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Median age in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Median age was 45.31 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
45.31 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
14th
of 236 countries
All-time high
45.31 years
in 2023
All-time low
17.11 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Puerto Rico, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Puerto Rico is 45.31 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Puerto Rico peaked at 45.31 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.11 years, in 1951.

Puerto Rico ranks 14th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.23 years 17.11 years 17.32 years 10
1960s 18.77 years 17.37 years 19.99 years 10
1970s 21.87 years 20.27 years 23.28 years 10
1980s 25.24 years 23.55 years 27.06 years 10
1990s 29.16 years 27.43 years 30.94 years 10
2000s 33.38 years 31.32 years 35.56 years 10
2010s 39.74 years 36.11 years 43.75 years 10
2020s 44.92 years 44.31 years 45.31 years 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 11 Hong Kong 46.16 years compare
  2. 12 Greece 45.75 years compare
  3. 13 Isle of Man 45.68 years compare
  4. 15 Germany 45.15 years compare
  5. 16 Bermuda 45.14 years compare
  6. 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.91 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Puerto Rico?
Median age in Puerto Rico was 45.31 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 45.31 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 17.11 years in 1951.
How does Puerto Rico rank for median age?
Puerto Rico ranks 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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
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The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.