Median age of the population in North Macedonia
The median age in North Macedonia was 42.1 years on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1994. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
North Macedonia, 2025
42.1
Change from 2024
+0.7%
European Union, 2025
44.9 yearsep (Source flag ep)
Position in 2025
28th of 40
Median age of the population in North Macedonia over time
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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Macedonia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.1 years | 44.9 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2024 | 41.8 years | 44.7 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 41.5 years | 44.5 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 41.1 yearsb (break in time series) | 44.4 years |
| 2021 | 39.5 years | 44.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 39.2 years | 43.9 yearse (estimated) |
| 2019 | 38.8 years | 43.7 years |
| 2018 | 38.4 years | 43.5 yearse (estimated) |
| 2017 | 38.0 years | 43.2 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 37.7 years | 43.0 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2015 | 37.4 years | 42.8 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2014 | 37.1 years | 42.5 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 36.7 years | – |
| 2012 | 36.4 years | 41.9 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 36.1 years | 41.6 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 35.8 years | 41.3 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 35.5 years | 41.0 years |
| 2008 | 35.2 years | 40.6 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2007 | 34.9 years | 40.3 years |
| 2006 | 34.5 years | 40.0 years |
| 2005 | 34.2 years | 39.6 years |
| 2004 | 33.9 years | 39.3 years |
| 2003 | 33.5 years | 39.0 years |
| 2002 | 32.9 years | 38.7 years |
| 2001 | 32.6 years | 38.4 yearsb (break in time series) |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7% from 41.8 years in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 37.4 years, the figure has changed by +12.6%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 40 countries with data for 2025, North Macedonia has the 28th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 44.9 years.
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All statistics for North Macedonia
Population aged 65 and over
18.6%
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Old-age dependency ratio
28.7 per 100 working-age people
2025 · Eurostat
Population on 1 January
1,822,612 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
1,822,612 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
8.7 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
11.1 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat