Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Mauritius or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 37.28 years against 36.93 years in Mauritius as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Mauritius and New Zealand?

0.35 years, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and New Zealand?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age vs. births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritius vs New Zealand: Median age vs. births per woman

Mauritius

36.93 years

in 2023

New Zealand

37.28 years

in 2023

Mauritius rank

84th

New Zealand rank

81st

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Mauritius
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 37.28 years against 36.93 years in Mauritius, a difference of 0.35 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Mauritius ranks 84th and New Zealand ranks 81st of 236 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16.87 years	27.75 years	10.89 years	New Zealand
1960s	16.51 years	25.26 years	8.75 years	New Zealand
1970s	18.99 years	25.34 years	6.35 years	New Zealand
1980s	22.34 years	28.29 years	5.95 years	New Zealand
1990s	26.18 years	31.47 years	5.29 years	New Zealand
2000s	29.58 years	34.47 years	4.88 years	New Zealand
2010s	33.79 years	36.27 years	2.48 years	New Zealand
2020s	36.39 years	36.9 years	0.507 years	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Mauritius or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 37.28 years against 36.93 years in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Mauritius and New Zealand?: 0.35 years, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and New Zealand?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and New Zealand rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Mauritius ranks 84th and New Zealand ranks 81st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age vs. births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Median age vs. births per woman
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: 28 August 2026

Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.