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

Finland, at 42.79 years against 42.33 years in Switzerland as of 2023.

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

0.46 years, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland 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.

Finland vs Switzerland: Median age vs. births per woman

Finland

42.79 years

in 2023

Switzerland

42.33 years

in 2023

Finland rank

33rd

Switzerland rank

36th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Finland
Switzerland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 42.79 years against 42.33 years in Switzerland, a difference of 0.46 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.

Finland ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 36th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	26.94 years	31.9 years	4.96 years	Switzerland
1960s	27.66 years	30.81 years	3.15 years	Switzerland
1970s	29.73 years	32 years	2.26 years	Switzerland
1980s	33.52 years	34.91 years	1.39 years	Switzerland
1990s	36.73 years	36.36 years	0.365 years	Finland
2000s	39.7 years	39.05 years	0.6474 years	Finland
2010s	41.46 years	41.13 years	0.3284 years	Finland
2020s	42.46 years	41.93 years	0.5322 years	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Finland or Switzerland?: Finland, at 42.79 years against 42.33 years in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Finland and Switzerland?: 0.46 years, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Switzerland rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Finland ranks 33rd 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.