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Median age in United States Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands: Median age was 44.67 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
44.67 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
20th
of 236 countries
All-time high
44.67 years
in 2023
All-time low
17.58 years
in 1961
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in United States Virgin Islands, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

United States Virgin Islands recorded 44.67 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 44.67 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.58 years, in 1961.

That places United States Virgin Islands 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Median age in United States Virgin Islands, year by year

Year years Change
1950 19.84 years —
1951 19.11 years -3.7%
1952 19.12 years +0.1%
1953 19.27 years +0.7%
1954 19.41 years +0.8%
1955 19.59 years +0.9%
1956 19.78 years +0.9%
1957 19.87 years +0.5%
1958 19.88 years +0.0%
1959 19.79 years -0.4%
1960 18.25 years -7.8%
1961 17.58 years -3.7%
1962 18.13 years +3.2%
1963 18.57 years +2.4%
1964 18.88 years +1.7%
1965 19.16 years +1.5%
1966 19.57 years +2.1%
1967 20.1 years +2.7%
1968 20.75 years +3.2%
1969 21.51 years +3.7%
1970 21.83 years +1.5%
1971 21.63 years -0.9%
1972 21.4 years -1.1%
1973 21.18 years -1.0%
1974 21.02 years -0.8%
1975 20.91 years -0.5%
1976 20.9 years -0.1%
1977 20.97 years +0.4%
1978 21.14 years +0.8%
1979 21.33 years +0.9%
1980 21.56 years +1.1%
1981 21.9 years +1.5%
1982 22.31 years +1.9%
1983 22.78 years +2.1%
1984 23.3 years +2.3%
1985 23.86 years +2.4%
1986 24.46 years +2.5%
1987 25.1 years +2.6%
1988 25.78 years +2.7%
1989 26.53 years +2.9%
1990 27.16 years +2.4%
1991 27.61 years +1.6%
1992 28.04 years +1.5%
1993 28.5 years +1.6%
1994 28.98 years +1.7%
1995 29.49 years +1.8%
1996 30.03 years +1.8%
1997 30.6 years +1.9%
1998 31.21 years +2.0%
1999 31.87 years +2.1%
2000 32.58 years +2.2%
2001 33.27 years +2.1%
2002 33.91 years +1.9%
2003 34.58 years +2.0%
2004 35.25 years +1.9%
2005 35.8 years +1.6%
2006 36.28 years +1.3%
2007 36.77 years +1.4%
2008 37.27 years +1.4%
2009 37.74 years +1.2%
2010 38.35 years +1.6%
2011 38.96 years +1.6%
2012 39.38 years +1.1%
2013 39.81 years +1.1%
2014 40.24 years +1.1%
2015 40.8 years +1.4%
2016 41.55 years +1.8%
2017 42.36 years +2.0%
2018 43.23 years +2.0%
2019 44.14 years +2.1%
2020 44.58 years +1.0%
2021 44.54 years -0.1%
2022 44.57 years +0.1%
2023 44.67 years +0.2%

United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries

  • United States Virgin Islands's 44.67 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • United States Virgin Islands's 44.67 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 19.57 years 19.11 years 19.88 years 10
1960s 19.25 years 17.58 years 21.51 years 10
1970s 21.23 years 20.9 years 21.83 years 10
1980s 23.76 years 21.56 years 26.53 years 10
1990s 29.35 years 27.16 years 31.87 years 10
2000s 35.34 years 32.58 years 37.74 years 10
2010s 40.88 years 38.35 years 44.14 years 10
2020s 44.59 years 44.54 years 44.67 years 4

Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands

  1. 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.91 years compare
  2. 18 Spain 44.9 years compare
  3. 19 Croatia 44.76 years compare
  4. 21 South Korea 44.49 years compare
  5. 22 Bulgaria 44.31 years compare
  6. 23 Liechtenstein 44.2 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in United States Virgin Islands?
Median age in United States Virgin Islands was 44.67 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
The highest recorded value was 44.67 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 17.58 years in 1961.
How does United States Virgin Islands rank for median age?
United States Virgin Islands ranks 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States 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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