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Median age in Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands: Median age was 37.88 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
37.88 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
74th
of 236 countries
All-time high
37.88 years
in 2023
All-time low
20.09 years
in 1970
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Cayman Islands, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Cayman Islands stood at 37.88 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Cayman Islands peaked at 37.88 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.09 years, in 1970.

That places Cayman Islands 74th 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 Cayman Islands, year by year

Year years Change
1950 23.45 years —
1951 23.19 years -1.1%
1952 23 years -0.8%
1953 22.92 years -0.3%
1954 22.8 years -0.5%
1955 22.66 years -0.6%
1956 22.6 years -0.3%
1957 22.59 years -0.0%
1958 22.61 years +0.1%
1959 22.62 years +0.0%
1960 22.52 years -0.4%
1961 22.29 years -1.0%
1962 21.98 years -1.4%
1963 21.66 years -1.5%
1964 21.36 years -1.4%
1965 21.04 years -1.5%
1966 20.73 years -1.5%
1967 20.5 years -1.1%
1968 20.29 years -1.0%
1969 20.13 years -0.8%
1970 20.09 years -0.2%
1971 20.26 years +0.8%
1972 20.59 years +1.6%
1973 20.98 years +1.9%
1974 21.45 years +2.2%
1975 21.99 years +2.5%
1976 22.59 years +2.7%
1977 23.24 years +2.9%
1978 23.98 years +3.1%
1979 24.69 years +3.0%
1980 24.99 years +1.2%
1981 25.02 years +0.1%
1982 25.17 years +0.6%
1983 25.39 years +0.9%
1984 25.69 years +1.2%
1985 26.07 years +1.5%
1986 26.53 years +1.7%
1987 27.04 years +1.9%
1988 27.61 years +2.1%
1989 28.16 years +2.0%
1990 28.49 years +1.2%
1991 28.65 years +0.6%
1992 28.86 years +0.7%
1993 29.13 years +0.9%
1994 29.45 years +1.1%
1995 29.83 years +1.3%
1996 30.27 years +1.5%
1997 30.76 years +1.6%
1998 31.31 years +1.8%
1999 31.86 years +1.7%
2000 32.16 years +0.9%
2001 32.25 years +0.3%
2002 32.38 years +0.4%
2003 32.55 years +0.5%
2004 32.75 years +0.6%
2005 32.99 years +0.7%
2006 33.25 years +0.8%
2007 33.53 years +0.8%
2008 33.82 years +0.9%
2009 34.14 years +0.9%
2010 34.47 years +1.0%
2011 34.68 years +0.6%
2012 34.81 years +0.4%
2013 34.96 years +0.4%
2014 35.12 years +0.5%
2015 35.31 years +0.5%
2016 35.54 years +0.6%
2017 35.8 years +0.7%
2018 36.09 years +0.8%
2019 36.41 years +0.9%
2020 36.76 years +1.0%
2021 37.13 years +1.0%
2022 37.5 years +1.0%
2023 37.88 years +1.0%

Cayman Islands compared with similar countries

  • Cayman Islands's 37.88 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 96% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Cayman Islands's 37.88 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 22.84 years 22.59 years 23.45 years 10
1960s 21.25 years 20.13 years 22.52 years 10
1970s 21.99 years 20.09 years 24.69 years 10
1980s 26.17 years 24.99 years 28.16 years 10
1990s 29.86 years 28.49 years 31.86 years 10
2000s 32.98 years 32.16 years 34.14 years 10
2010s 35.32 years 34.47 years 36.41 years 10
2020s 37.32 years 36.76 years 37.88 years 4

Countries ranked near Cayman Islands

  1. 71 Curacao 38.23 years compare
  2. 72 United States 38.02 years compare
  3. 73 Anguilla 38.01 years compare
  4. 75 Palau 37.84 years compare
  5. 76 Cyprus 37.76 years compare
  6. 77 Moldova 37.75 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Cayman Islands?
Median age in Cayman Islands was 37.88 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Cayman Islands?
The highest recorded value was 37.88 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Cayman Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 20.09 years in 1970.
How does Cayman Islands rank for median age?
Cayman Islands ranks 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cayman 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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