Which has higher median age, Denmark or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 41.4 years against 41.25 years in Denmark as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Denmark and Netherlands?

0.15 years, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?

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.

Denmark vs Netherlands: Median age

Denmark

41.25 years

in 2023

Netherlands

41.4 years

in 2023

Denmark rank

49th

Netherlands rank

46th

Median age over time

Denmark
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 41.4 years against 41.25 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.15 years.

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

Denmark ranks 49th and Netherlands ranks 46th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	31.36 years	27.48 years	3.88 years	Denmark
1960s	31.78 years	27.6 years	4.18 years	Denmark
1970s	31.93 years	28.48 years	3.45 years	Denmark
1980s	34.8 years	31.72 years	3.07 years	Denmark
1990s	36.62 years	34.57 years	2.05 years	Denmark
2000s	38.38 years	37.75 years	0.6357 years	Denmark
2010s	40.34 years	40.87 years	0.5232 years	Netherlands
2020s	41.21 years	41.48 years	0.2702 years	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Denmark or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 41.4 years against 41.25 years in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Denmark and Netherlands?: 0.15 years, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for median age?: Denmark ranks 49th and Netherlands ranks 46th 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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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: 17 September 2026

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