Sweden vs United States: Median age

Median age in 2023: 39.9 years in Sweden and 38 years in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sweden, by 1.9 years, or 1.05 times that in United States.

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What the numbers say

Sweden has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Sweden ranked 53 and United States ranked 68 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Sweden at 48.6 years and United States at 45.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Sweden	United States	World
2023	39.9	38	30.4
2022	39.7	37.7	30.1
2021	39.6	37.5	29.8
2020	39.6	37.2	29.6
2019	39.5	37	29.3
2018	39.6	36.8	29
2017	39.7	36.7	28.8
2016	39.9	36.5	28.5
2015	39.9	36.4	28.3
2014	39.9	36.3	28.1
2013	39.9	36.2	27.8
2012	39.9	36.1	27.6
2011	39.8	36	27.4
2010	39.7	35.9	27.2
2009	39.7	35.8	27
2008	39.7	35.7	26.7
2007	39.5	35.5	26.5
2006	39.4	35.4	26.3
2005	39.2	35.2	26.1
2004	39	35	25.9
2003	38.8	34.8	25.7
2002	38.6	34.7	25.5
2001	38.5	34.5	25.3
2000	38.4	34.3	25.1
1999	38.2	34.1	24.9
1998	38	33.9	24.7
1997	37.8	33.6	24.4
1996	37.7	33.4	24.2
1995	37.5	33.1	24
1994	37.4	32.9	23.8
1993	37.4	32.6	23.5
1992	37.4	32.4	23.3
1991	37.4	32.1	23.1
1990	37.4	31.9	22.9
1989	37.4	31.6	22.8
1988	37.3	31.3	22.6
1987	37.2	31	22.4
1986	37	30.7	22.2
1985	36.7	30.4	22
1984	36.4	30.2	21.9
1983	36.1	29.9	21.8
1982	35.8	29.6	21.7
1981	35.4	29.4	21.6
1980	35.1	29.1	21.5
1979	34.8	28.9	21.3
1978	34.6	28.6	21.1
1977	34.4	28.3	21
1976	34.3	27.9	20.8
1975	34.3	27.6	20.7
1974	34.3	27.3	20.5
1973	34.3	27.1	20.4
1972	34.2	27	20.4
1971	34.3	26.8	20.3
1970	34.4	26.7	20.3
1969	34.6	26.7	20.3
1968	34.8	26.7	20.4
1967	34.9	26.8	20.5
1966	35	26.9	20.6
1965	35.2	27	20.8
1964	35.3	27.2	21
1963	35.4	27.5	21.2
1962	35.3	27.7	21.4
1961	35.2	28	21.4
1960	35.1	28.3	21.5
1959	34.9	28.5	21.5
1958	34.7	28.7	21.5
1957	34.6	28.8	21.6
1956	34.3	28.9	21.7
1955	34.1	29	21.8
1954	33.8	29	21.9
1953	33.6	29	22
1952	33.5	29	22.1
1951	33.3	29	22.1
1950	33.2	29	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Sweden	United States	World
2024	40.140.1–40.2	38.338.3–38.3	30.6
2025	40.340.1–40.4	38.538.4–38.6	30.9
2026	40.540.2–40.7	38.738.6–38.9	31.1
2027	40.740.2–41	38.938.7–39.1	31.3
2028	40.940.3–41.3	39.138.8–39.4	31.6
2029	41.140.4–41.7	39.339–39.7	31.8
2030	41.340.5–42.1	39.639.1–40	32
2031	41.640.7–42.4	39.839.2–40.3	32.2
2032	41.940.8–42.8	4039.3–40.6	32.4
2033	42.240.9–43.3	40.239.4–40.9	32.6
2034	42.541.1–43.7	40.339.5–41.2	32.8
2035	42.741.1–44.1	40.539.5–41.4	33
2036	4341.2–44.6	40.639.5–41.7	33.2
2037	43.241.2–45	40.739.4–41.9	33.4
2038	43.441.1–45.4	40.739.4–42.1	33.6
2039	43.640.9–45.8	40.839.3–42.3	33.8
2040	43.740.7–46.3	40.839.3–42.5	34
2041	43.840.5–46.7	40.939.2–42.6	34.2
2042	43.840.3–47	4139.2–42.8	34.4
2043	43.840.1–47.4	4139.2–43	34.6
2044	43.840–47.7	41.139.2–43.2	34.8
2045	43.840–48	41.239.3–43.4	35
2046	43.840–48.3	41.339.4–43.6	35.2
2047	43.840–48.6	41.439.5–43.8	35.4
2048	43.940.1–48.9	41.539.6–44	35.6
2049	4440.2–49.2	41.739.7–44.2	35.9
2050	44.140.3–49.4	41.939.7–44.4	36.1
2051	44.240.4–49.7	4239.8–44.6	36.3
2052	44.440.5–49.9	42.239.9–44.8	36.5
2053	44.640.7–50.1	42.339.9–45.1	36.7
2054	44.740.8–50.4	42.440–45.3	36.9
2055	44.940.9–50.7	42.640–45.6	37.1
2056	45.141–51	42.740.1–45.8	37.3
2057	45.341.1–51.3	42.840.1–46	37.5
2058	45.541.3–51.6	42.940.1–46.2	37.6
2059	45.741.4–52	4340.2–46.4	37.8
2060	45.941.5–52.3	43.140.1–46.6	37.9
2061	46.141.6–52.6	43.240.1–46.8	38
2062	46.341.7–53	43.340.1–47	38.1
2063	46.541.8–53.3	43.440.1–47.2	38.3
2064	46.641.9–53.6	43.540–47.4	38.4
2065	46.842–54	43.540–47.6	38.5
2066	4742.1–54.3	43.540–47.7	38.6
2067	47.242.1–54.7	43.640–47.9	38.7
2068	47.342.1–55	43.640–48	38.8
2069	47.542.1–55.3	43.740–48.1	38.9
2070	47.642.1–55.6	43.740–48.3	39
2071	47.742.1–55.9	43.840–48.4	39.1
2072	47.742.1–56.2	43.840–48.5	39.2
2073	47.742.1–56.5	43.840–48.6	39.3
2074	47.742.1–56.8	43.940–48.7	39.4
2075	47.742.2–57.2	43.940–48.8	39.5
2076	47.742.2–57.5	43.940–48.9	39.6
2077	47.742.2–57.7	4440.1–49	39.7
2078	47.742.2–58	4440.1–49.2	39.8
2079	47.642.3–58.3	44.140.2–49.3	40
2080	47.642.3–58.6	44.140.2–49.4	40.1
2081	47.542.4–58.8	44.240.2–49.6	40.2
2082	47.542.5–59	44.240.3–49.7	40.3
2083	47.542.5–59.1	44.340.3–49.8	40.4
2084	47.542.6–59.3	44.440.4–49.9	40.5
2085	47.542.6–59.4	44.540.4–50	40.6
2086	47.542.7–59.5	44.540.5–50.1	40.7
2087	47.542.7–59.6	44.640.5–50.3	40.9
2088	47.542.8–59.7	44.740.5–50.4	41
2089	47.642.9–59.8	44.840.6–50.5	41.1
2090	47.743–59.8	44.840.6–50.7	41.2
2091	47.843.1–59.9	44.940.6–50.8	41.3
2092	47.843.1–59.9	4540.6–51	41.4
2093	47.943.2–60	4540.7–51.1	41.5
2094	4843.3–60	45.140.7–51.2	41.6
2095	48.143.4–60	45.140.7–51.4	41.7
2096	48.243.4–60.1	45.240.7–51.5	41.8
2097	48.343.5–60.1	45.240.7–51.6	41.9
2098	48.443.5–60.1	45.340.7–51.7	42
2099	48.543.6–60	45.340.7–51.8	42
2100	48.643.6–60.1	45.340.7–52	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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