Median age in Jersey
Jersey: Median age was 43.1 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
43.1 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
30th
of 236 countries
All-time high
43.1 years
in 2023
All-time low
33.66 years
in 1979
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age in Jersey, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Jersey recorded 43.1 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Jersey peaked at 43.1 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.66 years, in 1979.
Jersey ranks 30th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Median age in Jersey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 35.25 years | — |
| 1951 | 35.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 35.49 years | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 35.48 years | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 35.42 years | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 35.36 years | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 35.38 years | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 35.47 years | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 35.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 35.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 35.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 35.69 years | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 35.53 years | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 35.31 years | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 35.02 years | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 34.76 years | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 34.58 years | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 34.37 years | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 34.16 years | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 34.02 years | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 33.94 years | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 33.86 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 33.78 years | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 33.74 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 33.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 33.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 33.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 33.74 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 33.67 years | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 33.66 years | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 33.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 33.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 33.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 34.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 34.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 34.18 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 34.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 34.24 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 34.25 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 34.26 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 34.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 34.43 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 34.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 34.85 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 35.1 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 35.37 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 35.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 35.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 36.08 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 36.35 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 36.67 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 36.98 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 37.24 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 37.5 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 37.77 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 38.05 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 38.34 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 38.62 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 38.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 39.2 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 39.49 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 39.77 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 40.04 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 40.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 40.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 40.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 41.07 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 41.39 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 41.72 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 42.06 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 42.39 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 42.66 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 42.87 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 43.1 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.45 years | 35.25 years | 35.67 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 34.92 years | 34.02 years | 35.73 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.78 years | 33.66 years | 33.94 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.07 years | 33.7 years | 34.26 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.26 years | 34.3 years | 36.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.93 years | 36.67 years | 39.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.71 years | 39.49 years | 42.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.75 years | 42.39 years | 43.1 years | 4 |
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More reference data data for Jersey
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 22.9% (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 1.23 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 218.57 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.75 years (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type 0 hectares (2025)
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 0 hectares (2025)
- Red List Index 0.95 index (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in Jersey?
- Median age in Jersey was 43.1 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.66 years in 1979.
- How does Jersey rank for median age?
- Jersey ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jersey 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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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.