Albania vs North Macedonia: Median age

Median age in 2023: 36.3 years in Albania and 40.3 years in North Macedonia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in North Macedonia, by 4 years, or 1.11 times that in Albania.

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What the numbers say

North Macedonia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Albania ranked 83 and North Macedonia ranked 52 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Albania at 57.6 years and North Macedonia at 54.6 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Albania	North Macedonia	World
2023	36.3	40.3	30.4
2022	35.9	39.9	30.1
2021	35.6	39.7	29.8
2020	35.1	39.3	29.6
2019	34.7	38.9	29.3
2018	34.3	38.3	29
2017	33.9	37.8	28.8
2016	33.6	37.3	28.5
2015	33.3	36.8	28.3
2014	33	36.3	28.1
2013	32.7	35.9	27.8
2012	32.4	35.4	27.6
2011	32	35	27.4
2010	31.6	34.5	27.2
2009	31	34.1	27
2008	30.4	33.7	26.7
2007	29.8	33.2	26.5
2006	29.2	32.8	26.3
2005	28.6	32.5	26.1
2004	28.1	32.1	25.9
2003	27.5	31.8	25.7
2002	27	31.6	25.5
2001	26.5	31.3	25.3
2000	26.2	30.9	25.1
1999	26	30.5	24.9
1998	25.8	30.2	24.7
1997	25.5	30	24.4
1996	25.2	29.8	24.2
1995	24.8	29.5	24
1994	24.5	29.3	23.8
1993	24.1	28.9	23.5
1992	23.7	28.5	23.3
1991	23.3	28.2	23.1
1990	22.9	27.9	22.9
1989	22.6	27.6	22.8
1988	22.4	27.3	22.6
1987	22.1	27	22.4
1986	21.8	26.7	22.2
1985	21.6	26.5	22
1984	21.3	26.2	21.9
1983	21	25.9	21.8
1982	20.7	25.5	21.7
1981	20.4	25.2	21.6
1980	20.1	24.9	21.5
1979	19.8	24.5	21.3
1978	19.5	24.2	21.1
1977	19.2	23.8	21
1976	19	23.5	20.8
1975	18.7	23.2	20.7
1974	18.5	22.9	20.5
1973	18.3	22.6	20.4
1972	18.2	22.3	20.4
1971	18.1	21.9	20.3
1970	18	21.6	20.3
1969	17.9	21.4	20.3
1968	17.9	21.1	20.4
1967	17.9	21	20.5
1966	18	20.9	20.6
1965	18.1	20.9	20.8
1964	18.2	20.9	21
1963	18.4	20.8	21.2
1962	18.6	20.8	21.4
1961	18.7	20.8	21.4
1960	18.8	20.8	21.5
1959	19	20.8	21.5
1958	19.1	20.9	21.5
1957	19.2	20.9	21.6
1956	19.3	20.8	21.7
1955	19.4	20.8	21.8
1954	19.4	20.7	21.9
1953	19.5	20.7	22
1952	19.6	20.6	22.1
1951	19.6	20.5	22.1
1950	19.7	20.5	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Albania	North Macedonia	World
2024	36.736.6–36.8	40.740.6–40.8	30.6
2025	37.337–37.6	4140.8–41.3	30.9
2026	37.837.4–38.3	41.440.9–42	31.1
2027	38.437.7–39.1	41.841.1–42.6	31.3
2028	38.938.1–39.9	42.141.2–43.2	31.6
2029	39.538.5–40.7	42.541.3–43.8	31.8
2030	40.138.8–41.6	42.841.4–44.3	32
2031	40.639.2–42.4	43.241.5–44.9	32.2
2032	41.239.6–43.2	43.541.6–45.5	32.4
2033	41.839.9–44.1	43.941.7–46.1	32.6
2034	42.440.3–45	44.241.7–46.7	32.8
2035	4340.6–45.9	44.541.8–47.4	33
2036	43.641–46.8	44.841.8–48	33.2
2037	44.241.3–47.7	45.141.9–48.6	33.4
2038	44.741.6–48.6	45.441.9–49.2	33.6
2039	45.342–49.5	45.741.8–49.8	33.8
2040	45.942.2–50.4	45.941.8–50.3	34
2041	46.542.5–51.4	46.241.7–50.9	34.2
2042	4742.7–52.3	46.441.7–51.4	34.4
2043	47.642.9–53.2	46.741.7–51.9	34.6
2044	48.143–54.1	46.941.7–52.4	34.8
2045	48.743.1–55	47.141.7–52.9	35
2046	49.243.2–55.9	47.241.6–53.5	35.2
2047	49.743.2–56.8	47.341.6–54	35.4
2048	50.243.3–57.7	47.541.6–54.5	35.6
2049	50.743.3–58.6	47.641.5–55	35.9
2050	51.143.3–59.5	47.841.5–55.5	36.1
2051	51.543.3–60.3	47.941.5–56	36.3
2052	51.943.3–61.2	48.141.6–56.5	36.5
2053	52.443.2–62	48.241.6–57	36.7
2054	52.843.1–62.9	48.341.7–57.5	36.9
2055	53.243.1–63.8	48.441.8–57.9	37.1
2056	53.543.2–64.6	48.641.8–58.4	37.3
2057	53.843.3–65.4	48.741.9–58.8	37.5
2058	54.143.4–66.3	48.942–59.3	37.6
2059	54.443.5–67.1	49.142.1–59.7	37.8
2060	54.743.5–67.8	49.342.2–60.2	37.9
2061	54.943.5–68.5	49.642.4–60.6	38
2062	55.243.5–69.2	49.842.6–61	38.1
2063	55.443.5–69.8	5042.7–61.3	38.3
2064	55.643.5–70.5	50.342.8–61.7	38.4
2065	55.843.5–71.1	50.643–62	38.5
2066	5643.5–71.7	50.943.1–62.2	38.6
2067	56.243.5–72.3	51.143.2–62.5	38.7
2068	56.443.5–72.8	51.443.2–62.7	38.8
2069	56.743.5–73.4	51.743.3–62.9	38.9
2070	5743.5–74	51.943.3–63	39
2071	57.343.5–74.5	52.243.3–63.1	39.1
2072	57.643.5–75	52.443.3–63.2	39.2
2073	57.943.5–75.5	52.643.3–63.5	39.3
2074	58.243.6–76	52.743.3–63.7	39.4
2075	58.543.7–76.4	52.943.4–64	39.5
2076	58.743.8–76.7	53.143.4–64.4	39.6
2077	58.943.8–77	53.243.4–64.7	39.7
2078	5943.9–77.3	53.243.3–65	39.8
2079	59.143.9–77.4	53.243.3–65.3	40
2080	59.243.9–77.4	53.343.3–65.7	40.1
2081	59.243.9–77.2	53.343.4–66.1	40.2
2082	59.243.9–76.6	53.343.4–66.4	40.3
2083	59.243.8–75.6	53.343.5–66.8	40.4
2084	59.243.7–73.3	53.343.5–67.1	40.5
2085	59.243.6–71.9	53.343.6–67.4	40.6
2086	59.243.6–71.3	53.443.6–67.6	40.7
2087	59.143.5–70.7	53.443.7–67.9	40.9
2088	59.143.4–69.3	53.443.7–68.1	41
2089	5943.4–66.3	53.543.7–68.2	41.1
2090	58.943.4–62.6	53.543.8–68.3	41.2
2091	58.843.4–59.1	53.643.8–68.5	41.3
2092	58.743.5–56.3	53.743.9–68.4	41.4
2093	58.643.6–54.2	53.843.9–68.1	41.5
2094	58.443.6–52.5	53.944–67.4	41.6
2095	58.343.7–51.1	5444–66.6	41.7
2096	58.243.7–49.9	54.144–65.6	41.8
2097	5843.7–49	54.244–64.6	41.9
2098	57.943.8–48.4	54.344.1–63.2	42
2099	57.743.9–48	54.444–61.7	42
2100	57.644–47.5	54.644–60.2	42.1

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Half the people are older than this age and half are younger.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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