How many years of comparable data are there for Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba and Sweden?

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba vs Sweden: Median age

Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba

39.66 years

in 2023

Sweden

39.91 years

in 2023

Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba rank

57th

Sweden rank

55th

Median age over time

Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 39.91 years against 39.66 years in Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, a difference of 0.25 years.

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

Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 55th of 236 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	25.93 years	34 years	8.07 years	Sweden
1960s	20.36 years	35.1 years	14.74 years	Sweden
1970s	21.8 years	34.4 years	12.6 years	Sweden
1980s	25.86 years	36.43 years	10.57 years	Sweden
1990s	29.83 years	37.6 years	7.78 years	Sweden
2000s	34.41 years	39.08 years	4.68 years	Sweden
2010s	38.28 years	39.79 years	1.51 years	Sweden
2020s	39.7 years	39.71 years	0.0078 years	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba or Sweden?: Sweden, at 39.91 years against 39.66 years in Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba and Sweden?: 0.25 years, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba and Sweden?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba and Sweden rank globally for median age?: Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
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: 06 August 2026

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