Median age in British Virgin Islands

Median age in British Virgin Islands: 17.7 years in 1950 and 37.6 years in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023: 37.6 years
Since 1950: +19.8 years
Rank, 2023: 75 of 229; counting from the highest
World, 2023: 30.4 years
Projected, 2100: 51.3 years; UN projection (medium variant)

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years · UN

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What the numbers say

The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 51.3 years in 2100, between 35.4 years and 44.4 years (95% prediction interval).
The highest was 37.6 years in 2023, the lowest 16.2 years in 1956.

Every year

years · UN

Year	British Virgin Islands	World
2023	37.6	30.4
2022	37.1	30.1
2021	36.7	29.8
2020	36.3	29.6
2019	35.9	29.3
2018	35.8	29
2017	35.9	28.8
2016	34.7	28.5
2015	33.8	28.3
2014	33.6	28.1
2013	33.3	27.8
2012	33.1	27.6
2011	33	27.4
2010	32.7	27.2
2009	32.2	27
2008	31.9	26.7
2007	31.6	26.5
2006	31.2	26.3
2005	31	26.1
2004	30.7	25.9
2003	30.4	25.7
2002	30.2	25.5
2001	30	25.3
2000	29.7	25.1
1999	29.4	24.9
1998	29.1	24.7
1997	28.8	24.4
1996	28.4	24.2
1995	28	24
1994	27.7	23.8
1993	27.3	23.5
1992	26.8	23.3
1991	26.4	23.1
1990	25.9	22.9
1989	25.3	22.8
1988	24.8	22.6
1987	24.3	22.4
1986	23.8	22.2
1985	23.4	22
1984	23.1	21.9
1983	22.8	21.8
1982	22.6	21.7
1981	22.4	21.6
1980	22.3	21.5
1979	22	21.3
1978	21.7	21.1
1977	21.4	21
1976	21	20.8
1975	20.8	20.7
1974	20.5	20.5
1973	20.3	20.4
1972	20	20.4
1971	19.9	20.3
1970	19.7	20.3
1969	19.3	20.3
1968	18.6	20.4
1967	18.1	20.5
1966	17.7	20.6
1965	17.3	20.8
1964	17.1	21
1963	16.9	21.2
1962	16.8	21.4
1961	16.7	21.4
1960	16.6	21.5
1959	16.4	21.5
1958	16.2	21.5
1957	16.2	21.6
1956	16.2	21.7
1955	16.2	21.8
1954	16.3	21.9
1953	16.4	22
1952	16.7	22.1
1951	17.2	22.1
1950	17.7	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	British Virgin Islands	World
2024	3837.6–38.6	30.6
2025	38.637.2–40	30.9
2026	39.237–41.2	31.1
2027	39.736.9–42.3	31.3
2028	40.336.7–43.4	31.6
2029	40.836.5–44.5	31.8
2030	41.336.4–45.6	32
2031	41.936.1–46.7	32.2
2032	42.435.8–47.8	32.4
2033	42.935.4–48.9	32.6
2034	43.435.1–49.8	32.8
2035	43.934.8–50.7	33
2036	44.334.7–51.6	33.2
2037	44.834.6–52.6	33.4
2038	45.234.6–53.5	33.6
2039	45.634.7–54.4	33.8
2040	4634.9–55.3	34
2041	46.435.1–56.2	34.2
2042	46.835.3–57	34.4
2043	47.235.5–57.8	34.6
2044	47.535.7–58.5	34.8
2045	47.836–59.3	35
2046	48.136.3–60	35.2
2047	48.436.6–60.8	35.4
2048	48.737–61.5	35.6
2049	48.937.2–62.2	35.9
2050	49.237.3–62.9	36.1
2051	49.437.5–63.5	36.3
2052	49.637.7–64.1	36.5
2053	49.737.9–64.7	36.7
2054	49.938.1–65.3	36.9
2055	50.138.3–65.9	37.1
2056	50.338.4–66.5	37.3
2057	50.638.5–67	37.5
2058	50.838.6–67.6	37.6
2059	51.138.7–68.1	37.8
2060	51.438.8–68.7	37.9
2061	51.738.9–69.1	38
2062	5239.1–69.6	38.1
2063	52.239.4–70.1	38.3
2064	52.339.5–70.5	38.4
2065	52.439.8–70.9	38.5
2066	52.440–71.4	38.6
2067	52.440.1–71.8	38.7
2068	52.540.3–72.2	38.8
2069	52.640.4–72.5	38.9
2070	52.640.5–72.9	39
2071	52.640.6–73.2	39.1
2072	52.540.7–73.4	39.2
2073	52.440.8–73.6	39.3
2074	52.340.9–73.7	39.4
2075	52.241–73.9	39.5
2076	52.141.1–73.8	39.6
2077	5241.3–72.5	39.7
2078	51.841.5–68.9	39.8
2079	51.841.7–63.7	40
2080	51.741.8–55.9	40.1
2081	51.641.9–51.6	40.2
2082	51.541.9–48.3	40.3
2083	51.542.1–45.4	40.4
2084	51.442.3–43	40.5
2085	51.441.5–42.4	40.6
2086	51.440.1–42.5	40.7
2087	51.438.8–42.7	40.9
2088	51.437.9–42.9	41
2089	51.337.1–43.1	41.1
2090	51.336.4–43.3	41.2
2091	51.235.7–43.4	41.3
2092	51.235.2–43.4	41.4
2093	51.235–43.5	41.5
2094	51.334.9–43.7	41.6
2095	51.335–43.9	41.7
2096	51.334.9–44	41.8
2097	51.334.9–44.1	41.9
2098	51.335.1–44.3	42
2099	51.335.4–44.3	42
2100	51.335.4–44.4	42.1

Good to know

Half the people are older than this age and half are younger.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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