Croatia vs Serbia: Median age

Median age in 2023: 44.8 years in Croatia and 43.9 years in Serbia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Croatia, by 0.9 years, or 1.02 times that in Serbia.

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What the numbers say

Croatia has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Serbia.
In 2023, Croatia ranked 17 and Serbia ranked 24 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Croatia at 52.8 years and Serbia at 51.8 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Croatia	Serbia	World
2023	44.8	43.9	30.4
2022	44.6	43.7	30.1
2021	44.4	43.5	29.8
2020	44.2	43.4	29.6
2019	44	43.2	29.3
2018	43.6	42.9	29
2017	43.2	42.7	28.8
2016	42.7	42.5	28.5
2015	42.3	42.3	28.3
2014	42	42	28.1
2013	41.7	41.8	27.8
2012	41.5	41.6	27.6
2011	41.3	41.4	27.4
2010	41	41.2	27.2
2009	40.8	41	27
2008	40.6	40.8	26.7
2007	40.4	40.6	26.5
2006	40.2	40.4	26.3
2005	40	40.2	26.1
2004	39.7	40	25.9
2003	39.5	39.7	25.7
2002	39.2	39.5	25.5
2001	38.9	39.3	25.3
2000	38.6	39.1	25.1
1999	38.3	38.8	24.9
1998	37.9	38.6	24.7
1997	37.6	38.3	24.4
1996	37.2	37.9	24.2
1995	36.8	37.6	24
1994	36.4	37.3	23.8
1993	35.9	36.9	23.5
1992	35.4	36.6	23.3
1991	35	36.2	23.1
1990	34.6	35.8	22.9
1989	34.3	35.4	22.8
1988	34	35.1	22.6
1987	33.7	34.7	22.4
1986	33.4	34.3	22.2
1985	33.2	34	22
1984	32.9	33.6	21.9
1983	32.7	33.3	21.8
1982	32.5	33	21.7
1981	32.4	32.7	21.6
1980	32.2	32.5	21.5
1979	32.2	32.4	21.3
1978	32.2	32.4	21.1
1977	32.2	32.3	21
1976	32.2	32.2	20.8
1975	32.1	32.1	20.7
1974	32	32	20.5
1973	31.8	31.8	20.4
1972	31.6	31.6	20.4
1971	31.4	31.3	20.3
1970	31.2	31.1	20.3
1969	30.9	30.8	20.3
1968	30.6	30.5	20.4
1967	30.3	30.2	20.5
1966	29.9	29.9	20.6
1965	29.6	29.5	20.8
1964	29.3	29.2	21
1963	29	28.8	21.2
1962	28.7	28.5	21.4
1961	28.4	28.1	21.4
1960	28	27.7	21.5
1959	27.7	27.3	21.5
1958	27.3	26.9	21.5
1957	27	26.5	21.6
1956	26.7	26.1	21.7
1955	26.4	25.8	21.8
1954	26.1	25.5	21.9
1953	25.9	25.2	22
1952	25.7	24.9	22.1
1951	25.5	24.7	22.1
1950	25.4	24.5	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Croatia	Serbia	World
2024	4544.9–45.1	44.144.1–44.1	30.6
2025	45.345–45.6	44.444.3–44.5	30.9
2026	45.545.1–46	44.744.5–44.8	31.1
2027	45.845.2–46.4	44.944.7–45.1	31.3
2028	46.145.3–46.8	45.144.9–45.4	31.6
2029	46.345.3–47.2	45.445.1–45.7	31.8
2030	46.645.4–47.6	45.645.3–46	32
2031	46.945.5–48	45.945.5–46.3	32.2
2032	47.145.6–48.4	46.145.6–46.6	32.4
2033	47.345.6–48.8	46.345.7–46.8	32.6
2034	47.545.6–49.2	46.545.8–47.1	32.8
2035	47.745.6–49.5	46.745.9–47.4	33
2036	47.945.5–49.9	46.946–47.6	33.2
2037	4845.5–50.2	47.146–47.9	33.4
2038	48.145.4–50.5	47.246–48.2	33.6
2039	48.245.3–50.8	47.446–48.4	33.8
2040	48.345.2–51.1	47.546–48.6	34
2041	48.445.1–51.3	47.646–48.8	34.2
2042	48.445–51.6	47.746–49.1	34.4
2043	48.545–51.8	47.946–49.3	34.6
2044	48.545–52	4845.9–49.5	34.8
2045	48.644.9–52.2	48.145.8–49.8	35
2046	48.744.8–52.3	48.245.6–50	35.2
2047	48.844.7–52.5	48.345.4–50.2	35.4
2048	4944.7–52.7	48.345.3–50.5	35.6
2049	49.144.7–52.9	48.345.1–50.7	35.9
2050	49.144.7–53.1	48.445–50.9	36.1
2051	49.244.7–53.4	48.444.9–51	36.3
2052	49.244.8–53.6	48.544.8–51.2	36.5
2053	49.344.8–53.9	48.644.6–51.4	36.7
2054	49.344.9–54.1	48.644.4–51.6	36.9
2055	49.445.1–54.3	48.744.3–51.8	37.1
2056	49.545.2–54.5	48.744.3–52	37.3
2057	49.645.3–54.7	48.844.2–52.2	37.5
2058	49.845.4–54.8	48.844.2–52.4	37.6
2059	49.945.5–55	48.944.1–52.6	37.8
2060	50.145.5–55.1	4944–52.8	37.9
2061	50.345.6–55.3	4944–53	38
2062	50.545.6–55.5	49.144–53.2	38.1
2063	50.645.6–55.7	49.243.9–53.3	38.3
2064	50.845.7–55.8	49.243.9–53.5	38.4
2065	50.945.7–56	49.344–53.7	38.5
2066	5145.6–56.2	49.444.2–53.9	38.6
2067	51.145.6–56.4	49.544.3–54.1	38.7
2068	51.145.6–56.6	49.644.3–54.3	38.8
2069	51.245.7–56.9	49.744.2–54.5	38.9
2070	51.245.6–57.1	49.844.3–54.8	39
2071	51.245.6–57.2	49.944.4–55	39.1
2072	51.345.5–57.4	5044.5–55.3	39.2
2073	51.345.5–57.5	50.144.7–55.5	39.3
2074	51.445.5–57.6	50.244.8–55.8	39.4
2075	51.445.4–57.7	50.245–56.1	39.5
2076	51.545.4–57.8	50.345.2–56.4	39.6
2077	51.545.4–57.9	50.345.3–56.7	39.7
2078	51.545.4–58	50.445.5–57.1	39.8
2079	51.545.4–58.1	50.445.7–57.4	40
2080	51.545.5–58.3	50.445.9–57.7	40.1
2081	51.545.5–58.6	50.546.1–58	40.2
2082	51.545.5–58.8	50.546.3–58.3	40.3
2083	51.645.6–58.9	50.546.5–58.6	40.4
2084	51.645.7–59.1	50.646.6–58.8	40.5
2085	51.745.8–59.2	50.646.7–59.1	40.6
2086	51.745.8–59.4	50.746.8–59.3	40.7
2087	51.745.9–59.5	50.746.9–59.6	40.9
2088	51.846–59.6	50.847–59.8	41
2089	51.946.1–59.7	50.847.1–60	41.1
2090	51.946.1–59.8	50.947.2–60.2	41.2
2091	5246.2–59.9	5147.3–60.5	41.3
2092	52.146.3–60	5147.5–60.7	41.4
2093	52.246.4–60.1	51.147.7–60.9	41.5
2094	52.346.5–60.2	51.247.8–61.1	41.6
2095	52.446.5–60.3	51.348–61.3	41.7
2096	52.546.5–60.4	51.448.1–61.4	41.8
2097	52.546.6–60.5	51.548.1–61.6	41.9
2098	52.646.6–60.7	51.648.2–61.8	42
2099	52.746.7–60.8	51.748.3–62	42
2100	52.846.8–61	51.848.4–62.1	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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