Which has higher median age, North Macedonia or United Kingdom?

North Macedonia, at 40.26 years against 39.78 years in United Kingdom as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between North Macedonia and United Kingdom?

0.48 years, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and United Kingdom?

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.

North Macedonia vs United Kingdom: Median age

North Macedonia

40.26 years

in 2023

United Kingdom

39.78 years

in 2023

North Macedonia rank

54th

United Kingdom rank

56th

Median age over time

North Macedonia
United Kingdom

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 40.26 years against 39.78 years in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.48 years.

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

North Macedonia ranks 54th and United Kingdom ranks 56th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Macedonia	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1950s	20.7 years	34.11 years	13.41 years	United Kingdom
1960s	20.94 years	34.05 years	13.11 years	United Kingdom
1970s	23.05 years	33.04 years	9.99 years	United Kingdom
1980s	26.28 years	34.16 years	7.88 years	United Kingdom
1990s	29.28 years	35.58 years	6.3 years	United Kingdom
2000s	32.4 years	37.4 years	5 years	United Kingdom
2010s	36.63 years	38.69 years	2.06 years	United Kingdom
2020s	39.79 years	39.46 years	0.3315 years	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, North Macedonia or United Kingdom?: North Macedonia, at 40.26 years against 39.78 years in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between North Macedonia and United Kingdom?: 0.48 years, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and United Kingdom?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do North Macedonia and United Kingdom rank globally for median age?: North Macedonia ranks 54th and United Kingdom ranks 56th 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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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.