Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: Median age

Median age in 2023: 44.3 years in Bulgaria and 40.3 years in North Macedonia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 4.1 years, or 1.1 times that in North Macedonia.

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What the numbers say

Bulgaria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Bulgaria ranked 20 and North Macedonia ranked 52 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bulgaria at 49.7 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	Bulgaria	North Macedonia	World
2023	44.3	40.3	30.4
2022	44.2	39.9	30.1
2021	44	39.7	29.8
2020	43.9	39.3	29.6
2019	43.6	38.9	29.3
2018	43.3	38.3	29
2017	43	37.8	28.8
2016	42.8	37.3	28.5
2015	42.5	36.8	28.3
2014	42.3	36.3	28.1
2013	42.1	35.9	27.8
2012	41.8	35.4	27.6
2011	41.4	35	27.4
2010	41.1	34.5	27.2
2009	40.9	34.1	27
2008	40.7	33.7	26.7
2007	40.5	33.2	26.5
2006	40.3	32.8	26.3
2005	40.1	32.5	26.1
2004	39.9	32.1	25.9
2003	39.6	31.8	25.7
2002	39.3	31.6	25.5
2001	39	31.3	25.3
2000	38.7	30.9	25.1
1999	38.4	30.5	24.9
1998	38.1	30.2	24.7
1997	37.9	30	24.4
1996	37.6	29.8	24.2
1995	37.3	29.5	24
1994	37	29.3	23.8
1993	36.7	28.9	23.5
1992	36.4	28.5	23.3
1991	36	28.2	23.1
1990	35.6	27.9	22.9
1989	35.2	27.6	22.8
1988	35	27.3	22.6
1987	34.8	27	22.4
1986	34.6	26.7	22.2
1985	34.3	26.5	22
1984	34	26.2	21.9
1983	33.8	25.9	21.8
1982	33.6	25.5	21.7
1981	33.4	25.2	21.6
1980	33.2	24.9	21.5
1979	33	24.5	21.3
1978	32.9	24.2	21.1
1977	32.8	23.8	21
1976	32.8	23.5	20.8
1975	32.7	23.2	20.7
1974	32.6	22.9	20.5
1973	32.6	22.6	20.4
1972	32.5	22.3	20.4
1971	32.4	21.9	20.3
1970	32.3	21.6	20.3
1969	32.1	21.4	20.3
1968	31.9	21.1	20.4
1967	31.7	21	20.5
1966	31.4	20.9	20.6
1965	31	20.9	20.8
1964	30.6	20.9	21
1963	30.3	20.8	21.2
1962	30	20.8	21.4
1961	29.7	20.8	21.4
1960	29.4	20.8	21.5
1959	29.1	20.8	21.5
1958	28.8	20.9	21.5
1957	28.5	20.9	21.6
1956	28.2	20.8	21.7
1955	27.8	20.8	21.8
1954	27.5	20.7	21.9
1953	27.1	20.7	22
1952	26.7	20.6	22.1
1951	26.4	20.5	22.1
1950	26	20.5	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Bulgaria	North Macedonia	World
2024	44.544.5–44.6	40.740.6–40.8	30.6
2025	44.844.6–45	4140.8–41.3	30.9
2026	4544.7–45.3	41.440.9–42	31.1
2027	45.344.9–45.7	41.841.1–42.6	31.3
2028	45.545–46	42.141.2–43.2	31.6
2029	45.745.1–46.3	42.541.3–43.8	31.8
2030	45.945.2–46.7	42.841.4–44.3	32
2031	46.245.3–47	43.241.5–44.9	32.2
2032	46.445.4–47.3	43.541.6–45.5	32.4
2033	46.745.6–47.7	43.941.7–46.1	32.6
2034	46.945.7–48	44.241.7–46.7	32.8
2035	47.245.9–48.3	44.541.8–47.4	33
2036	47.446–48.7	44.841.8–48	33.2
2037	47.746.1–49	45.141.9–48.6	33.4
2038	47.946.2–49.3	45.441.9–49.2	33.6
2039	48.246.2–49.7	45.741.8–49.8	33.8
2040	48.446.1–50	45.941.8–50.3	34
2041	48.646–50.3	46.241.7–50.9	34.2
2042	48.745.7–50.6	46.441.7–51.4	34.4
2043	48.745.4–50.9	46.741.7–51.9	34.6
2044	48.745.1–51.2	46.941.7–52.4	34.8
2045	48.644.8–51.4	47.141.7–52.9	35
2046	48.544.7–51.5	47.241.6–53.5	35.2
2047	48.344.5–51.6	47.341.6–54	35.4
2048	48.244.4–51.6	47.541.6–54.5	35.6
2049	48.144.3–51.5	47.641.5–55	35.9
2050	4844.2–51.4	47.841.5–55.5	36.1
2051	47.944.1–51.4	47.941.5–56	36.3
2052	47.844.1–51.4	48.141.6–56.5	36.5
2053	47.744.2–51.4	48.241.6–57	36.7
2054	47.744.2–51.3	48.341.7–57.5	36.9
2055	47.744.3–51.2	48.441.8–57.9	37.1
2056	47.744.4–51.1	48.641.8–58.4	37.3
2057	47.744.5–51	48.741.9–58.8	37.5
2058	47.744.5–50.8	48.942–59.3	37.6
2059	47.844.5–50.7	49.142.1–59.7	37.8
2060	47.844.6–50.7	49.342.2–60.2	37.9
2061	47.944.6–50.7	49.642.4–60.6	38
2062	47.944.6–50.7	49.842.6–61	38.1
2063	47.944.6–50.7	5042.7–61.3	38.3
2064	4844.6–50.7	50.342.8–61.7	38.4
2065	4844.6–50.6	50.643–62	38.5
2066	4844.5–50.6	50.943.1–62.2	38.6
2067	4844.5–50.6	51.143.2–62.5	38.7
2068	4844.5–50.7	51.443.2–62.7	38.8
2069	4844.5–50.8	51.743.3–62.9	38.9
2070	47.944.4–50.8	51.943.3–63	39
2071	47.944.4–50.8	52.243.3–63.1	39.1
2072	4844.4–50.8	52.443.3–63.2	39.2
2073	4844.4–50.9	52.643.3–63.5	39.3
2074	4844.4–51	52.743.3–63.7	39.4
2075	4844.4–51.2	52.943.4–64	39.5
2076	4844.4–51.3	53.143.4–64.4	39.6
2077	4844.3–51.5	53.243.4–64.7	39.7
2078	4844.3–51.6	53.243.3–65	39.8
2079	4844.3–51.7	53.243.3–65.3	40
2080	4844.3–51.8	53.343.3–65.7	40.1
2081	4844.4–51.9	53.343.4–66.1	40.2
2082	48.144.4–52	53.343.4–66.4	40.3
2083	48.144.5–52	53.343.5–66.8	40.4
2084	48.144.6–52.1	53.343.5–67.1	40.5
2085	48.244.6–52.2	53.343.6–67.4	40.6
2086	48.244.6–52.2	53.443.6–67.6	40.7
2087	48.344.7–52.3	53.443.7–67.9	40.9
2088	48.444.7–52.4	53.443.7–68.1	41
2089	48.444.8–52.5	53.543.7–68.2	41.1
2090	48.544.9–52.6	53.543.8–68.3	41.2
2091	48.745–52.7	53.643.8–68.5	41.3
2092	48.845–52.9	53.743.9–68.4	41.4
2093	48.945.1–53	53.843.9–68.1	41.5
2094	4945.2–53.2	53.944–67.4	41.6
2095	49.145.3–53.3	5444–66.6	41.7
2096	49.345.4–53.4	54.144–65.6	41.8
2097	49.445.5–53.5	54.244–64.6	41.9
2098	49.545.6–53.6	54.344.1–63.2	42
2099	49.645.7–53.8	54.444–61.7	42
2100	49.745.8–53.9	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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