Moldova vs Romania: Median age

Median age in 2023: 37.8 years in Moldova and 42.6 years in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Romania, by 4.9 years, or 1.13 times that in Moldova.

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What the numbers say

Romania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Moldova at 48.3 years and Romania at 50.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Moldova	Romania	World
2023	37.8	42.6	30.4
2022	37.5	42.4	30.1
2021	37.2	42.2	29.8
2020	36.8	42	29.6
2019	36.5	41.6	29.3
2018	36.1	41.3	29
2017	35.8	41	28.8
2016	35.4	40.6	28.5
2015	35	40.3	28.3
2014	34.7	39.9	28.1
2013	34.4	39.6	27.8
2012	34.1	39.2	27.6
2011	33.9	38.8	27.4
2010	33.6	38.3	27.2
2009	33.2	37.9	27
2008	32.9	37.4	26.7
2007	32.6	36.9	26.5
2006	32.3	36.4	26.3
2005	32	35.8	26.1
2004	31.7	35.3	25.9
2003	31.5	34.7	25.7
2002	31.4	34.2	25.5
2001	31.2	33.8	25.3
2000	31	33.6	25.1
1999	30.8	33.6	24.9
1998	30.6	33.5	24.7
1997	30.4	33.4	24.4
1996	30.3	33.2	24.2
1995	30.1	33.1	24
1994	29.9	32.9	23.8
1993	29.7	32.7	23.5
1992	29.4	32.5	23.3
1991	29.2	32.3	23.1
1990	28.9	32.1	22.9
1989	28.6	32	22.8
1988	28.3	31.9	22.6
1987	28.1	31.7	22.4
1986	27.9	31.6	22.2
1985	27.7	31.5	22
1984	27.5	31.4	21.9
1983	27.3	31.2	21.8
1982	27.1	30.9	21.7
1981	26.8	30.7	21.6
1980	26.6	30.6	21.5
1979	26.5	30.5	21.3
1978	26.3	30.6	21.1
1977	26	30.7	21
1976	25.7	30.8	20.8
1975	25.4	30.7	20.7
1974	25.2	30.7	20.5
1973	25.1	30.7	20.4
1972	25.2	30.6	20.4
1971	25.4	30.5	20.3
1970	25.6	30.4	20.3
1969	25.6	30.4	20.3
1968	25.4	30.3	20.4
1967	25.2	30.3	20.5
1966	25	30	20.6
1965	24.7	29.6	20.8
1964	24.4	29.2	21
1963	24.1	28.7	21.2
1962	23.9	28.3	21.4
1961	23.7	27.9	21.4
1960	23.6	27.5	21.5
1959	23.4	27.2	21.5
1958	23.3	26.9	21.5
1957	23.3	26.6	21.6
1956	23.2	26.3	21.7
1955	23.2	26.1	21.8
1954	23.1	25.9	21.9
1953	23	25.7	22
1952	22.9	25.6	22.1
1951	22.8	25.4	22.1
1950	22.7	25.3	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Moldova	Romania	World
2024	38.138.1–38.2	42.942.9–43	30.6
2025	38.638.5–38.8	43.243.1–43.3	30.9
2026	39.138.9–39.3	43.543.3–43.7	31.1
2027	39.539.3–39.8	43.643.3–44	31.3
2028	4039.6–40.4	43.743.3–44.2	31.6
2029	40.439.9–40.9	43.943.4–44.4	31.8
2030	40.840.2–41.5	44.143.6–44.6	32
2031	41.240.4–42	44.443.7–45	32.2
2032	41.540.6–42.6	44.643.9–45.3	32.4
2033	41.840.7–43.1	44.944.1–45.6	32.6
2034	42.140.8–43.6	45.244.3–46	32.8
2035	42.440.9–44.1	45.544.4–46.4	33
2036	42.640.9–44.6	45.844.5–46.8	33.2
2037	42.840.8–45.1	4644.4–47.1	33.4
2038	42.940.5–45.5	46.144.3–47.5	33.6
2039	4340.1–45.9	46.244.2–47.8	33.8
2040	42.939.7–46.3	46.244.1–48	34
2041	42.639.3–46.7	46.243.9–48.2	34.2
2042	42.238.9–47.1	46.243.8–48.3	34.4
2043	41.838.6–47.4	46.243.6–48.5	34.6
2044	41.438.3–47.6	46.243.5–48.6	34.8
2045	41.138.2–47.7	46.243.4–48.7	35
2046	40.938.1–47.7	46.243.3–48.8	35.2
2047	40.738.1–47.5	46.243.2–48.9	35.4
2048	40.738.1–47.3	46.243.2–49	35.6
2049	40.738.1–47	46.243.2–49.1	35.9
2050	40.738.2–46.7	46.243.2–49.2	36.1
2051	40.838.2–46.5	46.243.3–49.2	36.3
2052	4138.4–46.5	46.343.3–49.2	36.5
2053	41.238.6–46.6	46.443.4–49.3	36.7
2054	41.438.8–46.7	46.543.5–49.3	36.9
2055	41.739–46.9	46.643.6–49.5	37.1
2056	4239.2–47.2	46.743.7–49.6	37.3
2057	42.339.4–47.5	46.943.7–49.7	37.5
2058	42.739.5–47.9	4743.7–49.9	37.6
2059	43.139.6–48.3	4743.8–50	37.8
2060	43.439.7–48.7	47.143.8–50.2	37.9
2061	43.839.8–49.1	47.143.8–50.3	38
2062	44.239.8–49.6	47.243.9–50.5	38.1
2063	44.539.8–50.1	47.343.9–50.5	38.3
2064	44.739.7–50.6	47.343.9–50.6	38.4
2065	4539.7–51.2	47.443.9–50.7	38.5
2066	45.239.6–51.7	47.643.9–50.8	38.6
2067	45.339.5–52.3	47.743.9–51	38.7
2068	45.439.4–52.9	47.743.9–51.2	38.8
2069	45.539.4–53.5	47.843.9–51.4	38.9
2070	45.539.2–54.1	47.843.9–51.6	39
2071	45.439.1–54.8	47.943.8–51.8	39.1
2072	45.439–55.4	47.943.8–52	39.2
2073	45.338.9–56.1	47.943.8–52.2	39.3
2074	45.238.7–56.8	47.943.7–52.4	39.4
2075	45.138.7–57.5	4843.7–52.6	39.5
2076	45.138.6–58.2	4843.7–52.7	39.6
2077	4538.5–58.8	4843.6–52.9	39.7
2078	44.938.5–59.5	4843.6–53	39.8
2079	44.838.5–60.1	48.143.6–53.2	40
2080	44.838.5–60.7	48.143.6–53.3	40.1
2081	44.838.5–61.3	48.243.7–53.4	40.2
2082	44.838.5–61.8	48.243.7–53.5	40.3
2083	44.938.6–62.3	48.343.8–53.6	40.4
2084	4538.6–62.7	48.343.8–53.7	40.5
2085	45.138.7–63	48.443.9–53.8	40.6
2086	45.238.7–63.1	48.543.9–53.8	40.7
2087	45.438.8–63.2	48.644–53.9	40.9
2088	45.638.8–63.1	48.744.1–54	41
2089	45.838.9–62.7	48.944.2–54.1	41.1
2090	4639–62.1	4944.3–54.2	41.2
2091	46.339.1–61.1	49.144.4–54.4	41.3
2092	46.539.1–59.8	49.344.6–54.5	41.4
2093	46.839.2–58.6	49.444.7–54.7	41.5
2094	4739.3–57.3	49.544.8–54.8	41.6
2095	47.339.4–56	49.744.9–54.9	41.7
2096	47.539.4–55.1	49.845–55.1	41.8
2097	47.739.5–54.2	49.945–55.2	41.9
2098	47.939.5–53.5	5045.1–55.3	42
2099	48.139.6–53	50.245.2–55.4	42
2100	48.339.6–52.6	50.345.2–55.6	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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