Typical age in United Kingdom

39.8

years · 2023

55th highest of 235 countries

In 2013: 38.6

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Nearby in the ranking

  1. Malta 40.3
  2. North Macedonia 40.3
  3. Sweden 39.9
  4. United Kingdom 39.8
  5. Caribbean Netherlands 39.7
  6. Thailand 39.7
  7. Norway 39.5

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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.

Unit
years
Years
1950–2026
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
Our World in Data
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
Our World in Data; UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. CC BY 4.0