Finland vs Norway: Median age

Median age in 2023: 42.8 years in Finland and 39.5 years in Norway, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Finland, by 3.3 years, or 1.08 times that in Norway.

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World Projection

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Latest figures

years · UN

Country	Latest	10 years before	Rank in 2023	Projected
Finland	42.8 2023	41.4	31 of 229	50.6 2100
Norway	39.5 2023	38	56 of 229	49.3 2100
World	30.4 2023	27.8		42.1 2100

What the numbers say

Finland has been higher since 1985, when it overtook Norway.
In 2023, Finland ranked 31 and Norway ranked 56 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Finland at 50.6 years and Norway at 49.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Finland	Norway	World
2023	42.8	39.5	30.4
2022	42.5	39.4	30.1
2021	42.3	39.3	29.8
2020	42.2	39	29.6
2019	42	38.8	29.3
2018	41.8	38.6	29
2017	41.6	38.4	28.8
2016	41.5	38.3	28.5
2015	41.5	38.2	28.3
2014	41.4	38.1	28.1
2013	41.4	38	27.8
2012	41.3	37.9	27.6
2011	41.2	37.8	27.4
2010	41.1	37.7	27.2
2009	40.9	37.6	27
2008	40.7	37.4	26.7
2007	40.4	37.3	26.5
2006	40.2	37.1	26.3
2005	39.9	36.9	26.1
2004	39.6	36.7	25.9
2003	39.3	36.4	25.7
2002	39	36.2	25.5
2001	38.7	36	25.3
2000	38.4	35.8	25.1
1999	38.1	35.7	24.9
1998	37.7	35.5	24.7
1997	37.4	35.4	24.4
1996	37.2	35.2	24.2
1995	36.9	35.1	24
1994	36.6	34.9	23.8
1993	36.3	34.8	23.5
1992	36	34.7	23.3
1991	35.7	34.5	23.1
1990	35.5	34.4	22.9
1989	35.2	34.2	22.8
1988	34.8	34.1	22.6
1987	34.5	33.9	22.4
1986	34.1	33.8	22.2
1985	33.7	33.6	22
1984	33.4	33.4	21.9
1983	33	33.2	21.8
1982	32.6	32.9	21.7
1981	32.2	32.7	21.6
1980	31.8	32.4	21.5
1979	31.3	32.1	21.3
1978	30.9	31.8	21.1
1977	30.4	31.5	21
1976	30	31.3	20.8
1975	29.6	31.2	20.7
1974	29.4	31.2	20.5
1973	29.2	31.3	20.4
1972	29.1	31.4	20.4
1971	28.9	31.6	20.3
1970	28.6	31.8	20.3
1969	28.3	32.1	20.3
1968	28	32.5	20.4
1967	27.8	32.8	20.5
1966	27.7	33	20.6
1965	27.6	33.1	20.8
1964	27.5	33.2	21
1963	27.4	33.3	21.2
1962	27.4	33.4	21.4
1961	27.5	33.4	21.4
1960	27.4	33.4	21.5
1959	27.4	33.3	21.5
1958	27.2	33.2	21.5
1957	27.1	33	21.6
1956	27	32.8	21.7
1955	26.9	32.7	21.8
1954	26.9	32.4	21.9
1953	26.8	32.2	22
1952	26.7	32	22.1
1951	26.7	31.8	22.1
1950	26.7	31.6	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Finland	Norway	World
2024	4343–43	39.739.6–39.7	30.6
2025	43.242.8–43.5	39.939.7–40	30.9
2026	43.442.8–43.9	40.139.8–40.3	31.1
2027	43.643–44.3	40.440–40.7	31.3
2028	43.943.1–44.6	40.740.1–41.1	31.6
2029	44.143.3–44.9	4140.3–41.6	31.8
2030	44.343.4–45.3	41.340.4–42	32
2031	44.643.4–45.6	41.640.6–42.4	32.2
2032	44.743.5–45.9	41.940.7–42.9	32.4
2033	44.943.5–46.2	42.240.8–43.3	32.6
2034	45.143.6–46.4	42.540.9–43.7	32.8
2035	45.343.6–46.7	42.840.9–44.2	33
2036	45.443.6–47	43.140.9–44.6	33.2
2037	45.643.6–47.2	43.340.9–45.1	33.4
2038	45.843.5–47.5	43.640.8–45.5	33.6
2039	4643.4–47.8	43.840.7–45.9	33.8
2040	46.143.2–48.1	4440.6–46.3	34
2041	46.243–48.4	44.240.4–46.7	34.2
2042	46.342.8–48.7	44.440.2–47.2	34.4
2043	46.442.5–48.9	44.640–47.6	34.6
2044	46.442.3–49.2	44.739.8–47.9	34.8
2045	46.442.1–49.4	44.939.7–48.3	35
2046	46.442–49.7	4539.6–48.7	35.2
2047	46.441.9–49.9	45.239.5–49.1	35.4
2048	46.441.9–50.1	45.339.5–49.4	35.6
2049	46.441.9–50.3	45.439.5–49.7	35.9
2050	46.542–50.4	45.539.5–50	36.1
2051	46.542–50.6	45.739.5–50.2	36.3
2052	46.742–50.8	45.839.5–50.5	36.5
2053	46.842.1–50.9	4639.5–50.8	36.7
2054	46.942.2–51.1	46.239.5–51.1	36.9
2055	47.142.2–51.2	46.339.5–51.3	37.1
2056	47.342.3–51.4	46.539.4–51.6	37.3
2057	47.542.4–51.5	46.739.4–51.9	37.5
2058	47.742.5–51.7	46.939.4–52.1	37.6
2059	4842.5–51.9	47.139.3–52.4	37.8
2060	48.242.6–52.1	47.239.3–52.7	37.9
2061	48.442.6–52.3	47.439.3–53	38
2062	48.642.6–52.6	47.539.3–53.2	38.1
2063	48.842.6–52.9	47.639.2–53.5	38.3
2064	4942.6–53.1	47.739.2–53.8	38.4
2065	49.242.6–53.4	47.939.2–54.1	38.5
2066	49.442.5–53.8	4839.1–54.4	38.6
2067	49.542.5–54.1	48.139.1–54.6	38.7
2068	49.642.5–54.4	48.139–54.8	38.8
2069	49.742.4–54.6	48.239–55	38.9
2070	49.742.4–54.9	48.339–55.2	39
2071	49.842.4–55.2	48.339–55.4	39.1
2072	49.842.3–55.4	48.438.9–55.6	39.2
2073	49.942.3–55.7	48.438.9–55.8	39.3
2074	49.842.3–55.9	48.438.8–56	39.4
2075	49.842.2–56.1	48.538.8–56.2	39.5
2076	49.842.2–56.2	48.538.7–56.4	39.6
2077	49.742.3–56.3	48.538.6–56.6	39.7
2078	49.742.3–56.5	48.538.6–56.7	39.8
2079	49.742.3–56.7	48.538.6–56.9	40
2080	49.742.3–56.9	48.538.5–57	40.1
2081	49.642.4–57	48.538.5–57.1	40.2
2082	49.642.4–57.1	48.538.5–57.2	40.3
2083	49.642.5–57.2	48.538.4–57.3	40.4
2084	49.642.5–57.3	48.638.4–57.4	40.5
2085	49.642.6–57.4	48.638.4–57.6	40.6
2086	49.642.7–57.4	48.638.4–57.7	40.7
2087	49.642.7–57.5	48.738.4–57.8	40.9
2088	49.742.8–57.6	48.738.5–57.9	41
2089	49.742.9–57.7	48.738.5–57.9	41.1
2090	49.842.9–57.7	48.838.5–58	41.2
2091	49.943–57.8	48.938.6–58.2	41.3
2092	5043.1–57.8	48.938.7–58.3	41.4
2093	50.143.2–57.9	4938.7–58.4	41.5
2094	50.143.3–57.9	4938.8–58.5	41.6
2095	50.243.3–58	49.138.9–58.6	41.7
2096	50.343.4–58.1	49.239–58.7	41.8
2097	50.443.4–58.2	49.239–58.8	41.9
2098	50.543.4–58.3	49.339–59	42
2099	50.543.4–58.5	49.339.1–59.1	42
2100	50.643.5–58.6	49.339.1–59.3	42.1

Each country on its own

Good to know

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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