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Median age in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Median age was 44.31 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
44.31 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
22nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
44.31 years
in 2023
All-time low
26.02 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Bulgaria, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Bulgaria is 44.31 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Bulgaria peaked at 44.31 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.02 years, in 1950.

That places Bulgaria 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Median age in Bulgaria, year by year

Year years Change
1950 26.02 years —
1951 26.35 years +1.3%
1952 26.72 years +1.4%
1953 27.09 years +1.4%
1954 27.46 years +1.4%
1955 27.83 years +1.3%
1956 28.18 years +1.2%
1957 28.51 years +1.2%
1958 28.83 years +1.1%
1959 29.14 years +1.0%
1960 29.42 years +1.0%
1961 29.71 years +1.0%
1962 30 years +1.0%
1963 30.29 years +1.0%
1964 30.61 years +1.0%
1965 30.98 years +1.2%
1966 31.36 years +1.2%
1967 31.68 years +1.0%
1968 31.93 years +0.8%
1969 32.11 years +0.5%
1970 32.26 years +0.5%
1971 32.4 years +0.4%
1972 32.49 years +0.3%
1973 32.57 years +0.2%
1974 32.61 years +0.1%
1975 32.68 years +0.2%
1976 32.77 years +0.3%
1977 32.8 years +0.1%
1978 32.89 years +0.3%
1979 33.02 years +0.4%
1980 33.18 years +0.5%
1981 33.37 years +0.6%
1982 33.56 years +0.6%
1983 33.75 years +0.6%
1984 33.96 years +0.6%
1985 34.3 years +1.0%
1986 34.62 years +1.0%
1987 34.82 years +0.6%
1988 34.97 years +0.4%
1989 35.23 years +0.7%
1990 35.59 years +1.0%
1991 35.97 years +1.1%
1992 36.36 years +1.1%
1993 36.71 years +1.0%
1994 37.01 years +0.8%
1995 37.3 years +0.8%
1996 37.59 years +0.8%
1997 37.86 years +0.7%
1998 38.14 years +0.7%
1999 38.42 years +0.7%
2000 38.69 years +0.7%
2001 38.99 years +0.8%
2002 39.29 years +0.8%
2003 39.58 years +0.7%
2004 39.86 years +0.7%
2005 40.12 years +0.6%
2006 40.34 years +0.5%
2007 40.52 years +0.5%
2008 40.69 years +0.4%
2009 40.87 years +0.4%
2010 41.11 years +0.6%
2011 41.42 years +0.7%
2012 41.76 years +0.8%
2013 42.06 years +0.7%
2014 42.31 years +0.6%
2015 42.53 years +0.5%
2016 42.75 years +0.5%
2017 43.01 years +0.6%
2018 43.3 years +0.7%
2019 43.63 years +0.8%
2020 43.9 years +0.6%
2021 44.04 years +0.3%
2022 44.15 years +0.3%
2023 44.31 years +0.4%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 44.31 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 44.31 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.35 years, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 27.61 years 26.02 years 29.14 years 10
1960s 30.81 years 29.42 years 32.11 years 10
1970s 32.65 years 32.26 years 33.02 years 10
1980s 34.18 years 33.18 years 35.23 years 10
1990s 37.09 years 35.59 years 38.42 years 10
2000s 39.89 years 38.69 years 40.87 years 10
2010s 42.39 years 41.11 years 43.63 years 10
2020s 44.1 years 43.9 years 44.31 years 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 19 Croatia 44.76 years compare
  2. 20 United States Virgin Islands 44.67 years compare
  3. 21 South Korea 44.49 years compare
  4. 23 Liechtenstein 44.2 years compare
  5. 24 Guernsey 43.98 years compare
  6. 25 Slovenia 43.89 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Bulgaria?
Median age in Bulgaria was 44.31 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 44.31 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 26.02 years in 1950.
How does Bulgaria rank for median age?
Bulgaria ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria 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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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
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.