Latin America and Caribbean Compared by People > Median age > Male
DEFINITION:
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.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Bermuda | 40.9 years | 2013 | ||
=2 | Cuba | 38.6 years | 2013 | ||
=2 | Cayman Islands | 38.6 years | 2013 | ||
4 | Aruba | 36.8 years | 2013 | ||
5 | Barbados | 36.2 years | 2013 | ||
6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 33.4 years | 2013 | ||
7 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 33.1 years | 2013 | ||
8 | Uruguay | 32.4 years | 2013 | ||
9 | Chile | 31.8 years | 2013 | ||
10 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 31.4 years | 2013 | ||
11 | Dominica | 31.2 years | 2013 | ||
12 | Saint Lucia | 31.1 years | 2013 | ||
13 | Argentina | 29.9 years | 2013 | ||
14 | The Bahamas | 29.7 years | 2013 | ||
15 | Brazil | 29.5 years | 2013 | ||
16 | Grenada | 29.3 years | 2013 | ||
=17 | Antigua and Barbuda | 29.1 years | 2013 | ||
=17 | Costa Rica | 29.1 years | 2013 | ||
19 | Suriname | 27.8 years | 2013 | ||
=20 | Colombia | 27.6 years | 2013 | ||
=20 | Panama | 27.6 years | 2013 | ||
=22 | Mexico | 26.6 years | 2013 | ||
=22 | Dominican Republic | 26.6 years | 2013 | ||
24 | Paraguay | 26.1 years | 2013 | ||
25 | Peru | 26 years | 2013 | ||
26 | Venezuela | 25.9 years | 2013 | ||
27 | Ecuador | 25.7 years | 2013 | ||
28 | Jamaica | 24.1 years | 2013 | ||
=29 | Guyana | 23.7 years | 2013 | ||
=29 | El Salvador | 23.7 years | 2013 | ||
31 | Nicaragua | 22.8 years | 2013 | ||
32 | Bolivia | 22.3 years | 2013 | ||
33 | Haiti | 21.6 years | 2013 | ||
34 | Belize | 21.4 years | 2013 | ||
35 | Honduras | 21.3 years | 2013 | ||
36 | Guatemala | 20 years | 2013 |