Median age in Puerto Rico

Median age in Puerto Rico: 17.1 years in 1950 and 45.3 years in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023: 45.3 years
Since 1950: +28.2 years
Rank, 2023: 12 of 229; counting from the highest
World, 2023: 30.4 years
Projected, 2100: 65.8 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 65.8 years in 2100, between 56.4 years and 66.5 years (95% prediction interval).

Every year

years · UN

Year	Puerto Rico	World
2023	45.3	30.4
2022	45.2	30.1
2021	44.9	29.8
2020	44.3	29.6
2019	43.8	29.3
2018	43.2	29
2017	42	28.8
2016	40.8	28.5
2015	39.9	28.3
2014	39.1	28.1
2013	38.3	27.8
2012	37.5	27.6
2011	36.8	27.4
2010	36.1	27.2
2009	35.6	27
2008	35.1	26.7
2007	34.6	26.5
2006	34.1	26.3
2005	33.6	26.1
2004	33.1	25.9
2003	32.6	25.7
2002	32.1	25.5
2001	31.7	25.3
2000	31.3	25.1
1999	30.9	24.9
1998	30.6	24.7
1997	30.2	24.4
1996	29.8	24.2
1995	29.4	24
1994	28.9	23.8
1993	28.6	23.5
1992	28.2	23.3
1991	27.8	23.1
1990	27.4	22.9
1989	27.1	22.8
1988	26.7	22.6
1987	26.3	22.4
1986	25.8	22.2
1985	25.4	22
1984	25	21.9
1983	24.6	21.8
1982	24.2	21.7
1981	23.9	21.6
1980	23.6	21.5
1979	23.3	21.3
1978	23	21.1
1977	22.8	21
1976	22.4	20.8
1975	22.1	20.7
1974	21.8	20.5
1973	21.4	20.4
1972	21	20.4
1971	20.6	20.3
1970	20.3	20.3
1969	20	20.3
1968	19.8	20.4
1967	19.6	20.5
1966	19.3	20.6
1965	19	20.8
1964	18.7	21
1963	18.4	21.2
1962	18	21.4
1961	17.7	21.4
1960	17.4	21.5
1959	17.3	21.5
1958	17.3	21.5
1957	17.3	21.6
1956	17.3	21.7
1955	17.3	21.8
1954	17.2	21.9
1953	17.2	22
1952	17.1	22.1
1951	17.1	22.1
1950	17.1	22.2

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Puerto Rico	World
2024	45.545.3–45.7	30.6
2025	45.845.3–46.4	30.9
2026	46.245.3–47.2	31.1
2027	46.645.2–47.9	31.3
2028	4745.1–48.7	31.6
2029	47.445–49.5	31.8
2030	47.744.9–50.2	32
2031	48.144.9–51	32.2
2032	48.544.9–51.7	32.4
2033	48.844.9–52.5	32.6
2034	49.244.9–53.2	32.8
2035	49.544.9–53.8	33
2036	49.844.9–54.5	33.2
2037	50.145–55.1	33.4
2038	50.445.1–55.8	33.6
2039	50.845.2–56.5	33.8
2040	51.145.3–57.2	34
2041	51.445.5–57.8	34.2
2042	51.845.7–58.5	34.4
2043	52.146–59	34.6
2044	52.546.3–59.6	34.8
2045	52.846.6–60.2	35
2046	53.246.9–60.8	35.2
2047	53.547.3–61.4	35.4
2048	53.947.7–62	35.6
2049	54.348.1–62.6	35.9
2050	54.748.5–63.2	36.1
2051	55.149–63.7	36.3
2052	55.549.4–64.3	36.5
2053	55.949.8–64.8	36.7
2054	56.450.2–65.4	36.9
2055	56.850.5–65.9	37.1
2056	57.350.8–66.4	37.3
2057	57.751.2–67	37.5
2058	58.251.5–67.5	37.6
2059	58.751.8–68.1	37.8
2060	59.252.1–68.6	37.9
2061	59.652.4–69.1	38
2062	60.152.8–69.6	38.1
2063	60.653–70	38.3
2064	61.153.3–70.5	38.4
2065	61.553.6–70.9	38.5
2066	6253.8–71.3	38.6
2067	62.453.9–71.8	38.7
2068	62.854–72.3	38.8
2069	63.354.2–72.7	38.9
2070	63.754.4–73.1	39
2071	64.154.5–73.6	39.1
2072	64.554.6–74	39.2
2073	64.954.8–74.5	39.3
2074	65.254.9–74.9	39.4
2075	65.655–75.3	39.5
2076	6655.1–75.7	39.6
2077	66.355.2–76.1	39.7
2078	66.655.3–76.5	39.8
2079	6755.4–77	40
2080	67.255.5–77.3	40.1
2081	67.555.6–77.7	40.2
2082	67.755.7–78	40.3
2083	6855.7–78.2	40.4
2084	68.255.7–78.5	40.5
2085	68.355.7–78.7	40.6
2086	68.455.8–78.9	40.7
2087	68.455.9–79.2	40.9
2088	68.356–79.3	41
2089	68.256–79.4	41.1
2090	67.956.2–79.5	41.2
2091	67.756.3–79.5	41.3
2092	67.556.4–79.4	41.4
2093	67.256.4–79.2	41.5
2094	6756.5–78.8	41.6
2095	66.856.5–78.3	41.7
2096	66.656.5–77.3	41.8
2097	66.456.4–74.9	41.9
2098	66.256.3–72.1	42
2099	6656.3–69.2	42
2100	65.856.4–66.5	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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