Median age estimates and projections in Jamaica
The median age in Jamaica was 31.7 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Jamaica, 2023 (latest estimate)
31.7
Change from 2022
+1.7%
Projection for 2030
35.6 years
Projection for 2050
46.0 years
Projection for 2100
54.1 years
Position in 2023
104th of 216
Median age estimates and projections in Jamaica over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Jamaica |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 54.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 54.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 54.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 54.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 53.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 53.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 52.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 51.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 50.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 48.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 46.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 43.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 41.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 38.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 35.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 32.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 31.7 years |
| 2022 | 31.2 years |
| 2021 | 30.7 years |
| 2020 | 30.2 years |
| 2019 | 29.7 years |
| 2018 | 29.3 years |
| 2017 | 28.8 years |
| 2016 | 28.3 years |
| 2015 | 27.8 years |
| 2014 | 27.3 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.7% from 31.2 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 26.8 years, the figure has changed by +18.0%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Jamaica has the 104th highest value.
More for Jamaica
All statistics for Jamaica
Population estimates and projections
2,839,786 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.36 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.00%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
2,837,077 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.07%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
8.6%
2025 · World Bank