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Median age in Mayotte

Mayotte: Median age was 16.79 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16.79 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
226th
of 236 countries
All-time high
19.77 years
in 1950
All-time low
13.48 years
in 1978
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Mayotte, 1950–2023

05101520195019862023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Mayotte is 16.79 years, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Mayotte peaked at 19.77 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 13.48 years, in 1978.

Mayotte ranks 226th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.43 years 15.19 years 19.77 years 10
1960s 14.43 years 14.28 years 14.83 years 10
1970s 13.77 years 13.48 years 14.16 years 10
1980s 14.54 years 13.77 years 15.49 years 10
1990s 16.48 years 15.68 years 16.97 years 10
2000s 16.74 years 16.55 years 16.91 years 10
2010s 16.41 years 16.17 years 16.7 years 10
2020s 16.72 years 16.7 years 16.79 years 4

Countries ranked near Mayotte

  1. 223 Tanzania 17.24 years compare
  2. 224 Mauritania 17.12 years compare
  3. 225 Afghanistan 16.94 years compare
  4. 227 Uganda 16.51 years compare
  5. 228 Angola 16.45 years compare
  6. 229 Mozambique 16.32 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Mayotte?
Median age in Mayotte was 16.79 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Mayotte?
The highest recorded value was 19.77 years in 1950.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Mayotte?
The lowest recorded value was 13.48 years in 1978.
How does Mayotte rank for median age?
Mayotte ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Mayotte?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mayotte 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
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The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.