What is median age in Northern Mariana Islands?

Median age in Northern Mariana Islands was 36.14 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?

The highest recorded value was 36.14 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 13.58 years in 1963.

How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for median age?

Northern Mariana Islands ranks 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Northern Mariana Islands 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 Northern Mariana Islands

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

Northern Mariana Islands: Median age was 36.14 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

36.14 years

Change on year

up 2.7%

World rank

89th

of 236 countries

All-time high

36.14 years

in 2023

All-time low

13.58 years

in 1963

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Northern Mariana Islands, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Northern Mariana Islands is 36.14 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 36.14 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.58 years, in 1963.

That places Northern Mariana Islands 89th 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	15.92 years	13.7 years	18.22 years	10
1960s	13.76 years	13.58 years	14.14 years	10
1970s	16.3 years	14.31 years	18.32 years	10
1980s	22.13 years	18.81 years	25.75 years	10
1990s	26.53 years	26.31 years	27.15 years	10
2000s	30.41 years	27.76 years	32.49 years	10
2010s	32.85 years	32.56 years	33.26 years	10
2020s	34.81 years	33.61 years	36.14 years	4

Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands

86 Trinidad and Tobago 36.72 years compare
87 Niue 36.55 years compare
88 Albania 36.28 years compare
90 North Korea 36.05 years compare
91 Chile 35.97 years compare
92 Armenia 35.83 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Northern Mariana Islands

Fertility rate: births per woman 2.35 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.35 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.35 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Northern Mariana Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Northern Mariana Islands?: Median age in Northern Mariana Islands was 36.14 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?: The highest recorded value was 36.14 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 13.58 years in 1963.
How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for median age?: Northern Mariana Islands ranks 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Mariana Islands 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.