Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Estonia or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 42.33 years against 41.89 years in Estonia as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Estonia and Switzerland?

0.44 years, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Switzerland?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age vs. births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Switzerland: Median age vs. births per woman

Estonia

41.89 years

in 2023

Switzerland

42.33 years

in 2023

Estonia rank

39th

Switzerland rank

36th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Estonia
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 42.33 years against 41.89 years in Estonia, a difference of 0.44 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.

Estonia ranks 39th and Switzerland ranks 36th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.23 years	31.9 years	2.67 years	Switzerland
1960s	31.94 years	30.81 years	1.13 years	Estonia
1970s	33.07 years	32 years	1.08 years	Estonia
1980s	32.9 years	34.91 years	2.01 years	Switzerland
1990s	35.05 years	36.36 years	1.31 years	Switzerland
2000s	38.13 years	39.05 years	0.9156 years	Switzerland
2010s	40.36 years	41.13 years	0.7709 years	Switzerland
2020s	41.6 years	41.93 years	0.3302 years	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Estonia or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 42.33 years against 41.89 years in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Estonia and Switzerland?: 0.44 years, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Switzerland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Switzerland rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Estonia ranks 39th and Switzerland ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age vs. births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Median age vs. births per woman
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.