Which has higher median age, Mauritius or Wallis and Futuna?

Wallis and Futuna, at 37.17 years against 36.93 years in Mauritius as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Mauritius and Wallis and Futuna?

0.24 years, with Wallis and Futuna ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Wallis and Futuna?

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritius vs Wallis and Futuna: Median age

Mauritius

36.93 years

in 2023

Wallis and Futuna

37.17 years

in 2023

Mauritius rank

84th

Wallis and Futuna rank

83rd

Median age over time

Mauritius
Wallis and Futuna

How they compare

Wallis and Futuna currently reports 37.17 years against 36.93 years in Mauritius, a difference of 0.24 years.

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

Mauritius ranks 84th and Wallis and Futuna ranks 83rd of 236 countries.

Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Wallis and Futuna	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16.87 years	14.38 years	2.48 years	Mauritius
1960s	16.51 years	15.14 years	1.37 years	Mauritius
1970s	18.99 years	15.9 years	3.08 years	Mauritius
1980s	22.34 years	16.73 years	5.61 years	Mauritius
1990s	26.18 years	19.42 years	6.75 years	Mauritius
2000s	29.58 years	24.35 years	5.23 years	Mauritius
2010s	33.79 years	32.18 years	1.61 years	Mauritius
2020s	36.39 years	36.36 years	0.0282 years	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Mauritius or Wallis and Futuna?: Wallis and Futuna, at 37.17 years against 36.93 years in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Mauritius and Wallis and Futuna?: 0.24 years, with Wallis and Futuna ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Wallis and Futuna?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Wallis and Futuna rank globally for median age?: Mauritius ranks 84th and Wallis and Futuna ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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