Map: The World’s Oldest and Youngest Countries, by Median Age

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Mapped: The World’s Oldest and Youngest Countries

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We visualize the world’s oldest and youngest countries by median age, based on 2024 estimates from the CIA World Factbook.

ℹ️ The median age is a single indicator of the age distribution of a population—where half the population is older and half is younger than the listed age.

It can help government and private companies plan for age-specific demand for goods and services from the resident population.

Ranked: Countries by Median Age in 2024

Monaco and Japan—two countries with high life expectancies and low birth rates—have some of the highest median ages (50+) in the world.

A high median age is indicative of an aging population. Without policy support, this can lead to economic ramifications.

Here are the median ages of 200+ countries and territories in the world.

RankCountry/TerritoryMedian Age 1🇲🇨 Monaco57 2🇵🇲 Saint Pierre & Miquelon51 3🇯🇵 Japan50 4🇦🇩 Andorra49 5🇮🇹 Italy48 6🇧🇱 Saint Barthelemy47 7🇭🇰 Hong Kong47 8🇪🇸 Spain47 9🇩🇪 Germany47 10🇬🇷 Greece47 11🇵🇹 Portugal46 12🇸🇮 Slovenia46 13🇵🇷 Puerto Rico46 14🇸🇲 San Marino46 15🇰🇷 South Korea46 16🇷🇴 Romania46 17🇱🇻 Latvia46 18🇱🇹 Lithuania45 19🇧🇬 Bulgaria45 20🇭🇷 Croatia45 21🇸🇭 Saint Helena45 22🇪🇪 Estonia45 23🇬🇬 Guernsey45 24🇦🇹 Austria45 25🇺🇦 Ukraine45 26🇮🇲 Isle of Man45 27🇭🇺 Hungary45 28🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina45 29🇹🇼 Taiwan45 30🇱🇮 Liechtenstein44 31🇨🇿 Czechia44 32🇨🇭 Switzerland44 33🇷🇸 Serbia44 34🇧🇲 Bermuda44 35🇲🇹 Malta44 36🇫🇮 Finland43 37🇻🇮 Virgin Islands43 38🇵🇱 Poland43 39🇸🇰 Slovakia43 40🇨🇦 Canada43 41🇫🇷 France43 42🇨🇺 Cuba43 43🇲🇴 Macau43 44🇳🇱 Netherlands42 45🇩🇰 Denmark42 46🇧🇾

Which Countries Have the Most and Least Women in the Workforce?

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June 6, 2024 Graphics/Design:

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Countries With the Most and Least Women in the Workforce

This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources.

This map shows the top and bottom 10 countries by the percentage of their women population (aged 15+) in the labor force. This is also called the female workforce participation rate.

Data for this graphic is sourced from the World Bank, which aggregates International Labour Organization estimates from 2023.

ℹ️ A country’s labor force includes people aged 15+ who are working or actively looking for work in exchange for pay, profit, or shared production. Unpaid workers, family caretakers, students, and military personnel (depending on the country) may be excluded from this count.
Ranked: Countries By Rate of Women in the Workforce

Madagascar, Burundi, and Mozambique have some of the highest women workforce participation rates in the world (near 80%).

Here’s a full ranking of countries by their female workforce participation rate.

RankCountryFemale Labor
Force Participation
Rate (2023) 1🇲🇬 Madagascar83% 2🇸🇧 Solomon Islands83% 3🇧🇮 Burundi79% 4🇲🇿 Mozambique78% 5🇹🇿 Tanzania77% 6🇪🇹 Ethiopia75% 7🇦🇴 Angola73% 8🇱🇷 Liberia72% 9🇰🇪 Kenya72% 10🇲🇩 Moldova72% 11🇪🇷 Eritrea71% 12🇸🇸 South Sudan70% 13🇮🇸 Iceland70% 14🇰🇵 North Korea70% 15🇰🇭 Cambodia70% 16🇻🇳 Viet Nam69% 17🇳🇿 New Zealand68% 18🇺🇬 Uganda68% 19🇦🇿 Azerbaijan67% 20🇨🇲 Cameroon67% 21🇨🇩 Congo67% 22🇵🇪 Peru66% 23🇧🇸 Bahamas65% 24🇬🇭 Ghana65% 25🇧🇹 Bhutan65% 26🇶🇦 Qatar64% 27🇲🇼 Malawi64% 28🇨🇫 Central African Republic63% 29🇸🇪 Sweden63% 30🇰🇿 Kazakhstan63% 31🇲🇴 Macao63% 32🇨🇩 DRC63% 33🇱🇨 St. Lucia63% 34🇳🇪 Niger62% 35🇳🇴 Norway62% 36🇳🇱 Netherlands62% 37🇸🇬 Singapore62% 38🇦🇺 Australia62% 39🇯🇲 Jamaica61% 40🇨🇭 Switzerland61% 41🇨🇦 Canada61% 42🇪🇪 Estonia61% 43🇹🇱 Timor-Leste61% 44🇭🇹 Haiti61% 45🇮🇱 Israel61%