This entry is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age. |
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Rank |
country |
(years)
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Date of Information |
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109 |
Burma |
28.20 |
2009 est.
|
|
130 |
India |
25.30 |
2009 est.
|
|
136 |
Egypt |
24.80 |
2009 est.
|
|
144 |
Libya |
23.90 |
2009 est.
|
|
151 |
Tonga |
22.30 |
2009 est.
|
|
160 |
Syria |
21.70 |
2009 est.
|
|
162 |
Nauru |
21.60 |
2009 est.
|
|
169 |
Samoa |
20.80 |
2009 est.
|
|
170 |
Nepal |
20.80 |
2009 est.
|
|
172 |
Ghana |
20.70 |
2009 est.
|
|
177 |
Haiti |
20.20 |
2009 est.
|
|
185 |
Sudan |
19.10 |
2009 est.
|
|
192 |
Kenya |
18.70 |
2009 est.
|
|
195 |
Gabon |
18.60 |
2009 est.
|
|
212 |
Benin |
17.20 |
2009 est.
|
|
217 |
Yemen |
16.80 |
2009 est.
|
|
225 |
Niger |
15.20 |
2009 est.
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