Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, North Macedonia or Sweden?

North Macedonia, at 40.26 years against 39.91 years in Sweden as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between North Macedonia and Sweden?

0.35 years, with North Macedonia ahead.

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

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 vs. births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North Macedonia vs Sweden: Median age vs. births per woman

North Macedonia

40.26 years

in 2023

Sweden

39.91 years

in 2023

North Macedonia rank

54th

Sweden rank

55th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

North Macedonia
Sweden

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 40.26 years against 39.91 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.35 years.

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

North Macedonia ranks 54th and Sweden ranks 55th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Macedonia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	20.7 years	34 years	13.3 years	Sweden
1960s	20.94 years	35.1 years	14.16 years	Sweden
1970s	23.05 years	34.4 years	11.34 years	Sweden
1980s	26.28 years	36.43 years	10.15 years	Sweden
1990s	29.28 years	37.6 years	8.32 years	Sweden
2000s	32.4 years	39.08 years	6.69 years	Sweden
2010s	36.63 years	39.79 years	3.17 years	Sweden
2020s	39.79 years	39.71 years	0.076 years	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, North Macedonia or Sweden?: North Macedonia, at 40.26 years against 39.91 years in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between North Macedonia and Sweden?: 0.35 years, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Sweden?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do North Macedonia and Sweden rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: North Macedonia ranks 54th and Sweden ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age vs. births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Median age vs. births per woman
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: 28 August 2026

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