What is median age in Serbia?

Median age in Serbia was 43.87 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Serbia?

The highest recorded value was 43.87 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Serbia?

The lowest recorded value was 24.48 years in 1950.

How does Serbia rank for median age?

Serbia ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Serbia?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Serbia 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 Serbia

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

Serbia: Median age was 43.87 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

43.87 years

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

26th

of 236 countries

All-time high

43.87 years

in 2023

All-time low

24.48 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Serbia, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Serbia stood at 43.87 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Serbia peaked at 43.87 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.48 years, in 1950.

Serbia ranks 26th of 236 countries on this measure, 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	25.73 years	24.48 years	27.28 years	10
1960s	29.31 years	27.7 years	30.8 years	10
1970s	31.92 years	31.08 years	32.41 years	10
1980s	33.88 years	32.53 years	35.44 years	10
1990s	37.39 years	35.81 years	38.83 years	10
2000s	40.03 years	39.07 years	40.95 years	10
2010s	42.14 years	41.15 years	43.17 years	10
2020s	43.62 years	43.39 years	43.87 years	4

Countries ranked near Serbia

23 Liechtenstein 44.2 years compare
24 Guernsey 43.98 years compare
25 Slovenia 43.89 years compare
27 Taiwan 43.54 years compare
28 Hungary 43.32 years compare
29 Andorra 43.16 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Serbia

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.833 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.2001 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 53.52 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.4659 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 48.7 0-100 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 63.01 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Serbia?: Median age in Serbia was 43.87 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Serbia?: The highest recorded value was 43.87 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Serbia?: The lowest recorded value was 24.48 years in 1950.
How does Serbia rank for median age?: Serbia ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Serbia?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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.