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Africa Is The World’s ‘Youngest’ Region, Asia The ‘Oldest’

Saturday, October 25, 2025 9:25

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The world’s population is aging, but not evenly. While some regions are growing older at an alarming pace, others remain remarkably young.

In this graphic, Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu maps the median age in every country, showing where populations are oldest and youngest around the globe.

Median age measures the midpoint of a population’s age distribution. In other words, it’s where half the people are younger and half are older. This is different from a mean average, which sums all ages and divides by the total number of people, making it more affected by very young or old individuals.

Data & Discussion

The data for this visualization comes from the World Factbook. Note that the median age of the world is around 30.9 years.

Country	Region	Median Age
Saint Helena	Africa	45
Mauritius	Africa	40
Seychelles	Africa	39
Tunisia	Africa	34
Morocco	Africa	31
South Africa	Africa	30
Algeria	Africa	29
Cabo Verde	Africa	29
Botswana	Africa	27
Djibouti	Africa	26
Libya	Africa	26
Eswatini	Africa	25
Egypt	Africa	24
Lesotho	Africa	24
Namibia	Africa	23
Comoros	Africa	23
Mauritania	Africa	22
Equatorial Guinea	Africa	22
Gabon	Africa	22
Ghana	Africa	21
Eritrea	Africa	21
Madagascar	Africa	21
Zimbabwe	Africa	21
Cote d’Ivoire	Africa	21
Kenya	Africa	21
Sao Tome & Principe	Africa	21
Rwanda	Africa	21
Togo	Africa	21
Republic of the Congo	Africa	21
Central African Republic	Africa	20
Ethiopia	Africa	20
Malawi	Africa	20
Gambia	Africa	20
Liberia	Africa	20
Guinea	Africa	19
Sierra Leone	Africa	19
Nigeria	Africa	19
Sudan	Africa	19
Senegal	Africa	19
Tanzania	Africa	19
Somalia	Africa	19
Cameroon	Africa	19
South Sudan	Africa	19
Burkina Faso	Africa	19
Zambia	Africa	18
Burundi	Africa	18
Guinea-Bissau	Africa	18
Mozambique	Africa	17
Benin	Africa	17
DRC	Africa	17
Chad	Africa	17
Mali	Africa	16
Angola	Africa	16
Uganda	Africa	16
Niger	Africa	15
Japan	Asia	50
Hong Kong	Asia	47
South Korea	Asia	46
Taiwan	Asia	45
Macau	Asia	43
Russia	Asia	42
Thailand	Asia	42
China	Asia	40
Singapore	Asia	39
Armenia	Asia	39
Georgia	Asia	38
North Korea	Asia	36
Azerbaijan	Asia	34
Sri Lanka	Asia	34
Vietnam	Asia	33
Brunei	Asia	32
Kazakhstan	Asia	32
Maldives	Asia	32
Malaysia	Asia	32
Indonesia	Asia	32
Mongolia	Asia	32
Turkmenistan	Asia	31
Burma	Asia	31
Bhutan	Asia	31
India	Asia	30
Bangladesh	Asia	30
Uzbekistan	Asia	29
Kyrgyzstan	Asia	28
Cambodia	Asia	28
Nepal	Asia	28
Philippines	Asia	26
Laos	Asia	25
Pakistan	Asia	23
Tajikistan	Asia	23
Papua New Guinea	Asia	22
Timor-Leste	Asia	21
Afghanistan	Asia	20
Saint Barthelemy	Central America & the Caribbean	47
Puerto Rico	Central America & the Caribbean	46
Virgin Islands	Central America & the Caribbean	43
Cuba	Central America & the Caribbean	43
Barbados	Central America & the Caribbean	41
Cayman Islands	Central America & the Caribbean	41
Sint Maarten	Central America & the Caribbean	41
Aruba	Central America & the Caribbean	41
Saint Lucia	Central America & the Caribbean	40
Saint Kitts & Nevis	Central America & the Caribbean	39
Trinidad & Tobago	Central America & the Caribbean	39
British Virgin Islands	Central America & the Caribbean	39
Curacao	Central America & the Caribbean	38
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines	Central America & the Caribbean	38
Anguilla	Central America & the Caribbean	37
Dominica	Central America & the Caribbean	37
Montserrat	Central America & the Caribbean	37
Turks & Caicos Islands	Central America & the Caribbean	36
Costa Rica	Central America & the Caribbean	36
Grenada	Central America & the Caribbean	35
Saint Martin	Central America & the Caribbean	34
Antigua & Barbuda	Central America & the Caribbean	34
Panama	Central America & the Caribbean	32
Jamaica	Central America & the Caribbean	31
The Bahamas	Central America & the Caribbean	31
El Salvador	Central America & the Caribbean	30
Dominican Republic	Central America & the Caribbean	29
Nicaragua	Central America & the Caribbean	29
Belize	Central America & the Caribbean	27
Honduras	Central America & the Caribbean	26
Haiti	Central America & the Caribbean	25
Guatemala	Central America & the Caribbean	25
Monaco	Europe	57
Andorra	Europe	49
Italy	Europe	48
Spain	Europe	47
Germany	Europe	47
Greece	Europe	47
Portugal	Europe	46
Slovenia	Europe	46
San Marino	Europe	46
Romania	Europe	46
Latvia	Europe	46
Lithuania	Europe	45
Bulgaria	Europe	45
Croatia	Europe	45
Estonia	Europe	45
Guernsey	Europe	45
Austria	Europe	45
Ukraine	Europe	45
Isle of Man	Europe	45
Hungary	Europe	45
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	45
Liechtenstein	Europe	44
Czechia	Europe	44
Switzerland	Europe	44
Serbia	Europe	44
Malta	Europe	44
Finland	Europe	43
Poland	Europe	43
Slovakia	Europe	43
France	Europe	43
Netherlands	Europe	42
Denmark	Europe	42
Belarus	Europe	42
Belgium	Europe	42
Sweden	Europe	41
Montenegro	Europe	41
Norway	Europe	41
UK	Europe	41
North Macedonia	Europe	41
Ireland	Europe	40
Moldova	Europe	40
Luxembourg	Europe	40
Cyprus	Europe	40
Jersey	Europe	38
Iceland	Europe	38
Faroe Islands	Europe	37
Gibraltar	Europe	37
Albania	Europe	36
Kosovo	Europe	32
Lebanon	Middle East	36
UAE	Middle East	36
Qatar	Middle East	34
Turkiye	Middle East	34
Iran	Middle East	34
Bahrain	Middle East	33
Saudi Arabia	Middle East	32
Kuwait	Middle East	30
Israel	Middle East	30
Oman	Middle East	27
Jordan	Middle East	25
Syria	Middle East	24
Iraq	Middle East	22
Yemen	Middle East	22
West Bank	Middle East	22
Gaza Strip	Middle East	20
Saint Pierre & Miquelon	North America	51
Bermuda	North America	44
Canada	North America	43
U.S.	North America	39
Greenland	North America	35
Mexico	North America	31
Cook Islands	Oceania	41
Cocos Islands	Oceania	40
Australia	Oceania	38
Christmas Island	Oceania	38
New Zealand	Oceania	38
Wallis and Futuna	Oceania	36
French Polynesia	Oceania	35
Palau	Oceania	35
New Caledonia	Oceania	34
Northern Mariana Islands	Oceania	32
Fiji	Oceania	32
Guam	Oceania	30
American Samoa	Oceania	30
Micronesia	Oceania	28
Tuvalu	Oceania	28
Nauru	Oceania	28
Samoa	Oceania	27
Kiribati	Oceania	27
Tonga	Oceania	26
Marshall Islands	Oceania	26
Solomon Islands	Oceania	25
Vanuatu	Oceania	25
Chile	South America	37
Uruguay	South America	37
Brazil	South America	35
Argentina	South America	33
Colombia	South America	33
Suriname	South America	32
Paraguay	South America	32
Venezuela	South America	31
Peru	South America	30
Guyana	South America	28
Ecuador	South America	28
Bolivia	South America	27

Africa Has the Youngest Populations

Africa stands out as the youngest region by far, with 21 countries reporting a median age below 20, led by Niger (15), Uganda (16), and Mali (16). Altogether, these 21 countries represent 790 million people.

This demographic structure reflects high fertility and improving child survival rates, but also signals future challenges in job creation and education. These youthful populations could shape global labor markets and migration flows in the decades ahead.

Europe and East Asia: Aging at Record Speeds

On the other hand, Europe and East Asia have some of the oldest populations on the planet. Europe’s oldest include Monaco (57), Italy (48), and Germany (47), while in Asia, Japan (50), Hong Kong (47), and South Korea (46) underscore the region’s demographic decline.

Shrinking workforces and rising dependency ratios pose serious challenges in the future, particularly when it comes to healthcare and pensions.

If you enjoyed today’s post, check out The World’s Fastest Shrinking Countries by Population on Voronoi, the new app from Visual Capitalist.

Tyler Durden Sat, 10/25/2025 – 07:35

Source: https://freedombunker.com/2025/10/25/africa-is-the-worlds-youngest-region-asia-the-oldest/

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