Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Croatia: Median age

Median age in 2023: 44.9 years in Bosnia & Herzegovina and 44.8 years in Croatia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bosnia & Herzegovina, by 0.2 years, or 1 times that in Croatia.

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What the numbers say

Bosnia & Herzegovina has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Croatia.
In 2023, Bosnia & Herzegovina ranked 15 and Croatia ranked 17 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bosnia & Herzegovina at 53.9 years and Croatia at 52.8 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Croatia	World
2023	44.9	44.8	30.4
2022	44.6	44.6	30.1
2021	44.2	44.4	29.8
2020	43.8	44.2	29.6
2019	43.3	44	29.3
2018	42.8	43.6	29
2017	42.2	43.2	28.8
2016	41.7	42.7	28.5
2015	41.2	42.3	28.3
2014	40.7	42	28.1
2013	40.1	41.7	27.8
2012	39.5	41.5	27.6
2011	38.8	41.3	27.4
2010	38.1	41	27.2
2009	37.4	40.8	27
2008	36.7	40.6	26.7
2007	36.1	40.4	26.5
2006	35.5	40.2	26.3
2005	35	40	26.1
2004	34.4	39.7	25.9
2003	33.9	39.5	25.7
2002	33.4	39.2	25.5
2001	33	38.9	25.3
2000	32.7	38.6	25.1
1999	32.4	38.3	24.9
1998	32.1	37.9	24.7
1997	31.9	37.6	24.4
1996	32	37.2	24.2
1995	32.1	36.8	24
1994	31.7	36.4	23.8
1993	30.9	35.9	23.5
1992	29.9	35.4	23.3
1991	29.2	35	23.1
1990	28.7	34.6	22.9
1989	28.2	34.3	22.8
1988	27.8	34	22.6
1987	27.3	33.7	22.4
1986	27	33.4	22.2
1985	26.6	33.2	22
1984	26.2	32.9	21.9
1983	25.9	32.7	21.8
1982	25.5	32.5	21.7
1981	25.1	32.4	21.6
1980	24.7	32.2	21.5
1979	24.4	32.2	21.3
1978	24	32.2	21.1
1977	23.6	32.2	21
1976	23.2	32.2	20.8
1975	22.8	32.1	20.7
1974	22.4	32	20.5
1973	22.1	31.8	20.4
1972	21.7	31.6	20.4
1971	21.4	31.4	20.3
1970	21.2	31.2	20.3
1969	21	30.9	20.3
1968	20.9	30.6	20.4
1967	20.8	30.3	20.5
1966	20.8	29.9	20.6
1965	20.9	29.6	20.8
1964	20.9	29.3	21
1963	20.8	29	21.2
1962	20.7	28.7	21.4
1961	20.6	28.4	21.4
1960	20.5	28	21.5
1959	20.4	27.7	21.5
1958	20.3	27.3	21.5
1957	20.2	27	21.6
1956	20.2	26.7	21.7
1955	20.1	26.4	21.8
1954	20	26.1	21.9
1953	19.9	25.9	22
1952	19.7	25.7	22.1
1951	19.4	25.5	22.1
1950	19	25.4	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Croatia	World
2024	45.345–45.7	4544.9–45.1	30.6
2025	45.744.8–46.8	45.345–45.6	30.9
2026	46.144.6–47.7	45.545.1–46	31.1
2027	46.644.4–48.7	45.845.2–46.4	31.3
2028	4744.3–49.6	46.145.3–46.8	31.6
2029	47.444.1–50.5	46.345.3–47.2	31.8
2030	47.743.9–51.3	46.645.4–47.6	32
2031	48.143.6–52	46.945.5–48	32.2
2032	48.443.4–52.8	47.145.6–48.4	32.4
2033	48.843.2–53.6	47.345.6–48.8	32.6
2034	49.143–54.4	47.545.6–49.2	32.8
2035	49.542.7–55.1	47.745.6–49.5	33
2036	49.742.5–55.7	47.945.5–49.9	33.2
2037	5042.1–56.4	4845.5–50.2	33.4
2038	50.241.8–57	48.145.4–50.5	33.6
2039	50.441.6–57.7	48.245.3–50.8	33.8
2040	50.641.6–58.4	48.345.2–51.1	34
2041	50.841.6–59	48.445.1–51.3	34.2
2042	5141.6–59.7	48.445–51.6	34.4
2043	51.141.5–60.3	48.545–51.8	34.6
2044	51.241.4–60.9	48.545–52	34.8
2045	51.241.4–61.5	48.644.9–52.2	35
2046	51.241.6–62.2	48.744.8–52.3	35.2
2047	51.141.8–62.8	48.844.7–52.5	35.4
2048	51.141.9–63.4	4944.7–52.7	35.6
2049	51.342.1–64	49.144.7–52.9	35.9
2050	51.542.3–64.6	49.144.7–53.1	36.1
2051	51.742.5–65.1	49.244.7–53.4	36.3
2052	51.942.6–65.7	49.244.8–53.6	36.5
2053	5242.8–66.1	49.344.8–53.9	36.7
2054	52.142.9–66.6	49.344.9–54.1	36.9
2055	52.242.9–67	49.445.1–54.3	37.1
2056	52.443–67.4	49.545.2–54.5	37.3
2057	52.543.1–67.8	49.645.3–54.7	37.5
2058	52.743.1–68.2	49.845.4–54.8	37.6
2059	52.843.1–68.5	49.945.5–55	37.8
2060	52.943.2–69	50.145.5–55.1	37.9
2061	5343.3–69.4	50.345.6–55.3	38
2062	53.143.3–69.8	50.545.6–55.5	38.1
2063	53.243.3–70.2	50.645.6–55.7	38.3
2064	53.343.3–70.5	50.845.7–55.8	38.4
2065	53.443.3–70.6	50.945.7–56	38.5
2066	53.543.3–70.7	5145.6–56.2	38.6
2067	53.543.4–70.7	51.145.6–56.4	38.7
2068	53.543.4–70.8	51.145.6–56.6	38.8
2069	53.543.4–71.1	51.245.7–56.9	38.9
2070	53.443.4–71.4	51.245.6–57.1	39
2071	53.443.5–71.7	51.245.6–57.2	39.1
2072	53.443.6–71.8	51.345.5–57.4	39.2
2073	53.543.7–71.8	51.345.5–57.5	39.3
2074	53.543.8–71.6	51.445.5–57.6	39.4
2075	53.543.9–71.3	51.445.4–57.7	39.5
2076	53.544–70.9	51.545.4–57.8	39.6
2077	53.444.1–70.4	51.545.4–57.9	39.7
2078	53.444.2–69.7	51.545.4–58	39.8
2079	53.344.3–69	51.545.4–58.1	40
2080	53.344.4–68.1	51.545.5–58.3	40.1
2081	53.344.4–66.3	51.545.5–58.6	40.2
2082	53.244.4–64.4	51.545.5–58.8	40.3
2083	53.344.6–63.1	51.645.6–58.9	40.4
2084	53.344.7–61.7	51.645.7–59.1	40.5
2085	53.344.9–59.5	51.745.8–59.2	40.6
2086	53.345.1–57	51.745.8–59.4	40.7
2087	53.445.2–54.6	51.745.9–59.5	40.9
2088	53.445.3–52.3	51.846–59.6	41
2089	53.545.5–50.2	51.946.1–59.7	41.1
2090	53.545.5–48.3	51.946.1–59.8	41.2
2091	53.545.4–46.5	5246.2–59.9	41.3
2092	53.645–45.3	52.146.3–60	41.4
2093	53.644–45.3	52.246.4–60.1	41.5
2094	53.743.1–45.4	52.346.5–60.2	41.6
2095	53.742.3–45.4	52.446.5–60.3	41.7
2096	53.841.8–45.5	52.546.5–60.4	41.8
2097	53.841.3–45.6	52.546.6–60.5	41.9
2098	53.940.5–45.7	52.646.6–60.7	42
2099	53.939.6–45.7	52.746.7–60.8	42
2100	53.938.8–45.8	52.846.8–61	42.1

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Good to know

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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