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Median age in British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands: Median age was 37.55 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
37.55 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
79th
of 236 countries
All-time high
37.55 years
in 2023
All-time low
16.15 years
in 1956
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in British Virgin Islands, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

British Virgin Islands recorded 37.55 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in British Virgin Islands peaked at 37.55 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.15 years, in 1956.

That places British Virgin Islands 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in British Virgin Islands, year by year

Year years Change
1950 17.71 years —
1951 17.21 years -2.8%
1952 16.73 years -2.8%
1953 16.42 years -1.9%
1954 16.29 years -0.8%
1955 16.21 years -0.5%
1956 16.15 years -0.4%
1957 16.15 years +0.0%
1958 16.24 years +0.5%
1959 16.4 years +1.0%
1960 16.6 years +1.2%
1961 16.73 years +0.8%
1962 16.79 years +0.4%
1963 16.9 years +0.6%
1964 17.06 years +1.0%
1965 17.31 years +1.4%
1966 17.66 years +2.0%
1967 18.1 years +2.5%
1968 18.62 years +2.9%
1969 19.26 years +3.4%
1970 19.69 years +2.2%
1971 19.87 years +0.9%
1972 20.04 years +0.9%
1973 20.25 years +1.0%
1974 20.5 years +1.2%
1975 20.76 years +1.3%
1976 21.04 years +1.4%
1977 21.35 years +1.5%
1978 21.68 years +1.6%
1979 22.01 years +1.5%
1980 22.26 years +1.1%
1981 22.42 years +0.7%
1982 22.57 years +0.7%
1983 22.79 years +0.9%
1984 23.07 years +1.2%
1985 23.42 years +1.5%
1986 23.83 years +1.8%
1987 24.3 years +2.0%
1988 24.81 years +2.1%
1989 25.34 years +2.1%
1990 25.89 years +2.1%
1991 26.39 years +2.0%
1992 26.84 years +1.7%
1993 27.25 years +1.6%
1994 27.66 years +1.5%
1995 28.04 years +1.4%
1996 28.4 years +1.3%
1997 28.76 years +1.2%
1998 29.1 years +1.2%
1999 29.43 years +1.1%
2000 29.74 years +1.1%
2001 30 years +0.9%
2002 30.2 years +0.7%
2003 30.43 years +0.8%
2004 30.68 years +0.8%
2005 30.95 years +0.9%
2006 31.25 years +0.9%
2007 31.55 years +1.0%
2008 31.85 years +1.0%
2009 32.21 years +1.1%
2010 32.74 years +1.6%
2011 33.01 years +0.8%
2012 33.09 years +0.2%
2013 33.32 years +0.7%
2014 33.6 years +0.8%
2015 33.81 years +0.6%
2016 34.72 years +2.7%
2017 35.91 years +3.4%
2018 35.83 years -0.2%
2019 35.86 years +0.1%
2020 36.27 years +1.1%
2021 36.66 years +1.1%
2022 37.12 years +1.2%
2023 37.55 years +1.1%

British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries

  • British Virgin Islands's 37.55 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 95% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • British Virgin Islands's 37.55 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 16.55 years 16.15 years 17.71 years 10
1960s 17.5 years 16.6 years 19.26 years 10
1970s 20.72 years 19.69 years 22.01 years 10
1980s 23.48 years 22.26 years 25.34 years 10
1990s 27.78 years 25.89 years 29.43 years 10
2000s 30.89 years 29.74 years 32.21 years 10
2010s 34.19 years 32.74 years 35.91 years 10
2020s 36.9 years 36.27 years 37.55 years 4

Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands

  1. 76 Cyprus 37.76 years compare
  2. 77 Moldova 37.75 years compare
  3. 78 Australia 37.75 years compare
  4. 80 Reunion 37.43 years compare
  5. 81 New Zealand 37.28 years compare
  6. 82 Faroe Islands 37.26 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in British Virgin Islands?
Median age in British Virgin Islands was 37.55 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in British Virgin Islands?
The highest recorded value was 37.55 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in British Virgin Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 16.15 years in 1956.
How does British Virgin Islands rank for median age?
British Virgin Islands ranks 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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