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Median age vs. births per woman in Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands: Median age vs. births per woman 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
74
1950–2023

Median age vs. births per woman in Northern Mariana Islands, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, median age vs. births per woman in Northern Mariana Islands stood at 36.14 years. 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 vs. births per woman in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 36.14 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.58 years, in 1963.

Northern Mariana Islands ranks 89th 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.

Median age vs. births per woman in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year

Year years Change
1950 18.22 years —
1951 17.75 years -2.6%
1952 17.25 years -2.8%
1953 16.82 years -2.5%
1954 16.38 years -2.6%
1955 15.87 years -3.1%
1956 15.14 years -4.6%
1957 14.3 years -5.5%
1958 13.78 years -3.6%
1959 13.7 years -0.6%
1960 13.74 years +0.3%
1961 13.69 years -0.4%
1962 13.61 years -0.5%
1963 13.58 years -0.2%
1964 13.59 years +0.1%
1965 13.62 years +0.3%
1966 13.72 years +0.7%
1967 13.88 years +1.2%
1968 14.07 years +1.3%
1969 14.14 years +0.5%
1970 14.31 years +1.2%
1971 14.73 years +2.9%
1972 15.18 years +3.1%
1973 15.62 years +2.9%
1974 16.04 years +2.7%
1975 16.47 years +2.7%
1976 16.95 years +2.9%
1977 17.44 years +2.9%
1978 17.91 years +2.7%
1979 18.32 years +2.3%
1980 18.81 years +2.7%
1981 19.44 years +3.3%
1982 20.14 years +3.6%
1983 20.87 years +3.7%
1984 21.64 years +3.7%
1985 22.43 years +3.6%
1986 23.23 years +3.6%
1987 24.06 years +3.5%
1988 24.9 years +3.5%
1989 25.75 years +3.5%
1990 26.31 years +2.1%
1991 26.47 years +0.6%
1992 26.51 years +0.2%
1993 26.55 years +0.1%
1994 26.57 years +0.1%
1995 26.5 years -0.3%
1996 26.33 years -0.7%
1997 26.32 years -0.0%
1998 26.62 years +1.1%
1999 27.15 years +2.0%
2000 27.76 years +2.2%
2001 28.4 years +2.3%
2002 29.04 years +2.3%
2003 29.67 years +2.2%
2004 30.29 years +2.1%
2005 30.88 years +2.0%
2006 31.43 years +1.8%
2007 31.91 years +1.5%
2008 32.28 years +1.2%
2009 32.49 years +0.7%
2010 32.56 years +0.2%
2011 32.6 years +0.1%
2012 32.66 years +0.2%
2013 32.72 years +0.2%
2014 32.78 years +0.2%
2015 32.84 years +0.2%
2016 32.92 years +0.2%
2017 33.02 years +0.3%
2018 33.13 years +0.4%
2019 33.26 years +0.4%
2020 33.61 years +1.0%
2021 34.3 years +2.0%
2022 35.18 years +2.6%
2023 36.14 years +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 86 Trinidad and Tobago 36.72 years compare
  2. 87 Niue 36.55 years compare
  3. 88 Albania 36.28 years compare
  4. 90 North Korea 36.05 years compare
  5. 91 Chile 35.97 years compare
  6. 92 Armenia 35.83 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age vs. births per woman in Northern Mariana Islands?
Median age vs. births per woman 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 vs. births per woman recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
The highest recorded value was 36.14 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age vs. births per woman recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 13.58 years in 1963.
How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for median age vs. births per woman?
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age vs. births per woman 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 vs. births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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