Median age estimates and projections in Bulgaria

The median age in Bulgaria was 44.3 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Bulgaria, 2023 (latest estimate) 44.3 Years
Change from 2022 +0.4% 2022: 44.2 years
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 42.6 years Middle value of 27 countries
Projection for 2030 45.9 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 48.0 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 49.7 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 17th of 216 See the full ranking

Median age estimates and projections in Bulgaria over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Median age, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Bulgaria
2100 49.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 49.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 48.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 48.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 48.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 48.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 47.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 48.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 47.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 47.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 48.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 48.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 48.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 47.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 45.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 44.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 44.3 years
2022 44.2 years
2021 44.0 years
2020 43.9 years
2019 43.6 years
2018 43.3 years
2017 43.0 years
2016 42.8 years
2015 42.5 years
2014 42.3 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4% from 44.2 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 42.1 years, the figure has changed by +5.4%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Bulgaria has the 17th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Bulgaria
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024