What is median age in Jersey?

Median age in Jersey was 43.1 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Jersey?

The highest recorded value was 43.1 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Jersey?

The lowest recorded value was 33.66 years in 1979.

How does Jersey rank for median age?

Jersey ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Jersey?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Jersey 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 Jersey

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

Jersey: Median age was 43.1 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

43.1 years

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

30th

of 236 countries

All-time high

43.1 years

in 2023

All-time low

33.66 years

in 1979

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Jersey, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Jersey recorded 43.1 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Jersey peaked at 43.1 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.66 years, in 1979.

Jersey ranks 30th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	35.45 years	35.25 years	35.67 years	10
1960s	34.92 years	34.02 years	35.73 years	10
1970s	33.78 years	33.66 years	33.94 years	10
1980s	34.07 years	33.7 years	34.26 years	10
1990s	35.26 years	34.3 years	36.35 years	10
2000s	37.93 years	36.67 years	39.2 years	10
2010s	40.71 years	39.49 years	42.06 years	10
2020s	42.75 years	42.39 years	43.1 years	4

Countries ranked near Jersey

27 Taiwan 43.54 years compare
28 Hungary 43.32 years compare
29 Andorra 43.16 years compare
31 Austria 43.09 years compare
32 Latvia 43.08 years compare
33 Finland 42.79 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Jersey

Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.37 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Jersey →

Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Jersey?: Median age in Jersey was 43.1 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Jersey?: The highest recorded value was 43.1 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Jersey?: The lowest recorded value was 33.66 years in 1979.
How does Jersey rank for median age?: Jersey ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Jersey?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jersey 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.