Median age estimates and projections in United Kingdom
The median age in United Kingdom was 39.8 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
United Kingdom, 2023 (latest estimate)
39.8
Change from 2022
+0.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
41.4 years
Projection for 2030
40.7 years
Projection for 2050
42.9 years
Projection for 2100
47.9 years
Position in 2023
46th of 216
Median age estimates and projections in United Kingdom over time
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United Kingdom
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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 | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 47.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 47.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 47.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 46.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 46.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 46.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 45.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 45.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 44.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 43.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 42.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 42.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 42.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 41.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 40.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 40.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 39.8 years |
| 2022 | 39.5 years |
| 2021 | 39.3 years |
| 2020 | 39.2 years |
| 2019 | 39.1 years |
| 2018 | 39.0 years |
| 2017 | 38.9 years |
| 2016 | 38.8 years |
| 2015 | 38.8 years |
| 2014 | 38.7 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7% from 39.5 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 38.6 years, the figure has changed by +3.0%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, United Kingdom has the 46th highest value.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Median age of the population
40.2 years
2019 · Eurostat
Population estimates and projections
68,682,962 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Population on 1 January
67,025,542p (Provisional) people
2020 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
67,025,542p (Provisional) people
2020 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.3 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
9.4 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat