Average age, urban by country
Countries reporting
99
Highest
45.16
South Korea
Lowest
19.6
Mali
Median
34.61
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,372
What the numbers show
Average age, urban is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 45.16 in South Korea; the lowest is 19.6 in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 34.61, and the mean is 34.2.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Turkey (up 25.3%), and the largest decrease in Palestine (down 28.5%).
Average age, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 45.16 | 2017 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 2 | Italy | 44.48 | 2016 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 3 | Czechia | 44.12 | 2016 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 43.85 | 2011 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 5 | Hungary | 43.06 | 2016 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 6 | Portugal | 43.05 | 2016 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 7 | Croatia | 42.82 | 2016 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 42.81 | 2016 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 9 | Latvia | 42.79 | 2016 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 42.36 | 2016 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 42.35 | 2016 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 42.34 | 2016 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 13 | Serbia | 41.98 | 2018 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 14 | Malta | 41.69 | 2016 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 15 | Norway | 41.63 | 2016 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 16 | Estonia | 41.41 | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Romania | 41.38 | 2018 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 18 | France | 41.31 | 2016 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 41.15 | 2016 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 20 | Belarus | 41.05 | 2020 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 40.59 | 2016 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 22 | Sweden | 40.5 | 2016 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 23 | Armenia | 40.3 | 2020 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 24 | Denmark | 40.26 | 2016 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 40.01 | 2020 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 39.74 | 2019 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 27 | Russia | 39.73 | 2019 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 28 | Georgia | 39.63 | 2020 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 29 | Austria | 39.63 | 2003 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 30 | Belgium | 39.59 | 2003 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 39.27 | 2016 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 32 | Indonesia | 39.23 | 2019 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 33 | Thailand | 38.91 | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 34 | United States | 38.8 | 2018 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 35 | Cyprus | 38.61 | 2016 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 36 | Montenegro | 38.53 | 2013 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 37 | China | 38.35 | 2013 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 38 | Ukraine | 38.31 | 2014 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 38.05 | 2016 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 40 | Moldova | 37.96 | 2021 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 41 | Netherlands | 37.96 | 2004 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 37.48 | 2021 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 43 | Uruguay | 37.29 | 2021 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 44 | Iceland | 37.27 | 2015 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 45 | Chile | 36.87 | 2017 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 36.37 | 2019 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 47 | Ireland | 35.29 | 2016 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 48 | Panama | 34.98 | 2021 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 49 | Brazil | 34.97 | 2021 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 50 | Kosovo | 34.61 | 2017 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 50 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 34.61 | 2017 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 52 | Argentina | 34.47 | 2021 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 53 | Tunisia | 34.05 | 2015 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 54 | Peru | 33.8 | 2021 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 55 | El Salvador | 33.67 | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 33.63 | 2017 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 57 | Mexico | 33.34 | 2020 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 58 | Colombia | 33.2 | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 59 | India | 31.97 | 2019 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 60 | Ecuador | 31.53 | 2021 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 31.21 | 2019 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 62 | Morocco | 31.09 | 2013 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 63 | South Africa | 31.08 | 2020 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 30.95 | 2020 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 65 | Laos | 30.87 | 2018 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 66 | Turkey | 30.79 | 2013 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 67 | Honduras | 30.29 | 2019 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 68 | Paraguay | 30.14 | 2021 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 69 | Venezuela | 30 | 2002 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 70 | Mongolia | 29.8 | 2021 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 29.79 | 2013 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 72 | Cambodia | 29.77 | 2012 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 73 | Bolivia | 29.39 | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 74 | Jamaica | 28.8 | 2002 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 75 | Philippines | 28.76 | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 76 | Senegal | 28.67 | 2018 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 28.64 | 2014 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 78 | Nepal | 28.16 | 2014 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 27.36 | 2016 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 80 | Egypt | 27.2 | 2019 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 26.43 | 2013 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 82 | Jordan | 26.04 | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 83 | Ghana | 25.97 | 2016 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 84 | Belize | 25.87 | 1999 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 85 | Mozambique | 25.26 | 2014 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 86 | Namibia | 25.19 | 2015 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 87 | Nigeria | 25.17 | 2018 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 88 | Pakistan | 24.7 | 2020 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 89 | Rwanda | 24.7 | 2021 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 90 | Zambia | 24.5 | 2015 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 91 | Djibouti | 24.35 | 2017 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 92 | Ethiopia | 24.01 | 2021 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 93 | Madagascar | 24 | 2012 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 94 | Palestine | 23.97 | 2017 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 95 | Tanzania | 23.74 | 2020 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 96 | Gambia | 22.66 | 2020 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 97 | Malawi | 22.03 | 2019 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 98 | Uganda | 20.86 | 2016 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 99 | Mali | 19.6 | 2018 | down 7.7% | falling |