Morocco vs Serbia Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Morocco vs Serbia

Table

Year	Median age
	Morocco	Serbia
1960	17.9	28.7
1961	17.6	29.1
1962	17.4	29.4
1963	17.2	29.8
1964	17	30.2
1965	16.9	30.5
1966	16.8	30.8
1967	16.7	31.1
1968	16.6	31.4
1969	16.6	31.7
1970	16.6	32
1971	16.7	32.2
1972	16.7	32.5
1973	16.8	32.7
1974	16.9	32.8
1975	16.9	33
1976	17.1	33.2
1977	17.2	33.4
1978	17.3	33.5
1979	17.4	33.7
1980	17.6	33.8
1981	17.7	33.9
1982	17.8	34.1
1983	18	34.4
1984	18.1	34.7
1985	18.3	35
1986	18.5	35.4
1987	18.7	35.7
1988	18.9	36.1
1989	19.2	36.5
1990	19.4	36.8
1991	19.7	37.1
1992	20	37.5
1993	20.3	37.8
1994	20.6	38.2
1995	21	38.5
1996	21.3	38.9
1997	21.6	39.2
1998	21.9	39.5
1999	22.2	39.8
2000	22.5	40.1
2001	22.8	40.3
2002	23.1	40.5
2003	23.4	40.7
2004	23.7	40.9
2005	24	41.1
2006	24.3	41.3
2007	24.7	41.5
2008	25	41.7
2009	25.4	41.9
2010	25.7	42.1
2011	26.1	42.4
2012	26.4	42.6
2013	26.7	42.8
2014	27.1	43
2015	27.5	43.3
2016	27.8	43.5
2017	28.2	43.7
2018	28.5	44
2019	28.9	44.2
2020	29.2	44.4
2021	29.5	44.5
2022	29.9	44.7
2023	30.2	44.9
2024	30.5	45.1
2025	30.8	45.4
2026	31.1	45.7
2027	31.4	45.9
2028	31.8	46.1
2029	32.1	46.4
2030	32.4	46.6
2031	32.7	46.9
2032	33	47.1
2033	33.3	47.3
2034	33.6	47.5
2035	33.8	47.7
2036	34.1	47.9
2037	34.4	48.1
2038	34.7	48.2
2039	34.9	48.3
2040	35.2	48.5
2041	35.5	48.6
2042	35.8	48.7
2043	36.1	48.9
2044	36.4	49
2045	36.8	49.1
2046	37.1	49.2
2047	37.4	49.3
2048	37.7	49.3
2049	38.1	49.3
2050	38.4	49.4

In 1960, the median age in Morocco was 17.9 years compared to 28.7 years in Serbia. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 30.5 years in Morocco and to 45.1 years in Serbia.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Morocco is expected to increased to around 38.4 years by 2050 compared to 49.4 years in Serbia. 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
	Morocco		Serbia
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	4.22%	4.04%	2.34%	2.24%
5-9	4.38%	4.17%	2.44%	2.41%
10-14	4.53%	4.29%	2.45%	2.43%
15-19	4.29%	4.09%	2.5%	2.5%
20-24	3.95%	3.75%	2.61%	2.63%
25-29	3.84%	3.67%	2.78%	2.77%
30-34	3.91%	3.74%	3%	3.03%
35-39	3.78%	3.7%	3.27%	3.34%
40-44	3.49%	3.46%	3.5%	3.6%
45-49	3.08%	3.1%	3.55%	3.68%
50-54	2.7%	2.71%	3.31%	3.52%
55-59	2.34%	2.42%	3.15%	3.48%
60-64	2.07%	2.14%	3.15%	3.66%
65-69	1.7%	1.7%	3.16%	3.86%
70-74	1.13%	1.19%	2.94%	3.85%
75-79	0.6%	0.74%	1.71%	2.51%
80+	0.41%	0.66%	1.59%	3.05%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Morocco has low demographic potential with 56.9% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 36.1% and low potential in Serbia.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Morocco			Serbia
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	91.1%	85.7%	5.39%	51%	41.1%	9.9%
1961	93.2%	87.7%	5.5%	51.1%	41%	10.1%
1962	95.1%	89.5%	5.61%	51%	40.7%	10.3%
1963	96.8%	91.1%	5.72%	50.7%	40.2%	10.5%
1964	97.8%	92%	5.83%	50.3%	39.5%	10.8%
1965	98.5%	92.6%	5.94%	49.8%	38.7%	11.1%
1966	99.2%	93.2%	6.04%	49.2%	37.7%	11.5%
1967	99.7%	93.5%	6.14%	48.6%	36.7%	11.9%
1968	99.9%	93.7%	6.21%	47.8%	35.6%	12.2%
1969	99.8%	93.5%	6.26%	47%	34.5%	12.5%
1970	99.5%	93.2%	6.27%	46.4%	33.6%	12.8%
1971	98.9%	92.7%	6.25%	45.9%	32.9%	13.1%
1972	98.3%	92.1%	6.21%	45.8%	32.4%	13.4%
1973	97.5%	91.4%	6.14%	45.7%	32%	13.7%
1974	96.6%	90.6%	6.04%	45.7%	31.7%	14%
1975	95.5%	89.6%	5.92%	45.8%	31.3%	14.4%
1976	94.3%	88.5%	5.77%	45.8%	31%	14.8%
1977	92.9%	87.3%	5.6%	45.8%	30.7%	15.1%
1978	91.4%	86%	5.43%	45.7%	30.4%	15.3%
1979	90%	84.7%	5.27%	45.5%	30.2%	15.3%
1980	88.7%	83.5%	5.13%	45%	29.9%	15.1%
1981	87.5%	82.4%	5.01%	44.5%	29.7%	14.7%
1982	86.3%	81.4%	4.92%	43.8%	29.6%	14.2%
1983	85.2%	80.4%	4.85%	43.2%	29.4%	13.8%
1984	84.1%	79.3%	4.82%	42.9%	29.2%	13.7%
1985	82.9%	78.1%	4.83%	42.9%	29.1%	13.8%
1986	81.7%	76.8%	4.88%	43%	28.9%	14.1%
1987	80.4%	75.4%	4.97%	43.3%	28.7%	14.6%
1988	79%	73.9%	5.08%	43.5%	28.4%	15.1%
1989	77.6%	72.4%	5.22%	43.8%	28.2%	15.7%
1990	76.2%	70.8%	5.38%	44.1%	27.8%	16.3%
1991	74.8%	69.2%	5.56%	44.5%	27.5%	16.9%
1992	73.4%	67.6%	5.75%	44.9%	27.3%	17.7%
1993	71.9%	66%	5.96%	45.4%	27%	18.5%
1994	70.4%	64.2%	6.16%	45.9%	26.7%	19.3%
1995	68.8%	62.5%	6.34%	46.4%	26.3%	20.1%
1996	67.4%	60.9%	6.51%	46.9%	26%	20.9%
1997	66%	59.4%	6.66%	47.3%	25.6%	21.7%
1998	64.7%	57.9%	6.8%	47.7%	25.2%	22.5%
1999	63.4%	56.5%	6.92%	47.9%	24.7%	23.2%
2000	62.2%	55.2%	7.01%	48.1%	24.3%	23.8%
2001	61%	53.9%	7.1%	48.2%	23.8%	24.3%
2002	59.9%	52.7%	7.19%	48.2%	23.4%	24.8%
2003	58.7%	51.4%	7.28%	48.3%	23.1%	25.2%
2004	57.4%	50.1%	7.35%	48.3%	22.8%	25.5%
2005	56.2%	48.8%	7.39%	48.2%	22.5%	25.7%
2006	55.1%	47.6%	7.46%	48%	22.2%	25.8%
2007	54.2%	46.6%	7.57%	47.8%	22%	25.8%
2008	53.4%	45.7%	7.67%	47.4%	21.7%	25.7%
2009	52.8%	45%	7.76%	47%	21.4%	25.6%
2010	52.4%	44.5%	7.87%	46.7%	21.2%	25.5%
2011	52.1%	44.1%	8%	46.5%	21%	25.5%
2012	51.8%	43.6%	8.16%	46.8%	21%	25.8%
2013	51.5%	43.2%	8.33%	47.6%	21.1%	26.5%
2014	51.3%	42.8%	8.53%	48.6%	21.3%	27.3%
2015	51.2%	42.4%	8.77%	49.8%	21.5%	28.3%
2016	51.1%	42.1%	9.06%	50.9%	21.6%	29.2%
2017	51.2%	41.8%	9.39%	52%	21.7%	30.3%
2018	51.3%	41.5%	9.77%	53.3%	21.9%	31.4%
2019	51.4%	41.2%	10.2%	54.6%	22%	32.6%
2020	51.4%	40.9%	10.6%	55.8%	22.2%	33.6%
2021	51.4%	40.5%	10.9%	56.7%	22.4%	34.3%
2022	51.3%	40%	11.4%	57.3%	22.6%	34.7%
2023	51.2%	39.4%	11.8%	57.9%	22.7%	35.3%
2024	51%	38.7%	12.3%	58.7%	22.7%	36%

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 Morocco decreased from 57.4% to 51% between 2004 and 2024.

In Serbia, the ratio of dependent people increased from 48.3% to 58.7% 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
	Morocco	Serbia
1960	52.3%	66.2%
1961	51.8%	66.2%
1962	51.3%	66.2%
1963	50.8%	66.4%
1964	50.5%	66.5%
1965	50.4%	66.8%
1966	50.2%	67%
1967	50.1%	67.3%
1968	50%	67.7%
1969	50.1%	68%
1970	50.1%	68.3%
1971	50.3%	68.5%
1972	50.4%	68.6%
1973	50.6%	68.6%
1974	50.9%	68.6%
1975	51.1%	68.6%
1976	51.5%	68.6%
1977	51.8%	68.6%
1978	52.2%	68.6%
1979	52.6%	68.7%
1980	53%	68.9%
1981	53.3%	69.2%
1982	53.7%	69.5%
1983	54%	69.8%
1984	54.3%	70%
1985	54.7%	70%
1986	55%	69.9%
1987	55.4%	69.8%
1988	55.9%	69.7%
1989	56.3%	69.5%
1990	56.8%	69.4%
1991	57.2%	69.2%
1992	57.7%	69%
1993	58.2%	68.8%
1994	58.7%	68.5%
1995	59.2%	68.3%
1996	59.7%	68.1%
1997	60.2%	67.9%
1998	60.7%	67.7%
1999	61.2%	67.6%
2000	61.6%	67.5%
2001	62.1%	67.5%
2002	62.6%	67.5%
2003	63%	67.4%
2004	63.5%	67.4%
2005	64%	67.5%
2006	64.5%	67.6%
2007	64.9%	67.7%
2008	65.2%	67.8%
2009	65.4%	68%
2010	65.6%	68.2%
2011	65.8%	68.2%
2012	65.9%	68.1%
2013	66%	67.7%
2014	66.1%	67.3%
2015	66.1%	66.8%
2016	66.2%	66.3%
2017	66.2%	65.8%
2018	66.1%	65.2%
2019	66%	64.7%
2020	66%	64.2%
2021	66.1%	63.8%
2022	66.1%	63.6%
2023	66.1%	63.3%
2024	66.2%	63%
2025	66.4%	62.7%
2026	66.5%	62.4%
2027	66.6%	62.2%
2028	66.7%	62%
2029	66.7%	61.9%
2030	66.8%	61.8%
2031	66.8%	61.7%
2032	66.9%	61.6%
2033	66.9%	61.5%
2034	67%	61.5%
2035	67%	61.4%
2036	67%	61.3%
2037	67%	61.2%
2038	66.9%	61.1%
2039	66.8%	60.9%
2040	66.7%	60.7%
2041	66.6%	60.4%
2042	66.4%	60.2%
2043	66.2%	59.9%
2044	66.1%	59.6%
2045	65.9%	59.3%
2046	65.7%	59%
2047	65.4%	58.8%
2048	65.2%	58.5%
2049	65%	58.1%
2050	64.7%	57.8%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 63.5% to 66.2% in Morocco and from 67.4% to 63% in Serbia.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Morocco	Serbia
1960	44.9%	27.2%
1961	45.4%	27.1%
1962	45.9%	27%
1963	46.3%	26.7%
1964	46.5%	26.3%
1965	46.6%	25.8%
1966	46.8%	25.3%
1967	46.8%	24.7%
1968	46.9%	24.1%
1969	46.8%	23.5%
1970	46.7%	23%
1971	46.6%	22.5%
1972	46.4%	22.2%
1973	46.3%	22%
1974	46.1%	21.7%
1975	45.8%	21.5%
1976	45.6%	21.3%
1977	45.3%	21%
1978	44.9%	20.9%
1979	44.6%	20.7%
1980	44.3%	20.6%
1981	44%	20.6%
1982	43.7%	20.6%
1983	43.4%	20.5%
1984	43.1%	20.5%
1985	42.7%	20.3%
1986	42.3%	20.2%
1987	41.8%	20%
1988	41.3%	19.8%
1989	40.8%	19.6%
1990	40.2%	19.3%
1991	39.6%	19.1%
1992	39%	18.8%
1993	38.4%	18.6%
1994	37.7%	18.3%
1995	37%	18%
1996	36.4%	17.7%
1997	35.8%	17.4%
1998	35.2%	17.1%
1999	34.6%	16.7%
2000	34%	16.4%
2001	33.5%	16.1%
2002	32.9%	15.8%
2003	32.4%	15.6%
2004	31.8%	15.4%
2005	31.2%	15.2%
2006	30.7%	15%
2007	30.2%	14.9%
2008	29.8%	14.7%
2009	29.5%	14.6%
2010	29.2%	14.5%
2011	29%	14.4%
2012	28.7%	14.3%
2013	28.5%	14.3%
2014	28.3%	14.3%
2015	28.1%	14.3%
2016	27.8%	14.3%
2017	27.6%	14.3%
2018	27.4%	14.3%
2019	27.2%	14.3%
2020	27%	14.3%
2021	26.7%	14.3%
2022	26.4%	14.4%
2023	26%	14.4%
2024	25.6%	14.3%
2025	25.2%	14.3%
2026	24.8%	14.2%
2027	24.3%	14.1%
2028	23.9%	14.1%
2029	23.6%	14%
2030	23.2%	13.9%
2031	22.9%	13.8%
2032	22.5%	13.7%
2033	22.2%	13.6%
2034	21.9%	13.5%
2035	21.6%	13.4%
2036	21.3%	13.3%
2037	21.1%	13.3%
2038	20.8%	13.2%
2039	20.6%	13.2%
2040	20.4%	13.1%
2041	20.2%	13.1%
2042	20.1%	13.1%
2043	19.9%	13.1%
2044	19.7%	13.1%
2045	19.6%	13.1%
2046	19.4%	13.1%
2047	19.3%	13.1%
2048	19.1%	13.1%
2049	19%	13.1%
2050	18.8%	13.1%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 25.6% in Morocco and 14.3% in Serbia. Birth rates in Morocco compared to Serbia .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Morocco	Serbia
1960	2.82%	6.55%
1961	2.85%	6.67%
1962	2.87%	6.8%
1963	2.91%	6.95%
1964	2.95%	7.16%
1965	2.99%	7.43%
1966	3.03%	7.71%
1967	3.07%	8%
1968	3.11%	8.26%
1969	3.13%	8.5%
1970	3.14%	8.73%
1971	3.14%	8.94%
1972	3.13%	9.16%
1973	3.11%	9.39%
1974	3.07%	9.63%
1975	3.03%	9.9%
1976	2.97%	10.2%
1977	2.9%	10.4%
1978	2.84%	10.5%
1979	2.77%	10.5%
1980	2.72%	10.4%
1981	2.67%	10.2%
1982	2.64%	9.89%
1983	2.62%	9.65%
1984	2.62%	9.56%
1985	2.64%	9.66%
1986	2.69%	9.89%
1987	2.76%	10.2%
1988	2.84%	10.5%
1989	2.94%	10.9%
1990	3.05%	11.3%
1991	3.18%	11.7%
1992	3.32%	12.2%
1993	3.47%	12.7%
1994	3.61%	13.2%
1995	3.75%	13.7%
1996	3.89%	14.2%
1997	4.01%	14.7%
1998	4.13%	15.2%
1999	4.23%	15.7%
2000	4.32%	16.1%
2001	4.41%	16.4%
2002	4.5%	16.7%
2003	4.59%	17%
2004	4.67%	17.2%
2005	4.73%	17.3%
2006	4.81%	17.4%
2007	4.91%	17.5%
2008	5%	17.4%
2009	5.08%	17.4%
2010	5.16%	17.4%
2011	5.26%	17.4%
2012	5.37%	17.6%
2013	5.5%	18%
2014	5.64%	18.4%
2015	5.8%	18.9%
2016	6%	19.4%
2017	6.22%	19.9%
2018	6.46%	20.5%
2019	6.72%	21.1%
2020	6.97%	21.6%
2021	7.22%	21.9%
2022	7.51%	22.1%
2023	7.83%	22.3%
2024	8.14%	22.7%
2025	8.45%	23.1%
2026	8.77%	23.4%
2027	9.09%	23.7%
2028	9.41%	23.9%
2029	9.71%	24.1%
2030	10%	24.3%
2031	10.3%	24.5%
2032	10.6%	24.7%
2033	10.9%	24.8%
2034	11.1%	25%
2035	11.4%	25.2%
2036	11.7%	25.3%
2037	12%	25.5%
2038	12.3%	25.7%
2039	12.6%	25.9%
2040	12.9%	26.2%
2041	13.2%	26.5%
2042	13.5%	26.8%
2043	13.9%	27%
2044	14.2%	27.3%
2045	14.5%	27.6%
2046	14.9%	27.9%
2047	15.3%	28.2%
2048	15.6%	28.5%
2049	16%	28.8%
2050	16.4%	29.1%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 8.14% in Morocco and 22.7% in Serbia. Life expectancy in Morocco compared to Serbia .