Median age in Maldives
Maldives: Median age was 31.12 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
31.12
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
125th
of 236 countries
All-time high
31.12
in 2023
All-time low
15.34
in 1991
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 31.12 for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Maldives peaked at 31.12 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.34, in 1991.
That places Maldives 125th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Median age in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 17.4 | — |
| 1951 | 17.71 | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 18 | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 18.28 | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 18.54 | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 18.77 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 18.98 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 19.17 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 19.34 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 19.47 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 19.56 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 19.61 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 19.61 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 19.56 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 19.48 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 18.94 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 17.93 | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 17.12 | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 16.67 | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 16.4 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 16.21 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 16.08 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 15.99 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 15.96 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 15.97 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 15.95 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 15.89 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 15.86 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 15.84 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 15.79 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 15.76 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 15.75 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 15.77 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 15.85 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 15.95 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 15.94 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 15.81 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 15.65 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 15.53 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 15.45 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 15.39 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 15.34 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 15.36 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 15.44 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 15.59 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 15.8 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 16.08 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 16.42 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 16.81 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 17.24 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 17.71 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 18.22 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 18.74 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 19.27 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 19.81 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 20.35 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 20.92 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 21.52 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 22.14 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 22.77 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 23.41 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 24.07 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 24.74 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 25.43 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 26.09 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 26.61 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 27.04 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 27.5 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 27.99 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 28.51 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 29.07 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 29.66 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 30.34 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 31.12 | +2.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 31.12 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 31.12 is above the median for South Asia, which is 28.72, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.57 | 17.4 | 19.47 | 10 |
| 1960s | 18.49 | 16.4 | 19.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.95 | 15.79 | 16.21 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.75 | 15.45 | 15.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.95 | 15.34 | 17.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.14 | 17.71 | 22.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.14 | 23.41 | 28.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.05 | 29.07 | 31.12 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in Maldives?
- Median age in Maldives was 31.12 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 31.12 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.34 in 1991.
- How does Maldives rank for median age?
- Maldives ranks 125th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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