What is median age in British Virgin Islands?

Median age in British Virgin Islands was 37.55 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in British Virgin Islands?

The highest recorded value was 37.55 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in British Virgin Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 16.15 years in 1956.

How does British Virgin Islands rank for median age?

British Virgin Islands ranks 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?

Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this British Virgin 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 British Virgin Islands

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

British Virgin Islands: Median age was 37.55 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

37.55 years

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

79th

of 236 countries

All-time high

37.55 years

in 2023

All-time low

16.15 years

in 1956

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in British Virgin Islands, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

British Virgin Islands recorded 37.55 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in British Virgin Islands peaked at 37.55 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.15 years, in 1956.

That places British Virgin Islands 79th 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	16.55 years	16.15 years	17.71 years	10
1960s	17.5 years	16.6 years	19.26 years	10
1970s	20.72 years	19.69 years	22.01 years	10
1980s	23.48 years	22.26 years	25.34 years	10
1990s	27.78 years	25.89 years	29.43 years	10
2000s	30.89 years	29.74 years	32.21 years	10
2010s	34.19 years	32.74 years	35.91 years	10
2020s	36.9 years	36.27 years	37.55 years	4

Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands

76 Cyprus 37.76 years compare
77 Moldova 37.75 years compare
78 Australia 37.75 years compare
80 Reunion 37.43 years compare
81 New Zealand 37.28 years compare
82 Faroe Islands 37.26 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for British Virgin Islands

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0136 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.04 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.04 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.04 live births per woman (2023)
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education 3.2% (2023)

All data for British Virgin Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is median age in British Virgin Islands?: Median age in British Virgin Islands was 37.55 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in British Virgin Islands?: The highest recorded value was 37.55 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in British Virgin Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 16.15 years in 1956.
How does British Virgin Islands rank for median age?: British Virgin Islands ranks 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this British Virgin 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.