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.

Median age in Maldives

Name: Median age in Maldives
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

1950–2023

Median age in Maldives, 1950–2023

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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

122 Jamaica 31.67 years compare
123 Colombia 31.61 years compare
124 United Arab Emirates 31.23 years compare
126 Guam 31.12 years compare
127 Malaysia 30.06 years compare
128 Indonesia 29.83 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Maldives

Number of child deaths per woman 0.01 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.766 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.0443 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 57.73 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 49.64 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.4119 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 64.96 0-100 (2024)

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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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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.