In 2024, Italy was the European country with the oldest population, recording a median age of 48.7 years, closely ahead of Bulgaria and Portugal, with 47 years. In general, almost all European countries have a median age above 40 years old. Only Azerbaijan, Turkey, Armenia, and Kosovo had a median age below 35 years old. Kosovo was the youngest territory of the continent in terms of median age.

The mean childbearing age in Europe was just over 30 years in 2022, compared with 26.4 years in 1979, which was the lowest fertility rate in the provided period.

This statistic shows the average life expectancy in Europe for those born in 2024, by gender and region. The average life expectancy in Western Europe was 79 years for males and 84 years for females in 2024. Additional information on European life expectancy The difference in life expectancy seen between men and women across all European regions is in line with the global trends of women outliving men, on average. The average life expectancy at birth worldwide by income group shows that the gender life expectancy gap is not only a consistent trend across countries, but also income groups. Moreover, the higher life expectancy for those in high income groups may help to explain the lower average life expectancy for those born in Eastern Europe where average incomes are generally lower than other European regions. Although income and length of life are not directly correlated, higher income individuals are generally able to afford access to superior nutrition and healthcare as well as having leisure time for exercise. That said, current trends in the increases in life expectancy worldwide by country between 1970 and 2017 suggest economic growth will lead to larger increases in life expectancy. Those increases are less likely to occur to such a degree in the more developed regions of Europe where Italy, Spain, France, Switzerland, Iceland and Austria all rank in the top 20 countries with the highest life expectancy.

This dataset is about countries and is filtered where the continent includes Europe, featuring 5 columns: capital city, continent, country, currency, and median age. The preview is ordered by population (descending).

In 2022, the average age of mothers in Luxembourg was 32.2 years, the highest among countries in Europe. The country with the youngest average age was Bulgaria, at 27.8 years.

The average age of passenger cars on the road in the European Union was 12 years in 2021, while the average truck was about 14.2 years old. Germany and the United Kingdom are the leading passenger car markets in Europe as of 2022.

Lithuanians hold on to their cars the longest

Of European countries, the oldest passenger cars were found in Eastern Europe in 2019. The average car in Lithuania was almost 17 years old. High-income countries like Luxembourg had a comparatively younger fleet. The average age of passenger cars in Luxembourg came to about 6.5 years.

World fleet comparison

Across the Atlantic the car and light truck fleet had a slightly higher average age to that reported in the European Union. Light vehicles registered in the United States were on average 12.1 years old. Comparatively, the age of passenger cars in Japan was noticeably lower. The average age of passenger cars on Japanese roads was just over nine years old.

This dataset is about countries in Europe, featuring 3 columns: country, median age, and region. The preview is ordered by population (descending).

This scatter chart displays individuals using the Internet (% of population) against median age (year) and is filtered where the continent is Europe. The data is about countries.

In 2018, the average age of women at birth of first child in Italy was 31.2 years, the oldest average age in Europe. Overall, seven European countries had an average age at or over the age of 30, with Azerbaijan having the youngest average age of first childbirth, at 23.9 years.

This dataset is about countries in Western Europe per year, featuring 4 columns: access to electricity, country, date, and median age. The preview is ordered by date (descending).

This scatter chart displays male population (people) against median age (year) and is filtered where the continent is Europe. The data is about countries.

Retirement Age Women in European Union increased to 64.43 Years in 2024 from 64.31 Years in 2023. This dataset provides - European Union Retirement Age Women - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

This dataset provides values for RETIREMENT AGE MEN reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

This horizontal bar chart displays median age (year) by country using the aggregation sum and is filtered where the region is Western Europe and the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

Average number of persons per household by household composition, number of children and age of youngest child

This scatter chart displays median age (year) against self-employed workers (% of total employment) and is filtered where the continent is Europe and the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

The mean age of women at childbirth is the mean age of women when their children are born. The mean age of women at birth of first child is the mean age of women when their first children are born.

The average for 2022 based on 44 countries was 81.91 years. The highest value was in Spain: 85.9 years and the lowest value was in Moldova: 73.32 years. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The statistic illustrates the average age of passenger cars in European countries as of 2019. That year, at 8.6 years, Luxembourg was the European nation with the lowest average age of registered cars. Lithuania, Estonia, and Romania were the nations with the highest average age of passenger cars, at 16.8, 16.7, and 16.5 years, respectively. The average age of passenger cars in the European Union (that is, excluding Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom) was 11.5 years.

This scatter chart displays health expenditure (% of GDP) against median age (year) and is filtered where the continent is Europe. The data is about countries.