Greece vs Sweden: Median age

Median age in 2023: 45.8 years in Greece and 39.9 years in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Greece, by 5.8 years, or 1.15 times that in Sweden.

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What the numbers say

Greece has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Sweden.
In 2023, Greece ranked 10 and Sweden ranked 53 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Greece at 52.3 years and Sweden at 48.6 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Greece	Sweden	World
2023	45.8	39.9	30.4
2022	45.4	39.7	30.1
2021	44.9	39.6	29.8
2020	44.3	39.6	29.6
2019	44	39.5	29.3
2018	43.7	39.6	29
2017	43.4	39.7	28.8
2016	43.1	39.9	28.5
2015	42.7	39.9	28.3
2014	42.2	39.9	28.1
2013	41.7	39.9	27.8
2012	41.2	39.9	27.6
2011	40.8	39.8	27.4
2010	40.3	39.7	27.2
2009	39.9	39.7	27
2008	39.5	39.7	26.7
2007	39.1	39.5	26.5
2006	38.7	39.4	26.3
2005	38.3	39.2	26.1
2004	38	39	25.9
2003	37.7	38.8	25.7
2002	37.4	38.6	25.5
2001	37.2	38.5	25.3
2000	37	38.4	25.1
1999	36.8	38.2	24.9
1998	36.6	38	24.7
1997	36.4	37.8	24.4
1996	36.2	37.7	24.2
1995	36	37.5	24
1994	35.8	37.4	23.8
1993	35.6	37.4	23.5
1992	35.4	37.4	23.3
1991	35.3	37.4	23.1
1990	35	37.4	22.9
1989	34.7	37.4	22.8
1988	34.4	37.3	22.6
1987	34.1	37.2	22.4
1986	33.8	37	22.2
1985	33.5	36.7	22
1984	33.3	36.4	21.9
1983	33.1	36.1	21.8
1982	32.9	35.8	21.7
1981	32.8	35.4	21.6
1980	32.8	35.1	21.5
1979	32.9	34.8	21.3
1978	32.8	34.6	21.1
1977	32.7	34.4	21
1976	32.7	34.3	20.8
1975	32.8	34.3	20.7
1974	32.8	34.3	20.5
1973	32.5	34.3	20.4
1972	32.2	34.2	20.4
1971	32	34.3	20.3
1970	32.3	34.4	20.3
1969	30.6	34.6	20.3
1968	30.3	34.8	20.4
1967	30.1	34.9	20.5
1966	29.9	35	20.6
1965	30	35.2	20.8
1964	28.4	35.3	21
1963	28.4	35.4	21.2
1962	28.3	35.3	21.4
1961	28	35.2	21.4
1960	27.5	35.1	21.5
1959	27.2	34.9	21.5
1958	26.9	34.7	21.5
1957	26.6	34.6	21.6
1956	26.3	34.3	21.7
1955	26	34.1	21.8
1954	25.7	33.8	21.9
1953	25.4	33.6	22
1952	25.1	33.5	22.1
1951	24.8	33.3	22.1
1950	24.6	33.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Greece	Sweden	World
2024	46.346.2–46.3	40.140.1–40.2	30.6
2025	46.846.6–47	40.340.1–40.4	30.9
2026	47.146.7–47.5	40.540.2–40.7	31.1
2027	47.446.8–48	40.740.2–41	31.3
2028	47.846.9–48.5	40.940.3–41.3	31.6
2029	48.147–49.1	41.140.4–41.7	31.8
2030	48.547–49.7	41.340.5–42.1	32
2031	48.847–50.3	41.640.7–42.4	32.2
2032	49.147–50.9	41.940.8–42.8	32.4
2033	49.446.8–51.6	42.240.9–43.3	32.6
2034	49.746.6–52.2	42.541.1–43.7	32.8
2035	49.946.3–52.9	42.741.1–44.1	33
2036	50.146–53.6	4341.2–44.6	33.2
2037	50.245.7–54.2	43.241.2–45	33.4
2038	50.345.3–54.9	43.441.1–45.4	33.6
2039	50.344.9–55.6	43.640.9–45.8	33.8
2040	50.444.4–56.3	43.740.7–46.3	34
2041	50.443.9–57	43.840.5–46.7	34.2
2042	50.443.3–57.7	43.840.3–47	34.4
2043	50.442.8–58.3	43.840.1–47.4	34.6
2044	50.442.3–59	43.840–47.7	34.8
2045	50.342–59.6	43.840–48	35
2046	50.241.8–60.2	43.840–48.3	35.2
2047	50.141.7–60.8	43.840–48.6	35.4
2048	5041.8–61.4	43.940.1–48.9	35.6
2049	49.941.9–62	4440.2–49.2	35.9
2050	49.942–62.5	44.140.3–49.4	36.1
2051	49.842.2–63	44.240.4–49.7	36.3
2052	49.842.4–63.5	44.440.5–49.9	36.5
2053	49.842.6–63.9	44.640.7–50.1	36.7
2054	49.842.9–64.3	44.740.8–50.4	36.9
2055	49.843.1–64.7	44.940.9–50.7	37.1
2056	49.943.3–65	45.141–51	37.3
2057	5043.5–65.3	45.341.1–51.3	37.5
2058	50.143.7–65.6	45.541.3–51.6	37.6
2059	50.343.9–65.9	45.741.4–52	37.8
2060	50.544.1–66.1	45.941.5–52.3	37.9
2061	50.644.3–66.3	46.141.6–52.6	38
2062	50.844.5–66.5	46.341.7–53	38.1
2063	5144.7–66.7	46.541.8–53.3	38.3
2064	51.144.9–66.8	46.641.9–53.6	38.4
2065	51.245–67	46.842–54	38.5
2066	51.345.1–67.1	4742.1–54.3	38.6
2067	51.445.2–67.2	47.242.1–54.7	38.7
2068	51.545.3–67.3	47.342.1–55	38.8
2069	51.645.4–67.3	47.542.1–55.3	38.9
2070	51.645.4–67.4	47.642.1–55.6	39
2071	51.645.4–67.4	47.742.1–55.9	39.1
2072	51.645.4–67.4	47.742.1–56.2	39.2
2073	51.645.4–67.3	47.742.1–56.5	39.3
2074	51.645.4–67.3	47.742.1–56.8	39.4
2075	51.545.5–67.2	47.742.2–57.2	39.5
2076	51.445.5–67.1	47.742.2–57.5	39.6
2077	51.345.5–67	47.742.2–57.7	39.7
2078	51.345.6–66.8	47.742.2–58	39.8
2079	51.245.6–66.3	47.642.3–58.3	40
2080	51.145.6–65.7	47.642.3–58.6	40.1
2081	5145.7–65	47.542.4–58.8	40.2
2082	5145.7–64.4	47.542.5–59	40.3
2083	50.945.8–63.6	47.542.5–59.1	40.4
2084	50.945.8–62.7	47.542.6–59.3	40.5
2085	50.945.9–61.9	47.542.6–59.4	40.6
2086	50.946–60.9	47.542.7–59.5	40.7
2087	50.946.1–60	47.542.7–59.6	40.9
2088	50.946.3–59.1	47.542.8–59.7	41
2089	5146.4–58.3	47.642.9–59.8	41.1
2090	51.146.6–57.6	47.743–59.8	41.2
2091	51.246.7–56.9	47.843.1–59.9	41.3
2092	51.346.9–56.2	47.843.1–59.9	41.4
2093	51.447.1–55.6	47.943.2–60	41.5
2094	51.547.2–55.1	4843.3–60	41.6
2095	51.747.3–54.8	48.143.4–60	41.7
2096	51.847.5–54.5	48.243.4–60.1	41.8
2097	51.947.6–54.2	48.343.5–60.1	41.9
2098	52.147.8–54	48.443.5–60.1	42
2099	52.247.9–53.7	48.543.6–60	42
2100	52.348–53.5	48.643.6–60.1	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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