Switzerland vs United States: Median age

Median age in 2023: 42.3 years in Switzerland and 38 years in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 4.3 years, or 1.11 times that in United States.

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What the numbers say

Switzerland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Switzerland ranked 34 and United States ranked 68 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Switzerland at 48.1 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	Switzerland	United States	World
2023	42.3	38	30.4
2022	42	37.7	30.1
2021	41.7	37.5	29.8
2020	41.7	37.2	29.6
2019	41.6	37	29.3
2018	41.5	36.8	29
2017	41.4	36.7	28.8
2016	41.3	36.5	28.5
2015	41.3	36.4	28.3
2014	41.2	36.3	28.1
2013	41	36.2	27.8
2012	40.9	36.1	27.6
2011	40.7	36	27.4
2010	40.5	35.9	27.2
2009	40.3	35.8	27
2008	40.1	35.7	26.7
2007	39.9	35.5	26.5
2006	39.6	35.4	26.3
2005	39.3	35.2	26.1
2004	38.9	35	25.9
2003	38.6	34.8	25.7
2002	38.3	34.7	25.5
2001	38	34.5	25.3
2000	37.7	34.3	25.1
1999	37.4	34.1	24.9
1998	37.1	33.9	24.7
1997	36.8	33.6	24.4
1996	36.5	33.4	24.2
1995	36.3	33.1	24
1994	36.1	32.9	23.8
1993	35.9	32.6	23.5
1992	35.8	32.4	23.3
1991	35.8	32.1	23.1
1990	35.9	31.9	22.9
1989	35.8	31.6	22.8
1988	35.7	31.3	22.6
1987	35.5	31	22.4
1986	35.4	30.7	22.2
1985	35.1	30.4	22
1984	34.9	30.2	21.9
1983	34.6	29.9	21.8
1982	34.3	29.6	21.7
1981	34	29.4	21.6
1980	33.8	29.1	21.5
1979	33.5	28.9	21.3
1978	33.1	28.6	21.1
1977	32.8	28.3	21
1976	32.4	27.9	20.8
1975	32	27.6	20.7
1974	31.6	27.3	20.5
1973	31.4	27.1	20.4
1972	31.2	27	20.4
1971	31.1	26.8	20.3
1970	30.9	26.7	20.3
1969	30.7	26.7	20.3
1968	30.6	26.7	20.4
1967	30.6	26.8	20.5
1966	30.6	26.9	20.6
1965	30.5	27	20.8
1964	30.5	27.2	21
1963	30.7	27.5	21.2
1962	30.9	27.7	21.4
1961	31.3	28	21.4
1960	31.6	28.3	21.5
1959	31.7	28.5	21.5
1958	31.7	28.7	21.5
1957	31.8	28.8	21.6
1956	31.9	28.9	21.7
1955	31.9	29	21.8
1954	31.9	29	21.9
1953	31.9	29	22
1952	31.9	29	22.1
1951	32.1	29	22.1
1950	32.2	29	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Switzerland	United States	World
2024	42.742.6–42.7	38.338.3–38.3	30.6
2025	42.942.7–43.2	38.538.4–38.6	30.9
2026	43.242.7–43.7	38.738.6–38.9	31.1
2027	43.542.8–44.2	38.938.7–39.1	31.3
2028	43.842.9–44.7	39.138.8–39.4	31.6
2029	44.143–45.2	39.339–39.7	31.8
2030	44.443.1–45.7	39.639.1–40	32
2031	44.743.1–46.3	39.839.2–40.3	32.2
2032	4543.2–46.8	4039.3–40.6	32.4
2033	45.343.2–47.3	40.239.4–40.9	32.6
2034	45.643.3–47.9	40.339.5–41.2	32.8
2035	45.943.3–48.5	40.539.5–41.4	33
2036	46.143.3–49	40.639.5–41.7	33.2
2037	46.443.3–49.6	40.739.4–41.9	33.4
2038	46.743.2–50.1	40.739.4–42.1	33.6
2039	4743.1–50.7	40.839.3–42.3	33.8
2040	47.242.9–51.3	40.839.3–42.5	34
2041	47.442.7–51.8	40.939.2–42.6	34.2
2042	47.642.4–52.4	4139.2–42.8	34.4
2043	47.742.1–52.9	4139.2–43	34.6
2044	47.841.8–53.4	41.139.2–43.2	34.8
2045	47.941.5–53.9	41.239.3–43.4	35
2046	47.941.3–54.5	41.339.4–43.6	35.2
2047	47.941.1–55	41.439.5–43.8	35.4
2048	47.941–55.5	41.539.6–44	35.6
2049	47.940.9–55.9	41.739.7–44.2	35.9
2050	47.840.9–56.4	41.939.7–44.4	36.1
2051	47.740.9–56.8	4239.8–44.6	36.3
2052	47.640.9–57.3	42.239.9–44.8	36.5
2053	47.540.9–57.6	42.339.9–45.1	36.7
2054	47.540.9–58	42.440–45.3	36.9
2055	47.440.9–58.4	42.640–45.6	37.1
2056	47.441–58.7	42.740.1–45.8	37.3
2057	47.441–59	42.840.1–46	37.5
2058	47.441–59.3	42.940.1–46.2	37.6
2059	47.441.1–59.6	4340.2–46.4	37.8
2060	47.441.1–59.9	43.140.1–46.6	37.9
2061	47.441.2–60.1	43.240.1–46.8	38
2062	47.441.2–60.3	43.340.1–47	38.1
2063	47.441.3–60.5	43.440.1–47.2	38.3
2064	47.441.4–60.7	43.540–47.4	38.4
2065	47.541.4–60.9	43.540–47.6	38.5
2066	47.541.5–61	43.540–47.7	38.6
2067	47.641.6–61.2	43.640–47.9	38.7
2068	47.641.6–61.3	43.640–48	38.8
2069	47.641.7–61.4	43.740–48.1	38.9
2070	47.741.7–61.5	43.740–48.3	39
2071	47.741.7–61.6	43.840–48.4	39.1
2072	47.841.8–61.7	43.840–48.5	39.2
2073	47.841.9–61.7	43.840–48.6	39.3
2074	47.841.9–61.8	43.940–48.7	39.4
2075	47.842–61.8	43.940–48.8	39.5
2076	47.842–61.8	43.940–48.9	39.6
2077	47.742–61.9	4440.1–49	39.7
2078	47.742–62	4440.1–49.2	39.8
2079	47.742.1–62	44.140.2–49.3	40
2080	47.642.2–62.1	44.140.2–49.4	40.1
2081	47.542.3–62.1	44.240.2–49.6	40.2
2082	47.542.3–62.1	44.240.3–49.7	40.3
2083	47.442.4–62.1	44.340.3–49.8	40.4
2084	47.442.4–62.2	44.440.4–49.9	40.5
2085	47.342.5–62.3	44.540.4–50	40.6
2086	47.342.6–62.4	44.540.5–50.1	40.7
2087	47.342.6–62.5	44.640.5–50.3	40.9
2088	47.342.7–62.6	44.740.5–50.4	41
2089	47.342.7–62.6	44.840.6–50.5	41.1
2090	47.342.8–62.7	44.840.6–50.7	41.2
2091	47.342.9–62.8	44.940.6–50.8	41.3
2092	47.442.9–62.8	4540.6–51	41.4
2093	47.442.9–62.8	4540.7–51.1	41.5
2094	47.543–62.7	45.140.7–51.2	41.6
2095	47.643.1–62.7	45.140.7–51.4	41.7
2096	47.743.2–62.8	45.240.7–51.5	41.8
2097	47.843.3–62.7	45.240.7–51.6	41.9
2098	47.943.3–62.7	45.340.7–51.7	42
2099	4843.4–62.8	45.340.7–51.8	42
2100	48.143.5–62.9	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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