Median age estimates and projections in North Macedonia

The median age in North Macedonia was 40.3 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

North Macedonia, 2023 (latest estimate) 40.3 Years
Change from 2022 +0.9% 2022: 39.9 years
Projection for 2030 42.8 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 47.8 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 54.6 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 44th of 216 See the full ranking

Median age estimates and projections in North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia
2100 54.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 54.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 53.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 53.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 53.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 52.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 51.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 50.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 49.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 48.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 47.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 47.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 45.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 44.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 42.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 41.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 40.3 years
2022 39.9 years
2021 39.6 years
2020 39.3 years
2019 38.9 years
2018 38.3 years
2017 37.8 years
2016 37.3 years
2015 36.8 years
2014 36.3 years

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.9% from 39.9 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 35.9 years, the figure has changed by +12.3%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, North Macedonia has the 44th highest value.

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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 North Macedonia
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