List of sovereign states and dependent territories in South America by median age of population
World map showing South America
A satellite composite image of South America
This article is a list of countries by median age,[1] 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.
| Rank | Country / Territory | Total | Male | Female |
| 1 |  Uruguay | 33.6 | 32.0 | 35.2 |
| 2 |  Chile | 32.1 | 31.1 | 33.1 |
| 3 |  Argentina | 30.5 | 29.5 | 31.6 |
| 4 |  French Guiana | 29.3 | 30.4 | 28.2 |
| 5 |  Brazil | 29.3 | 28.5 | 30.1 |
| 6 |  Suriname | 28.7 | 28.3 | 29.1 |
| 7 |  Colombia | 28.0 | 27.0 | 28.9 |
| 8 |  Peru | 26.2 | 25.5 | 26.8 |
| 9 |  Venezuela | 26.1 | 25.4 | 26.8 |
| 10 |  Ecuador | 25.7 | 25.0 | 26.3 |
| 11 |  Paraguay | 25.4 | 25.1 | 25.6 |
| 12 |  Guyana | 23.9 | 23.2 | 24.6 |
| 13 |  Bolivia | 22.5 | 21.8 | 23.2 |
| Total | 27.8 | 27.1 | 28.4 |
See also
References
- ↑ "List of countries in South America by total median age". en.worldstat.info. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
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