What is median age in North Macedonia?

Median age in North Macedonia was 40.26 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in North Macedonia?

The highest recorded value was 40.26 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in North Macedonia?

The lowest recorded value was 20.46 years in 1950.

How does North Macedonia rank for median age?

North Macedonia ranks 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in North Macedonia?

Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia

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

North Macedonia: Median age was 40.26 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

40.26 years

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

54th

of 236 countries

All-time high

40.26 years

in 2023

All-time low

20.46 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in North Macedonia, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 40.26 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in North Macedonia peaked at 40.26 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.46 years, in 1950.

That places North Macedonia 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	20.7 years	20.46 years	20.87 years	10
1960s	20.94 years	20.78 years	21.35 years	10
1970s	23.05 years	21.63 years	24.52 years	10
1980s	26.28 years	24.86 years	27.62 years	10
1990s	29.28 years	27.88 years	30.54 years	10
2000s	32.4 years	30.9 years	34.1 years	10
2010s	36.63 years	34.52 years	38.86 years	10
2020s	39.79 years	39.33 years	40.26 years	4

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

51 Belarus 40.53 years compare
52 Canada 40.34 years compare
53 Malta 40.28 years compare
55 Sweden 39.91 years compare
56 United Kingdom 39.78 years compare
57 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 39.66 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for North Macedonia

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0045 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.815 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance score 53.09 0-100 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.2249 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 58.14 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.0737 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.1558 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in North Macedonia?: Median age in North Macedonia was 40.26 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in North Macedonia?: The highest recorded value was 40.26 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in North Macedonia?: The lowest recorded value was 20.46 years in 1950.
How does North Macedonia rank for median age?: North Macedonia ranks 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in North Macedonia?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Macedonia 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.