Romania vs Sweden: Median age

Median age in 2023: 42.6 years in Romania and 39.9 years in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Romania, by 2.7 years, or 1.07 times that in Sweden.

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What the numbers say

Romania has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Sweden.
In 2023, Romania ranked 33 and Sweden ranked 53 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Romania at 50.3 years and Sweden at 48.6 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Romania	Sweden	World
2023	42.6	39.9	30.4
2022	42.4	39.7	30.1
2021	42.2	39.6	29.8
2020	42	39.6	29.6
2019	41.6	39.5	29.3
2018	41.3	39.6	29
2017	41	39.7	28.8
2016	40.6	39.9	28.5
2015	40.3	39.9	28.3
2014	39.9	39.9	28.1
2013	39.6	39.9	27.8
2012	39.2	39.9	27.6
2011	38.8	39.8	27.4
2010	38.3	39.7	27.2
2009	37.9	39.7	27
2008	37.4	39.7	26.7
2007	36.9	39.5	26.5
2006	36.4	39.4	26.3
2005	35.8	39.2	26.1
2004	35.3	39	25.9
2003	34.7	38.8	25.7
2002	34.2	38.6	25.5
2001	33.8	38.5	25.3
2000	33.6	38.4	25.1
1999	33.6	38.2	24.9
1998	33.5	38	24.7
1997	33.4	37.8	24.4
1996	33.2	37.7	24.2
1995	33.1	37.5	24
1994	32.9	37.4	23.8
1993	32.7	37.4	23.5
1992	32.5	37.4	23.3
1991	32.3	37.4	23.1
1990	32.1	37.4	22.9
1989	32	37.4	22.8
1988	31.9	37.3	22.6
1987	31.7	37.2	22.4
1986	31.6	37	22.2
1985	31.5	36.7	22
1984	31.4	36.4	21.9
1983	31.2	36.1	21.8
1982	30.9	35.8	21.7
1981	30.7	35.4	21.6
1980	30.6	35.1	21.5
1979	30.5	34.8	21.3
1978	30.6	34.6	21.1
1977	30.7	34.4	21
1976	30.8	34.3	20.8
1975	30.7	34.3	20.7
1974	30.7	34.3	20.5
1973	30.7	34.3	20.4
1972	30.6	34.2	20.4
1971	30.5	34.3	20.3
1970	30.4	34.4	20.3
1969	30.4	34.6	20.3
1968	30.3	34.8	20.4
1967	30.3	34.9	20.5
1966	30	35	20.6
1965	29.6	35.2	20.8
1964	29.2	35.3	21
1963	28.7	35.4	21.2
1962	28.3	35.3	21.4
1961	27.9	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	26.1	34.1	21.8
1954	25.9	33.8	21.9
1953	25.7	33.6	22
1952	25.6	33.5	22.1
1951	25.4	33.3	22.1
1950	25.3	33.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Romania	Sweden	World
2024	42.942.9–43	40.140.1–40.2	30.6
2025	43.243.1–43.3	40.340.1–40.4	30.9
2026	43.543.3–43.7	40.540.2–40.7	31.1
2027	43.643.3–44	40.740.2–41	31.3
2028	43.743.3–44.2	40.940.3–41.3	31.6
2029	43.943.4–44.4	41.140.4–41.7	31.8
2030	44.143.6–44.6	41.340.5–42.1	32
2031	44.443.7–45	41.640.7–42.4	32.2
2032	44.643.9–45.3	41.940.8–42.8	32.4
2033	44.944.1–45.6	42.240.9–43.3	32.6
2034	45.244.3–46	42.541.1–43.7	32.8
2035	45.544.4–46.4	42.741.1–44.1	33
2036	45.844.5–46.8	4341.2–44.6	33.2
2037	4644.4–47.1	43.241.2–45	33.4
2038	46.144.3–47.5	43.441.1–45.4	33.6
2039	46.244.2–47.8	43.640.9–45.8	33.8
2040	46.244.1–48	43.740.7–46.3	34
2041	46.243.9–48.2	43.840.5–46.7	34.2
2042	46.243.8–48.3	43.840.3–47	34.4
2043	46.243.6–48.5	43.840.1–47.4	34.6
2044	46.243.5–48.6	43.840–47.7	34.8
2045	46.243.4–48.7	43.840–48	35
2046	46.243.3–48.8	43.840–48.3	35.2
2047	46.243.2–48.9	43.840–48.6	35.4
2048	46.243.2–49	43.940.1–48.9	35.6
2049	46.243.2–49.1	4440.2–49.2	35.9
2050	46.243.2–49.2	44.140.3–49.4	36.1
2051	46.243.3–49.2	44.240.4–49.7	36.3
2052	46.343.3–49.2	44.440.5–49.9	36.5
2053	46.443.4–49.3	44.640.7–50.1	36.7
2054	46.543.5–49.3	44.740.8–50.4	36.9
2055	46.643.6–49.5	44.940.9–50.7	37.1
2056	46.743.7–49.6	45.141–51	37.3
2057	46.943.7–49.7	45.341.1–51.3	37.5
2058	4743.7–49.9	45.541.3–51.6	37.6
2059	4743.8–50	45.741.4–52	37.8
2060	47.143.8–50.2	45.941.5–52.3	37.9
2061	47.143.8–50.3	46.141.6–52.6	38
2062	47.243.9–50.5	46.341.7–53	38.1
2063	47.343.9–50.5	46.541.8–53.3	38.3
2064	47.343.9–50.6	46.641.9–53.6	38.4
2065	47.443.9–50.7	46.842–54	38.5
2066	47.643.9–50.8	4742.1–54.3	38.6
2067	47.743.9–51	47.242.1–54.7	38.7
2068	47.743.9–51.2	47.342.1–55	38.8
2069	47.843.9–51.4	47.542.1–55.3	38.9
2070	47.843.9–51.6	47.642.1–55.6	39
2071	47.943.8–51.8	47.742.1–55.9	39.1
2072	47.943.8–52	47.742.1–56.2	39.2
2073	47.943.8–52.2	47.742.1–56.5	39.3
2074	47.943.7–52.4	47.742.1–56.8	39.4
2075	4843.7–52.6	47.742.2–57.2	39.5
2076	4843.7–52.7	47.742.2–57.5	39.6
2077	4843.6–52.9	47.742.2–57.7	39.7
2078	4843.6–53	47.742.2–58	39.8
2079	48.143.6–53.2	47.642.3–58.3	40
2080	48.143.6–53.3	47.642.3–58.6	40.1
2081	48.243.7–53.4	47.542.4–58.8	40.2
2082	48.243.7–53.5	47.542.5–59	40.3
2083	48.343.8–53.6	47.542.5–59.1	40.4
2084	48.343.8–53.7	47.542.6–59.3	40.5
2085	48.443.9–53.8	47.542.6–59.4	40.6
2086	48.543.9–53.8	47.542.7–59.5	40.7
2087	48.644–53.9	47.542.7–59.6	40.9
2088	48.744.1–54	47.542.8–59.7	41
2089	48.944.2–54.1	47.642.9–59.8	41.1
2090	4944.3–54.2	47.743–59.8	41.2
2091	49.144.4–54.4	47.843.1–59.9	41.3
2092	49.344.6–54.5	47.843.1–59.9	41.4
2093	49.444.7–54.7	47.943.2–60	41.5
2094	49.544.8–54.8	4843.3–60	41.6
2095	49.744.9–54.9	48.143.4–60	41.7
2096	49.845–55.1	48.243.4–60.1	41.8
2097	49.945–55.2	48.343.5–60.1	41.9
2098	5045.1–55.3	48.443.5–60.1	42
2099	50.245.2–55.4	48.543.6–60	42
2100	50.345.2–55.6	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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