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Median age in Mauritius

Mauritius: Median age was 36.93 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
36.93 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
84th
of 236 countries
All-time high
36.93 years
in 2023
All-time low
16.04 years
in 1959
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Mauritius, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Mauritius stood at 36.93 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Mauritius peaked at 36.93 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.04 years, in 1959.

Mauritius ranks 84th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Mauritius, year by year

Year years Change
1950 17.98 years —
1951 17.71 years -1.5%
1952 17.43 years -1.6%
1953 17.17 years -1.5%
1954 16.93 years -1.4%
1955 16.7 years -1.4%
1956 16.44 years -1.5%
1957 16.21 years -1.4%
1958 16.07 years -0.9%
1959 16.04 years -0.2%
1960 16.13 years +0.6%
1961 16.29 years +0.9%
1962 16.34 years +0.3%
1963 16.33 years -0.1%
1964 16.35 years +0.1%
1965 16.41 years +0.4%
1966 16.53 years +0.7%
1967 16.7 years +1.0%
1968 16.91 years +1.3%
1969 17.15 years +1.4%
1970 17.41 years +1.5%
1971 17.7 years +1.6%
1972 18.02 years +1.9%
1973 18.42 years +2.2%
1974 18.83 years +2.2%
1975 19.22 years +2.1%
1976 19.59 years +1.9%
1977 19.92 years +1.7%
1978 20.23 years +1.6%
1979 20.52 years +1.4%
1980 20.79 years +1.3%
1981 21.05 years +1.3%
1982 21.34 years +1.3%
1983 21.66 years +1.5%
1984 22.05 years +1.8%
1985 22.46 years +1.9%
1986 22.88 years +1.9%
1987 23.3 years +1.9%
1988 23.73 years +1.8%
1989 24.16 years +1.8%
1990 24.56 years +1.7%
1991 24.95 years +1.6%
1992 25.32 years +1.5%
1993 25.68 years +1.4%
1994 26.02 years +1.4%
1995 26.37 years +1.3%
1996 26.71 years +1.3%
1997 27.04 years +1.2%
1998 27.39 years +1.3%
1999 27.71 years +1.2%
2000 28.02 years +1.1%
2001 28.34 years +1.1%
2002 28.66 years +1.1%
2003 28.99 years +1.1%
2004 29.33 years +1.2%
2005 29.68 years +1.2%
2006 30.06 years +1.3%
2007 30.48 years +1.4%
2008 30.91 years +1.4%
2009 31.37 years +1.5%
2010 31.84 years +1.5%
2011 32.33 years +1.5%
2012 32.78 years +1.4%
2013 33.19 years +1.3%
2014 33.61 years +1.3%
2015 34.03 years +1.2%
2016 34.45 years +1.2%
2017 34.85 years +1.2%
2018 35.24 years +1.1%
2019 35.59 years +1.0%
2020 35.92 years +0.9%
2021 36.19 years +0.8%
2022 36.51 years +0.9%
2023 36.93 years +1.2%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 36.93 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 36.93 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.22 years, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 16.87 years 16.04 years 17.98 years 10
1960s 16.51 years 16.13 years 17.15 years 10
1970s 18.99 years 17.41 years 20.52 years 10
1980s 22.34 years 20.79 years 24.16 years 10
1990s 26.18 years 24.56 years 27.71 years 10
2000s 29.58 years 28.02 years 31.37 years 10
2010s 33.79 years 31.84 years 35.59 years 10
2020s 36.39 years 35.92 years 36.93 years 4

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 81 New Zealand 37.28 years compare
  2. 82 Faroe Islands 37.26 years compare
  3. 83 Wallis and Futuna 37.17 years compare
  4. 85 Georgia 36.8 years compare
  5. 86 Trinidad and Tobago 36.72 years compare
  6. 87 Niue 36.55 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Mauritius?
Median age in Mauritius was 36.93 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 36.93 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 16.04 years in 1959.
How does Mauritius rank for median age?
Mauritius ranks 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius 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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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.