Average age, total in Mexico

Mexico: Average age, total was 32.9 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
32.9
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
66th
of 113 countries
All-time high
32.9
in 2020
All-time low
28.33
in 2005
Years of data
14
2005–2020

Average age, total in Mexico, 2005–2020

01020302005201220202005: 28.32006: 28.52009: 29.52010: 29.72011: 302012: 30.32013: 30.72014: 30.62015: 312016: 31.32017: 31.52018: 32.12019: 32.52020: 32.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 32.9 for average age, total in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, total in Mexico peaked at 32.9 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.33, in 2005.

Mexico ranks 66th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Average age, total in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Average age, total in Mexico, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 28.33
2006 28.54 +0.8%
2009 29.49 +3.3%
2010 29.68 +0.7%
2011 29.98 +1.0%
2012 30.28 +1.0%
2013 30.7 +1.4%
2014 30.64 -0.2%
2015 31.04 +1.3%
2016 31.27 +0.7%
2017 31.54 +0.9%
2018 32.07 +1.7%
2019 32.52 +1.4%
2020 32.9 +1.1%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 32.9 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.47, 95% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 32.9 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.57, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.79 28.33 29.49 3
2010s 30.97 29.68 32.52 10
2020s 32.9 32.9 32.9 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 63 Kosovo 33.28 compare
  2. 63 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 33.28 compare
  3. 65 Kazakhstan 33.24 compare
  4. 67 Colombia 32.62 compare
  5. 68 El Salvador 32.51 compare
  6. 69 Senegal 31.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, total in Mexico?
Average age, total in Mexico was 32.9 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, total recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 32.9 in 2020.
What is the lowest average age, total recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 28.33 in 2005.
How does Mexico rank for average age, total?
Mexico ranks 66th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
Is average age, total rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,668 data points, 1970–2021
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