social1974

5th birth or higher

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
34.4years
Median: 34.5years
Countries Covered
24
with available data
Highest
Sweden
36.3years
Lowest
Bulgaria
31.8years
Top 5 Countries
1Sweden36.3years
2Japan36.0years
3Spain36.0years
4Netherlands35.9years
5Slovenia35.7years
By Region
Europe34.5years(18 countries)
Asia34.4years(2 countries)
Other34.2years(2 countries)
North America33.4years(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (31.8years)High (36.3years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 34.4years)

Europe (18)
Asia (2)
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
1Sweden36.3years
2Japan36.0years
3Spain36.0years
4Netherlands35.9years
5Slovenia35.7years
6Norway35.6years
7Denmark35.4years
8Austria35.2years
9Finland35.0years
10Ireland34.9years
11Estonia34.8years
12Russian Federation34.7years
13Lithuania34.3years
14Canada33.9years
15Czech Republic33.9years
16Belarus33.7years
17Portugal33.7years
18Poland33.5years
19Ukraine33.2years
20United States of America32.9years
21Taiwan, Province of China32.9years
22Slovakia32.8years
23Hungary32.8years
24Bulgaria31.8years
Showing 24 of 24 countries

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Data Source

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

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