Portugal vs Netherlands: Median age

Median age in 2023: 46.2 years in Portugal and 41.4 years in Netherlands, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Portugal, by 4.8 years, or 1.12 times that in Netherlands.

Watch it change on the map

years · UN

PortugalNetherlandsUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Portugal has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Netherlands.
In 2023, Portugal ranked 8 and Netherlands ranked 44 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Portugal at 47.3 years and Netherlands at 48.4 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Portugal	Netherlands	World
2023	46.2	41.4	30.4
2022	45.8	41.5	30.1
2021	45.4	41.6	29.8
2020	45	41.5	29.6
2019	44.6	41.5	29.3
2018	44.2	41.5	29
2017	43.7	41.4	28.8
2016	43.3	41.3	28.5
2015	42.8	41.2	28.3
2014	42.3	41	28.1
2013	41.8	40.7	27.8
2012	41.4	40.4	27.6
2011	40.9	40	27.4
2010	40.5	39.7	27.2
2009	40	39.3	27
2008	39.6	39	26.7
2007	39.2	38.7	26.5
2006	38.8	38.3	26.3
2005	38.4	37.9	26.1
2004	38	37.5	25.9
2003	37.7	37.2	25.7
2002	37.3	36.8	25.5
2001	37	36.5	25.3
2000	36.7	36.2	25.1
1999	36.4	35.9	24.9
1998	36	35.7	24.7
1997	35.7	35.3	24.4
1996	35.4	35	24.2
1995	35.1	34.7	24
1994	34.7	34.4	23.8
1993	34.4	34.1	23.5
1992	34.1	33.8	23.3
1991	33.6	33.5	23.1
1990	33.2	33.3	22.9
1989	32.7	33	22.8
1988	32.3	32.8	22.6
1987	31.8	32.5	22.4
1986	31.4	32.2	22.2
1985	31.1	31.9	22
1984	30.7	31.6	21.9
1983	30.4	31.3	21.8
1982	30.1	31	21.7
1981	29.8	30.7	21.6
1980	29.5	30.3	21.5
1979	29.3	30	21.3
1978	29	29.6	21.1
1977	28.8	29.2	21
1976	28.8	28.8	20.8
1975	28.7	28.4	20.7
1974	28.7	28.1	20.5
1973	28.6	27.9	20.4
1972	28.6	27.7	20.4
1971	28.7	27.6	20.3
1970	28.6	27.5	20.3
1969	28.4	27.5	20.3
1968	28.3	27.5	20.4
1967	28.1	27.5	20.5
1966	28	27.5	20.6
1965	27.9	27.5	20.8
1964	27.7	27.6	21
1963	27.5	27.6	21.2
1962	27.3	27.7	21.4
1961	27.1	27.8	21.4
1960	26.8	27.8	21.5
1959	26.7	27.7	21.5
1958	26.6	27.7	21.5
1957	26.5	27.7	21.6
1956	26.3	27.6	21.7
1955	26.2	27.6	21.8
1954	26	27.5	21.9
1953	25.7	27.4	22
1952	25.5	27.3	22.1
1951	25.3	27.2	22.1
1950	25	27	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Portugal	Netherlands	World
2024	46.646.5–46.7	41.441.4–41.5	30.6
2025	46.946.7–47.1	41.541.2–41.6	30.9
2026	47.246.9–47.6	41.541.2–41.8	31.1
2027	47.547–48	41.641.1–42	31.3
2028	47.847.2–48.3	41.741–42.3	31.6
2029	48.147.3–48.7	41.841–42.5	31.8
2030	48.347.5–49	4241–42.8	32
2031	48.547.5–49.3	42.140.9–43.1	32.2
2032	48.747.6–49.6	42.340.9–43.3	32.4
2033	48.947.6–49.9	42.541–43.6	32.6
2034	4947.6–50.2	42.641–43.9	32.8
2035	49.147.4–50.4	42.841–44.2	33
2036	49.247.3–50.6	4341–44.5	33.2
2037	49.247.1–50.8	43.240.9–44.8	33.4
2038	49.247–50.9	43.440.9–45.1	33.6
2039	49.146.8–51	43.640.9–45.4	33.8
2040	49.146.6–51.1	43.740.8–45.7	34
2041	49.146.4–51.2	43.940.8–46.1	34.2
2042	4946.1–51.2	44.140.9–46.4	34.4
2043	48.945.8–51.3	44.240.9–46.7	34.6
2044	48.845.6–51.3	44.441–47	34.8
2045	48.745.4–51.4	44.641–47.3	35
2046	48.645.2–51.4	44.841.1–47.6	35.2
2047	48.545.1–51.4	4541.1–47.9	35.4
2048	48.445–51.3	45.241.2–48.3	35.6
2049	48.445–51.3	45.341.3–48.6	35.9
2050	48.445–51.3	45.541.3–49	36.1
2051	48.345–51.3	45.641.4–49.3	36.3
2052	48.345.1–51.4	45.841.5–49.6	36.5
2053	48.245.1–51.5	45.941.6–50	36.7
2054	48.245.2–51.5	4641.7–50.2	36.9
2055	48.245.2–51.5	46.141.7–50.5	37.1
2056	48.245.3–51.5	46.241.8–50.8	37.3
2057	48.245.3–51.5	46.241.9–51.1	37.5
2058	48.245.3–51.4	46.341.9–51.4	37.6
2059	48.145.2–51.4	46.442–51.7	37.8
2060	48.145.1–51.4	46.442.1–51.9	37.9
2061	4845–51.4	46.542.1–52.2	38
2062	47.944.9–51.3	46.542.2–52.4	38.1
2063	47.744.8–51.3	46.542.3–52.6	38.3
2064	47.644.8–51.3	46.642.3–52.8	38.4
2065	47.544.7–51.2	46.742.4–53	38.5
2066	47.344.6–51	46.742.5–53.2	38.6
2067	47.244.4–50.8	46.842.6–53.4	38.7
2068	47.144.3–50.8	46.842.6–53.6	38.8
2069	4744.2–50.7	46.942.7–53.7	38.9
2070	46.844.1–50.7	4742.8–53.9	39
2071	46.744–50.6	47.142.9–54.1	39.1
2072	46.743.9–50.6	47.243–54.2	39.2
2073	46.643.8–50.6	47.343–54.4	39.3
2074	46.543.7–50.6	47.343.1–54.6	39.4
2075	46.543.6–50.6	47.443.2–54.7	39.5
2076	46.443.6–50.6	47.543.3–54.9	39.6
2077	46.443.5–50.7	47.643.4–55	39.7
2078	46.343.5–50.8	47.743.5–55.3	39.8
2079	46.343.5–50.8	47.843.6–55.5	40
2080	46.343.5–50.9	47.943.7–55.6	40.1
2081	46.343.5–50.9	47.943.8–55.7	40.2
2082	46.343.5–51	4843.9–55.8	40.3
2083	46.443.5–51	48.144–55.9	40.4
2084	46.443.6–51.1	48.144.1–56	40.5
2085	46.543.6–51.2	48.244.2–56.1	40.6
2086	46.543.7–51.2	48.244.3–56.2	40.7
2087	46.643.7–51.3	48.344.4–56.3	40.9
2088	46.743.7–51.4	48.344.4–56.3	41
2089	46.743.8–51.5	48.344.5–56.4	41.1
2090	46.843.8–51.6	48.344.6–56.5	41.2
2091	46.943.8–51.7	48.344.7–56.5	41.3
2092	46.943.8–51.8	48.444.8–56.6	41.4
2093	4743.9–51.9	48.444.8–56.7	41.5
2094	47.143.9–52	48.444.8–56.8	41.6
2095	47.143.9–52.1	48.444.9–56.8	41.7
2096	47.243.9–52.2	48.444.9–56.9	41.8
2097	47.243.8–52.3	48.444.9–56.9	41.9
2098	47.243.8–52.4	48.444.9–57	42
2099	47.343.8–52.5	48.444.9–57	42
2100	47.343.8–52.6	48.444.9–57	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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

Portugal vs Netherlands: Median age

What the numbers say

Every year

Each country on its own

Good to know

Portugal vs Netherlands

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment