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.

Median age in Mauritius

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

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

1950–2023

Median age in Mauritius, 1950–2023

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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

81 New Zealand 37.28 years compare
82 Faroe Islands 37.26 years compare
83 Wallis and Futuna 37.17 years compare
85 Georgia 36.8 years compare
86 Trinidad and Tobago 36.72 years compare
87 Niue 36.55 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Mauritius

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0221 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.24 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.24 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.24 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.806 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.6386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 67.96 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 63.31 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.3689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 79.39 0-100 (2024)

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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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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.