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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|
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121 |
Burma |
26.50 |
2010 est.
|
|
128 |
India |
25.90 |
2010 est.
|
|
142 |
Libya |
24.20 |
2010 est.
|
|
143 |
Egypt |
24.00 |
2010 est.
|
|
148 |
Nauru |
23.80 |
2010 est.
|
|
153 |
Tonga |
22.70 |
2010 est.
|
|
165 |
Samoa |
21.80 |
2010 est.
|
|
168 |
Syria |
21.50 |
2010 est.
|
|
171 |
Nepal |
21.20 |
2010 est.
|
|
173 |
Ghana |
21.10 |
2010 est.
|
|
174 |
Haiti |
21.10 |
2010 est.
|
|
194 |
Kenya |
18.80 |
2010 est.
|
|
195 |
Gabon |
18.60 |
2010 est.
|
|
200 |
Sudan |
18.40 |
2010 est.
|
|
207 |
Yemen |
17.90 |
2010 est.
|
|
213 |
Benin |
17.30 |
2010 est.
|
|
224 |
Niger |
15.20 |
2010 est.
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