Malta vs Sweden: Median age
Malta
40.28 years
in 2023
Sweden
39.91 years
in 2023
Malta rank
53rd
Sweden rank
55th
Median age over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Malta currently reports 40.28 years against 39.91 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.37 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Malta ranks 53rd 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 | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.76 years | 34 years | 11.24 years | Sweden |
| 1960s | 23.4 years | 35.1 years | 11.7 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 26.65 years | 34.4 years | 7.75 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 30.32 years | 36.43 years | 6.11 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 33.57 years | 37.6 years | 4.03 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 36.91 years | 39.08 years | 2.17 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 39.22 years | 39.79 years | 0.5677 years | Sweden |
| 2020s | 39.53 years | 39.71 years | 0.1775 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median age, Malta or Sweden?
- Malta, at 40.28 years against 39.91 years in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median age between Malta and Sweden?
- 0.37 years, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for median age?
- Malta ranks 53rd 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
Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.