What is median age in Mexico?

Median age in Mexico was 28.89 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Mexico?

The highest recorded value was 28.89 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Mexico?

The lowest recorded value was 14.96 years in 1972.

How does Mexico rank for median age?

Mexico ranks 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Mexico?

Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Mexico 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 Mexico

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

Mexico: Median age was 28.89 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

28.89 years

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

139th

of 236 countries

All-time high

28.89 years

in 2023

All-time low

14.96 years

in 1972

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Mexico, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Mexico stood at 28.89 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Mexico peaked at 28.89 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.96 years, in 1972.

Mexico ranks 139th 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	16.17 years	15.56 years	16.87 years	10
1960s	15.18 years	15 years	15.47 years	10
1970s	15.13 years	14.96 years	15.52 years	10
1980s	17.05 years	15.7 years	18.37 years	10
1990s	20.11 years	18.66 years	21.47 years	10
2000s	23.18 years	21.77 years	24.54 years	10
2010s	26.15 years	24.81 years	27.62 years	10
2020s	28.39 years	27.94 years	28.89 years	4

Countries ranked near Mexico

136 Morocco 29.19 years compare
137 Israel 29.15 years compare
138 Venezuela 29.02 years compare
140 American Samoa 28.43 years compare
141 Ecuador 28.41 years compare
142 Lebanon 28.32 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Mexico

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0257 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.789 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 37.11 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.3383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 50.93 0-100 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 53.67 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Mexico?: Median age in Mexico was 28.89 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 28.89 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 14.96 years in 1972.
How does Mexico rank for median age?: Mexico ranks 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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.