What is median age in Martinique?

Median age in Martinique was 48.79 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Martinique?

The highest recorded value was 48.79 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Martinique?

The lowest recorded value was 16.98 years in 1965.

How does Martinique rank for median age?

Martinique ranks 5th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Martinique?

Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Martinique 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 Martinique

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

Martinique: Median age was 48.79 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

48.79 years

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

5th

of 236 countries

All-time high

48.79 years

in 2023

All-time low

16.98 years

in 1965

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Martinique, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Martinique recorded 48.79 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Martinique peaked at 48.79 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.98 years, in 1965.

Martinique ranks 5th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	18.63 years	17.88 years	20.02 years	10
1960s	17.18 years	16.98 years	17.69 years	10
1970s	18.45 years	17.19 years	20.54 years	10
1980s	24.06 years	21.18 years	27.31 years	10
1990s	31.09 years	28.73 years	32.71 years	10
2000s	35.83 years	33.21 years	38.2 years	10
2010s	42.75 years	38.97 years	47.03 years	10
2020s	48.07 years	47.46 years	48.79 years	4

Countries ranked near Martinique

2 Monaco 54.36 years compare
3 Saint Helena 50.45 years compare
4 Japan 48.96 years compare
6 Italy 47.46 years compare
7 San Marino 47.39 years compare
8 Guadeloupe 46.57 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Martinique

Fertility rate: births per woman 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
The demographic transition in Sweden 13.37 per 1,000 (in the entire population) (2007)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Martinique?: Median age in Martinique was 48.79 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Martinique?: The highest recorded value was 48.79 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Martinique?: The lowest recorded value was 16.98 years in 1965.
How does Martinique rank for median age?: Martinique ranks 5th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Martinique?: Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Martinique 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.