What is median age in Switzerland?

Median age in Switzerland was 42.33 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Switzerland?

The highest recorded value was 42.33 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Switzerland?

The lowest recorded value was 30.51 years in 1964.

How does Switzerland rank for median age?

Switzerland ranks 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Switzerland?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Switzerland data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Switzerland

Name: Median age in Switzerland
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Switzerland: Median age was 42.33 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

42.33 years

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

36th

of 236 countries

All-time high

42.33 years

in 2023

All-time low

30.51 years

in 1964

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Switzerland, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Switzerland stood at 42.33 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Switzerland peaked at 42.33 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.51 years, in 1964.

That places Switzerland 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	31.9 years	31.68 years	32.18 years	10
1960s	30.81 years	30.51 years	31.59 years	10
1970s	32 years	30.9 years	33.47 years	10
1980s	34.91 years	33.77 years	35.82 years	10
1990s	36.36 years	35.83 years	37.38 years	10
2000s	39.05 years	37.66 years	40.32 years	10
2010s	41.13 years	40.52 years	41.58 years	10
2020s	41.93 years	41.67 years	42.33 years	4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

33 Finland 42.79 years compare
34 Czechia 42.72 years compare
35 Romania 42.62 years compare
37 Lithuania 42.12 years compare
38 Ukraine 41.98 years compare
39 Estonia 41.89 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Switzerland?: Median age in Switzerland was 42.33 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 42.33 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 30.51 years in 1964.
How does Switzerland rank for median age?: Switzerland ranks 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.