Median age of the population in Switzerland

The median age in Switzerland was 42.9 years on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Median age of the population Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Switzerland, 2025 42.9 Years
Change from 2024 +0.2% 2024: 42.8 years
European Union, 2025 44.9 yearsep (Source flag ep) Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025 43.2 years Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2025 22nd of 40 See the full ranking

Median age of the population in Switzerland over time

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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Median age of the population (years), 2001 to 2025
Period SwitzerlandEuropean Union
2025 42.9 years 44.9 yearsep (estimated, provisional)
2024 42.8 years 44.7 yearsep (estimated, provisional)
2023 42.8 years 44.5 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022 42.8 years 44.4 years
2021 42.7 years 44.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2020 42.6 years 43.9 yearse (estimated)
2019 42.5 years 43.7 years
2018 42.4 years 43.5 yearse (estimated)
2017 42.3 years 43.2 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2016 42.3 years 43.0 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2015 42.2 years 42.8 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2014 42.1 years 42.5 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2013 42.0 years –
2012 41.8 years 41.9 yearsb (break in time series)
2011 41.6 yearsb (break in time series) 41.6 yearsb (break in time series)
2010 41.5 years 41.3 yearsb (break in time series)
2009 41.2 years 41.0 years
2008 41.0 years 40.6 yearsb (break in time series)
2007 40.8 years 40.3 years
2006 40.4 years 40.0 years
2005 40.1 years 39.6 years
2004 39.8 years 39.3 years
2003 39.4 years 39.0 years
2002 39.1 years 38.7 years
2001 38.8 years 38.4 yearsb (break in time series)

Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2% from 42.8 years in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 42.2 years, the figure has changed by +1.7%.
  • Among the 40 countries with data for 2025, Switzerland has the 22nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 44.9 years.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_pjanind · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_de=MEDAGEPOP
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Switzerland
Provider update
25 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat