What is median age in Moldova?

Median age in Moldova was 37.75 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Moldova?

The highest recorded value was 37.75 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Moldova?

The lowest recorded value was 22.7 years in 1950.

How does Moldova rank for median age?

Moldova ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Moldova?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Moldova data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Moldova

Name: Median age in Moldova
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Moldova: Median age was 37.75 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

37.75 years

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

77th

of 236 countries

All-time high

37.75 years

in 2023

All-time low

22.7 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Moldova, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Moldova is 37.75 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Moldova peaked at 37.75 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.7 years, in 1950.

That places Moldova 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	23.09 years	22.7 years	23.41 years	10
1960s	24.56 years	23.55 years	25.59 years	10
1970s	25.64 years	25.14 years	26.48 years	10
1980s	27.56 years	26.57 years	28.55 years	10
1990s	29.92 years	28.85 years	30.79 years	10
2000s	31.97 years	30.99 years	33.23 years	10
2010s	34.93 years	33.55 years	36.46 years	10
2020s	37.31 years	36.83 years	37.75 years	4

Countries ranked near Moldova

74 Cayman Islands 37.88 years compare
75 Palau 37.84 years compare
76 Cyprus 37.76 years compare
78 Australia 37.75 years compare
79 British Virgin Islands 37.55 years compare
80 Reunion 37.43 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Moldova

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0207 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.73 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.73 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.73 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.785 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance score 54.19 0-100 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.1613 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 61.81 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.2837 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Moldova?: Median age in Moldova was 37.75 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Moldova?: The highest recorded value was 37.75 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Moldova?: The lowest recorded value was 22.7 years in 1950.
How does Moldova rank for median age?: Moldova ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Moldova?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.