What is median age in Turks and Caicos Islands?

Median age in Turks and Caicos Islands was 38.3 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?

The highest recorded value was 38.3 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 15.3 years in 1970.

How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for median age?

Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Turks and Caicos 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 Turks and Caicos Islands

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

Turks and Caicos Islands: Median age was 38.3 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

38.3 years

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

70th

of 236 countries

All-time high

38.3 years

in 2023

All-time low

15.3 years

in 1970

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Turks and Caicos Islands is 38.3 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 38.3 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.3 years, in 1970.

Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 70th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	17.6 years	16.52 years	18.46 years	10
1960s	16.23 years	15.51 years	16.49 years	10
1970s	16.33 years	15.3 years	17.21 years	10
1980s	20.38 years	17.56 years	23.25 years	10
1990s	25 years	23.72 years	26.96 years	10
2000s	29.62 years	27.53 years	31.92 years	10
2010s	34.83 years	32.55 years	36.65 years	10
2020s	37.66 years	37.03 years	38.3 years	4

Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands

67 Saint Barthelemy 38.81 years compare
68 Ireland 38.42 years compare
69 Macao 38.31 years compare
71 Curacao 38.23 years compare
72 United States 38.02 years compare
73 Anguilla 38.01 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Turks and Caicos Islands

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0086 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.46 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.46 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.46 live births per woman (2023)
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education 2.9% (2024)

All data for Turks and Caicos Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Turks and Caicos Islands?: Median age in Turks and Caicos Islands was 38.3 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?: The highest recorded value was 38.3 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 15.3 years in 1970.
How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for median age?: Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turks and Caicos 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.