Denmark vs Germany: Median age

Median age in 2023: 41.3 years in Denmark and 45.2 years in Germany, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Germany, by 3.9 years, or 1.09 times that in Denmark.

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What the numbers say

Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Denmark ranked 47 and Germany ranked 13 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Denmark at 47.5 years and Germany at 47.4 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Denmark	Germany	World
2023	41.3	45.2	30.4
2022	41.2	45	30.1
2021	41.2	44.9	29.8
2020	41.2	44.9	29.6
2019	41	44.9	29.3
2018	40.9	44.9	29
2017	40.7	44.9	28.8
2016	40.6	44.8	28.5
2015	40.5	44.8	28.3
2014	40.4	44.7	28.1
2013	40.2	44.5	27.8
2012	39.9	44.1	27.6
2011	39.7	43.6	27.4
2010	39.6	43.3	27.2
2009	39.4	42.9	27
2008	39.3	42.5	26.7
2007	39.1	42.1	26.5
2006	38.8	41.5	26.3
2005	38.5	41	26.1
2004	38.2	40.5	25.9
2003	38	40.1	25.7
2002	37.7	39.7	25.5
2001	37.5	39.4	25.3
2000	37.3	39	25.1
1999	37.1	38.7	24.9
1998	37	38.2	24.7
1997	36.8	37.8	24.4
1996	36.7	37.5	24.2
1995	36.7	37.3	24
1994	36.6	37.1	23.8
1993	36.5	36.8	23.5
1992	36.4	36.7	23.3
1991	36.3	36.7	23.1
1990	36.1	36.6	22.9
1989	36	36.6	22.8
1988	35.7	36.6	22.6
1987	35.5	36.3	22.4
1986	35.3	36	22.2
1985	35.1	35.9	22
1984	34.8	35.8	21.9
1983	34.5	35.7	21.8
1982	34.1	35.7	21.7
1981	33.7	35.7	21.6
1980	33.3	35.7	21.5
1979	33	35.6	21.3
1978	32.6	35.4	21.1
1977	32.3	35.2	21
1976	32	34.8	20.8
1975	31.8	34.4	20.7
1974	31.6	34	20.5
1973	31.5	33.8	20.4
1972	31.5	33.5	20.4
1971	31.5	33.4	20.3
1970	31.5	33.2	20.3
1969	31.5	33.1	20.3
1968	31.4	33.1	20.4
1967	31.5	33.2	20.5
1966	31.6	33.3	20.6
1965	31.8	33.5	20.8
1964	31.9	33.6	21
1963	32	33.6	21.2
1962	32.1	33.7	21.4
1961	32.1	33.7	21.4
1960	32.1	33.7	21.5
1959	32	33.8	21.5
1958	31.9	33.9	21.5
1957	31.8	33.7	21.6
1956	31.6	33.4	21.7
1955	31.5	33.2	21.8
1954	31.3	32.9	21.9
1953	31.1	32.7	22
1952	30.9	32.6	22.1
1951	30.7	32.8	22.1
1950	30.6	32.9	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Denmark	Germany	World
2024	41.341.3–41.4	45.345.1–45.4	30.6
2025	41.341.1–41.5	45.544.9–45.8	30.9
2026	41.341–41.6	45.744.8–46.2	31.1
2027	41.340.9–41.7	45.844.8–46.5	31.3
2028	41.440.8–41.9	4644.8–46.8	31.6
2029	41.540.7–42.1	46.244.8–47.1	31.8
2030	41.640.7–42.3	46.344.8–47.3	32
2031	41.740.7–42.5	46.544.7–47.6	32.2
2032	41.840.7–42.7	46.644.8–47.9	32.4
2033	4240.7–43	46.844.8–48.2	32.6
2034	42.140.8–43.2	4744.8–48.5	32.8
2035	42.340.8–43.5	47.144.8–48.7	33
2036	42.440.8–43.7	47.444.9–49	33.2
2037	42.640.9–44	47.644.8–49.4	33.4
2038	42.840.9–44.3	47.844.7–49.7	33.6
2039	4340.9–44.6	4844.6–50	33.8
2040	43.140.9–44.9	48.144.5–50.4	34
2041	43.340.8–45.2	48.244.3–50.7	34.2
2042	43.440.9–45.5	48.344.1–51	34.4
2043	43.640.9–45.8	48.343.9–51.2	34.6
2044	43.740.8–46.1	48.343.6–51.4	34.8
2045	43.840.8–46.3	48.343.4–51.6	35
2046	43.940.9–46.6	48.343.1–51.7	35.2
2047	4441–46.8	48.343–51.9	35.4
2048	44.141.1–47.1	48.243–52	35.6
2049	44.241.2–47.3	48.143–52.1	35.9
2050	44.341.3–47.5	47.943.1–52.1	36.1
2051	44.541.4–47.7	47.743.1–52.2	36.3
2052	44.641.6–47.9	47.543.2–52.2	36.5
2053	44.741.7–48.1	47.343.2–52.2	36.7
2054	44.941.7–48.3	47.243.2–52.1	36.9
2055	4541.8–48.4	47.143.2–52	37.1
2056	45.141.9–48.6	4743.2–51.9	37.3
2057	45.241.9–48.8	46.943.2–51.7	37.5
2058	45.242–49	46.843.2–51.6	37.6
2059	45.342–49.2	46.743.2–51.4	37.8
2060	45.342.1–49.4	46.643.3–51.3	37.9
2061	45.342.2–49.6	46.643.3–51.2	38
2062	45.342.3–49.7	46.643.4–51.1	38.1
2063	45.442.3–49.8	46.643.5–51.1	38.3
2064	45.542.4–49.9	46.743.6–51	38.4
2065	45.642.4–50.1	46.843.6–50.9	38.5
2066	45.742.5–50.2	46.943.7–50.9	38.6
2067	45.842.5–50.3	46.943.7–50.9	38.7
2068	45.942.6–50.5	4743.7–51	38.8
2069	45.942.6–50.6	47.143.8–51.2	38.9
2070	4642.7–50.7	47.243.8–51.3	39
2071	4642.8–50.9	47.243.8–51.5	39.1
2072	46.142.8–51.1	47.243.8–51.6	39.2
2073	46.242.9–51.3	47.243.8–51.7	39.3
2074	46.343–51.5	47.243.8–51.8	39.4
2075	46.343.1–51.7	47.243.8–52	39.5
2076	46.443.2–51.8	47.243.8–52.1	39.6
2077	46.543.3–52	47.243.7–52.2	39.7
2078	46.643.4–52.1	47.243.7–52.2	39.8
2079	46.743.5–52.3	47.143.7–52.3	40
2080	46.743.6–52.4	47.143.7–52.3	40.1
2081	46.843.6–52.5	4743.6–52.2	40.2
2082	46.943.7–52.5	46.943.6–52.2	40.3
2083	46.943.8–52.6	46.943.6–52.2	40.4
2084	4743.9–52.7	46.843.6–52.2	40.5
2085	4744–52.7	46.843.6–52.2	40.6
2086	47.144.1–52.7	46.743.6–52.2	40.7
2087	47.144.1–52.7	46.743.6–52.2	40.9
2088	47.244.2–52.8	46.743.6–52.3	41
2089	47.244.2–52.8	46.743.6–52.3	41.1
2090	47.244.3–52.8	46.743.7–52.3	41.2
2091	47.344.3–52.9	46.743.7–52.4	41.3
2092	47.344.3–52.9	46.843.7–52.4	41.4
2093	47.344.3–53	46.843.7–52.4	41.5
2094	47.344.3–53.1	46.943.8–52.5	41.6
2095	47.444.4–53.1	4743.9–52.6	41.7
2096	47.444.4–53.1	4743.9–52.6	41.8
2097	47.444.3–53.1	47.144–52.7	41.9
2098	47.544.3–53.2	47.244–52.8	42
2099	47.544.3–53.2	47.344.1–52.9	42
2100	47.544.3–53.3	47.444.1–53	42.1

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Half the people are older than this age and half are younger.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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