Median age: total: 21.9 years
male: 21.9 years
female: 22 years (2012 est.)
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.