Moldova vs North Macedonia Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Moldova vs North Macedonia

Table

Year	Median age
	Moldova	North Macedonia
1960	24.6	21.8
1961	24.7	21.8
1962	24.9	21.9
1963	25.1	21.9
1964	25.4	21.9
1965	25.7	21.9
1966	25.9	22
1967	26.1	22.2
1968	26.3	22.4
1969	26.4	22.6
1970	26.4	22.8
1971	26.3	23.1
1972	26.3	23.3
1973	26.3	23.6
1974	26.5	23.9
1975	26.7	24.2
1976	26.9	24.5
1977	27.2	24.8
1978	27.5	25.2
1979	27.6	25.5
1980	27.6	25.9
1981	27.9	26.2
1982	28.1	26.5
1983	28.3	26.8
1984	28.5	27.2
1985	28.7	27.5
1986	28.9	27.8
1987	29.1	28
1988	29.3	28.3
1989	29.5	28.6
1990	29.8	28.9
1991	30.2	29.2
1992	30.4	29.6
1993	30.6	29.9
1994	30.8	30.3
1995	31	30.5
1996	31.2	30.8
1997	31.3	31
1998	31.5	31.2
1999	31.8	31.5
2000	32	31.9
2001	32.2	32.2
2002	32.4	32.6
2003	32.6	32.8
2004	32.8	33.2
2005	33	33.5
2006	33.3	33.9
2007	33.6	34.3
2008	33.9	34.7
2009	34.3	35.1
2010	34.6	35.5
2011	34.9	36
2012	35.1	36.4
2013	35.4	36.9
2014	35.7	37.3
2015	36.1	37.8
2016	36.5	38.3
2017	36.8	38.8
2018	37.2	39.4
2019	37.6	39.9
2020	38	40.3
2021	38.3	40.7
2022	38.6	40.9
2023	38.8	41.3
2024	39.1	41.6
2025	39.6	42
2026	40.1	42.4
2027	40.5	42.8
2028	41	43.1
2029	41.4	43.5
2030	41.8	43.8
2031	42.1	44.2
2032	42.5	44.5
2033	42.8	44.9
2034	43.1	45.2
2035	43.3	45.5
2036	43.6	45.8
2037	43.8	46.1
2038	43.9	46.4
2039	43.9	46.7
2040	43.9	46.9
2041	43.6	47.2
2042	43.2	47.4
2043	42.8	47.7
2044	42.4	47.9
2045	42.1	48.1
2046	41.9	48.2
2047	41.7	48.3
2048	41.7	48.5
2049	41.7	48.6
2050	41.7	48.8

In 1960, the median age in Moldova was 24.6 years compared to 21.8 years in North Macedonia. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 39.1 years in Moldova and to 41.6 years in North Macedonia.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Moldova is expected to increased to around 41.7 years by 2050 compared to 48.8 years in North Macedonia. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Moldova		North Macedonia
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	2.88%	2.71%	2.6%	2.41%
5-9	3.69%	3.46%	2.96%	2.84%
10-14	3.58%	3.47%	3.06%	2.96%
15-19	3.01%	3.1%	2.86%	2.78%
20-24	2.47%	2.5%	2.92%	2.87%
25-29	2.52%	2.65%	3.07%	2.97%
30-34	3.44%	3.6%	3.32%	3.26%
35-39	4.12%	4.22%	3.4%	3.41%
40-44	3.45%	3.76%	3.51%	3.56%
45-49	3%	3.46%	3.44%	3.53%
50-54	2.73%	3.31%	3.27%	3.48%
55-59	2.56%	3.28%	3.31%	3.53%
60-64	2.85%	3.95%	3.2%	3.47%
65-69	2.5%	3.81%	2.96%	3.29%
70-74	1.83%	3.19%	2.31%	2.88%
75-79	0.78%	1.57%	1.36%	1.97%
80+	0.59%	1.95%	1.11%	2.14%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Moldova has low demographic potential with 43.1% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 40.9% and similar potential in North Macedonia.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Moldova			North Macedonia
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	65.2%	57%	8.16%	74.4%	65.8%	8.57%
1961	66.6%	58.2%	8.39%	74.3%	65.9%	8.44%
1962	67.5%	58.8%	8.62%	73.7%	65.3%	8.35%
1963	67.7%	58.8%	8.85%	72.5%	64.2%	8.3%
1964	67.1%	58.1%	9.07%	71.1%	62.9%	8.25%
1965	66.1%	56.8%	9.29%	69.9%	61.7%	8.25%
1966	64.8%	55.2%	9.52%	68.7%	60.4%	8.29%
1967	63.3%	53.6%	9.73%	67.3%	59%	8.36%
1968	61.8%	51.9%	9.9%	66%	57.6%	8.43%
1969	60.3%	50.2%	10%	64.6%	56.1%	8.48%
1970	58.8%	48.7%	10.1%	63.3%	54.7%	8.53%
1971	57.5%	47.3%	10.1%	62.2%	53.6%	8.62%
1972	56.2%	46%	10.2%	61.4%	52.6%	8.73%
1973	55%	44.8%	10.2%	60.6%	51.7%	8.86%
1974	53.9%	43.5%	10.4%	59.7%	50.7%	9.02%
1975	52.9%	42.4%	10.6%	58.9%	49.7%	9.19%
1976	52.2%	41.4%	10.8%	58.3%	49%	9.37%
1977	51.7%	40.7%	11%	57.9%	48.3%	9.55%
1978	51.4%	40.2%	11.3%	57.2%	47.6%	9.67%
1979	51.7%	40.4%	11.3%	56.4%	46.7%	9.71%
1980	52.1%	40.9%	11.2%	55.5%	45.9%	9.66%
1981	52.2%	41%	11.2%	54.5%	45%	9.55%
1982	52.3%	41.1%	11.2%	53.7%	44.2%	9.47%
1983	52.6%	41.3%	11.2%	53.1%	43.7%	9.44%
1984	53.1%	41.7%	11.3%	52.6%	43.2%	9.46%
1985	53.7%	42.2%	11.5%	52.3%	42.7%	9.56%
1986	54.5%	42.7%	11.8%	52%	42.3%	9.73%
1987	55.2%	43.1%	12.1%	51.8%	41.9%	9.95%
1988	55.8%	43.4%	12.4%	51.7%	41.5%	10.2%
1989	56.3%	43.5%	12.8%	51.6%	41.1%	10.5%
1990	56.6%	43.4%	13.1%	51.5%	40.7%	10.8%
1991	56.7%	43.2%	13.5%	51.3%	40.1%	11.2%
1992	56.9%	43%	13.9%	51.1%	39.4%	11.7%
1993	57.1%	42.8%	14.3%	51.1%	38.8%	12.3%
1994	57.1%	42.4%	14.7%	51.4%	38.6%	12.8%
1995	56.8%	41.8%	14.9%	51.6%	38.5%	13.2%
1996	56.2%	41.1%	15.1%	51.5%	38%	13.5%
1997	55.3%	40.1%	15.2%	51.1%	37.4%	13.7%
1998	53.9%	38.7%	15.2%	50.8%	36.8%	14%
1999	52.3%	37.1%	15.2%	50.3%	36%	14.3%
2000	50.6%	35.3%	15.2%	49.7%	35%	14.6%
2001	48.8%	33.5%	15.2%	49%	34.1%	14.9%
2002	47%	31.7%	15.3%	48.5%	33.4%	15.1%
2003	45.2%	30%	15.2%	48%	32.7%	15.3%
2004	43.7%	28.6%	15.1%	47.5%	32%	15.4%
2005	42.7%	27.5%	15.1%	46.8%	31.2%	15.6%
2006	42%	26.8%	15.2%	46.2%	30.4%	15.8%
2007	41.4%	26.1%	15.4%	45.8%	29.7%	16.1%
2008	40.8%	25.4%	15.3%	45.5%	29.1%	16.3%
2009	40%	24.8%	15.2%	45.1%	28.5%	16.6%
2010	39.2%	24.4%	14.9%	44.8%	28%	16.8%
2011	38.7%	24.1%	14.6%	44.6%	27.5%	17.1%
2012	38.5%	24%	14.5%	44.6%	27.2%	17.5%
2013	39%	24.2%	14.8%	45%	26.9%	18.1%
2014	40.5%	24.9%	15.6%	45.5%	26.7%	18.8%
2015	42.7%	26%	16.7%	45.9%	26.3%	19.6%
2016	45%	27.1%	17.8%	46.4%	26%	20.4%
2017	47%	28.1%	18.9%	47.1%	25.8%	21.3%
2018	48.8%	29%	19.8%	48%	25.7%	22.3%
2019	50.6%	29.8%	20.8%	49.3%	25.7%	23.5%
2020	52.2%	30.4%	21.7%	50.5%	25.9%	24.6%
2021	53.5%	30.9%	22.6%	51.4%	26.1%	25.3%
2022	54.5%	31.1%	23.4%	52.1%	26.2%	25.9%
2023	55.3%	31%	24.2%	52.8%	26.1%	26.7%
2024	56.3%	30.9%	25.3%	53.5%	25.8%	27.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in Moldova increased from 43.7% to 56.3% between 2004 and 2024.

In North Macedonia, the ratio of dependent people increased from 47.5% to 53.5% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Moldova	North Macedonia
1960	60.5%	57.3%
1961	60%	57.4%
1962	59.7%	57.6%
1963	59.6%	58%
1964	59.8%	58.4%
1965	60.2%	58.9%
1966	60.7%	59.3%
1967	61.2%	59.8%
1968	61.8%	60.2%
1969	62.4%	60.7%
1970	63%	61.3%
1971	63.5%	61.7%
1972	64%	62%
1973	64.5%	62.3%
1974	65%	62.6%
1975	65.4%	62.9%
1976	65.7%	63.2%
1977	65.9%	63.3%
1978	66%	63.6%
1979	65.9%	63.9%
1980	65.8%	64.3%
1981	65.7%	64.7%
1982	65.7%	65.1%
1983	65.5%	65.3%
1984	65.3%	65.5%
1985	65%	65.7%
1986	64.7%	65.8%
1987	64.4%	65.9%
1988	64.2%	65.9%
1989	64%	66%
1990	63.9%	66%
1991	63.8%	66.1%
1992	63.7%	66.2%
1993	63.7%	66.2%
1994	63.7%	66%
1995	63.8%	65.9%
1996	64%	66%
1997	64.4%	66.2%
1998	65%	66.3%
1999	65.7%	66.5%
2000	66.4%	66.8%
2001	67.2%	67.1%
2002	68%	67.3%
2003	68.9%	67.6%
2004	69.6%	67.8%
2005	70.1%	68.1%
2006	70.4%	68.4%
2007	70.7%	68.6%
2008	71%	68.7%
2009	71.4%	68.9%
2010	71.8%	69%
2011	72.1%	69.1%
2012	72.2%	69.1%
2013	71.9%	69%
2014	71.2%	68.7%
2015	70.1%	68.6%
2016	69%	68.3%
2017	68%	68%
2018	67.2%	67.6%
2019	66.4%	67%
2020	65.7%	66.4%
2021	65.2%	66.1%
2022	64.7%	65.8%
2023	64.4%	65.4%
2024	64%	65.2%
2025	63.6%	64.9%
2026	63.3%	64.8%
2027	63.2%	64.6%
2028	63.3%	64.5%
2029	63.6%	64.4%
2030	63.9%	64.3%
2031	64.4%	64.2%
2032	64.7%	64.1%
2033	65%	64.1%
2034	65.3%	64%
2035	65.5%	63.9%
2036	65.6%	63.7%
2037	65.6%	63.6%
2038	65.5%	63.4%
2039	65.4%	63.1%
2040	65.3%	62.8%
2041	65.1%	62.5%
2042	64.8%	62.2%
2043	64.6%	61.9%
2044	64.3%	61.5%
2045	64%	61.1%
2046	63.6%	60.7%
2047	63.2%	60.4%
2048	62.8%	60%
2049	62.2%	59.6%
2050	61.6%	59.3%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 69.6% to 64% in Moldova and from 67.8% to 65.2% in North Macedonia.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Moldova	North Macedonia
1960	34.5%	37.7%
1961	34.9%	37.8%
1962	35.1%	37.6%
1963	35.1%	37.2%
1964	34.7%	36.7%
1965	34.2%	36.3%
1966	33.5%	35.8%
1967	32.8%	35.2%
1968	32.1%	34.7%
1969	31.3%	34.1%
1970	30.7%	33.5%
1971	30.1%	33%
1972	29.5%	32.6%
1973	28.9%	32.2%
1974	28.3%	31.7%
1975	27.7%	31.3%
1976	27.2%	30.9%
1977	26.8%	30.6%
1978	26.5%	30.3%
1979	26.7%	29.9%
1980	26.9%	29.5%
1981	26.9%	29.1%
1982	27%	28.8%
1983	27.1%	28.5%
1984	27.3%	28.3%
1985	27.5%	28.1%
1986	27.7%	27.8%
1987	27.8%	27.6%
1988	27.9%	27.4%
1989	27.8%	27.1%
1990	27.7%	26.9%
1991	27.6%	26.5%
1992	27.4%	26.1%
1993	27.2%	25.7%
1994	27%	25.5%
1995	26.7%	25.4%
1996	26.3%	25.1%
1997	25.8%	24.8%
1998	25.1%	24.4%
1999	24.4%	23.9%
2000	23.5%	23.4%
2001	22.5%	22.9%
2002	21.6%	22.5%
2003	20.7%	22.1%
2004	19.9%	21.7%
2005	19.3%	21.2%
2006	18.8%	20.8%
2007	18.4%	20.4%
2008	18%	20%
2009	17.7%	19.7%
2010	17.5%	19.3%
2011	17.4%	19%
2012	17.3%	18.8%
2013	17.4%	18.6%
2014	17.8%	18.3%
2015	18.2%	18%
2016	18.7%	17.8%
2017	19.1%	17.5%
2018	19.5%	17.4%
2019	19.8%	17.2%
2020	20%	17.2%
2021	20.1%	17.2%
2022	20.1%	17.2%
2023	20%	17.1%
2024	19.8%	16.8%
2025	19.5%	16.5%
2026	19.2%	16.2%
2027	18.9%	15.9%
2028	18.4%	15.6%
2029	17.9%	15.3%
2030	17.3%	14.9%
2031	16.8%	14.6%
2032	16.3%	14.3%
2033	15.9%	14%
2034	15.6%	13.7%
2035	15.4%	13.5%
2036	15.2%	13.3%
2037	15.1%	13.1%
2038	15.1%	13%
2039	15.1%	13%
2040	15.2%	13%
2041	15.3%	12.9%
2042	15.4%	12.9%
2043	15.6%	13%
2044	15.7%	13%
2045	15.9%	13%
2046	16.1%	13%
2047	16.3%	13%
2048	16.5%	13.1%
2049	16.6%	13.1%
2050	16.7%	13.1%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 19.8% in Moldova and 16.8% in North Macedonia. Birth rates in Moldova compared to North Macedonia .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Moldova	North Macedonia
1960	4.94%	4.91%
1961	5.04%	4.84%
1962	5.15%	4.81%
1963	5.28%	4.81%
1964	5.43%	4.82%
1965	5.6%	4.86%
1966	5.78%	4.92%
1967	5.96%	4.99%
1968	6.12%	5.08%
1969	6.27%	5.15%
1970	6.37%	5.23%
1971	6.44%	5.31%
1972	6.51%	5.41%
1973	6.6%	5.52%
1974	6.74%	5.65%
1975	6.9%	5.78%
1976	7.09%	5.92%
1977	7.27%	6.05%
1978	7.44%	6.15%
1979	7.42%	6.21%
1980	7.34%	6.21%
1981	7.36%	6.18%
1982	7.36%	6.16%
1983	7.37%	6.17%
1984	7.41%	6.2%
1985	7.5%	6.28%
1986	7.63%	6.4%
1987	7.79%	6.55%
1988	7.96%	6.72%
1989	8.17%	6.91%
1990	8.39%	7.13%
1991	8.61%	7.41%
1992	8.85%	7.75%
1993	9.11%	8.11%
1994	9.34%	8.43%
1995	9.53%	8.69%
1996	9.68%	8.88%
1997	9.8%	9.06%
1998	9.89%	9.28%
1999	9.98%	9.52%
2000	10.1%	9.76%
2001	10.2%	9.98%
2002	10.4%	10.2%
2003	10.5%	10.3%
2004	10.5%	10.5%
2005	10.6%	10.6%
2006	10.7%	10.8%
2007	10.9%	11%
2008	10.9%	11.2%
2009	10.8%	11.4%
2010	10.7%	11.6%
2011	10.5%	11.8%
2012	10.5%	12.1%
2013	10.6%	12.5%
2014	11.1%	12.9%
2015	11.7%	13.4%
2016	12.3%	13.9%
2017	12.8%	14.5%
2018	13.3%	15.1%
2019	13.8%	15.8%
2020	14.3%	16.3%
2021	14.7%	16.7%
2022	15.1%	17%
2023	15.6%	17.5%
2024	16.2%	18%
2025	16.9%	18.5%
2026	17.4%	19%
2027	17.9%	19.4%
2028	18.3%	19.9%
2029	18.5%	20.3%
2030	18.7%	20.8%
2031	18.9%	21.2%
2032	19%	21.6%
2033	19.1%	22%
2034	19.1%	22.3%
2035	19.2%	22.6%
2036	19.2%	23%
2037	19.3%	23.3%
2038	19.4%	23.6%
2039	19.5%	23.9%
2040	19.6%	24.2%
2041	19.7%	24.6%
2042	19.8%	24.9%
2043	19.8%	25.2%
2044	20%	25.5%
2045	20.1%	25.9%
2046	20.3%	26.2%
2047	20.5%	26.6%
2048	20.8%	26.9%
2049	21.2%	27.3%
2050	21.6%	27.6%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 16.2% in Moldova and 18% in North Macedonia. Life expectancy in Moldova compared to North Macedonia .