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

Switzerland, at 42.33 years against 41.98 years in Ukraine as of 2023.

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

0.35 years, with Switzerland ahead.

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

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.

Switzerland vs Ukraine: Median age vs. births per woman

Switzerland

42.33 years

in 2023

Ukraine

41.98 years

in 2023

Switzerland rank

36th

Ukraine rank

38th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Switzerland
Ukraine

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 42.33 years against 41.98 years in Ukraine, a difference of 0.35 years.

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

Switzerland ranks 36th and Ukraine ranks 38th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 7 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Switzerland	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1950s	31.9 years	27.36 years	4.54 years	Switzerland
1960s	30.81 years	29.28 years	1.53 years	Switzerland
1970s	32 years	32.55 years	0.5515 years	Ukraine
1980s	34.91 years	32.75 years	2.16 years	Switzerland
1990s	36.36 years	34.43 years	1.93 years	Switzerland
2000s	39.05 years	37.5 years	1.55 years	Switzerland
2010s	41.13 years	39.31 years	1.82 years	Switzerland
2020s	41.93 years	41.32 years	0.6018 years	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Switzerland or Ukraine?: Switzerland, at 42.33 years against 41.98 years in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Switzerland and Ukraine?: 0.35 years, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Ukraine?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Switzerland and Ukraine rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Switzerland ranks 36th and Ukraine ranks 38th 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.