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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125 |
Burma |
27.20 |
2012 est.
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129 |
India |
26.50 |
2012 est.
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143 |
Libya |
24.80 |
2012 est.
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|
145 |
Nauru |
24.60 |
2012 est.
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146 |
Egypt |
24.60 |
2012 est.
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164 |
Samoa |
22.50 |
2012 est.
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|
166 |
Syria |
22.30 |
2012 est.
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168 |
Nepal |
22.10 |
2012 est.
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173 |
Ghana |
21.70 |
2012 est.
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175 |
Tonga |
21.60 |
2012 est.
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176 |
Haiti |
21.60 |
2012 est.
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197 |
Kenya |
18.80 |
2012 est.
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200 |
Sudan |
18.70 |
2012 est.
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201 |
Gabon |
18.60 |
2012 est.
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204 |
Yemen |
18.30 |
2012 est.
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212 |
Benin |
17.60 |
2012 est.
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224 |
Niger |
15.20 |
2012 est.
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