Norway vs United Kingdom: Median age

Norway

39.54 years

in 2023

United Kingdom

39.78 years

in 2023

Norway rank

59th

United Kingdom rank

56th

Median age over time

United Kingdom currently reports 39.78 years against 39.54 years in Norway, a difference of 0.242 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Globally, Norway ranks 59th and United Kingdom ranks 56th of 236 countries.

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.