Which has higher median age, Jamaica or Western Sahara?

Western Sahara, at 32.04 years against 31.67 years in Jamaica as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Jamaica and Western Sahara?

0.37 years, with Western Sahara ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Western Sahara?

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.

Jamaica vs Western Sahara: Median age

Jamaica

31.67 years

in 2023

Western Sahara

32.04 years

in 2023

Jamaica rank

122nd

Western Sahara rank

120th

Median age over time

Jamaica
Western Sahara

How they compare

Western Sahara currently reports 32.04 years against 31.67 years in Jamaica, a difference of 0.37 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 122nd and Western Sahara ranks 120th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Western Sahara in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1950s	20.71 years	21.01 years	0.3003 years	Western Sahara
1960s	17.6 years	22.51 years	4.91 years	Western Sahara
1970s	17.05 years	18.02 years	0.9732 years	Western Sahara
1980s	19.44 years	20.5 years	1.06 years	Western Sahara
1990s	21.38 years	19.33 years	2.05 years	Jamaica
2000s	23.54 years	24.15 years	0.6097 years	Western Sahara
2010s	27.57 years	28.79 years	1.22 years	Western Sahara
2020s	30.93 years	31.5 years	0.5682 years	Western Sahara

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Jamaica or Western Sahara?: Western Sahara, at 32.04 years against 31.67 years in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Jamaica and Western Sahara?: 0.37 years, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Western Sahara?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Western Sahara rank globally for median age?: Jamaica ranks 122nd and Western Sahara ranks 120th 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.