North Macedonia vs Serbia: Median age

Median age in 2023: 40.3 years in North Macedonia and 43.9 years in Serbia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Serbia, by 3.6 years, or 1.09 times that in North Macedonia.

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What the numbers say

Serbia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, North Macedonia ranked 52 and Serbia ranked 24 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts North Macedonia at 54.6 years and Serbia at 51.8 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	North Macedonia	Serbia	World
2023	40.3	43.9	30.4
2022	39.9	43.7	30.1
2021	39.7	43.5	29.8
2020	39.3	43.4	29.6
2019	38.9	43.2	29.3
2018	38.3	42.9	29
2017	37.8	42.7	28.8
2016	37.3	42.5	28.5
2015	36.8	42.3	28.3
2014	36.3	42	28.1
2013	35.9	41.8	27.8
2012	35.4	41.6	27.6
2011	35	41.4	27.4
2010	34.5	41.2	27.2
2009	34.1	41	27
2008	33.7	40.8	26.7
2007	33.2	40.6	26.5
2006	32.8	40.4	26.3
2005	32.5	40.2	26.1
2004	32.1	40	25.9
2003	31.8	39.7	25.7
2002	31.6	39.5	25.5
2001	31.3	39.3	25.3
2000	30.9	39.1	25.1
1999	30.5	38.8	24.9
1998	30.2	38.6	24.7
1997	30	38.3	24.4
1996	29.8	37.9	24.2
1995	29.5	37.6	24
1994	29.3	37.3	23.8
1993	28.9	36.9	23.5
1992	28.5	36.6	23.3
1991	28.2	36.2	23.1
1990	27.9	35.8	22.9
1989	27.6	35.4	22.8
1988	27.3	35.1	22.6
1987	27	34.7	22.4
1986	26.7	34.3	22.2
1985	26.5	34	22
1984	26.2	33.6	21.9
1983	25.9	33.3	21.8
1982	25.5	33	21.7
1981	25.2	32.7	21.6
1980	24.9	32.5	21.5
1979	24.5	32.4	21.3
1978	24.2	32.4	21.1
1977	23.8	32.3	21
1976	23.5	32.2	20.8
1975	23.2	32.1	20.7
1974	22.9	32	20.5
1973	22.6	31.8	20.4
1972	22.3	31.6	20.4
1971	21.9	31.3	20.3
1970	21.6	31.1	20.3
1969	21.4	30.8	20.3
1968	21.1	30.5	20.4
1967	21	30.2	20.5
1966	20.9	29.9	20.6
1965	20.9	29.5	20.8
1964	20.9	29.2	21
1963	20.8	28.8	21.2
1962	20.8	28.5	21.4
1961	20.8	28.1	21.4
1960	20.8	27.7	21.5
1959	20.8	27.3	21.5
1958	20.9	26.9	21.5
1957	20.9	26.5	21.6
1956	20.8	26.1	21.7
1955	20.8	25.8	21.8
1954	20.7	25.5	21.9
1953	20.7	25.2	22
1952	20.6	24.9	22.1
1951	20.5	24.7	22.1
1950	20.5	24.5	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	North Macedonia	Serbia	World
2024	40.740.6–40.8	44.144.1–44.1	30.6
2025	4140.8–41.3	44.444.3–44.5	30.9
2026	41.440.9–42	44.744.5–44.8	31.1
2027	41.841.1–42.6	44.944.7–45.1	31.3
2028	42.141.2–43.2	45.144.9–45.4	31.6
2029	42.541.3–43.8	45.445.1–45.7	31.8
2030	42.841.4–44.3	45.645.3–46	32
2031	43.241.5–44.9	45.945.5–46.3	32.2
2032	43.541.6–45.5	46.145.6–46.6	32.4
2033	43.941.7–46.1	46.345.7–46.8	32.6
2034	44.241.7–46.7	46.545.8–47.1	32.8
2035	44.541.8–47.4	46.745.9–47.4	33
2036	44.841.8–48	46.946–47.6	33.2
2037	45.141.9–48.6	47.146–47.9	33.4
2038	45.441.9–49.2	47.246–48.2	33.6
2039	45.741.8–49.8	47.446–48.4	33.8
2040	45.941.8–50.3	47.546–48.6	34
2041	46.241.7–50.9	47.646–48.8	34.2
2042	46.441.7–51.4	47.746–49.1	34.4
2043	46.741.7–51.9	47.946–49.3	34.6
2044	46.941.7–52.4	4845.9–49.5	34.8
2045	47.141.7–52.9	48.145.8–49.8	35
2046	47.241.6–53.5	48.245.6–50	35.2
2047	47.341.6–54	48.345.4–50.2	35.4
2048	47.541.6–54.5	48.345.3–50.5	35.6
2049	47.641.5–55	48.345.1–50.7	35.9
2050	47.841.5–55.5	48.445–50.9	36.1
2051	47.941.5–56	48.444.9–51	36.3
2052	48.141.6–56.5	48.544.8–51.2	36.5
2053	48.241.6–57	48.644.6–51.4	36.7
2054	48.341.7–57.5	48.644.4–51.6	36.9
2055	48.441.8–57.9	48.744.3–51.8	37.1
2056	48.641.8–58.4	48.744.3–52	37.3
2057	48.741.9–58.8	48.844.2–52.2	37.5
2058	48.942–59.3	48.844.2–52.4	37.6
2059	49.142.1–59.7	48.944.1–52.6	37.8
2060	49.342.2–60.2	4944–52.8	37.9
2061	49.642.4–60.6	4944–53	38
2062	49.842.6–61	49.144–53.2	38.1
2063	5042.7–61.3	49.243.9–53.3	38.3
2064	50.342.8–61.7	49.243.9–53.5	38.4
2065	50.643–62	49.344–53.7	38.5
2066	50.943.1–62.2	49.444.2–53.9	38.6
2067	51.143.2–62.5	49.544.3–54.1	38.7
2068	51.443.2–62.7	49.644.3–54.3	38.8
2069	51.743.3–62.9	49.744.2–54.5	38.9
2070	51.943.3–63	49.844.3–54.8	39
2071	52.243.3–63.1	49.944.4–55	39.1
2072	52.443.3–63.2	5044.5–55.3	39.2
2073	52.643.3–63.5	50.144.7–55.5	39.3
2074	52.743.3–63.7	50.244.8–55.8	39.4
2075	52.943.4–64	50.245–56.1	39.5
2076	53.143.4–64.4	50.345.2–56.4	39.6
2077	53.243.4–64.7	50.345.3–56.7	39.7
2078	53.243.3–65	50.445.5–57.1	39.8
2079	53.243.3–65.3	50.445.7–57.4	40
2080	53.343.3–65.7	50.445.9–57.7	40.1
2081	53.343.4–66.1	50.546.1–58	40.2
2082	53.343.4–66.4	50.546.3–58.3	40.3
2083	53.343.5–66.8	50.546.5–58.6	40.4
2084	53.343.5–67.1	50.646.6–58.8	40.5
2085	53.343.6–67.4	50.646.7–59.1	40.6
2086	53.443.6–67.6	50.746.8–59.3	40.7
2087	53.443.7–67.9	50.746.9–59.6	40.9
2088	53.443.7–68.1	50.847–59.8	41
2089	53.543.7–68.2	50.847.1–60	41.1
2090	53.543.8–68.3	50.947.2–60.2	41.2
2091	53.643.8–68.5	5147.3–60.5	41.3
2092	53.743.9–68.4	5147.5–60.7	41.4
2093	53.843.9–68.1	51.147.7–60.9	41.5
2094	53.944–67.4	51.247.8–61.1	41.6
2095	5444–66.6	51.348–61.3	41.7
2096	54.144–65.6	51.448.1–61.4	41.8
2097	54.244–64.6	51.548.1–61.6	41.9
2098	54.344.1–63.2	51.648.2–61.8	42
2099	54.444–61.7	51.748.3–62	42
2100	54.644–60.2	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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