{"id":1474210,"date":"2024-06-29T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1474210"},"modified":"2024-06-29T00:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T04:30:00","slug":"these-are-the-worlds-oldest-and-youngest-countries-by-median-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/these-are-the-worlds-oldest-and-youngest-countries-by-median-age\/1474210\/","title":{"rendered":"These Are The World&#8217;s Oldest And Youngest Countries, By Median Age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">These Are The World&#8217;s Oldest And Youngest Countries, By Median Age<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>median age<\/strong>\u00a0is a single indicator of the age distribution of a population &#8211; where half the population is older and half is younger than the listed age.<\/p>\n<p>It can help government and private companies <strong>plan for age-specific demand for goods and services<\/strong> from the resident population.<\/p>\n<p>In the chart below, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\/the-worlds-oldest-and-youngest-countries-median-age\/\">Visual Capitalist&#8217;s Pallavi Rao visualizes<\/a> the world\u2019s oldest and youngest countries by median age, based on 2024 estimates from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/the-world-factbook\/field\/median-age\/country-comparison\/\">CIA World Factbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/VORO_OldestYoungest_SIte.jpg?itok=Uz37dxfK\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Ranked: Countries by Median Age in 2024<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Monaco<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Japan<\/strong> &#8211; two countries with high\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\/life-expectancy-by-region-1950-2050f\/\">life expectancies<\/a>\u00a0and low birth rates -`have some of the highest median ages (50+) in the world.<\/p>\n<p>A high median age is indicative of an aging population. Without policy support, this can lead to economic ramifications.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the median ages of 200+ countries and territories in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Rank<br \/>\n\t\t\tCountry\/Territory<br \/>\n\t\t\tMedian Age<br \/>\n\t\t1<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde8 Monaco<br \/>\n\t\t\t57<br \/>\n\t\t2<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf2 Saint Pierre &amp; Miquelon<br \/>\n\t\t\t51<br \/>\n\t\t3<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 Japan<br \/>\n\t\t\t50<br \/>\n\t\t4<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udde9 Andorra<br \/>\n\t\t\t49<br \/>\n\t\t5<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Italy<br \/>\n\t\t\t48<br \/>\n\t\t6<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf1 Saint Barthelemy<br \/>\n\t\t\t47<br \/>\n\t\t7<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf0 Hong Kong<br \/>\n\t\t\t47<br \/>\n\t\t8<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Spain<br \/>\n\t\t\t47<br \/>\n\t\t9<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Germany<br \/>\n\t\t\t47<br \/>\n\t\t10<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 Greece<br \/>\n\t\t\t47<br \/>\n\t\t11<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 Portugal<br \/>\n\t\t\t46<br \/>\n\t\t12<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee Slovenia<br \/>\n\t\t\t46<br \/>\n\t\t13<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7 Puerto Rico<br \/>\n\t\t\t46<br \/>\n\t\t14<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf2 San Marino<br \/>\n\t\t\t46<br \/>\n\t\t15<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7 South Korea<br \/>\n\t\t\t46<br \/>\n\t\t16<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf4 Romania<br \/>\n\t\t\t46<br \/>\n\t\t17<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfb Latvia<br \/>\n\t\t\t46<br \/>\n\t\t18<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf9 Lithuania<br \/>\n\t\t\t45<br \/>\n\t\t19<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddec Bulgaria<br \/>\n\t\t\t45<br \/>\n\t\t20<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf7 Croatia<br \/>\n\t\t\t45<br \/>\n\t\t21<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udded Saint Helena<br \/>\n\t\t\t45<br \/>\n\t\t22<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddea Estonia<br \/>\n\t\t\t45<br \/>\n\t\t23<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddec Guernsey<br \/>\n\t\t\t45<br \/>\n\t\t24<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9 Austria<br \/>\n\t\t\t45<br \/>\n\t\t25<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 Ukraine<br \/>\n\t\t\t45<br \/>\n\t\t26<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf2 Isle of Man<br \/>\n\t\t\t45<br \/>\n\t\t27<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddfa Hungary<br \/>\n\t\t\t45<br \/>\n\t\t28<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde6 Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina<br \/>\n\t\t\t45<br \/>\n\t\t29<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddfc Taiwan<br \/>\n\t\t\t45<br \/>\n\t\t30<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddee Liechtenstein<br \/>\n\t\t\t44<br \/>\n\t\t31<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddff Czechia<br \/>\n\t\t\t44<br \/>\n\t\t32<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded Switzerland<br \/>\n\t\t\t44<br \/>\n\t\t33<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf8 Serbia<br \/>\n\t\t\t44<br \/>\n\t\t34<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf2 Bermuda<br \/>\n\t\t\t44<br \/>\n\t\t35<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf9 Malta<br \/>\n\t\t\t44<br \/>\n\t\t36<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddee Finland<br \/>\n\t\t\t43<br \/>\n\t\t37<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddee Virgin Islands<br \/>\n\t\t\t43<br \/>\n\t\t38<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf1 Poland<br \/>\n\t\t\t43<br \/>\n\t\t39<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf0 Slovakia<br \/>\n\t\t\t43<br \/>\n\t\t40<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Canada<br \/>\n\t\t\t43<br \/>\n\t\t41<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 France<br \/>\n\t\t\t43<br \/>\n\t\t42<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfa Cuba<br \/>\n\t\t\t43<br \/>\n\t\t43<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf4 Macau<br \/>\n\t\t\t43<br \/>\n\t\t44<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 Netherlands<br \/>\n\t\t\t42<br \/>\n\t\t45<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 Denmark<br \/>\n\t\t\t42<br \/>\n\t\t46<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddfe Belarus<br \/>\n\t\t\t42<br \/>\n\t\t47<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea Belgium<br \/>\n\t\t\t42<br \/>\n\t\t48<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa Russia<br \/>\n\t\t\t42<br \/>\n\t\t49<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\udded Thailand<br \/>\n\t\t\t42<br \/>\n\t\t50<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde7 Barbados<br \/>\n\t\t\t41<br \/>\n\t\t51<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddfe Cayman Islands<br \/>\n\t\t\t41<br \/>\n\t\t52<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddea Sweden<br \/>\n\t\t\t41<br \/>\n\t\t53<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf0 Cook Islands<br \/>\n\t\t\t41<br \/>\n\t\t54<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddea Montenegro<br \/>\n\t\t\t41<br \/>\n\t\t55<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfd Sint Maarten<br \/>\n\t\t\t41<br \/>\n\t\t56<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfc Aruba<br \/>\n\t\t\t41<br \/>\n\t\t57<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4 Norway<br \/>\n\t\t\t41<br \/>\n\t\t58<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 UK<br \/>\n\t\t\t41<br \/>\n\t\t59<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf0 North Macedonia<br \/>\n\t\t\t41<br \/>\n\t\t60<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea Ireland<br \/>\n\t\t\t40<br \/>\n\t\t61<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 China<br \/>\n\t\t\t40<br \/>\n\t\t62<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde8 Cocos (Keeling) Islands<br \/>\n\t\t\t40<br \/>\n\t\t63<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde9 Moldova<br \/>\n\t\t\t40<br \/>\n\t\t64<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfa Luxembourg<br \/>\n\t\t\t40<br \/>\n\t\t65<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\udde8 Saint Lucia<br \/>\n\t\t\t40<br \/>\n\t\t66<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfa Mauritius<br \/>\n\t\t\t40<br \/>\n\t\t67<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfe Cyprus<br \/>\n\t\t\t40<br \/>\n\t\t68<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec Singapore<br \/>\n\t\t\t39<br \/>\n\t\t69<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 U.S.<br \/>\n\t\t\t39<br \/>\n\t\t70<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf2 Armenia<br \/>\n\t\t\t39<br \/>\n\t\t71<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde8 Seychelles<br \/>\n\t\t\t39<br \/>\n\t\t72<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf3 Saint Kitts &amp; Nevis<br \/>\n\t\t\t39<br \/>\n\t\t73<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf9 Trinidad &amp; Tobago<br \/>\n\t\t\t39<br \/>\n\t\t74<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddec British Virgin Islands<br \/>\n\t\t\t39<br \/>\n\t\t75<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddea Georgia<br \/>\n\t\t\t38<br \/>\n\t\t76<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddea Jersey<br \/>\n\t\t\t38<br \/>\n\t\t77<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Australia<br \/>\n\t\t\t38<br \/>\n\t\t78<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfd Christmas Island<br \/>\n\t\t\t38<br \/>\n\t\t79<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf8 Iceland<br \/>\n\t\t\t38<br \/>\n\t\t80<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddff New Zealand<br \/>\n\t\t\t38<br \/>\n\t\t81<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfc Curacao<br \/>\n\t\t\t38<br \/>\n\t\t82<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\udde8 Saint Vincent &amp; the Grenadines<br \/>\n\t\t\t38<br \/>\n\t\t83<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddee Anguilla<br \/>\n\t\t\t37<br \/>\n\t\t84<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf2 Dominica<br \/>\n\t\t\t37<br \/>\n\t\t85<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf1 Chile<br \/>\n\t\t\t37<br \/>\n\t\t86<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf4 Faroe Islands<br \/>\n\t\t\t37<br \/>\n\t\t87<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf8 Montserrat<br \/>\n\t\t\t37<br \/>\n\t\t88<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddee Gibraltar<br \/>\n\t\t\t37<br \/>\n\t\t89<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddfe Uruguay<br \/>\n\t\t\t37<br \/>\n\t\t90<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\udde7 Lebanon<br \/>\n\t\t\t36<br \/>\n\t\t91<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf1 Albania<br \/>\n\t\t\t36<br \/>\n\t\t92<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddfc\ud83c\uddeb Wallis and Futuna<br \/>\n\t\t\t36<br \/>\n\t\t93<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\udde8 Turks and Caicos Islands<br \/>\n\t\t\t36<br \/>\n\t\t94<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf5 North Korea<br \/>\n\t\t\t36<br \/>\n\t\t95<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddea United Arab Emirates<br \/>\n\t\t\t36<br \/>\n\t\t96<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf7 Costa Rica<br \/>\n\t\t\t36<br \/>\n\t\t97<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde9 Grenada<br \/>\n\t\t\t35<br \/>\n\t\t98<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddeb French Polynesia<br \/>\n\t\t\t35<br \/>\n\t\t99<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddfc Palau<br \/>\n\t\t\t35<br \/>\n\t\t100<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf1 Greenland<br \/>\n\t\t\t35<br \/>\n\t\t101<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 Brazil<br \/>\n\t\t\t35<br \/>\n\t\t102<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf3 Tunisia<br \/>\n\t\t\t34<br \/>\n\t\t103<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\udde8 New Caledonia<br \/>\n\t\t\t34<br \/>\n\t\t104<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddff Azerbaijan<br \/>\n\t\t\t34<br \/>\n\t\t105<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf6\ud83c\udde6 Qatar<br \/>\n\t\t\t34<br \/>\n\t\t106<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddeb Saint Martin<br \/>\n\t\t\t34<br \/>\n\t\t107<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf0 Sri Lanka<br \/>\n\t\t\t34<br \/>\n\t\t108<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 T\u00fcrkiye<br \/>\n\t\t\t34<br \/>\n\t\t109<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddec Antigua and Barbuda<br \/>\n\t\t\t34<br \/>\n\t\t110<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf7 Iran<br \/>\n\t\t\t34<br \/>\n\t\t111<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udded Bahrain<br \/>\n\t\t\t33<br \/>\n\t\t112<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 Argentina<br \/>\n\t\t\t33<br \/>\n\t\t113<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddf3 Vietnam<br \/>\n\t\t\t33<br \/>\n\t\t114<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 Colombia<br \/>\n\t\t\t33<br \/>\n\t\t115<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 Saudi Arabia<br \/>\n\t\t\t32<br \/>\n\t\t116<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf5 Northern Mariana Islands<br \/>\n\t\t\t32<br \/>\n\t\t117<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf3 Brunei<br \/>\n\t\t\t32<br \/>\n\t\t118<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf7 Suriname<br \/>\n\t\t\t32<br \/>\n\t\t119<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddfd\ud83c\uddf0 Kosovo<br \/>\n\t\t\t32<br \/>\n\t\t120<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfb Maldives<br \/>\n\t\t\t32<br \/>\n\t\t121<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddff Kazakhstan<br \/>\n\t\t\t32<br \/>\n\t\t122<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfe Malaysia<br \/>\n\t\t\t32<br \/>\n\t\t123<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddfe Paraguay<br \/>\n\t\t\t32<br \/>\n\t\t124<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddef Fiji<br \/>\n\t\t\t32<br \/>\n\t\t125<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\udde9 Indonesia<br \/>\n\t\t\t32<br \/>\n\t\t126<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf3 Mongolia<br \/>\n\t\t\t32<br \/>\n\t\t127<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\udde6 Panama<br \/>\n\t\t\t32<br \/>\n\t\t128<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf2 Turkmenistan<br \/>\n\t\t\t31<br \/>\n\t\t129<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddea Venezuela<br \/>\n\t\t\t31<br \/>\n\t\t130<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf2 Jamaica<br \/>\n\t\t\t31<br \/>\n\t\t131<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf2 Burma<br \/>\n\t\t\t31<br 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Uganda<br \/>\n\t\t\t16<br \/>\n\t\t229<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddea Niger<br \/>\n\t\t\t15<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: Figures rounded.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the presence of six European nations on the oldest countries list is a quick insight into the continent\u2019s changing demographic. The UN estimates that one in four Europeans are currently aged 60 and over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conversely, many countries in\u00a0Africa\u00a0have low life expectancies and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\/charted-declining-birth-rates-in-the-most-populous-countries-1950-today\/\">high birth rates<\/a>.<\/strong> This results in the opposite phenomenon: lower median ages.<\/p>\n<p>A low median age also has its own concerns. A higher proportion of children and adolescents can strain the education infrastructure. Without enough job growth, underemployment and unemployment can rise.<\/p>\n<p>However, if managed well, low median ages can lead to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/d\/demographic-dividend.asp\">demographic dividend<\/a>, where the workforce temporarily grows faster than the dependent population, increasing per capita income.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><a title=\"View user profile.\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/users\/tyler-durden\" class=\"username\">Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\">Fri, 06\/28\/2024 &#8211; 20:30<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/medical\/these-are-worlds-oldest-and-youngest-countries-median-age\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/medical\/these-are-worlds-oldest-and-youngest-countries-median-age<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These Are The World&#8217;s Oldest And Youngest Countries, By Median Age The\u00a0median age\u00a0is a single indicator of the age distribution of a population &#8211; where&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1474211,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1474210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","wpcat-1-id"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbimBl-6bvA","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/VORO_OldestYoungest_SIte-9patgO.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1474210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1474210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1474210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1474211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1474210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1474210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1474210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}