Average age, urban in Mexico

Mexico: Average age, urban was 33.34 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
33.34
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
57th
of 99 countries
All-time high
33.34
in 2020
All-time low
28.72
in 2005
Years of data
14
2005–2020

Average age, urban in Mexico, 2005–2020

01020302005201220202005: 28.72006: 28.92009: 302010: 30.22011: 30.52012: 30.82013: 31.22014: 31.12015: 31.52016: 31.72017: 322018: 32.52019: 332020: 33.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 33.34 for average age, urban in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, urban in Mexico peaked at 33.34 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.72, in 2005.

Mexico ranks 57th of 99 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, urban in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Average age, urban in Mexico, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 28.72 —
2006 28.9 +0.6%
2009 30 +3.8%
2010 30.2 +0.7%
2011 30.5 +1.0%
2012 30.8 +1.0%
2013 31.17 +1.2%
2014 31.07 -0.3%
2015 31.46 +1.2%
2016 31.69 +0.7%
2017 31.97 +0.9%
2018 32.55 +1.8%
2019 33.02 +1.5%
2020 33.34 +1.0%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 33.34 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.8, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 33.34 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.37, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.2 28.72 30 3
2010s 31.44 30.2 33.02 10
2020s 33.34 33.34 33.34 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 54 Peru 33.8 compare
  2. 55 El Salvador 33.67 compare
  3. 56 Kazakhstan 33.63 compare
  4. 58 Colombia 33.2 compare
  5. 59 India 31.97 compare
  6. 60 Ecuador 31.53 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, urban in Mexico?
Average age, urban in Mexico was 33.34 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, urban recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 33.34 in 2020.
What is the lowest average age, urban recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 28.72 in 2005.
How does Mexico rank for average age, urban?
Mexico ranks 57th out of 99 countries with data for 2020.
Is average age, urban rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,372 data points, 1970–2021
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