Average age, aged 15-24 by country
Countries reporting
106
Highest
19.93
China
Lowest
18.66
Niger
Median
19.42
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,543
What the numbers show
Average age, aged 15-24 is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 19.93 in China; the lowest is 18.66 in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.42, and the mean is 19.38.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 37 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 | Greece | 19.44 | 2016 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 49 | Turkey | 19.44 | 2019 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 50 | United States | 19.44 | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 51 | Norway | 19.44 | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 52 | Morocco | 19.43 | 2013 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 53 | Montenegro | 19.43 | 2013 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 54 | Argentina | 19.41 | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 55 | Georgia | 19.4 | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 56 | Panama | 19.4 | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 57 | Uruguay | 19.4 | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 58 | Paraguay | 19.38 | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 59 | Mongolia | 19.36 | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 60 | France | 19.35 | 2016 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 61 | India | 19.34 | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 62 | Venezuela | 19.34 | 2006 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Bolivia | 19.33 | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 19.33 | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 65 | Mexico | 19.33 | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 66 | Cambodia | 19.32 | 2012 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 67 | Nepal | 19.3 | 2014 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 68 | Guatemala | 19.29 | 2019 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 69 | Honduras | 19.29 | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 70 | Egypt | 19.29 | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 71 | Ecuador | 19.28 | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 72 | Puerto Rico | 19.27 | 2005 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 19.27 | 2013 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 74 | Palestine | 19.25 | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 19.22 | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 19.21 | 2016 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 77 | Poland | 19.21 | 2019 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 78 | Mali | 19.2 | 2018 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 79 | Jamaica | 19.19 | 2002 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 80 | Laos | 19.19 | 2018 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 81 | Philippines | 19.19 | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 82 | Russia | 19.16 | 2019 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 83 | Pakistan | 19.16 | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 84 | Peru | 19.12 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 85 | Uganda | 19.1 | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 86 | Zambia | 19.09 | 2015 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 87 | Ghana | 19.09 | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 88 | Guinea | 19.07 | 2018 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 89 | Gambia | 19.07 | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 90 | Madagascar | 19.07 | 2012 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 91 | Romania | 19.05 | 2018 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 92 | Togo | 19.04 | 2018 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 93 | Belarus | 19.02 | 2020 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 94 | Ireland | 19.02 | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 95 | Senegal | 19.01 | 2018 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 96 | Rwanda | 19.01 | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 97 | Mozambique | 19 | 2014 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 98 | Tanzania | 18.99 | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 99 | Kenya | 18.98 | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 100 | Malawi | 18.95 | 2019 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 101 | Belize | 18.9 | 1999 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 102 | Moldova | 18.87 | 2021 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 103 | Nigeria | 18.83 | 2018 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 104 | Ethiopia | 18.81 | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.74 | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 106 | Niger | 18.66 | 2018 | down 1.0% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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