Finland vs Liechtenstein Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Finland vs Liechtenstein

Table

Year	Median age
	Finland	Liechtenstein
1960	28.4	28
1961	28.4	27.8
1962	28.5	27.5
1963	28.5	27.3
1964	28.6	27.1
1965	28.7	27
1966	28.8	27
1967	28.9	27
1968	29	27
1969	29.3	27.1
1970	29.6	27.2
1971	29.9	27.3
1972	30.1	27.6
1973	30.2	27.8
1974	30.4	28.1
1975	30.7	28.3
1976	31.2	28.6
1977	31.7	29
1978	32.1	29.4
1979	32.4	29.8
1980	32.8	30.2
1981	33.2	30.5
1982	33.5	30.7
1983	33.9	31
1984	34.3	31.2
1985	34.7	31.5
1986	35.1	31.7
1987	35.4	32
1988	35.8	32.3
1989	36.1	32.6
1990	36.4	32.9
1991	36.7	33.3
1992	37	33.6
1993	37.2	33.9
1994	37.5	34.3
1995	37.8	34.6
1996	38.1	35
1997	38.4	35.3
1998	38.7	35.7
1999	39	36.1
2000	39.4	36.5
2001	39.7	36.9
2002	40	37.3
2003	40.3	37.7
2004	40.6	38.2
2005	40.9	38.6
2006	41.2	39.1
2007	41.4	39.6
2008	41.6	40.1
2009	41.8	40.6
2010	41.9	41.1
2011	42.1	41.4
2012	42.2	41.8
2013	42.3	42.2
2014	42.4	42.7
2015	42.5	43
2016	42.6	43.4
2017	42.7	43.8
2018	42.8	44.1
2019	43	44.4
2020	43.2	44.6
2021	43.3	44.8
2022	43.5	45
2023	43.8	45.2
2024	44	45.4
2025	44.2	45.6
2026	44.4	45.7
2027	44.6	45.9
2028	44.9	46.1
2029	45.1	46.3
2030	45.3	46.5
2031	45.5	46.6
2032	45.7	46.7
2033	45.9	46.9
2034	46.1	47
2035	46.3	47.1
2036	46.4	47.3
2037	46.6	47.4
2038	46.8	47.4
2039	46.9	47.5
2040	47.1	47.6
2041	47.2	47.6
2042	47.3	47.6
2043	47.4	47.7
2044	47.4	47.7
2045	47.4	47.7
2046	47.4	47.7
2047	47.4	47.7
2048	47.4	47.6
2049	47.4	47.6
2050	47.5	47.5

In 1960, the median age in Finland was 28.4 years compared to 28 years in Liechtenstein. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 44 years in Finland and to 45.4 years in Liechtenstein.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Finland is expected to increased to around 47.5 years by 2050 compared to 47.5 years in Liechtenstein. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Finland		Liechtenstein
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	2.13%	2.04%	2.44%	2.23%
5-9	2.47%	2.36%	2.53%	2.25%
10-14	2.88%	2.75%	2.54%	2.27%
15-19	2.88%	2.76%	2.62%	2.4%
20-24	2.83%	2.67%	2.71%	2.64%
25-29	3.04%	2.86%	2.96%	2.93%
30-34	3.4%	3.19%	3.08%	3.06%
35-39	3.34%	3.12%	3.19%	3.23%
40-44	3.38%	3.17%	3.25%	3.22%
45-49	3.2%	3.05%	3.3%	3.26%
50-54	2.88%	2.8%	3.73%	3.76%
55-59	3.21%	3.21%	3.92%	4.09%
60-64	3.2%	3.29%	3.74%	3.93%
65-69	3.01%	3.24%	3.05%	3.22%
70-74	2.83%	3.22%	2.49%	2.6%
75-79	2.47%	3.02%	2.06%	2.2%
80+	2.28%	3.83%	2.07%	3.04%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Finland has low demographic potential with 38.3% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 36.7% and similar potential in Liechtenstein.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Finland			Liechtenstein
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	60.5%	48.8%	11.7%	58.3%	45.7%	12.5%
1961	59.3%	47.4%	11.8%	58%	45.3%	12.7%
1962	57.7%	45.8%	11.9%	57.6%	45%	12.6%
1963	56.3%	44.4%	12%	57%	44.6%	12.4%
1964	55.2%	43%	12.2%	56.6%	44.3%	12.3%
1965	54.3%	41.9%	12.4%	56.3%	44%	12.3%
1966	53.5%	40.9%	12.6%	56%	43.8%	12.2%
1967	52.8%	40%	12.9%	55.7%	43.5%	12.2%
1968	52.1%	39%	13.1%	55.7%	43.5%	12.2%
1969	51.6%	38.2%	13.4%	55.9%	43.6%	12.2%
1970	51%	37.2%	13.8%	55.9%	43.6%	12.3%
1971	50.2%	36.1%	14.2%	55.7%	43.3%	12.4%
1972	49.5%	35%	14.5%	55%	42.5%	12.5%
1973	48.9%	34.1%	14.9%	54.1%	41.5%	12.6%
1974	48.6%	33.3%	15.3%	53.4%	40.6%	12.7%
1975	48.4%	32.7%	15.7%	52.6%	39.6%	13%
1976	48.3%	32.1%	16.2%	51.7%	38.5%	13.2%
1977	48.3%	31.6%	16.7%	50.8%	37.6%	13.3%
1978	48.2%	31.1%	17.1%	49.8%	36.4%	13.4%
1979	47.9%	30.5%	17.4%	48.8%	35.3%	13.5%
1980	47.7%	30%	17.7%	47.6%	34.2%	13.4%
1981	47.3%	29.5%	17.8%	46.6%	33.3%	13.2%
1982	47.1%	29.1%	18%	45.7%	32.7%	13%
1983	46.9%	28.8%	18.1%	44.7%	31.8%	12.9%
1984	46.8%	28.6%	18.2%	43.7%	30.8%	12.9%
1985	46.8%	28.5%	18.3%	42.8%	29.9%	12.9%
1986	47.1%	28.5%	18.7%	42.3%	29.1%	13.2%
1987	47.4%	28.5%	19%	41.9%	28.4%	13.5%
1988	47.9%	28.6%	19.3%	41.5%	27.8%	13.7%
1989	48.3%	28.7%	19.6%	41.2%	27.3%	13.9%
1990	48.6%	28.7%	19.9%	40.9%	26.9%	14%
1991	48.8%	28.6%	20.1%	40.8%	26.6%	14.2%
1992	49%	28.6%	20.4%	41%	26.6%	14.4%
1993	49.2%	28.5%	20.6%	41.1%	26.7%	14.4%
1994	49.5%	28.5%	20.9%	41.2%	26.7%	14.5%
1995	49.8%	28.5%	21.3%	41.2%	26.7%	14.5%
1996	50%	28.4%	21.6%	41%	26.5%	14.5%
1997	50%	28.2%	21.8%	40.8%	26.4%	14.4%
1998	49.7%	27.8%	22%	40.7%	26.3%	14.5%
1999	49.5%	27.4%	22.1%	40.8%	26.2%	14.6%
2000	49.4%	27.1%	22.3%	40.6%	25.9%	14.7%
2001	49.4%	26.9%	22.5%	40.5%	25.7%	14.8%
2002	49.5%	26.7%	22.8%	40.7%	25.6%	15.1%
2003	49.6%	26.5%	23.1%	40.7%	25.4%	15.4%
2004	49.9%	26.3%	23.6%	40.7%	25%	15.7%
2005	49.9%	26%	23.9%	40.8%	24.7%	16.1%
2006	50.1%	25.8%	24.4%	40.9%	24.2%	16.7%
2007	50.3%	25.5%	24.8%	41.1%	23.8%	17.3%
2008	50.2%	25.2%	25%	41.6%	23.5%	18.1%
2009	50.5%	25.1%	25.4%	42.3%	23.3%	19%
2010	51.1%	25%	26.1%	42.7%	23%	19.7%
2011	52.2%	25.1%	27.1%	43.1%	22.7%	20.4%
2012	53.6%	25.3%	28.3%	43.6%	22.4%	21.2%
2013	55%	25.5%	29.6%	44.2%	22.1%	22.2%
2014	56.4%	25.7%	30.8%	45%	21.9%	23.1%
2015	57.6%	25.8%	31.9%	45.6%	21.8%	23.8%
2016	58.7%	25.8%	32.8%	46.4%	21.7%	24.7%
2017	59.6%	25.9%	33.7%	47.3%	21.7%	25.6%
2018	60.5%	25.8%	34.7%	48.2%	21.7%	26.5%
2019	61.1%	25.6%	35.5%	49.1%	21.8%	27.3%
2020	61.7%	25.3%	36.4%	49.8%	21.8%	27.9%
2021	62.2%	25.1%	37.1%	50.5%	21.8%	28.7%
2022	62.5%	24.7%	37.7%	51.6%	21.8%	29.8%
2023	62.6%	24.3%	38.3%	52.7%	21.9%	30.8%
2024	62.7%	23.8%	38.9%	53.8%	21.9%	31.9%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in Finland increased from 49.9% to 62.7% between 2004 and 2024.

In Liechtenstein, the ratio of dependent people increased from 40.7% to 53.8% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Finland	Liechtenstein
1960	62.3%	63.2%
1961	62.8%	63.3%
1962	63.4%	63.5%
1963	64%	63.7%
1964	64.4%	63.9%
1965	64.8%	64%
1966	65.1%	64.1%
1967	65.4%	64.2%
1968	65.7%	64.2%
1969	66%	64.2%
1970	66.2%	64.1%
1971	66.6%	64.2%
1972	66.9%	64.5%
1973	67.1%	64.9%
1974	67.3%	65.2%
1975	67.4%	65.5%
1976	67.4%	65.9%
1977	67.4%	66.3%
1978	67.5%	66.7%
1979	67.6%	67.2%
1980	67.7%	67.7%
1981	67.9%	68.2%
1982	68%	68.6%
1983	68.1%	69.1%
1984	68.1%	69.6%
1985	68.1%	70%
1986	68%	70.3%
1987	67.8%	70.5%
1988	67.6%	70.7%
1989	67.4%	70.8%
1990	67.3%	71%
1991	67.2%	71%
1992	67.1%	70.9%
1993	67%	70.9%
1994	66.9%	70.8%
1995	66.8%	70.8%
1996	66.7%	70.9%
1997	66.7%	71%
1998	66.8%	71%
1999	66.9%	71%
2000	66.9%	71.1%
2001	66.9%	71.2%
2002	66.9%	71.1%
2003	66.8%	71.1%
2004	66.7%	71.1%
2005	66.7%	71%
2006	66.6%	71%
2007	66.5%	70.9%
2008	66.6%	70.6%
2009	66.5%	70.3%
2010	66.2%	70.1%
2011	65.7%	69.9%
2012	65.1%	69.6%
2013	64.5%	69.3%
2014	63.9%	69%
2015	63.4%	68.7%
2016	63%	68.3%
2017	62.7%	67.9%
2018	62.3%	67.5%
2019	62.1%	67.1%
2020	61.8%	66.8%
2021	61.7%	66.4%
2022	61.6%	66%
2023	61.5%	65.5%
2024	61.5%	65%
2025	61.5%	64.4%
2026	61.4%	63.8%
2027	61.4%	63.2%
2028	61.4%	62.5%
2029	61.3%	61.9%
2030	61.2%	61.2%
2031	61.2%	60.7%
2032	61.1%	60.2%
2033	60.9%	59.6%
2034	60.8%	59.2%
2035	60.7%	58.7%
2036	60.7%	58.2%
2037	60.7%	57.9%
2038	60.7%	57.6%
2039	60.7%	57.4%
2040	60.6%	57.3%
2041	60.4%	57.1%
2042	60.2%	57%
2043	60%	56.9%
2044	59.9%	56.9%
2045	59.7%	56.8%
2046	59.5%	56.8%
2047	59.3%	56.7%
2048	59.1%	56.6%
2049	58.8%	56.6%
2050	58.6%	56.6%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 66.7% to 61.5% in Finland and from 71.1% to 65% in Liechtenstein.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Finland	Liechtenstein
1960	30.4%	28.9%
1961	29.8%	28.7%
1962	29.1%	28.5%
1963	28.4%	28.4%
1964	27.7%	28.3%
1965	27.1%	28.2%
1966	26.6%	28.1%
1967	26.2%	28%
1968	25.7%	28%
1969	25.2%	28%
1970	24.6%	28%
1971	24%	27.8%
1972	23.4%	27.4%
1973	22.9%	27%
1974	22.4%	26.5%
1975	22%	26%
1976	21.7%	25.4%
1977	21.3%	24.9%
1978	21%	24.3%
1979	20.6%	23.7%
1980	20.3%	23.1%
1981	20%	22.7%
1982	19.8%	22.5%
1983	19.6%	22%
1984	19.5%	21.5%
1985	19.4%	20.9%
1986	19.3%	20.4%
1987	19.3%	20%
1988	19.3%	19.7%
1989	19.4%	19.3%
1990	19.3%	19.1%
1991	19.2%	18.9%
1992	19.2%	18.9%
1993	19.1%	18.9%
1994	19.1%	18.9%
1995	19%	18.9%
1996	18.9%	18.8%
1997	18.8%	18.7%
1998	18.6%	18.7%
1999	18.3%	18.6%
2000	18.2%	18.4%
2001	18%	18.3%
2002	17.9%	18.2%
2003	17.7%	18%
2004	17.5%	17.8%
2005	17.4%	17.5%
2006	17.2%	17.2%
2007	17%	16.9%
2008	16.8%	16.6%
2009	16.7%	16.4%
2010	16.6%	16.1%
2011	16.5%	15.8%
2012	16.4%	15.6%
2013	16.4%	15.3%
2014	16.4%	15.1%
2015	16.4%	15%
2016	16.3%	14.8%
2017	16.2%	14.7%
2018	16.1%	14.7%
2019	15.9%	14.6%
2020	15.7%	14.6%
2021	15.5%	14.5%
2022	15.2%	14.4%
2023	14.9%	14.3%
2024	14.6%	14.3%
2025	14.3%	14.2%
2026	14%	14.2%
2027	13.7%	14.2%
2028	13.4%	14.2%
2029	13.2%	14.1%
2030	12.9%	14.2%
2031	12.7%	14.1%
2032	12.6%	14.1%
2033	12.5%	14%
2034	12.4%	14%
2035	12.4%	13.9%
2036	12.4%	13.9%
2037	12.4%	13.9%
2038	12.4%	13.8%
2039	12.5%	13.8%
2040	12.5%	13.7%
2041	12.6%	13.7%
2042	12.7%	13.7%
2043	12.7%	13.6%
2044	12.8%	13.6%
2045	12.9%	13.6%
2046	13%	13.6%
2047	13%	13.6%
2048	13.1%	13.6%
2049	13.1%	13.6%
2050	13.1%	13.6%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 14.6% in Finland and 14.3% in Liechtenstein. Birth rates in Finland compared to Liechtenstein .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Finland	Liechtenstein
1960	7.3%	7.92%
1961	7.43%	8.01%
1962	7.53%	8%
1963	7.67%	7.91%
1964	7.85%	7.86%
1965	8.04%	7.84%
1966	8.22%	7.83%
1967	8.41%	7.81%
1968	8.59%	7.81%
1969	8.84%	7.85%
1970	9.15%	7.88%
1971	9.42%	7.97%
1972	9.69%	8.07%
1973	9.99%	8.15%
1974	10.3%	8.31%
1975	10.6%	8.51%
1976	10.9%	8.67%
1977	11.2%	8.81%
1978	11.5%	8.96%
1979	11.8%	9.07%
1980	12%	9.11%
1981	12.1%	9.03%
1982	12.2%	8.92%
1983	12.4%	8.91%
1984	12.4%	8.97%
1985	12.5%	9.06%
1986	12.7%	9.28%
1987	12.9%	9.51%
1988	13%	9.68%
1989	13.2%	9.85%
1990	13.4%	9.97%
1991	13.5%	10.1%
1992	13.7%	10.2%
1993	13.8%	10.2%
1994	14%	10.3%
1995	14.2%	10.3%
1996	14.4%	10.3%
1997	14.5%	10.2%
1998	14.7%	10.3%
1999	14.8%	10.4%
2000	14.9%	10.4%
2001	15.1%	10.5%
2002	15.2%	10.7%
2003	15.5%	10.9%
2004	15.7%	11.2%
2005	15.9%	11.5%
2006	16.2%	11.8%
2007	16.5%	12.3%
2008	16.6%	12.8%
2009	16.9%	13.3%
2010	17.3%	13.8%
2011	17.8%	14.3%
2012	18.4%	14.8%
2013	19.1%	15.4%
2014	19.7%	15.9%
2015	20.2%	16.4%
2016	20.7%	16.9%
2017	21.1%	17.4%
2018	21.6%	17.9%
2019	22.1%	18.3%
2020	22.5%	18.7%
2021	22.9%	19.1%
2022	23.2%	19.6%
2023	23.6%	20.2%
2024	23.9%	20.7%
2025	24.2%	21.4%
2026	24.5%	22%
2027	24.9%	22.7%
2028	25.2%	23.3%
2029	25.5%	24%
2030	25.8%	24.6%
2031	26.1%	25.2%
2032	26.4%	25.7%
2033	26.6%	26.3%
2034	26.7%	26.9%
2035	26.8%	27.4%
2036	26.9%	27.8%
2037	26.9%	28.2%
2038	26.9%	28.5%
2039	26.9%	28.8%
2040	26.9%	29%
2041	27%	29.2%
2042	27.1%	29.3%
2043	27.2%	29.4%
2044	27.3%	29.5%
2045	27.4%	29.6%
2046	27.5%	29.6%
2047	27.7%	29.7%
2048	27.9%	29.8%
2049	28.1%	29.8%
2050	28.2%	29.9%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 23.9% in Finland and 20.7% in Liechtenstein. Life expectancy in Finland compared to Liechtenstein .