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Median age in Maldives

Maldives: Median age was 31.12 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
31.12 years
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
125th
of 236 countries
All-time high
31.12 years
in 2023
All-time low
15.34 years
in 1991
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Maldives, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 31.12 years 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 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.34 years, 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 years Change
1950 17.4 years —
1951 17.71 years +1.8%
1952 18 years +1.7%
1953 18.28 years +1.5%
1954 18.54 years +1.4%
1955 18.77 years +1.3%
1956 18.98 years +1.1%
1957 19.17 years +1.0%
1958 19.34 years +0.9%
1959 19.47 years +0.7%
1960 19.56 years +0.5%
1961 19.61 years +0.2%
1962 19.61 years +0.0%
1963 19.56 years -0.2%
1964 19.48 years -0.4%
1965 18.94 years -2.7%
1966 17.93 years -5.3%
1967 17.12 years -4.5%
1968 16.67 years -2.6%
1969 16.4 years -1.7%
1970 16.21 years -1.1%
1971 16.08 years -0.8%
1972 15.99 years -0.6%
1973 15.96 years -0.2%
1974 15.97 years +0.1%
1975 15.95 years -0.2%
1976 15.89 years -0.4%
1977 15.86 years -0.2%
1978 15.84 years -0.2%
1979 15.79 years -0.3%
1980 15.76 years -0.2%
1981 15.75 years -0.1%
1982 15.77 years +0.2%
1983 15.85 years +0.5%
1984 15.95 years +0.6%
1985 15.94 years -0.0%
1986 15.81 years -0.8%
1987 15.65 years -1.0%
1988 15.53 years -0.8%
1989 15.45 years -0.5%
1990 15.39 years -0.4%
1991 15.34 years -0.3%
1992 15.36 years +0.1%
1993 15.44 years +0.5%
1994 15.59 years +1.0%
1995 15.8 years +1.4%
1996 16.08 years +1.8%
1997 16.42 years +2.1%
1998 16.81 years +2.4%
1999 17.24 years +2.5%
2000 17.71 years +2.7%
2001 18.22 years +2.9%
2002 18.74 years +2.8%
2003 19.27 years +2.8%
2004 19.81 years +2.8%
2005 20.35 years +2.7%
2006 20.92 years +2.8%
2007 21.52 years +2.9%
2008 22.14 years +2.9%
2009 22.77 years +2.9%
2010 23.41 years +2.8%
2011 24.07 years +2.8%
2012 24.74 years +2.8%
2013 25.43 years +2.8%
2014 26.09 years +2.6%
2015 26.61 years +2.0%
2016 27.04 years +1.6%
2017 27.5 years +1.7%
2018 27.99 years +1.8%
2019 28.51 years +1.9%
2020 29.07 years +1.9%
2021 29.66 years +2.0%
2022 30.34 years +2.3%
2023 31.12 years +2.6%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 31.12 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 31.12 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 28.72 years, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 18.57 years 17.4 years 19.47 years 10
1960s 18.49 years 16.4 years 19.61 years 10
1970s 15.95 years 15.79 years 16.21 years 10
1980s 15.75 years 15.45 years 15.95 years 10
1990s 15.95 years 15.34 years 17.24 years 10
2000s 20.14 years 17.71 years 22.77 years 10
2010s 26.14 years 23.41 years 28.51 years 10
2020s 30.05 years 29.07 years 31.12 years 4

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 122 Jamaica 31.67 years compare
  2. 123 Colombia 31.61 years compare
  3. 124 United Arab Emirates 31.23 years compare
  4. 126 Guam 31.12 years compare
  5. 127 Malaysia 30.06 years compare
  6. 128 Indonesia 29.83 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Maldives?
Median age in Maldives was 31.12 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 31.12 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 15.34 years 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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