Which has higher median age, Cayman Islands or United States?

United States, at 38.02 years against 37.88 years in Cayman Islands as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Cayman Islands and United States?

0.14 years, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and United States?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cayman Islands vs United States: Median age

Cayman Islands

37.88 years

in 2023

United States

38.02 years

in 2023

Cayman Islands rank

74th

United States rank

72nd

Median age over time

Cayman Islands
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 38.02 years against 37.88 years in Cayman Islands, a difference of 0.14 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Cayman Islands ranks 74th and United States ranks 72nd of 236 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cayman Islands	United States	Difference	Ahead
1950s	22.84 years	28.88 years	6.04 years	United States
1960s	21.25 years	27.28 years	6.03 years	United States
1970s	21.99 years	27.61 years	5.62 years	United States
1980s	26.17 years	30.34 years	4.17 years	United States
1990s	29.86 years	33 years	3.14 years	United States
2000s	32.98 years	35.09 years	2.1 years	United States
2010s	35.32 years	36.38 years	1.06 years	United States
2020s	37.32 years	37.61 years	0.2923 years	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Cayman Islands or United States?: United States, at 38.02 years against 37.88 years in Cayman Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Cayman Islands and United States?: 0.14 years, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and United States?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cayman Islands and United States rank globally for median age?: Cayman Islands ranks 74th and United States ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.