Norway vs Sweden: Median age

Median age in 2023: 39.5 years in Norway and 39.9 years in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sweden, by 0.4 years, or 1.01 times that in Norway.

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What the numbers say

Sweden has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Norway ranked 56 and Sweden ranked 53 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Norway at 49.3 years and Sweden at 48.6 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Norway	Sweden	World
2023	39.5	39.9	30.4
2022	39.4	39.7	30.1
2021	39.3	39.6	29.8
2020	39	39.6	29.6
2019	38.8	39.5	29.3
2018	38.6	39.6	29
2017	38.4	39.7	28.8
2016	38.3	39.9	28.5
2015	38.2	39.9	28.3
2014	38.1	39.9	28.1
2013	38	39.9	27.8
2012	37.9	39.9	27.6
2011	37.8	39.8	27.4
2010	37.7	39.7	27.2
2009	37.6	39.7	27
2008	37.4	39.7	26.7
2007	37.3	39.5	26.5
2006	37.1	39.4	26.3
2005	36.9	39.2	26.1
2004	36.7	39	25.9
2003	36.4	38.8	25.7
2002	36.2	38.6	25.5
2001	36	38.5	25.3
2000	35.8	38.4	25.1
1999	35.7	38.2	24.9
1998	35.5	38	24.7
1997	35.4	37.8	24.4
1996	35.2	37.7	24.2
1995	35.1	37.5	24
1994	34.9	37.4	23.8
1993	34.8	37.4	23.5
1992	34.7	37.4	23.3
1991	34.5	37.4	23.1
1990	34.4	37.4	22.9
1989	34.2	37.4	22.8
1988	34.1	37.3	22.6
1987	33.9	37.2	22.4
1986	33.8	37	22.2
1985	33.6	36.7	22
1984	33.4	36.4	21.9
1983	33.2	36.1	21.8
1982	32.9	35.8	21.7
1981	32.7	35.4	21.6
1980	32.4	35.1	21.5
1979	32.1	34.8	21.3
1978	31.8	34.6	21.1
1977	31.5	34.4	21
1976	31.3	34.3	20.8
1975	31.2	34.3	20.7
1974	31.2	34.3	20.5
1973	31.3	34.3	20.4
1972	31.4	34.2	20.4
1971	31.6	34.3	20.3
1970	31.8	34.4	20.3
1969	32.1	34.6	20.3
1968	32.5	34.8	20.4
1967	32.8	34.9	20.5
1966	33	35	20.6
1965	33.1	35.2	20.8
1964	33.2	35.3	21
1963	33.3	35.4	21.2
1962	33.4	35.3	21.4
1961	33.4	35.2	21.4
1960	33.4	35.1	21.5
1959	33.3	34.9	21.5
1958	33.2	34.7	21.5
1957	33	34.6	21.6
1956	32.8	34.3	21.7
1955	32.7	34.1	21.8
1954	32.4	33.8	21.9
1953	32.2	33.6	22
1952	32	33.5	22.1
1951	31.8	33.3	22.1
1950	31.6	33.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Norway	Sweden	World
2024	39.739.6–39.7	40.140.1–40.2	30.6
2025	39.939.7–40	40.340.1–40.4	30.9
2026	40.139.8–40.3	40.540.2–40.7	31.1
2027	40.440–40.7	40.740.2–41	31.3
2028	40.740.1–41.1	40.940.3–41.3	31.6
2029	4140.3–41.6	41.140.4–41.7	31.8
2030	41.340.4–42	41.340.5–42.1	32
2031	41.640.6–42.4	41.640.7–42.4	32.2
2032	41.940.7–42.9	41.940.8–42.8	32.4
2033	42.240.8–43.3	42.240.9–43.3	32.6
2034	42.540.9–43.7	42.541.1–43.7	32.8
2035	42.840.9–44.2	42.741.1–44.1	33
2036	43.140.9–44.6	4341.2–44.6	33.2
2037	43.340.9–45.1	43.241.2–45	33.4
2038	43.640.8–45.5	43.441.1–45.4	33.6
2039	43.840.7–45.9	43.640.9–45.8	33.8
2040	4440.6–46.3	43.740.7–46.3	34
2041	44.240.4–46.7	43.840.5–46.7	34.2
2042	44.440.2–47.2	43.840.3–47	34.4
2043	44.640–47.6	43.840.1–47.4	34.6
2044	44.739.8–47.9	43.840–47.7	34.8
2045	44.939.7–48.3	43.840–48	35
2046	4539.6–48.7	43.840–48.3	35.2
2047	45.239.5–49.1	43.840–48.6	35.4
2048	45.339.5–49.4	43.940.1–48.9	35.6
2049	45.439.5–49.7	4440.2–49.2	35.9
2050	45.539.5–50	44.140.3–49.4	36.1
2051	45.739.5–50.2	44.240.4–49.7	36.3
2052	45.839.5–50.5	44.440.5–49.9	36.5
2053	4639.5–50.8	44.640.7–50.1	36.7
2054	46.239.5–51.1	44.740.8–50.4	36.9
2055	46.339.5–51.3	44.940.9–50.7	37.1
2056	46.539.4–51.6	45.141–51	37.3
2057	46.739.4–51.9	45.341.1–51.3	37.5
2058	46.939.4–52.1	45.541.3–51.6	37.6
2059	47.139.3–52.4	45.741.4–52	37.8
2060	47.239.3–52.7	45.941.5–52.3	37.9
2061	47.439.3–53	46.141.6–52.6	38
2062	47.539.3–53.2	46.341.7–53	38.1
2063	47.639.2–53.5	46.541.8–53.3	38.3
2064	47.739.2–53.8	46.641.9–53.6	38.4
2065	47.939.2–54.1	46.842–54	38.5
2066	4839.1–54.4	4742.1–54.3	38.6
2067	48.139.1–54.6	47.242.1–54.7	38.7
2068	48.139–54.8	47.342.1–55	38.8
2069	48.239–55	47.542.1–55.3	38.9
2070	48.339–55.2	47.642.1–55.6	39
2071	48.339–55.4	47.742.1–55.9	39.1
2072	48.438.9–55.6	47.742.1–56.2	39.2
2073	48.438.9–55.8	47.742.1–56.5	39.3
2074	48.438.8–56	47.742.1–56.8	39.4
2075	48.538.8–56.2	47.742.2–57.2	39.5
2076	48.538.7–56.4	47.742.2–57.5	39.6
2077	48.538.6–56.6	47.742.2–57.7	39.7
2078	48.538.6–56.7	47.742.2–58	39.8
2079	48.538.6–56.9	47.642.3–58.3	40
2080	48.538.5–57	47.642.3–58.6	40.1
2081	48.538.5–57.1	47.542.4–58.8	40.2
2082	48.538.5–57.2	47.542.5–59	40.3
2083	48.538.4–57.3	47.542.5–59.1	40.4
2084	48.638.4–57.4	47.542.6–59.3	40.5
2085	48.638.4–57.6	47.542.6–59.4	40.6
2086	48.638.4–57.7	47.542.7–59.5	40.7
2087	48.738.4–57.8	47.542.7–59.6	40.9
2088	48.738.5–57.9	47.542.8–59.7	41
2089	48.738.5–57.9	47.642.9–59.8	41.1
2090	48.838.5–58	47.743–59.8	41.2
2091	48.938.6–58.2	47.843.1–59.9	41.3
2092	48.938.7–58.3	47.843.1–59.9	41.4
2093	4938.7–58.4	47.943.2–60	41.5
2094	4938.8–58.5	4843.3–60	41.6
2095	49.138.9–58.6	48.143.4–60	41.7
2096	49.239–58.7	48.243.4–60.1	41.8
2097	49.239–58.8	48.343.5–60.1	41.9
2098	49.339–59	48.443.5–60.1	42
2099	49.339.1–59.1	48.543.6–60	42
2100	49.339.1–59.3	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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