Jamaica vs United Arab Emirates: Median age
Jamaica
31.67 years
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
31.23 years
in 2023
Jamaica rank
122nd
United Arab Emirates rank
124th
Median age over time
- Jamaica
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 31.67 years against 31.23 years in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.44 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 122nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 124th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.71 years | 17.21 years | 3.49 years | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 17.6 years | 20.73 years | 3.13 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 17.05 years | 23.65 years | 6.6 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 19.44 years | 25.37 years | 5.92 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 21.38 years | 26.27 years | 4.89 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 23.54 years | 29.32 years | 5.78 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 27.57 years | 30.77 years | 3.2 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 30.93 years | 30.97 years | 0.0355 years | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median age, Jamaica or United Arab Emirates?
- Jamaica, at 31.67 years against 31.23 years in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median age between Jamaica and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.44 years, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United Arab Emirates?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and United Arab Emirates rank globally for median age?
- Jamaica ranks 122nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 124th 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
The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.