Which has higher median age, Mexico or Venezuela?

Venezuela, at 29.02 years against 28.89 years in Mexico as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Mexico and Venezuela?

0.13 years, with Venezuela ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Venezuela?

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.

Mexico vs Venezuela: Median age

Mexico

28.89 years

in 2023

Venezuela

29.02 years

in 2023

Mexico rank

139th

Venezuela rank

138th

Median age over time

Mexico
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 29.02 years against 28.89 years in Mexico, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 139th and Venezuela ranks 138th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16.17 years	15.98 years	0.1827 years	Mexico
1960s	15.18 years	15.48 years	0.2926 years	Venezuela
1970s	15.13 years	16.71 years	1.58 years	Venezuela
1980s	17.05 years	18.68 years	1.63 years	Venezuela
1990s	20.11 years	20.72 years	0.6071 years	Venezuela
2000s	23.18 years	23.26 years	0.0727 years	Venezuela
2010s	26.15 years	26.23 years	0.0772 years	Venezuela
2020s	28.39 years	28.66 years	0.268 years	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Mexico or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 29.02 years against 28.89 years in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Mexico and Venezuela?: 0.13 years, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Venezuela?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Venezuela rank globally for median age?: Mexico ranks 139th and Venezuela ranks 138th 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.