Median Age
Median age of the population. Gapminder, 2019–2026.
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Avg (2026)
32.3
+0.30pp vs 2025
Improving
12
of 236 tracked
Declining
2
period over period
Stable
222
±0.5pp band
Median age
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2019–2026.
AmericasAsiaAfricaEurope
Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇫 St. Martin (French part) | 43.9 | +1.4pp |
| 🇨🇰 Cook Is | 38.1 | +1.0pp |
| 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | 38.8 | +0.80pp |
| 🇲🇴 Macao, China | 40.3 | +0.70pp |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | 33.4 | +0.70pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇻🇦 Holy See | 56.2 | -1.2pp |
| 🇳🇺 Niue | 35.1 | -0.60pp |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | 53.1 | -0.50pp |
| 🇬🇫 French Guiana | 24.9 | -0.10pp |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | 33.4 | -0.10pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Americas +0.40pp
Europe +0.30pp
Asia +0.30pp
Africa +0.20pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 56 | 42.4 | +0.30pp |
| Americas | 53 | 35.7 | +0.40pp |
| Asia | 69 | 30.2 | +0.30pp |
| Africa | 58 | 21.8 | +0.20pp |
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