Which has higher median age, Mayotte or Mozambique?

Mayotte, at 16.79 years against 16.32 years in Mozambique as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Mayotte and Mozambique?

0.47 years, with Mayotte ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mayotte and Mozambique?

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.

Mayotte vs Mozambique: Median age

Mayotte

16.79 years

in 2023

Mozambique

16.32 years

in 2023

Mayotte rank

226th

Mozambique rank

229th

Median age over time

Mayotte
Mozambique

How they compare

Mayotte currently reports 16.79 years against 16.32 years in Mozambique, a difference of 0.47 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mayotte ahead.

Mayotte ranks 226th and Mozambique ranks 229th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mayotte averaged higher in 4 and Mozambique in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mayotte	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.43 years	19.05 years	1.63 years	Mozambique
1960s	14.43 years	18.42 years	3.99 years	Mozambique
1970s	13.77 years	17.15 years	3.38 years	Mozambique
1980s	14.54 years	16.03 years	1.49 years	Mozambique
1990s	16.48 years	16.12 years	0.3598 years	Mayotte
2000s	16.74 years	16.02 years	0.716 years	Mayotte
2010s	16.41 years	15.87 years	0.5374 years	Mayotte
2020s	16.72 years	16.22 years	0.4998 years	Mayotte

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Mayotte or Mozambique?: Mayotte, at 16.79 years against 16.32 years in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Mayotte and Mozambique?: 0.47 years, with Mayotte ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mayotte and Mozambique?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mayotte and Mozambique rank globally for median age?: Mayotte ranks 226th and Mozambique ranks 229th 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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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: 17 September 2026

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