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Median age in Sofia

2014 – 2025 · 12 data points 5 of 5 · Regions of Yugozapaden Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: Eurostat, 2014 – 2025

Median age, 2014 – 2025 years · Sofia · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · World
+4.3 since 2015
Sofia Yugozapaden Bulgaria World

Sources: Eurostat · United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2014 – 2025

Compared with Median age · years
Sofia
43.1
Bulgaria
47.2
World
30.4 · 2023

Sources: Eurostat · United Nations, World Population Prospects

The series at a glance Sofia · 2014 – 2025
Latest value 43.1 · 2025
First value 38.1 · 2014
Highest 43.1 · 2025
Lowest 38.1 · 2014
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2014 – 2025

YearSofiaChange YugozapadenBulgariaWorld
2025 43.1 +0.2 44.9 47.2 —
2024 42.9 +0.1 44.6 47.0 —
2023 42.8 +0.1 44.5 46.8 30.4
2022 42.7 +0.2 44.3 46.7 30.1
2021 42.5 +0.4 44.0 46.5 29.8
2020 42.1 +0.5 43.9 46.3 29.6
2019 41.6 +0.6 43.5 45.8 29.3
2018 41.0 +0.7 43.2 45.4 29.0
2017 40.3 +0.8 42.8 45.0 28.8
2016 39.5 +0.7 42.5 44.6 28.5
2015 38.8 +0.7 42.1 44.2 28.3
2014 38.1 41.7 43.7 28.1

Sources: Eurostat · United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2014 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Yugozapaden

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryMedian age
1 Sofia 51.6
2 Kyustendil 48.4
3 Pernik 47.2
4 Blagoevgrad 42.3
5 Sofia (stolitsa) 38.1

Source: Eurostat, 2014

What it means

The age that splits residents into two equal halves — a quick read on whether a place is young or ageing.

How it is calculated

Half the residents are younger and half are older than this age, from census or population estimates by age.