Malaysia31.4
128Bhutan31.0
129Indonesia30.7
130Panama30.6
131Peru30.6
132Myanmar30.4
133Morocco30.1
134Mexico30.0
135Oman29.8
136Kazakhstan29.7
137Ecuador29.7
138Saudi Arabia29.7
139Venezuela29.5
140Cabo Verde29.5
141Israel29.3
142India29.2
143American Samoa29.1
144Lebanon29.0
145South Africa28.9
146Suriname28.9
147Algeria28.8
148Dominican Republic28.7
149El Salvador28.4
150Fiji28.3
151Libya28.0
152Tokelau27.6
153Belize27.3
154Paraguay27.3
155Turkmenistan27.3
156Uzbekistan27.0
157Mongolia27.0
158Philippines26.6
159Guyana26.5
160Cambodia26.4
161Nicaragua26.3
162Bangladesh26.3
163Nepal25.7
164Bolivia25.5
165Kyrgyzstan25.5
166Laos25.3
167Djibouti25.2
168French Guiana24.9
169Jordan24.9
170Egypt24.7
171Honduras24.6
172Haiti24.3
173Tuvalu24.1
174Guatemala23.8
175Syria23.8
176Botswana23.7
177Micronesia23.5
178Kiribati23.0
179Papua New Guinea23.0
180Eswatini22.7
181Tajikistan22.4
182Timor Leste22.1
183Lesotho22.1
184Ghana21.6
185Gabon21.6
186Namibia21.5
187Iraq21.1
188Tonga21.0
189Solomon Islands20.9
190Equatorial Guinea20.9
191Pakistan20.8
192Comoros20.7
193Marshall Islands20.5
194Vanuatu20.3
195Kenya20.3
196Palestinian Territory20.3
197Rwanda20.2
198Nauru20.2
199Sierra Leone19.9
200Senegal19.8
201Samoa19.8
202Sao Tome and Principe19.7
203Guinea-Bissau19.6
204Eritrea19.5
205Madagascar19.4
206Ethiopia19.3
207South Sudan19.0
208Liberia19.0
209Gambia18.8
210Sudan18.8
211Republic of the Congo18.7
212Ivory Coast18.5
213Guinea18.5
214Yemen18.5
215Togo18.4
216Malawi18.4
217Nigeria18.3
218Zimbabwe18.3
219Cameroon18.2
220Benin18.2
221Zambia18.2
222Burkina Faso18.0
223Tanzania17.6
224Mauritania17.5
225Afghanistan17.4
226Mayotte17.3
227Uganda17.1
228Angola16.7
229Burundi16.6
230Mozambique16.6
231Mali15.9
232Democratic Republic of the Congo15.9
233Chad15.7
234Niger15.7
235Somalia15.6
236Central African Republic14.6

Countries without a reported value are left out rather than estimated. Download the full dataset (CSV) or read the methodology.

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