Which has higher median age, Bulgaria or South Korea?

South Korea, at 44.49 years against 44.31 years in Bulgaria as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Bulgaria and South Korea?

0.18 years, with South Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Korea?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs South Korea: Median age

Bulgaria

44.31 years

in 2023

South Korea

44.49 years

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

22nd

South Korea rank

21st

Median age over time

Bulgaria
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 44.49 years against 44.31 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.18 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 22nd and South Korea ranks 21st of 236 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	27.61 years	17.85 years	9.76 years	Bulgaria
1960s	30.81 years	17.8 years	13.01 years	Bulgaria
1970s	32.65 years	18.84 years	13.81 years	Bulgaria
1980s	34.18 years	23.05 years	11.12 years	Bulgaria
1990s	37.09 years	28.05 years	9.05 years	Bulgaria
2000s	39.89 years	33.28 years	6.62 years	Bulgaria
2010s	42.39 years	39.46 years	2.92 years	Bulgaria
2020s	44.1 years	43.64 years	0.4633 years	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Bulgaria or South Korea?: South Korea, at 44.49 years against 44.31 years in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Bulgaria and South Korea?: 0.18 years, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Korea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and South Korea rank globally for median age?: Bulgaria ranks 22nd and South Korea ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 17 September 2026

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