Average age, aged 15-24 by country
Countries reporting
109
Highest
19.93
China
Lowest
18.66
Niger
Median
19.43
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,558
What the numbers show
Average age, aged 15-24 is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 19.93 in China; the lowest is 18.66 in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.43, and the mean is 19.38.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Turkey (up 12.3%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 4.2%).
Average age, aged 15-24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 19.93 | 2013 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 2 | Ukraine | 19.92 | 2014 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 3 | Lithuania | 19.9 | 2016 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 4 | Cyprus | 19.89 | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 5 | Malta | 19.89 | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Hungary | 19.86 | 2016 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.8 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 19.77 | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Chile | 19.76 | 2017 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.76 | 2011 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 11 | Germany | 19.73 | 2011 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 12 | Estonia | 19.71 | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 19.71 | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 14 | Slovenia | 19.7 | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Thailand | 19.68 | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 16 | Serbia | 19.68 | 2018 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 17 | Czechia | 19.67 | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 18 | Finland | 19.67 | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 19 | South Korea | 19.66 | 2017 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 20 | Slovakia | 19.65 | 2016 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 21 | Latvia | 19.65 | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 19.64 | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 23 | Armenia | 19.64 | 2020 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | El Salvador | 19.62 | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 25 | Brazil | 19.61 | 2021 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 26 | Croatia | 19.6 | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 19.6 | 2016 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 28 | Iceland | 19.59 | 2015 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 29 | Belgium | 19.58 | 2003 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 30 | Albania | 19.57 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 31 | Colombia | 19.56 | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 32 | Denmark | 19.56 | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 33 | Sweden | 19.55 | 2016 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 19.55 | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 35 | Portugal | 19.54 | 2016 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 36 | Austria | 19.54 | 2003 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 37 | Spain | 19.53 | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 38 | Tunisia | 19.5 | 2015 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 39 | Netherlands | 19.49 | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 19.47 | 2014 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 41 | Mauritius | 19.46 | 2017 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 42 | Tajikistan | 19.46 | 2013 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 43 | South Africa | 19.46 | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 44 | Jordan | 19.45 | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 45 | Namibia | 19.45 | 2015 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 46 | Italy | 19.45 | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 47 | Indonesia | 19.44 | 2019 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 48 | Kosovo | 19.44 | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 48 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 19.44 | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 50 | Greece | 19.44 | 2016 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 51 | Turkey | 19.44 | 2019 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 52 | United States | 19.44 | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 53 | Norway | 19.44 | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 54 | Morocco | 19.43 | 2013 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 55 | Montenegro | 19.43 | 2013 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 56 | Argentina | 19.41 | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 57 | Georgia | 19.4 | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 58 | Panama | 19.4 | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 59 | Uruguay | 19.4 | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 60 | Paraguay | 19.38 | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 61 | Mongolia | 19.36 | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 62 | France | 19.35 | 2016 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 63 | India | 19.34 | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 64 | Venezuela | 19.34 | 2006 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 65 | Bolivia | 19.33 | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 19.33 | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 67 | Mexico | 19.33 | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 68 | Cambodia | 19.32 | 2012 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 69 | Nepal | 19.3 | 2014 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 70 | Guatemala | 19.29 | 2019 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 71 | Honduras | 19.29 | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 72 | Egypt | 19.29 | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 73 | Ecuador | 19.28 | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 74 | Puerto Rico | 19.27 | 2005 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 19.27 | 2013 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 76 | Palestine | 19.25 | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 19.22 | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 78 | Bangladesh | 19.21 | 2016 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 79 | Poland | 19.21 | 2019 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 80 | Mali | 19.2 | 2018 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 81 | Jamaica | 19.19 | 2002 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 82 | Laos | 19.19 | 2018 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 83 | Philippines | 19.19 | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 84 | Russia | 19.16 | 2019 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 85 | Pakistan | 19.16 | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 86 | Peru | 19.12 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 87 | Uganda | 19.1 | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 88 | Zambia | 19.09 | 2015 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 89 | Ghana | 19.09 | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 90 | Guinea | 19.07 | 2018 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 91 | Gambia | 19.07 | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 92 | Madagascar | 19.07 | 2012 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 93 | Romania | 19.05 | 2018 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 94 | Togo | 19.04 | 2018 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 95 | Belarus | 19.02 | 2020 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 96 | Ireland | 19.02 | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 97 | Senegal | 19.01 | 2018 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 98 | Rwanda | 19.01 | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 99 | Djibouti | 19 | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 100 | Mozambique | 19 | 2014 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 101 | Tanzania | 18.99 | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 102 | Kenya | 18.98 | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 103 | Malawi | 18.95 | 2019 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 104 | Belize | 18.9 | 1999 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 105 | Moldova | 18.87 | 2021 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 106 | Nigeria | 18.83 | 2018 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 107 | Ethiopia | 18.81 | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 108 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.74 | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 109 | Niger | 18.66 | 2018 | down 1.0% | flat |