Median age estimates and projections in Finland
The median age in Finland was 42.8 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Finland, 2023 (latest estimate)
42.8
Change from 2022
+0.6%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
42.6 years
Projection for 2030
44.3 years
Projection for 2050
46.5 years
Projection for 2100
50.6 years
Position in 2023
25th of 216
Median age estimates and projections in Finland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Finland |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 50.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 50.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 49.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 49.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 49.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 49.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 49.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 49.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 48.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 47.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 46.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 46.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 46.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 45.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 44.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 43.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 42.8 years |
| 2022 | 42.5 years |
| 2021 | 42.3 years |
| 2020 | 42.2 years |
| 2019 | 42.0 years |
| 2018 | 41.8 years |
| 2017 | 41.6 years |
| 2016 | 41.5 years |
| 2015 | 41.5 years |
| 2014 | 41.4 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6% from 42.5 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 41.4 years, the figure has changed by +3.4%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Finland has the 25th highest value.
More for Finland
All statistics for Finland
Median age of the population
43.5 years
2025 · Eurostat
Population estimates and projections
5,601,185 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Population on 1 January
5,635,971 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
5,635,971 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
8.1 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
10.5 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat