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Median age in Saint Martin (French part)

Saint Martin (French part): Median age was 39.36 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
39.36 years
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
61st
of 236 countries
All-time high
39.53 years
in 2020
All-time low
15.49 years
in 1964
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Saint Martin (French part), 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Saint Martin (French part) recorded 39.36 years for median age in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Saint Martin (French part) peaked at 39.53 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.49 years, in 1964.

Saint Martin (French part) ranks 61st 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 Saint Martin (French part), year by year

Year years Change
1950 19.82 years —
1951 19.38 years -2.2%
1952 18.92 years -2.4%
1953 18.49 years -2.3%
1954 18.13 years -1.9%
1955 17.72 years -2.3%
1956 17.36 years -2.0%
1957 17 years -2.1%
1958 16.62 years -2.2%
1959 16.34 years -1.7%
1960 16.08 years -1.6%
1961 15.82 years -1.6%
1962 15.64 years -1.2%
1963 15.53 years -0.7%
1964 15.49 years -0.3%
1965 15.58 years +0.6%
1966 15.85 years +1.7%
1967 16.17 years +2.0%
1968 16.33 years +0.9%
1969 16.35 years +0.1%
1970 16.38 years +0.2%
1971 16.39 years +0.1%
1972 16.39 years -0.0%
1973 16.42 years +0.2%
1974 16.51 years +0.6%
1975 16.76 years +1.5%
1976 17.16 years +2.4%
1977 17.6 years +2.6%
1978 18.06 years +2.6%
1979 18.55 years +2.7%
1980 19.07 years +2.8%
1981 19.63 years +2.9%
1982 20.37 years +3.7%
1983 21.08 years +3.5%
1984 21.77 years +3.3%
1985 22.47 years +3.2%
1986 23.16 years +3.1%
1987 23.86 years +3.0%
1988 24.57 years +3.0%
1989 25.31 years +3.0%
1990 25.84 years +2.1%
1991 26.13 years +1.1%
1992 26.38 years +0.9%
1993 26.61 years +0.9%
1994 26.84 years +0.9%
1995 27.1 years +0.9%
1996 27.39 years +1.1%
1997 27.74 years +1.3%
1998 28.15 years +1.5%
1999 28.47 years +1.1%
2000 28.61 years +0.5%
2001 28.7 years +0.3%
2002 28.78 years +0.3%
2003 28.83 years +0.2%
2004 28.86 years +0.1%
2005 28.92 years +0.2%
2006 29.04 years +0.4%
2007 29.22 years +0.6%
2008 29.52 years +1.0%
2009 29.95 years +1.4%
2010 30.34 years +1.3%
2011 30.66 years +1.0%
2012 30.97 years +1.0%
2013 31.3 years +1.1%
2014 31.76 years +1.4%
2015 32.32 years +1.8%
2016 32.98 years +2.0%
2017 33.76 years +2.4%
2018 35.3 years +4.5%
2019 38.58 years +9.3%
2020 39.53 years +2.5%
2021 38.1 years -3.6%
2022 38.4 years +0.8%
2023 39.36 years +2.5%

Saint Martin (French part) compared with similar countries

  • Saint Martin (French part)'s 39.36 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Saint Martin (French part)'s 39.36 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.98 years 16.34 years 19.82 years 10
1960s 15.88 years 15.49 years 16.35 years 10
1970s 17.02 years 16.38 years 18.55 years 10
1980s 22.13 years 19.07 years 25.31 years 10
1990s 27.06 years 25.84 years 28.47 years 10
2000s 29.04 years 28.61 years 29.95 years 10
2010s 32.8 years 30.34 years 38.58 years 10
2020s 38.85 years 38.1 years 39.53 years 4

Countries ranked near Saint Martin (French part)

  1. 58 Thailand 39.66 years compare
  2. 59 Norway 39.54 years compare
  3. 60 Russia 39.45 years compare
  4. 62 Montenegro 39.29 years compare
  5. 63 China 39.07 years compare
  6. 64 Barbados 38.91 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Saint Martin (French part)?
Median age in Saint Martin (French part) was 39.36 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Saint Martin (French part)?
The highest recorded value was 39.53 years in 2020.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Saint Martin (French part)?
The lowest recorded value was 15.49 years in 1964.
How does Saint Martin (French part) rank for median age?
Saint Martin (French part) ranks 61st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Saint Martin (French part)?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Martin (French part) 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.