What is median age in Jamaica?

Median age in Jamaica was 31.67 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Jamaica?

The highest recorded value was 31.67 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Jamaica?

The lowest recorded value was 16.45 years in 1970.

How does Jamaica rank for median age?

Jamaica ranks 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Jamaica?

Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Jamaica 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 Jamaica

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

Jamaica: Median age was 31.67 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

31.67 years

Change on year

up 1.7%

World rank

122nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

31.67 years

in 2023

All-time low

16.45 years

in 1970

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Jamaica, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Jamaica stood at 31.67 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Jamaica peaked at 31.67 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.45 years, in 1970.

That places Jamaica 122nd 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	20.71 years	19.17 years	21.29 years	10
1960s	17.6 years	16.54 years	18.74 years	10
1970s	17.05 years	16.45 years	18.05 years	10
1980s	19.44 years	18.34 years	20.52 years	10
1990s	21.38 years	20.76 years	22.05 years	10
2000s	23.54 years	22.27 years	25.05 years	10
2010s	27.57 years	25.47 years	29.75 years	10
2020s	30.93 years	30.23 years	31.67 years	4

Countries ranked near Jamaica

119 Argentina 32.12 years compare
120 Western Sahara 32.04 years compare
121 Brunei 31.76 years compare
123 Colombia 31.61 years compare
124 United Arab Emirates 31.23 years compare
125 Maldives 31.12 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Jamaica

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0338 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.72 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.0777 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 55.63 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 65.34 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.4852 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.4768 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Jamaica?: Median age in Jamaica was 31.67 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 31.67 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 16.45 years in 1970.
How does Jamaica rank for median age?: Jamaica ranks 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Jamaica?: Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica 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.