Netherlands vs United States: Median age

Median age in 2023: 41.4 years in Netherlands and 38 years in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 3.4 years, or 1.09 times that in United States.

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What the numbers say

Netherlands has been higher since 1963.
In 2023, Netherlands ranked 44 and United States ranked 68 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Netherlands at 48.4 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	Netherlands	United States	World
2023	41.4	38	30.4
2022	41.5	37.7	30.1
2021	41.6	37.5	29.8
2020	41.5	37.2	29.6
2019	41.5	37	29.3
2018	41.5	36.8	29
2017	41.4	36.7	28.8
2016	41.3	36.5	28.5
2015	41.2	36.4	28.3
2014	41	36.3	28.1
2013	40.7	36.2	27.8
2012	40.4	36.1	27.6
2011	40	36	27.4
2010	39.7	35.9	27.2
2009	39.3	35.8	27
2008	39	35.7	26.7
2007	38.7	35.5	26.5
2006	38.3	35.4	26.3
2005	37.9	35.2	26.1
2004	37.5	35	25.9
2003	37.2	34.8	25.7
2002	36.8	34.7	25.5
2001	36.5	34.5	25.3
2000	36.2	34.3	25.1
1999	35.9	34.1	24.9
1998	35.7	33.9	24.7
1997	35.3	33.6	24.4
1996	35	33.4	24.2
1995	34.7	33.1	24
1994	34.4	32.9	23.8
1993	34.1	32.6	23.5
1992	33.8	32.4	23.3
1991	33.5	32.1	23.1
1990	33.3	31.9	22.9
1989	33	31.6	22.8
1988	32.8	31.3	22.6
1987	32.5	31	22.4
1986	32.2	30.7	22.2
1985	31.9	30.4	22
1984	31.6	30.2	21.9
1983	31.3	29.9	21.8
1982	31	29.6	21.7
1981	30.7	29.4	21.6
1980	30.3	29.1	21.5
1979	30	28.9	21.3
1978	29.6	28.6	21.1
1977	29.2	28.3	21
1976	28.8	27.9	20.8
1975	28.4	27.6	20.7
1974	28.1	27.3	20.5
1973	27.9	27.1	20.4
1972	27.7	27	20.4
1971	27.6	26.8	20.3
1970	27.5	26.7	20.3
1969	27.5	26.7	20.3
1968	27.5	26.7	20.4
1967	27.5	26.8	20.5
1966	27.5	26.9	20.6
1965	27.5	27	20.8
1964	27.6	27.2	21
1963	27.6	27.5	21.2
1962	27.7	27.7	21.4
1961	27.8	28	21.4
1960	27.8	28.3	21.5
1959	27.7	28.5	21.5
1958	27.7	28.7	21.5
1957	27.7	28.8	21.6
1956	27.6	28.9	21.7
1955	27.6	29	21.8
1954	27.5	29	21.9
1953	27.4	29	22
1952	27.3	29	22.1
1951	27.2	29	22.1
1950	27	29	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Netherlands	United States	World
2024	41.441.4–41.5	38.338.3–38.3	30.6
2025	41.541.2–41.6	38.538.4–38.6	30.9
2026	41.541.2–41.8	38.738.6–38.9	31.1
2027	41.641.1–42	38.938.7–39.1	31.3
2028	41.741–42.3	39.138.8–39.4	31.6
2029	41.841–42.5	39.339–39.7	31.8
2030	4241–42.8	39.639.1–40	32
2031	42.140.9–43.1	39.839.2–40.3	32.2
2032	42.340.9–43.3	4039.3–40.6	32.4
2033	42.541–43.6	40.239.4–40.9	32.6
2034	42.641–43.9	40.339.5–41.2	32.8
2035	42.841–44.2	40.539.5–41.4	33
2036	4341–44.5	40.639.5–41.7	33.2
2037	43.240.9–44.8	40.739.4–41.9	33.4
2038	43.440.9–45.1	40.739.4–42.1	33.6
2039	43.640.9–45.4	40.839.3–42.3	33.8
2040	43.740.8–45.7	40.839.3–42.5	34
2041	43.940.8–46.1	40.939.2–42.6	34.2
2042	44.140.9–46.4	4139.2–42.8	34.4
2043	44.240.9–46.7	4139.2–43	34.6
2044	44.441–47	41.139.2–43.2	34.8
2045	44.641–47.3	41.239.3–43.4	35
2046	44.841.1–47.6	41.339.4–43.6	35.2
2047	4541.1–47.9	41.439.5–43.8	35.4
2048	45.241.2–48.3	41.539.6–44	35.6
2049	45.341.3–48.6	41.739.7–44.2	35.9
2050	45.541.3–49	41.939.7–44.4	36.1
2051	45.641.4–49.3	4239.8–44.6	36.3
2052	45.841.5–49.6	42.239.9–44.8	36.5
2053	45.941.6–50	42.339.9–45.1	36.7
2054	4641.7–50.2	42.440–45.3	36.9
2055	46.141.7–50.5	42.640–45.6	37.1
2056	46.241.8–50.8	42.740.1–45.8	37.3
2057	46.241.9–51.1	42.840.1–46	37.5
2058	46.341.9–51.4	42.940.1–46.2	37.6
2059	46.442–51.7	4340.2–46.4	37.8
2060	46.442.1–51.9	43.140.1–46.6	37.9
2061	46.542.1–52.2	43.240.1–46.8	38
2062	46.542.2–52.4	43.340.1–47	38.1
2063	46.542.3–52.6	43.440.1–47.2	38.3
2064	46.642.3–52.8	43.540–47.4	38.4
2065	46.742.4–53	43.540–47.6	38.5
2066	46.742.5–53.2	43.540–47.7	38.6
2067	46.842.6–53.4	43.640–47.9	38.7
2068	46.842.6–53.6	43.640–48	38.8
2069	46.942.7–53.7	43.740–48.1	38.9
2070	4742.8–53.9	43.740–48.3	39
2071	47.142.9–54.1	43.840–48.4	39.1
2072	47.243–54.2	43.840–48.5	39.2
2073	47.343–54.4	43.840–48.6	39.3
2074	47.343.1–54.6	43.940–48.7	39.4
2075	47.443.2–54.7	43.940–48.8	39.5
2076	47.543.3–54.9	43.940–48.9	39.6
2077	47.643.4–55	4440.1–49	39.7
2078	47.743.5–55.3	4440.1–49.2	39.8
2079	47.843.6–55.5	44.140.2–49.3	40
2080	47.943.7–55.6	44.140.2–49.4	40.1
2081	47.943.8–55.7	44.240.2–49.6	40.2
2082	4843.9–55.8	44.240.3–49.7	40.3
2083	48.144–55.9	44.340.3–49.8	40.4
2084	48.144.1–56	44.440.4–49.9	40.5
2085	48.244.2–56.1	44.540.4–50	40.6
2086	48.244.3–56.2	44.540.5–50.1	40.7
2087	48.344.4–56.3	44.640.5–50.3	40.9
2088	48.344.4–56.3	44.740.5–50.4	41
2089	48.344.5–56.4	44.840.6–50.5	41.1
2090	48.344.6–56.5	44.840.6–50.7	41.2
2091	48.344.7–56.5	44.940.6–50.8	41.3
2092	48.444.8–56.6	4540.6–51	41.4
2093	48.444.8–56.7	4540.7–51.1	41.5
2094	48.444.8–56.8	45.140.7–51.2	41.6
2095	48.444.9–56.8	45.140.7–51.4	41.7
2096	48.444.9–56.9	45.240.7–51.5	41.8
2097	48.444.9–56.9	45.240.7–51.6	41.9
2098	48.444.9–57	45.340.7–51.7	42
2099	48.444.9–57	45.340.7–51.8	42
2100	48.444.9–57	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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