Montenegro vs Serbia: Median age

Median age in 2023: 39.3 years in Montenegro and 43.9 years in Serbia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Serbia, by 4.6 years, or 1.12 times that in Montenegro.

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What the numbers say

Serbia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Montenegro ranked 59 and Serbia ranked 24 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Montenegro at 52.9 years and Serbia at 51.8 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	Montenegro	Serbia	World
2023	39.3	43.9	30.4
2022	39.1	43.7	30.1
2021	38.9	43.5	29.8
2020	38.7	43.4	29.6
2019	38.3	43.2	29.3
2018	38	42.9	29
2017	37.6	42.7	28.8
2016	37.2	42.5	28.5
2015	36.8	42.3	28.3
2014	36.4	42	28.1
2013	36.1	41.8	27.8
2012	35.8	41.6	27.6
2011	35.6	41.4	27.4
2010	35.3	41.2	27.2
2009	35	41	27
2008	34.7	40.8	26.7
2007	34.4	40.6	26.5
2006	34	40.4	26.3
2005	33.7	40.2	26.1
2004	33.4	40	25.9
2003	33.1	39.7	25.7
2002	32.9	39.5	25.5
2001	32.6	39.3	25.3
2000	32.3	39.1	25.1
1999	32	38.8	24.9
1998	31.7	38.6	24.7
1997	31.3	38.3	24.4
1996	31	37.9	24.2
1995	30.6	37.6	24
1994	30.2	37.3	23.8
1993	29.8	36.9	23.5
1992	29.4	36.6	23.3
1991	29.1	36.2	23.1
1990	28.7	35.8	22.9
1989	28.5	35.4	22.8
1988	28.2	35.1	22.6
1987	27.9	34.7	22.4
1986	27.6	34.3	22.2
1985	27.2	34	22
1984	26.9	33.6	21.9
1983	26.5	33.3	21.8
1982	26.1	33	21.7
1981	25.7	32.7	21.6
1980	25.4	32.5	21.5
1979	25.2	32.4	21.3
1978	24.9	32.4	21.1
1977	24.6	32.3	21
1976	24.3	32.2	20.8
1975	24	32.1	20.7
1974	23.7	32	20.5
1973	23.3	31.8	20.4
1972	23	31.6	20.4
1971	22.8	31.3	20.3
1970	22.6	31.1	20.3
1969	22.6	30.8	20.3
1968	22.6	30.5	20.4
1967	22.6	30.2	20.5
1966	22.6	29.9	20.6
1965	22.4	29.5	20.8
1964	22.3	29.2	21
1963	22.1	28.8	21.2
1962	22	28.5	21.4
1961	21.8	28.1	21.4
1960	21.7	27.7	21.5
1959	21.5	27.3	21.5
1958	21.4	26.9	21.5
1957	21.2	26.5	21.6
1956	21.1	26.1	21.7
1955	20.9	25.8	21.8
1954	20.8	25.5	21.9
1953	20.7	25.2	22
1952	20.7	24.9	22.1
1951	20.7	24.7	22.1
1950	20.7	24.5	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Montenegro	Serbia	World
2024	39.639.5–39.6	44.144.1–44.1	30.6
2025	4039.8–40.2	44.444.3–44.5	30.9
2026	40.440–40.8	44.744.5–44.8	31.1
2027	40.840.1–41.3	44.944.7–45.1	31.3
2028	41.140.1–41.7	45.144.9–45.4	31.6
2029	41.440.1–42.1	45.445.1–45.7	31.8
2030	41.640–42.5	45.645.3–46	32
2031	41.939.9–42.9	45.945.5–46.3	32.2
2032	42.139.8–43.3	46.145.6–46.6	32.4
2033	42.339.8–43.6	46.345.7–46.8	32.6
2034	42.539.7–43.8	46.545.8–47.1	32.8
2035	42.739.6–44.1	46.745.9–47.4	33
2036	42.939.6–44.3	46.946–47.6	33.2
2037	43.239.5–44.5	47.146–47.9	33.4
2038	43.339.5–44.7	47.246–48.2	33.6
2039	43.539.5–45	47.446–48.4	33.8
2040	43.739.5–45.2	47.546–48.6	34
2041	43.939.5–45.4	47.646–48.8	34.2
2042	4439.5–45.6	47.746–49.1	34.4
2043	44.239.6–45.8	47.946–49.3	34.6
2044	44.339.7–46	4845.9–49.5	34.8
2045	44.439.8–46.2	48.145.8–49.8	35
2046	44.539.9–46.3	48.245.6–50	35.2
2047	44.740–46.4	48.345.4–50.2	35.4
2048	44.840.1–46.5	48.345.3–50.5	35.6
2049	4540.3–46.6	48.345.1–50.7	35.9
2050	45.140.6–46.8	48.445–50.9	36.1
2051	45.240.8–46.9	48.444.9–51	36.3
2052	45.341.1–46.9	48.544.8–51.2	36.5
2053	45.441.3–47	48.644.6–51.4	36.7
2054	45.641.6–47.1	48.644.4–51.6	36.9
2055	45.841.8–47.2	48.744.3–51.8	37.1
2056	4642–47.4	48.744.3–52	37.3
2057	46.342.3–47.6	48.844.2–52.2	37.5
2058	46.542.5–47.9	48.844.2–52.4	37.6
2059	46.742.7–48.2	48.944.1–52.6	37.8
2060	46.942.9–48.4	4944–52.8	37.9
2061	47.243.1–48.6	4944–53	38
2062	47.443.3–48.9	49.144–53.2	38.1
2063	47.643.5–49.2	49.243.9–53.3	38.3
2064	47.843.6–49.4	49.243.9–53.5	38.4
2065	48.143.8–49.7	49.344–53.7	38.5
2066	48.343.9–50	49.444.2–53.9	38.6
2067	48.544–50.3	49.544.3–54.1	38.7
2068	48.744.1–50.5	49.644.3–54.3	38.8
2069	48.844.2–50.8	49.744.2–54.5	38.9
2070	4944.3–51.1	49.844.3–54.8	39
2071	49.244.4–51.4	49.944.4–55	39.1
2072	49.444.5–51.6	5044.5–55.3	39.2
2073	49.544.6–51.9	50.144.7–55.5	39.3
2074	49.744.7–52.1	50.244.8–55.8	39.4
2075	49.844.8–52.4	50.245–56.1	39.5
2076	49.944.8–52.7	50.345.2–56.4	39.6
2077	5044.9–52.9	50.345.3–56.7	39.7
2078	50.145–53.1	50.445.5–57.1	39.8
2079	50.245.2–53.3	50.445.7–57.4	40
2080	50.345.3–53.5	50.445.9–57.7	40.1
2081	50.445.5–53.7	50.546.1–58	40.2
2082	50.545.7–53.8	50.546.3–58.3	40.3
2083	50.645.9–54	50.546.5–58.6	40.4
2084	50.746.2–54.1	50.646.6–58.8	40.5
2085	50.846.4–54.2	50.646.7–59.1	40.6
2086	50.946.5–54.4	50.746.8–59.3	40.7
2087	5146.7–54.5	50.746.9–59.6	40.9
2088	51.146.8–54.6	50.847–59.8	41
2089	51.346.9–54.7	50.847.1–60	41.1
2090	51.447.1–54.8	50.947.2–60.2	41.2
2091	51.547.3–54.9	5147.3–60.5	41.3
2092	51.747.4–55	5147.5–60.7	41.4
2093	51.847.5–55.1	51.147.7–60.9	41.5
2094	5247.6–55.2	51.247.8–61.1	41.6
2095	52.147.7–55.4	51.348–61.3	41.7
2096	52.347.8–55.5	51.448.1–61.4	41.8
2097	52.447.9–55.7	51.548.1–61.6	41.9
2098	52.647.9–55.8	51.648.2–61.8	42
2099	52.748–56	51.748.3–62	42
2100	52.948–56.2	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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