Median age in Jamaica

Median age in Jamaica: 21.2 years in 1950 and 31.7 years in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023: 31.7 years
Since 1950: +10.5 years
Rank, 2023: 117 of 229; counting from the highest
World, 2023: 30.4 years
Projected, 2100: 54.2 years; UN projection (medium variant)

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years · UN

Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 54.2 years in 2100, between 42.3 years and 57.8 years (95% prediction interval).
The highest was 31.7 years in 2023, the lowest 16.5 years in 1970.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Jamaica	World
2023	31.7	30.4
2022	31.2	30.1
2021	30.7	29.8
2020	30.2	29.6
2019	29.8	29.3
2018	29.3	29
2017	28.8	28.8
2016	28.3	28.5
2015	27.8	28.3
2014	27.3	28.1
2013	26.8	27.8
2012	26.4	27.6
2011	25.9	27.4
2010	25.5	27.2
2009	25.1	27
2008	24.7	26.7
2007	24.3	26.5
2006	23.9	26.3
2005	23.6	26.1
2004	23.3	25.9
2003	23	25.7
2002	22.8	25.5
2001	22.5	25.3
2000	22.3	25.1
1999	22.1	24.9
1998	21.9	24.7
1997	21.7	24.4
1996	21.5	24.2
1995	21.4	24
1994	21.3	23.8
1993	21.2	23.5
1992	21.1	23.3
1991	21	23.1
1990	20.8	22.9
1989	20.5	22.8
1988	20.3	22.6
1987	20	22.4
1986	19.8	22.2
1985	19.6	22
1984	19.3	21.9
1983	19.1	21.8
1982	18.9	21.7
1981	18.6	21.6
1980	18.3	21.5
1979	18.1	21.3
1978	17.8	21.1
1977	17.5	21
1976	17.2	20.8
1975	17	20.7
1974	16.8	20.5
1973	16.7	20.4
1972	16.6	20.4
1971	16.5	20.3
1970	16.5	20.3
1969	16.5	20.3
1968	16.7	20.4
1967	16.9	20.5
1966	17.2	20.6
1965	17.5	20.8
1964	17.7	21
1963	18	21.2
1962	18.2	21.4
1961	18.5	21.4
1960	18.7	21.5
1959	19.2	21.5
1958	19.8	21.5
1957	20.3	21.6
1956	20.7	21.7
1955	21	21.8
1954	21.2	21.9
1953	21.3	22
1952	21.3	22.1
1951	21.3	22.1
1950	21.2	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Jamaica	World
2024	32.232.2–32.3	30.6
2025	32.832.6–32.9	30.9
2026	33.333–33.6	31.1
2027	33.933.5–34.3	31.3
2028	34.533.9–35	31.6
2029	3534.3–35.8	31.8
2030	35.634.7–36.5	32
2031	36.235.2–37.2	32.2
2032	36.735.6–37.9	32.4
2033	37.336–38.7	32.6
2034	37.936.4–39.4	32.8
2035	38.436.8–40.2	33
2036	3937.2–40.9	33.2
2037	39.537.5–41.7	33.4
2038	40.137.9–42.4	33.6
2039	40.638.2–43.1	33.8
2040	41.238.5–43.9	34
2041	41.738.8–44.6	34.2
2042	42.239.1–45.4	34.4
2043	42.739.4–46.1	34.6
2044	43.239.7–46.8	34.8
2045	43.740.1–47.6	35
2046	44.240.4–48.3	35.2
2047	44.740.7–49	35.4
2048	45.141–49.7	35.6
2049	45.641.2–50.4	35.9
2050	4641.5–51	36.1
2051	46.541.7–51.7	36.3
2052	46.942–52.3	36.5
2053	47.442.2–53	36.7
2054	47.842.3–53.7	36.9
2055	48.342.5–54.3	37.1
2056	48.742.6–54.9	37.3
2057	49.142.7–55.5	37.5
2058	49.542.8–56	37.6
2059	49.942.9–56.6	37.8
2060	50.243–57.2	37.9
2061	50.643.1–57.8	38
2062	50.943.1–58.4	38.1
2063	51.243.1–59	38.3
2064	51.543.2–59.6	38.4
2065	51.843.2–60.2	38.5
2066	52.143.2–60.8	38.6
2067	52.343.3–61.4	38.7
2068	52.543.3–61.9	38.8
2069	52.743.3–62.4	38.9
2070	52.943.4–62.9	39
2071	5343.5–63.4	39.1
2072	53.143.5–63.9	39.2
2073	53.343.5–64.4	39.3
2074	53.443.6–64.8	39.4
2075	53.543.6–65.3	39.5
2076	53.643.6–65.7	39.6
2077	53.743.5–66	39.7
2078	53.843.5–66.4	39.8
2079	53.843.4–66.7	40
2080	53.943.4–66.9	40.1
2081	53.943.4–67.1	40.2
2082	5443.3–67.3	40.3
2083	5443.3–67.4	40.4
2084	54.143.2–67.5	40.5
2085	54.143.1–67.6	40.6
2086	54.143.1–67.7	40.7
2087	54.243–67.7	40.9
2088	54.243–67.7	41
2089	54.243–67.7	41.1
2090	54.242.9–67.7	41.2
2091	54.242.8–67.7	41.3
2092	54.242.7–67.7	41.4
2093	54.242.7–67.4	41.5
2094	54.242.6–66.9	41.6
2095	54.242.6–66.1	41.7
2096	54.242.5–65	41.8
2097	54.242.5–63.6	41.9
2098	54.242.4–62	42
2099	54.242.4–60.1	42
2100	54.242.3–57.8	42.1

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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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