social1974

4th birth

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 1974; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data24 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
32.6years
Median: 33.0years
Countries Covered
24
with available data
Highest
Spain
34.8years
Lowest
Bulgaria
28.5years
Top 5 Countries
1Spain34.8years
2Japan34.6years
3Sweden34.5years
4Ireland34.3years
5Slovenia34.2years
By Region
Asia32.9years(2 countries)
Europe32.8years(18 countries)
Other32.3years(2 countries)
North America31.5years(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (28.5years)High (34.8years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 32.6years)

Asia (2)
Europe (18)
Other (2)
North America (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 1974; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Spain34.8years
2Japan34.6years
3Sweden34.5years
4Ireland34.3years
5Slovenia34.2years
6Netherlands34.1years
7Norway34.0years
8Denmark33.9years
9Austria33.4years
10Estonia33.3years
11Finland33.3years
12Czech Republic33.1years
13Portugal32.9years
14Russian Federation32.6years
15Canada32.3years
16Lithuania32.3years
17Belarus31.9years
18Poland31.6years
19Hungary31.3years
20Taiwan, Province of China31.1years
21United States of America30.8years
22Ukraine30.5years
23Slovakia30.0years
24Bulgaria28.5years
Showing 24 of 24 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (1974).

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