Median age in Monaco
Monaco: Median age was 54.36 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
54.36
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
2nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
55.29
in 2021
All-time low
42.33
in 1985
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age in Monaco, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Monaco recorded 54.36 for median age in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Monaco peaked at 55.29 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 42.33, in 1985.
Monaco ranks 2nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Median age in Monaco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 42.5 | — |
| 1951 | 42.82 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 43.01 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 43.36 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 43.86 | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 44.47 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 44.75 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 44.65 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 44.57 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 44.47 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 44.41 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 44.41 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 44.29 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 44 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 43.81 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 43.8 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 43.95 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 44.23 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 44.29 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 44.04 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 43.83 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 43.73 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 43.75 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 43.88 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 44.1 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 44.03 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 43.62 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 43.26 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 43.05 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 42.97 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 43.02 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 43.17 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 43.06 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 42.68 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 42.43 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 42.33 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 42.34 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 42.46 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 42.66 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 42.93 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 43.18 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 43.3 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 43.35 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 43.43 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 43.53 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 43.66 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 43.78 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 43.88 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 44.02 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 44.25 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 44.55 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 44.76 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 44.92 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 45.03 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 45.21 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 45.46 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 45.75 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 46.09 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 46.59 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 47.34 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 48.22 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 49.12 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 50.06 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 51 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 51.91 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 52.79 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 53.49 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 53.98 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 54.51 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 54.64 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 54.76 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 55.29 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 54.98 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 54.36 | -1.1% |
Monaco compared with similar countries
- Monaco's 54.36 is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.36, 1.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Monaco's 54.36 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.35, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.85 | 42.5 | 44.75 | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.12 | 43.8 | 44.41 | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.62 | 42.97 | 44.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.71 | 42.33 | 43.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.64 | 43.18 | 44.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.57 | 44.55 | 47.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.97 | 48.22 | 54.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.85 | 54.36 | 55.29 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
- 1 Vatican 59.62 compare
- 3 Saint Helena 50.45 compare
- 4 Japan 48.96 compare
- 5 Martinique 48.79 compare
More reference data data for Monaco
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political regime lexical 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Political regime fh 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating fh 1 (2025)
- Share of children immunized dtp3 99 (2025)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage lexical 2 (2025)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in Monaco?
- Median age in Monaco was 54.36 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 55.29 in 2021.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.33 in 1985.
- How does Monaco rank for median age?
- Monaco ranks 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Monaco 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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