Mapped: The median age of the population on every continent

Feb 20, 2019

Runners fill the street in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building at the start of the Tokyo Marathon 2016 in Tokyo, Japan, February 28, 2016. Some 30,000 runners participated in the tenth edition of the Tokyo Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors. REUTERS/Kiyoshi Ota/Pool TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - GF10000326564

Europe has the highest average median age by nearly 10 years. Image: REUTERS/Kiyoshi Ota

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